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I never thought that women could have an addiction as men, but as humans, they see gamble as an opportunity to make money in this pandemic. According to https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gambling-addiction-women-helpline-b1893984.html, the number of women addicted to gambling increased in 2020-2021 to 3,005.


I am curious if only women seeking help for the addiction or men also seeking for help? But I guess that could be as we know that men can play gambling more aggressively than women.


If someone, a woman or a man, does not know how much money they spend, they already become a heavy addict to gambling. So what do you think? Do you ever meet women around you doing something that they do not want to know? I mean, did they play gambling like a man?

You just have to go to a land based casinos and see how many women are into gambling. So it has no boundaries, regardless of sex, people are going to be addicted to gambling. Although women are supposed to be risk averse, but you can still find women are really into any kind of gambling. Even in poker you will find them sitting and playing along with the guys.

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I wouldn't assume that all of them were men. Of course women gamble!  It appears they are not so different from men, as it was believed for centuries.

As a poker fan, I know brilliant poker players like Liv Boeree, Maria Lampropulos, Vanessa Rousso and others. In fact, I'm learning from them watching their play on YouTube. I'm sure there are successful sportsbettors among women too. And yeah, unfortunately, there are gambling addicts among them. Take a billion people and you'll surely find many kinds of addicts among them.

TO be honest, I never thought of this as an issue related to gender. There is always a minority of people that will get hooked on things like drug, alcohol, gambling, buying Lego collectibles, smoking, collecting NFT,... there is always someone out there that will loose control one way or the other. I dare to say that most people will loose control at some point about something. I do not see any point on the article just pointing at the gender.

I don't know why, but it irks me that you've never thought about women getting addicted to things the men get addicted to.

I don't think it is the right question. I mean it's obvious that both men and women seeks professional help when they want their gambling addiction tp be treated. the right question would be, is, if women seeks help far often than men when it comes to treating their gambling addiction.

Regardless on gender this is equal towards gambling and the number of rise towards women gamblers is not surprising knowing that they are prone also to get addicted once there partners and people around them is also involve on gambling, but if you think the nearest person near you especially your relatives is involve on thia things better guide them or give them an advice about what things need to consider before they bet all they had on casino's.

What I tend to see between men and women, as a financial advisor, is that women tend to be more sensible overall.  So that being said I am a bit surprised that this is the case but then again I have to ask, how do we know the exact number..I know that it can be reported..but there are plenty of people who don't report these types of things and that makes me wonder how many men vs women are not reporting their issues.

Its strange how the media can fool people into believing there is a legitimate crisis simply by spamming people with many news stories about gambling addiction everyday.

If someone were to drive past a homeless encampment, they would see a high percentage of homeless high on drugs, recovering from their last drug binge or brainstorming methods to fund their addiction. A percentage of them might gamble. But gambling would not be a real obstacle to them rejoining society or living stable and healthy lives. Substance abuse and mental issues which develop from substance abuse would be by far the largest problems. But none of these issues are acknowledged by the media. And so it is as if they do not exist.

The way the media portrays things, some might even believe that gambling addiction is the biggest problem the homeless and those living in poverty face. It is a perspective far removed from reality.

I just do not even think to see women become addicted to gambling, heavier than a man, especially in the UK, which I think the education is good compared to the other countries. But well, I realize that everyone can be addicted to gambling and I think that is not about gender but that article only shows women as a subject.

It is hard to know the number of them since that is not reported accurately. Or if there is a comparison from any college or other researcher, I do not think it can represent the total number of them.

The popularity of gambling is rising since a few years now and of course the pandemic also played a big part in that because when people are not allowed to go out for some entertainment they try to get as much possible of it from home. And gambling can be really exciting and entertaining, especially if you play against others and/or if money is involved that you can win or lose. It is also true that, women are in gernal more risk averse then men, this is also the reason why there are way more male crypto investors then female ones, but that does not mean that there are no women at all out there that enjoy to gamble.

I guess there's no discrimination on that and it feels there's some issue on it as well to them seeking for help. I think it will always be subjective on every individuals in regards to sex and being aggressive as a gambler is a thing for both but more often it will always point to man as the heavy gambler.

Gambling seems heavily discriminate to a man's world I guess, that even there's some woman who are into it, it was just simply ignored and most eyes was onto man, anyone can disagree on me.

That means you're out of touch in terms of looking in data and you are single minded. Of course they can still be susceptible to addiction but you're right to not expect them to be addicted because of gambling.

