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Study Shows That UK Women Are Becoming Increasingly Fond of Online Gambling

A recent study by the UK Gambling Commission revealed that online gambling has become more popular among women. The study shows that 42% of the women in the UK have participated in some form of gambling in the past 4 weeks. The National Lottery was the most popular form of wagering for females and scratch cards and bingo were also included in the…
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Study Shows That UK Women Are Becoming Increasingly Fond of Online Gambling
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Up to 1 million women in UK at risk of harm from gambling, study finds

Up to a million women are at risk of being harmed by gambling, according to a study that found that traffic to online casino and bingo sites popular with women peaks in the winter months. While gambling addicts are disproportionately male, the number of women seeking treatment has doubled in the past five years, up from 1134 in 2015-16 to 2423 in…
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Stylist

Women and gambling: new campaign raises awareness of harm

As new research reveals the disproportionate impact gambling has on women's mental health, Stylist speaks to a woman whose casual bingo habit spiralled into a much more serious gambling problem. Up to 1 million women in the UK are at risk from gambling harms leading to financial, relationship, and physical and mental health problems, new analysis…
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Gambling addict says winning £127,000 poker jackpot was the 'worst day' of her life

A gambling addict has described the moment she won £127000 as the worst day of her life - a move that led her down a path of debt, destruction and homelessness. Lisa Walker, 48, from Essex said her addiction, which started with a poker tournament win, eventually led to bankruptcy, even losing her family home in the process. The Peer Aid support…
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Belfast Telegraph

One million women at risk from gambling harm as ‘fun’ online games fuel addiction

Around 1 million women may be at risk from gambling harms, with growing numbers becoming addicted to online games, new research suggests. Experts said the number of women hooked on betting websites had soared during lockdowns, with many seeking "innocent" distractions only to find themselves in the pit of addiction. New figures show the number of…
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One million women at risk from gambling harm as ‘fun’ online games fuel addiction
Daily Mail Online

Online betting is fuelling risk of harm to a MILLION women

One million women struggle with harmful gambling as the'easy availability of online betting' fuels a surge in problems, research shows. Six in ten women gamble in some form, including playing the lottery, going to casinos and betting online. And one in ten suffer some level of harm as a result, such as developing stress and anxiety or borrowing…
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Gambling addict wastes £500,000 and spends her wedding night losing money

A mother has revealed how her awful gambling addiction led to bankruptcy and self-destruction, in a bid to warn others of the dangers of becoming hooked. Lisa Walker, 48, from Essex, is a Peer Aid support worker, and was first introduced to gambling when her dad and grandad played cards together, but back then she would bet no more than 50p. Even…
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Woman loses £500,000 after jackpot win as life descends into 'hell on earth'

A woman who won a £127000 jackpot has revealed the pain of her two-decade descent into gambling addiction that made her bet more than her winnings. Lisa Walker, 48, from Essex, says the foundations for her gambling addiction were laid at a young age. As a youngster her dad and granddad would play cards together, for small bets of 50ps, but she…
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Pandemic leads to sharpest ever rise in women seeking help for gambling addiction

The pandemic has led to the sharpest ever rise in women seeking help for their gambling addictions, new figures from the national gambling helpline show. Data, shared exclusively with The Independent, shows a four per cent rise in women needing support for their gambling addiction during the Covid crisis. While some 2764 women contacted the…
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Pandemic leads to sharpest ever rise in women seeking help for gambling addiction