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Gambling Commission guidance for remote and non-remote casinos: Fifth edition (Revision 3).
Problem gambling by gender
Boys were more likely to be classified as problem gamblers than girls (0.9 percent compared to 0.1 percent ). The numbers of individuals who fall into the categories of ‘at risk gamblers’ and ‘problem gamblers’ are low (below our threshold for analysis of 50 or more cases). As such these results should be treated with caution.
In 2022 there was no significant difference between boys and girls. This change to a difference in 2023 is largely driven by the decrease in the proportion of girls classified as problem gamblers (to 0.1 percent from 0.9 percent) whereas the proportion of boys has not seen a significant difference between the two years.
Table 1: Types of gamblers by gender (last 12 months)
Table 1 information
The numbers of individuals who fall into the categories of ‘at risk gamblers’ and ‘problem gamblers’ are low (below our threshold for analysis of 50 or more cases). As such these results should be treated with caution.
| Gender | Total | Non-gambler | Non-problem gambler | At risk gambler | Problem gambler | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base size | Percentage | Base size | Percentage | Base size | Percentage | Base size | Percentage | Base size | |
| Boys | 1593 | 75% | 1228 | 21.6% | 355 | 1.8% | 29 | 0.9% | 15 |
| Girls | 1660 | 74% | 1196 | 23.9% | 385 | 1.4% | 22 | 0.1% | 2 |
Last updated: 24 September 2024
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