Women addicted is just less commonly known since it's less documented and less portrayed in movies and other entertainment shows that's why you see articles like this. The truth is that gambling doesn't recognize gender and gambling platforms doesn't care about gender.

addiction problems are very difficult to treat, such as someone addicted to alcohol, shabu shabu, and online gambling, not only in England, even in almost all countries, almost all women are addicted to gambling, alcohol, and shabu shabu, if British women are mostly those who are addicted to gambling, may be caused by a free lifestyle, and it could also be because of the problems they face, so they plunge into the world of gambling, because all they have in mind is win and win.

Personally, I never thought that women are also addicted in gambling via sports or casinos. I only thought that some or most of women are only addicted in shopping or food.

In this modern world, no matter what gender you are in, everyone are also indulged in gambling or have been addicted already. Maybe because of their desire to have that money quickly rather than working on shifts like office or something. Everyone have their own ambitions that's why many people are seeking on fast money.

Because it's a business. And I believe that the reason that many of the articles do not address more serious issues is that doing so appears to be a bit boring for some people, which may lead to a decline in ratings boost. They are only interested in content that will catch people's attention, which is terrible.

Instead, they publish articles about statistics of addicted female gamblers, which I believe are useless in some ways and do not add up to solving real-world problems.

Duh... it's a human nature.

Didn't expect women to lead the statistics in regards to gambling addiction, they don't seem to be the gender that I associate with when it comes to gambling especially the adrenaline and the recklessness of gambling addicts, pretty sure that it's not a trait of any woman that I know.

Gambling will involve anyone regardless of gender, young or old even children are involved in gambling so this news is neither new nor surprising, although some of them are addicted they can solve it in their own way.
and women gambled in trouble long before the advent of online gambling, only they were very careful to keep what they felt was a shameful secret because women were by nature housewives and took care of their children.

Not just land based but also those yachts or cruise casinos, most of the women there are rich anyways so they really don't mind getting addicted because they still have the money to gamble through 2 lifetimes.

I don't think there should be a distinction on how a woman would gamble or how a man gambles. Like, what the heck? It's not going to benefit in any other way whether you're a man or a woman. It's basically the same game just different people. Why should it be different as well? Why hide it? I think the ones who hide are the ones who are ashamed of themselves and know that they have a problem. They just can't accept it fully.

Women also being a part of gambling sector from the beginning so its obvious that they are also getting addicted to it and its strange for me when you see a woman is addicted to gambling as a weird thing.

Men and women seek help when they are addicted but the percentage is not the actual and if I am not wrong more than 90% of the people who are suffering from addiction won't let anyone to help them.

Addiction don't care if you are a man or a woman. It doesn't discriminate. It works the same for everybody. I've seen women that got addicted to various other things. Most of them are obsessed with make-up tools, instagram and shit. I'd say almost all of them are addicted to instagram and they don't even know that they are addicted. They think it is the normal way of life and that makes it even worse.

More time has been spent indoors which the pandemic still is to blame but I think it's the luring nature of gambling. 
Men might not seek help unless the problem is already worse like pawning their house already which their family is about to get evicted. There could be few exceptional men that will seek help to prevent the worse.

As far as I know women as compared to men have a stronger susceptibility to various kinds of addictions and gambling addiction is no exception. But it seems to me that we cannot trust these statistics because men rarely seek help from specialists for fear of appearing weak in the eyes of the public. I think that the number of men suffering from gambling addiction is many times more than the number of women.

Even pandemic hasnt happened then women are still involved in gambling because this activity hasnt really have some gender selection because it is for everybody but it is really
just unusual to hear off that addiction in women is much more in UK but we dont know if there are other countries which does have similar problem but as same as you said that
when this pandemic happened then we do have lots of time to spend online and cant be surprised that women do get involved.

I think it is a problem that is slowly rising, I have gambled for a long time and I remember that when I first began to gamble there were not a lot of women at the casino, but as time passed this number has increased considerably, as such I do not think it is surprising to see that the rate of gambling addiction is going up among women or that it grew up even more during the pandemic, after all we know that all kind of addictions went up as people tried to find a way to cope with the reality we were in at the time.

