Because of the Lotto and scratch cards and online casinos, extra ladies than ever earlier than are growing a playing downside.

In response to authorities figures, 60% of adults within the UK spend as much as £50 per thirty days playing on the betting store or on Lotto. As the results of adjustments coming shortly, the quantity spent on this nation per yr is anticipated to go up from the present £42 billion to £60 billion.

30 million individuals repeatedly purchase UK Lotto tickets within the second largest of the 192 lotteries the world over. And regardless of official figures telling us {that a} mere 1% of those have developed out of control playing habits, Gamblers Nameless are discovering that they’ve had a rise of 17% in requires assist. GamCare has additionally seen a rise in requests for his or her counseling service 토토솔루션.

Ladies have all the time dominated the Bingo scene, the place they outnumber men, 70% to 30%. The typical age is underneath 50 and the typical spend for an evening (together with meals and drinks) is £20.

Ladies have a tendency to not go to casinos and betting outlets, and favour on-line playing as an alternative the place they’ve the notion of its being safer, much less intimidating, extra enjoyable, extra tempting and the place they will stay nameless.

As they’re seduced by the escapism of on-line shopping, growing an web playing dependancy, as they’re inspired by the on-line websites to create various realities: a unique identification; and play together with the fantasy that it is not real cash they’re enjoying with.

There are one thing like 1700 playing web sites, together with casinos, bingo halls, lotteries. One thing to fulfill everybody’s tastes. And naturally, they’re open 24 hours a day.

As says Lysette Offley of Sounds Optimistic in Henley on Thames, the place hypnotherapy for playing dependancy is used: We’re quick approaching a time when the number of individuals within the UK with broadband entry to the web will overtake these nonetheless on dial-up, so entry and availability to on-line playing is growing. Not surprisingly, issues are anticipated to extend.”

So what can an individual do about it in the event that they really feel their behavior’s getting out of control?

“Get assist now. Do not let it go on and on,” says Lysette. “There may be loads of skilled assist accessible and some ways to cease playing. I see individuals repeatedly who’re in a position to flip their lives round and with just a bit assist discover ways to cease playing. And naturally there are self-help products too which may help enormously. Why would you play the sufferer of your behavior while you actually can do one thing about it?”

Sounds Optimistic specialises in totally downloadable self-help hypnotherapy products, incorporating different psychology methods equivalent to NLP and EFT. Cease Playing is accessible from their website.