UP TO 1 MILLION WOMEN IN UK AT RISK OF FACING HARM DUE TO GAMBLING, STUDY FINDS

Mon 31 January 2022:

According to a study, up to a million women are at danger of being harmed by gambling, which found that traffic to major women’s online casino and bingo sites rises throughout the winter months.

Although addiction to gambling is generally found in men, the number of women, who have been seeking treatment for it seems to have doubled in last five years. The number has gone up from 1,134 in 2015-16 to 2,423 in 2020-21.

Majority of the women do not seek treatment due to stigma and embarrassment, as per the gambling charity GambleAware.

Women many a time avoid seeking help even after being more likely than men to report the difficulties related to mental health caused by gambling, like stress or anxiety, GambleAware found.

Visits to gambling websites with a majority female customer base – such as online bingo – typically rise by 29% between December and March, the charity said.

Around one million women in the UK are highly likely to be at risk of suffering harm due to gambling, as per a study, which GambleAware will publish later this year.

The danger will increase during acute winters.

The visits to gambling websites, such as online bingo, by females rise by 29% from December to March, the charity said.

Within the next two months, the government is expected to release recommendations to tighten gambling regulations in response to rising calls for a more restrictive framework.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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