Labour blasts government for delays to fixed-odds betting terminal curbs

Tom Watson says two-year delay to cutting maximum bet from £100 to £2 is ‘pathetic’Labour has accused the government of being “fundamentally weak” after ministers bowed to pressure from bookmakers and agreed to a two-year delay before slashing the maximum stake on controversial fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs).The maximum stake on the machines will still be cut from £100 to £2 but the change will not take effect until 2020, under the terms of a