There are more female gambling addicts in Sweden than men for first time

According to a surprising new study, the majority of people with a gambling addiction in Sweden are women.

The country’s public health authority unveiled that almost two-thirds of the gambling addicts in the country (64 per cent) are female. The survey also found that while the overall number of gamblers decreased since the last survey in 2015, the number of problem gamblers rose by 50 per cent. Women made up half those considered problem gamblers.

In 2015, females made up just 18 per cent of the country’s gambling addicts. Since then, the percentage was increasing. It is the first time a survey of this type has had more female than male gambling addicts.

Professor Anders Håkansson from Lund University told that, according to researchers, the increase in the number of online casinos could be contributing to the astronomical rise in female gambling addicts, Professor Anders Håkansson from Lund University said.

“We have to consider the fact that the gambling market is very different now… mainly with the high proportion of gambling happening online,” he said.

“Women who do seek treatment are more likely to report online casino gambling than men do,” he added.