It would make sense for you to put the figures for men in your original post to give some context, because to me it feels like a 10% fluctuation could just be normal ebb and flow between years - possibly having little significance. There is also more support out there every year and less shameful shunning of people who come forward with their addiction, so that could be contributing towards the rises. Remember that women have also historically been paid less (which is changing) which may have created a bit more of an obstacle - it's harder to spend money when you barely have any. There are also more social settings for men that seem to normalize such behavior - sports grounds or even racing tracks have always had a sort of masculine culture attached, so women would have avoided these places which make it easier to bet. The rise of online gambling, especially through Covid, would have had some impact on this peak.

Gambling addiction is already a common or casual problem yet there are lots of people who do got involved with this activity and addiction is something that you cant really able to get rid off
and considering on how big this industry is then you can really say that this is something that cant really be just a surprising thing.Problems of addiction doesnt really look always or should
be only exempt on males because there are still women who do just the same.So this kind of problem is universal and cant really be shook off.

Why the gender disparity in addiction, both gender can consider gambling as an opportunity to make money, if not why would anyone spend money and still keep on doing even if they loose money. The thought process is always to recover the lost money irrespective of gender. I am surprised that you think women is different specious ::). I am not surprised with the situation as people would do anything to make money and the pandemic is really tough on majority of individuals and they would go to any lengths to make money.

As a lot of people become jobless during this pandemic crisis, they have to find a way how pass their time. Unfortunately, some of them venture into gambling. The presence of women may not be pronounced before, as most of them have a lot of things to attend to. But with this pandemic, some discovered gambling as their entertainment to battle this pandemic. I believe, when we return to at least normal way of living, it will lessen again.

What do you expect when men and women are endowed with the same reasoning or thought patterns... men and women are no different except genetically and maybe some glands alterations so, yeah. They ought to have those tendencies too should they venture into certain addictive lifestyles. Besides, everyone needs money or should I say, most persons and to archive this, one must venture into the unexpected of places and gambling is a no exception. You either loose or you win, that's that's game and you keep coming back is solely dependent on what you hope to archive and your perceptions to gambling.

There's always some sort of gender inequality or some sort of underestimating or really have that impression that women couldnt do such thing and we know that addiction is something
that dont exempt anything in regards to gender.It could affect you as long you do get engage with that and this problem is indeed not focus on a single country because
it is a global type kind of problem which people should really be aware off.

I don't think that this is an issue that is subject to women only.

It's far more likely that due to the overall increase in the amount of problem gamblers over this pandemic that we're seeing a surge in women calling in to report addictions.

But this does remind me of the Japanese stock market bubble in the 1980s and all the housewives that were gambling their life savings away on stocks.

There's no difference between men and women if it's about gambling, we can be both gambling addicts if we're not going to have our minds set and no control at all.
The mere fact that there's a certain percentage of gambling addicts worldwide, I don't think that women are of an exception with that because we're all prone to it.

It is about money, the needs of money. Sometimes, women are experiencing bad situations where they must think about what to serve and eat every day, while she cannot do anything, although she is married or not yet. But, women need more money every day. Women love money not only for food but also for other necessities, lifestyle, fashion, makeup, and many more.
And sometimes, if women need money very seriously and in recessive, they will do anything they can do to earn money.
And during this pandemic, it really makes many more people stressed about money, moreover women.
That is why it may drive them to open some of the gambling advertisements and try them at first. And when they are getting money from gambling, they will be again and again playing gambling in order to earn more money. without their awareness, they're being addicted, spend much money again and again.
Well, this is hard, but it really happens.

If someone is feeling about the bad thing because of addiction, I am sure that they will also seek help to cure or treat the addiction, whether it is a man or a woman.
It depends on the individual, not the gender, maybe.

We are all free on what are the things we should do and gambling doesnt restrict out on what gender you do have because it is free for all and women isnt something to be excluded on the list.

Problem in gambling addiction is no surprise you would definitely able to get this if you arent that good on handling out yourself or controlling towards gambling activity.
You should be careful if you dont like future problems with it.

It was sad to hear those women would tend to be addicted same of men did, because they're suppose to be taking care of children at home if married. This is a worst scenario if one day their addiction continue to happen, that might affect financially. The money that's for family need might be used for gambling bets unintentionally, which I think a big problem to struggle with.

There is no connection between gender and gambling addiction problems, everyone can become addicted to gambling if they can't control themselves.
So we have to be a responsible gambler in order to avoid addiction, I'm sure no gambler wants to be addicted. This addiction problem is indeed
a serious problem that must be resolved properly, because people who are addicted not only harm themselves, but his family can also be badly
affected. Always control ourselves not to gamble excessively, we must be able to know when to stop gambling.
 

