LABOUR is facing mounting pressure to delay new gambling checks after an early supporter warned they could backfire.
Dr James Noyes, who once championed affordability rules, has urged Culture Secretary to pause the rollout immediately.
Labour is facing mounting pressure to delay new gambling checks after an early supporter warned they could backfireCredit: Getty
Expert Dr James Noyes, who once supported the new checks, has urged Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to pause the rollout of the new affordability rules immediatelyCredit: Getty
The policy expert warned in a letter seen by The Guardian the plans are being pushed ahead without proper scrutiny or clear evidence they will work.
Mr Noyes said the checks were a “worthy idea in principle” when first proposed, but only on the understanding they would be “non-intrusive” and backed by stronger protections for punters.
He said they were meant to stop serious harm without getting in the way of “the majority of gamblers from engaging in a lawful activity which involves inherent risk, economic agency and their own “.
The intervention piles pressure on the Commission, which has yet to publish results from its pilot scheme.
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