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Sport sports betting levy amongst 'innovative' Labour sport plans

24 July 2014

A wagering levy to help fund neighborhood facilities and deal with gambling dependency is among propositions by Labour in a "long-lasting ingenious prepare for sport".

Transfer to press Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are likewise being considered.

Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman said the Olympic "tradition" of increased involvement had failed to materialise after London 2012.

And she said "strong government management" was needed to achieve it.

Ms Harman will also consider restoring a requirement that school students do at least two hours of sport a week, which was removed by the coalition as part of education reforms.

Pressure on clubs

The proposals become part of Labour's More Sport for All consultation.

At present, wagering companies deal with a levy on horseracing revenues - which raised ₤ 82m in 2015 - and Labour is thinking about extending the levy to cover all sports betting and include bets positioned online.

While the Premier League also presented a voluntary 5% levy on television revenues for the grassroots video game, the party thinks the manner in which sum is calculated means it is typically less that it could be.

The consultation is looking at increasing transparency into how sums are computed and exploring steps that would push the nation's richest football clubs into appropriately fulfilling their pledge.

The plans being considered likewise consist of:

New targets for female involvement in sport

Increasing the number of females on the boards of sporting organisations

Ms Harman said: "We were all proud to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years ago, however rather of seeing increased involvement things have got worse, especially amongst young people, as an outcome of the federal government axing school sports betting partnerships."

She added: "Our consultation looks at a variety of ideas which aim to increase financial investment in neighborhood and grassroots sports betting by getting hard with the Premier League and wagering business, reviving 2 hours of sport at schools a week and motivating more individuals to participate - ladies as well as young boys.

"We require strong government leadership to develop a long-term ingenious plan for sport which is what this assessment seeks to do."

Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, included: "If we are going to get more people active then we have to empower the people who do the majority of the operate in our communities to have more impact over how we prepare, and provide sport and athletics at regional level."

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