There is no problem in gambling, both women and men, the most important thing is that they are not from the age group. So we see that female gamblers are also much more skilled when it comes to the game. In fact, the level of focus of women is above men in terms of doing a job. Similarly in gambling, they may be superior when it comes to betting.

I also consider that pandemic brings more women into gambling. Those who are working moms who are now stuck inside their house do find things that they can keep see opportunities to earn, sadly that they venture into gambling and now have problems with addictions. We can't deny the fact that in the same manner, addiction didn't choose gender once it triggers inside. You can't do anything but to try recovering from this with your will.


Indeed! there's no escaping if someone got attached to this business, both men and women are equal in terms of possibilities of getting addicted. Without proper control, both men and women will suffer from gambling addiction.

More women playing means casinos really are getting profitable despite the pandemic.
When you do the strategic double-up bet to get back the loss, you know the addiction is about to kick in. Addiction doesn't choose whether you are a woman or a man, sad to see good people do bad things when addiction is in the system already.


So their focus could be a reason for this addiction right?

Why is gender such a biggie in terms of the possibility of getting hooked on to gambling? I mean, we are now generally a civilized society and women are as free as they could be. They could gamble all they want. So the possibility of women becoming addicted to gambling is always there. It is not surprising at all that there are female gambling addicts.


I guess there are men and women who are seeking professional interventions for their gambling addiction. But as far as extreme gambling tragedies are concerned, at least as I can recall, most of them involved men. 


A lot. I personally know women who gamble all night long.

I think this depends on the gambling habits of a region. Usually it is the men who dominate the casino. But as the information OP said the pandemic brought some of the flow of women to start gambling. Even before the pandemic, women whose hobbies had always been gambling were not reported much. Due to the impact of the current economic situation that almost every country is said to be quite concerned about, online gambling on several women's social media also participates in streaming. This has opened up new topics for exposure to the mass media.
For me personally, this is not too surprising, even to this day I still often fight female gamblers who are quite bearable in some physical casinos.

OR it's just that the pandemic made their gambling habits a lot worse, since well you know, free time, hence why more were forced to ask for help. I myself am sure that women who gamble hard exist, one of my friends is one, after all, we often used to play even way back then when we were in college. Though luckily since we were playing together sometimes, we both had the chance to control the urges of each other, never really jumping to the pit of addiction.

Imo both sides are seeking help, it's just that in this day and age, most stereotyping of gambling is related to men, like it's always men gambling and falling into addiction. Like even OP mistook it for that, wouldn't be surprised if a lot of others did.

I don't think that every gambler has a list of expenses from start to finish, can that be said to be non-addicted? just because they don't know how much money has been spent and then it is considered a form of addictive behavior. As for women who are gamblers, have you ever watched women's MMA fights? Isn't that also if at first glance it is not natural, because in general it is men who are supposed to fight and compete for strength. As the times change, we eliminate that perception, so that in gambling there is no gender limit whether it is male or female. As long as they are skilled then all are considered equal as gamblers.

I think it's not just because of the pandemic that women are driven into gambling, they have been into it  same as men do. So it is strange to see this report and then pointing out the main reason is because of the covid-19 restrictions. Gambling addiction affects everyone even women. It can be seen as form of entertainment, but just the same, you can fall for it if you can't control yourself, rich and poor, they have the same chance of being a gambling addict.

Maybe they think that in this covid-19 situation.. women open the internet more often and because Bitcoin is getting more recognizable, the more Bitcoin casino sites are available, women will of course open it more often with their smartphone/gadget or Pc. And not only that, their husbands can also be the cause, so they both enter Bitcoin gambling sites together, till becoming more addicted.

Anybody is susceptible to becoming addicted to gambling. It does not matter the gender. During the pandemic more people are staying home and they have more free time and many choose to spend that time doing online gambling. I've known women in my family who had an addiction and borrowed money thinking they could earn it all back only to suffer worse losses.

Aren't you a gambler? because if not then i understand this confusions but if you are a literal gambler then what's new?

there are even Hundreds of woman gambling in every casino land base?

yeah their smaller than man but at least 20-30% of the gambling populations are now Woman.

