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Women and Gambling

people in need so they don't feel alone like i was. the true scale of the numbers of women addicted to gambling around the world isn't known because the data just doesn't exist. but what we do know is that it's an increasing problem that's often done in secret. while making this documentary, i've been struck by the courage of these women who've shared their stories so honestly with me. i mean, i haven't gambled, i haven't relapsed, and that's what's important to me, and every day is so new, like, we are... every day that i am gamble free is a new day for me. i've never been to that day before. so there's a lot of things that i have to learn and there's a lot of triggers that i'm gonna come across, but the main thing is that i am gamble free.

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Women and Gambling

gambling on my phone. because i physically couldn't stop. it is a hidden addiction, it's not physical, which is why i believe it's misunderstood. how bad did things get for you mentally? last year, when i sat and i did — well, i did think the only way out was, life would be easier for everybody, it would be cheaper for everybody... yeah, so much so i sat in my car in may and actually wrote a letter to my parents... which is something i've actually have got in my room, to remind me, as well, that's how, that is where gambling, you know — that's the stage i was at. and how i felt, that the only way out was to not be here.

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women and men gamble? dr venetia leonidaki is a consultant psychologist who works at the national problem gambling centre. so there are some distinct differences between female and male gamblers. one of the most well—known differences is how quickly the gambling disorder can develop in women as compared to men. they may end up being exposed to gambling in their late 20s or early 30s according to the literature, and then within a few years, five years, they may end up developing a gambling problem. how about some of the other psychology behind women and gambling? when it comes to women who are seeking treatment for gambling related harms, the clinical picture is more complex. so women often present with higher levels of psychological distress, or they may meet criteria for a greater number of clinical diagnoses,

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Women and Gambling

laughs i didn't used to do anything whilst i were gambling, - so when we played that football tournament, i rekindled- my passion and i play- five—a—side every week now. so i literally manifest everything, and i believe that nothing is not achievable. so i literally have, like, manifestation boards in my house, i have, like, positive affirmations on my phone that tell me i'm the best all the time. so one of my goals when i came in here was that i really wanted to be a lash tech, and ijust said it out of, like, a... it was, like, an unachievable dream and i remember... so i did my training and i'm now a lash tech and so... sorry, it makes me so emotional. but this sort of support is limited and the centre is unique. in the uk, 60% of profits from the gambling industry come from the 5% who are already problem

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Women and Gambling

and obviously the referrals, for example in gordon moody, our referrals have, you know, over doubled in the past year. do you think when it comes to women, there is sometimes more secrecy and shame then perhaps with men? i think with women in particular, or anybody that kind of online gambles as well, it can be hidden a lot better because it is so accessible, it's on your phone, it's on your tablet, it's on your laptop, and you can't physically identify if somebody is actually doing that. darker colours for the gambling side... during the five weeks they do a mix of individual and group therapy, as well as creative workshops where they are encouraged to express their feelings. what does the black and grey represent to you? emptiness. . .addiction, darkness. rebecca was 19 when she first started gambling, almost a decade ago. while making this documentary, we found so many women are reluctant to appear on camera to talk about their experiences

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plus blackjack, roulette and baccarat with live dealers... in certain countries where, culturally, there would be even more of a stigma attached to women in gambling, ijust wonder what the impact of that is. i think it's shifting, and we've got that kind of generational rift. the older generation — i think in emerging economies, so there's kind of south america, africa, parts of asia, the older generation would definitely not gamble, or if they did, it would be acceptable forms of gambling such as bingo linked to kind of churches and charitable causes, or in places like india, it wouldn't be poker, it might be rummy or the aunties who do rummy, little kind of tournaments and stuff. in places like africa, you have card games, but again, they're more traditional and cultural, not necessarily for cash. when we look at the younger generation, the tech savvy

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Women and Gambling

the centre is made to feel like a home. it's the only one of its kind offering this type of intensive therapy. sometimes people find it easier to put it on a piece of paper, to write it down, to draw it, and that is why we do use a lot of art and creativity. and equally, we use it for reflection. if you can see something physically in front of you, it allows you to have a look at it and kind of process it and think, "wow, ok, i get where i am kind of coming from." and how important is it to have a programme that has been built and designed by women, for women? i think having a specific programme designed for women is invaluable. men tend to talk about the gambling first, before we look at trauma. whereas women go straight in with the impacts that gambling might have had on them, or how we have kind of got to gambling, and they want to understand that.

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we are the first media outlet to gain access inside, which has taken two years to make happen, and build up the trust of women who have been through the programme. they live at the centre for five weeks and are supported by therapists 2a hours a day. it's partly funded by the gambling industry, which in the uk is required to put money into treatment services. it's a programme that deals with a multitude of different kind of issues, that somebody might be experiencing while gambling and around their kind of environmental situations. the programme aims to create a calm environment, to allow ladies to kind of detox from the gambling. we could see that the need was increasing for women to come in to service for treatment, specifically for gambling, because they were presenting with more issues, and also when they were presenting they were very much at crisis point.

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Women and Gambling

elissa used to gamble regularly in pubs, on fruit machines and down at the bookies. but she has got out of hand when she started doing it online in her 30s. i think it started when i was quite young, so about nine year old or something like that. my mum had an — i'm not blaming my mum, obviously, she hated gambling — but she had a caravan and we were always in the arcade, and at the time you could play on the slot machines, it didn't matter if you are aged, like 5p a spin it was. and she would give me pocket money every night, and i was putting it in them, like, i miust have been nine—year—old. i won £35, and i would give it to my mum to look after. and then i kept dipping into it. and can you describe when your gambling addiction was at its worst, what it was like day—to—day? so i have always, like, had a bit — well, a massive problem with drink,

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Women and Gambling

and modern slavery, as well as people who have struggled with addiction. she and the other staff here support the women throughout their stay, which initially includes a complete detox from gambling. we limit access to phones, to the outside world, so all the stresses of the outside world is kind of gone. we limit access to money, we limit access to any kind of online services, so they can't gamble. and what that week does, is it allows everybody to kind of sit in reality — like, this is who i am. very, very, very uncomfortable place for some people. the number of women seeking help for gambling in the uk has more than doubled in the past five years, according to figures from the charity gamble aware. the availability of betting and casino games on smartphones has transformed the industry. experts like christina who work with operators and regulators say there are other elements

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