Lib Dems: Number Ten bows to pressure on FOBT stakes

Responding to the news that the minimum stake for Fixed-Odds-Betting-Terminals will be reduced to £2 in April of next year, Liberal Democrat Culture spokesperson in the Commons, Christine Jardine said:

"Tracey Crouch's resignation sent shock waves through Number Ten and I am glad that the stake change will take effect from April.

"There was no justifiable reason for the delay and it just showed how in the pocket of the gambling industry the Tories have been.

"This is a victory for those like the Liberal Democrats who have been campaigning for this crackdown for a decade, and putting the interests of vulnerable people ahead of profits."