Even before pandemic I do believe that these women were already involved in gambling and the current pandemic restrictions just make the gambling addiction of a certain person worst. In the field of gambling there's no woman and man comparison because both could be vulnerable in the so called gambling addiction. We shouldn't have to pin point all the blame due to current situation the mere fact that the society or the environment for those women are in a gambling field could also be considered in my own insights.

When most persons speak of gambling and its addiction, there's usually a bias because most of the people have males at the back of their mind as the option whenever gambling addiction is mentioned. Feminism and the change in age has shown us now that there are women now involved in most activities that were formerly male oriented, one of which is gambling, and i must say i'm not surprised.

Although the ratio of men to women found in betting shops before placing bets used to be like 20:2 (sometimes the women are staffs) maybe because of the awkwardness and stereotype against a woman who walks in to place her bet and gamble, online gambling has changed and eradicated all that, women who originally like to gamble but were keeping that part of them under check because of the stereotype of walking into a betting or gambling place, can now do gamble or bet online at the comfort of their homes without criticism, unknown to anyone because of online gambling. It's a reason IMHO why more women are getting addicted to gambling in the UK and other places.

I don't know if there is a particular scientific study which proves that men are more prone for gambling addiction than women. If there is such a study then perhaps we will be surprised by the sudden rise of gambling addiction among women in the UK. We would be interested to know the causes and other factors involved. But if there is none then I think gender should not be an issue.

But it is a fact that women nowadays have sources of income, freedom to spend their money, and are not barred from playing in casinos and other gambling establishments and sites.

Statistical figures only include 1 counseling service and cannot be used as a reference for the actual situation in the field. In my opinion, it may be true that the economic effect of the pandemic has brought women there to the gambling space and they become addicted, then they try to get out of it.
But this is not a surprising fact, the fact that recently women have started competing in the business and started making easy money. And they also do not limit their entertainment objects including gambling to just spending some money. Many believe that female gamblers have been taboo for so long that women are more likely to openly seek out counselors to cure their addictions more quickly than men.

women are a human too and they can also feel addicted . lots women on the news or on local have been involved in certain kinds of addiction and this can include gambling however the numbers of them can be small compare to men because women are more feminine and dont like to get inovled in riskier activities .

not really . there are gamblers that are not addicted but they dont want to remember the money that they spend in gambling because it can give them mixed feelings . they just do it for thier own good

This is the reality of life now mate, what can male do is also afford of women , there are even leaders proclaimed around the globe as women Beats mens.

Gambling is not far from this thing , When makes are seeking for place to enjoy, find happiness and also chance to gain.

This is not only in UK but even in Asia and in other continents , it is just UK is active in finding data's but i believe that this has been in the other part of the world.

It is right. If we are involved in gambling, sooner or later, we can become addicted to gambling and if we do not realize (I guess we will not realize), we can become heavily addicted to gambling. Maybe the other countries have this problem where women are addicted to gambling, but the media does not report it. Some countries will consider that if women are involved in gambling, that is taboo and will hide it from the public. But yes, during the pandemic, people have many free times to stay at home and do many tasks online and that can trigger them to browse a gambling website and become addicted to gambling.

Not only in england, in my country too i see the same thing, women are more adept at placing bets than men, especially casino, poker etc, it's real, even worse mothers, engage in gambling, really.

It's just that women are more embarrassed than men, secretly that's the reality, maybe the world has turned around, the work that should be done or played by men is done by women, maybe not so strange, in the casino there are more women than men, I am even more strange to see games like football, smackdown, boxing that are done by women, it should be, men do that, not women.

Yes, I think that is an important factor. Years ago it would have been frowned upon for a woman to go to the casino alone, now that has changed. You also have to take into account the impact of new technologies: today they can gamble from home without anyone seeing them, just as they can watch porn, so it is not surprising that there are more women addicted to porn or problem gamblers than years ago.

It's a common thing to find in my area women gather to gamble, or individuals who are crazy about buying lottery tickets, but I don't know if they can be said addicted but I'm sure they do it often.
Women and men will not be immune to addiction, they will very likely get addicted if they can't control themselves.
In the article that the OP mentioned I think the increase in women who need help because gambling addictions is not that high, maybe the number of addicts is higher but only a few are asking for help because only a few are aware that they are addicted.

If going to casino is only what can make punters t o be addicts, many of them wouldn't be an addit till today, but gambling is beyond going to casinos, it is as easy to the extent you can be at home on you bed and enjoy gambling, many people see it as an opportunity of making money, become addicted and lose huge amount of money on it over time right from their home which is their comfort zone. Also there has been women involved in casino right from the past time, they are not just common like men.

