More women addicting problem in UK

[cabron]

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.

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.

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

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[Darker45]

I never thought that women could have an addiction as men...

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 am curious if only women seeking help for the addiction or men also seeking for help?

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. 

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?

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

[Sterbens]

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.

[Wexnident]

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.

[Fesatmas]

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?

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.

[Kemarit]

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.

[Rajamuda]

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.

[FinneysTrueVision]

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.

[Chato1977]

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.

[molsewid]

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.

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.

[Rruchi man]

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.

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.

[Fundamentals Of]

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.

[noorman0]

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.

[imstillthebest]

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

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 .

If someone, a woman or a man, does not know how much money they spend, they already become a heavy addict to gambling. 

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

[rodskee]

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.

[ipanks]

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.

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.

[YOSHIE]

I never thought that women could have an addiction as men,

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.

[Poker Player]

It's just that women are more embarrassed than men, secretly that's the reality, maybe the world has turned around...

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.

[Strongkored]

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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?

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.

[Oshosondy]

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.

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.