Scant appetite within Government to share betting levy proceeds across sport

PLEA: FAI Independent Chairperson Roy Barrett. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Roy Barrett’s plea for an increase on the betting levy to fund sports infrastructure is unlikely to be acceded by the Government.

The outgoing Chairman of the FAI suggested on Friday a hike from 2% to 3% would go a long way to modernising facilities, not just the litany of dilapidated stadia across the League of Ireland.