Lottery tickets are very popular in our country for both men and women, but when I went to the casino, I mostly saw men with a girl by their side. You are correct; there are no excuses for gambling addiction, whether male or female, because we are all playing. Also, I believe it is possible for anyone to become addicted to it. It should be treated similarly to how men are treated in order for them to overcome it. It's just that I've never seen a female become addicted to it, as most of the women I know are better at controlling themselves than men. It is just my opinion

To be honest, in our country there are more women who are addicted to gambling than men. Because these women make the gambling den as their source of any news and while doing that they play cards or what we called Bingo. in the rural area you often see them playing and they've been doing it since young until they get married. it just too sad that this kind of habit is the cause of divorce and lack of parental guidance to their children because they went overboard doing this without a second thought of its consequences.

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The era has changed. With the internet available everywhere, while people can browse any site they want, that makes them visit a gambling site, not just men, but women seem curious why men spend their time playing gambling. While those women realize that gambling can be a source of income, they do not prepare themselves by having control when gambling, so they get addicted to gambling after playing for some time. Gambling can make people, men and women becoming addicted, especially when if they can not anticipate before the addiction comes.

Gambling is long as ages, it has been existing since the ancient time. There was no internet before, internet become reality and people that are using it are increasing. N device before to access the internet, the computer came, few people were able to gambling using computer, phone came, the Android make phones cheaper, almost everyone can access the internet now. A lot of pop ups and ads about gambling in the recent time that expose men, women and even children to gambling companies.

Precisely! with those many pop-ups, it exposed everyone and with curiosity during this pandemic,

A lot of people got involve with gambling. It shows the stats from UK alone but in reality the numbers of women who are now engaged with gambling is far more than before.

We can deny that gambling really attracts many people, with how sites owners allure each gambler with so many perks to keep them coming back, like how men got addicted, women are no exemptions.

Yes, nowadays it seems that everyone has a smartphone which of course also means that they can easily access the internet. But with that convenience, everyone certainly has a social media application that they install and of course there will be pop ups appearing on their homepage and maybe at first they can ignore it. But when the ad is often seen on their homepage then they will also start clicking and trying it from time to time, so it's no wonder everyone who has a smartphone whether it's children and adults, men and women at least they will know about gambling. With the advertisements that appear, of course it will affect them and no longer about the association that introduces them to gambling.

Perhaps the article is about trans women  ;D ;D ;D
Seriously speaking, the increase in the number of dependent according to the data from the article is only about 7% - in my opinion, this figure lies in the usual range of fluctuations. If we take into account the fact of lockdowns, then we can even say that this figure is negligible, I think that the number of people suffering from alcohol dependence has increased more significantly.

Women want equality, so this should not concern us. we are in the generation where women can work as men, so they can do what men can do as well. It's just that, women are more emotional, so when they are into gambling, they are easily get addicted.

it's not alarming though since gambling does not destroy life, it's our being irresponsible does.

This is surprising but it's not a cause of concern, women can fall into addiction but they are more emotional and sensitive and they are more responsible, so they can easily recover and be cured of gambling compared to men, but I doubt if they can surpass man when it comes to addiction, women will always put their responsibility to their family first compared to man.

Maybe that is why the number of people playing gambling increases, although there are no accurate studies or research about the number. But with the growth of technology, people, including women and children, can access gambling, porn, and other things that they should not know before. The kids become mature before their time and that will be more dangerous if they are addicted to gambling. We do not know how many women play gambling out there because I think they play gambling without telling others but enjoy their time playing gambling.

It depends on the age. I hope the survey indicates the average age of the women they interview. Because if there age falls on the 18-40yrs level, it will be devastating since this is the age where woman should take care to there child and guide them while growing. Imagine what be the effect if they are addicted to gambling while taking of there child. Woman play a vital role to a family which bond them together. This will result to many broken family if ever they are on that age level which I hope it's not.

I think there is no justification for naming the article "‘Gambling is an escape’: Pandemic leads to sharpest ever rise in women seeking help for addiction". To me it's just a clickbait.

Look at the numbers provided within the same article:


and compare them with this


47% of 68 million(the current population of the United Kingdom) is about 32 million. Now, at least 10 million out of 32 million are women. Probably more than that, but even 10 million is enough to see that drawing conclusions from the increase from 2,764 to 3,005 is very unscientific, to say the least.

I don't think that focusing on gambling means he's addicted. Because these are two different criteria between addiction which leads to dissatisfaction with what is at stake and has affected his mentality to move forward without thinking of a solution. As for the level of focus, then try to see when women do something. Then you will see they are much more focused and get the job done. In gambling, women who are reliable in gambling will certainly be much more dominant in their level of focus.

I have never thought that there would also be gender equality when it comes to gambling. Most women think twice or more before taking the risks but some women also want easy money and I guess they see gambling as a shortcut to success which is risky. I hope that those women would be enlightened on how to control themselves when it comes to gambling.

I don't think gamble is one of the opportunity to earn during this pandemic, it can only push the majority of the addiction, but winning most of often is not to happen. Unless, you have the power to predict what's that gonna be whether betting, poker or whatever. And most of the time in the land based casino there are a lot of women who went it the casino, even in online as well now that's all I know for sure.

I have not met any woman who gambles. It is true that the pandemic and restriction of movement globally created a lot of emotional issues- folks needed a way to escape boredom or just cope. A woman who already has a predisposition towards gambling pre-COVID as a result of environmental and cultural influences will most likely be drawn towards online gambling to pass time of burn off steam. Women just like men need help too.

interesting
bingo is quite common in Brazil too but a bit more among older generation than younger

I'd love to see studies on time prefence and skill on delaying gratification correlations to propensity of gambling
not sure if there are many on that

behavioral psychology is fascinating

It certainly is interesting, what drives the human mind to pick up repetitive and damaging behavior. I definitely think since Covid we're going to see much more of this behavior as people have stayed indoor a lot more and got used to interacting remotely. That drives people to take risks and also check out a wider variety of websites that they might have avoided before, combined with the sheer amount of money these online casinos are making and then driving back into advertising to grow even further - it's a lot of money at stake. As you say, lots of older generations are becoming more familiar and trusting of how the internet works as well - plus they are the ones with a lot of spare time and money.

Usually, I don't trust articles such as this because the figures are never what they state it to be.

Well, If women have gambling addiction problems then I wouldn't be surprised, they're human after all, and honestly in the beginning when you're winning then the temptation to win more is hard to get rid of but that's the trap.
After falling into trap people always think of recovering and end up getting addicted.

One of the things with gambling addiction is that even before online gambling it was difficult to see someone as being addicted, after all with other addictions you can clearly see something is wrong, but when it comes to gambling unless you can see the bank statements of that people you cannot see anything wrong with it, and now that online gambling is a thing this is even harder, people are on their smartphones all the time so while you may think someone is on social media they could be gambling and you will have no idea of what they are doing.

Is there anyone who knows what kind of game it is?
Maybe because of the pandemic and it feels bored for them, many of us convert activity in online activity including online games, social media, and gambling. That is why many gambling casinos have now come out because they know that the most profitable as of now is to have a business like this.
They are still a human in that way, they feel bored and they want something that kills their time while at home but the thing that they don't know is the outcome of becomes addicted, maybe everything will change after pandemic were gone.

Whenever i do see some addicted person near me then i do usually ignore.Why? because it is their own fault on why they do let these things happen just because they had tolerated their addiction.

Doesnt matter if you are a girl or boy neither young or not because you do have your own actions to dame and its self will.Addiction doesnt exempt anyone because neither you are a girl or boy

you would definitely be get addicted if you dont know on how to handle up yourself on such situation.

I think gambling is a problem of people regardless of sex. We only think that most problematic gamblers are men because they are often the ones being picked on random studies, or used as examples when it comes to the effects of gambling addiction, but the reality is that women are also engaged in such activities, and just not shown or portrayed in the same light or emphasis compared to men.

Just visit gambling houses when you have the time, and you will be surprised that there are a lot of women playing on slot machines and bingo compared to men who prefers poker or card games.

I'd agree, whenever I travel I normally drop by to a casino (both legal and those underground) to somehow experience what it feels like on Gambling/playing abroad. I've seen a lot of women that are regulars on these places, and yeah, They tend to spend most of the time playing slot machines and bingo (most of them are quite Old, or moreover 50+ y/o) It's funny to see them in batch  ;D

Well, Gambling I think is not the problem hence the addiction itself. It's somehow the root, but if only one has the capacity of controlling and setting limits I guess gambling wouldn't be that bad.