Credit-fuelled harmful gambling 07082024 - Flipbook - Page 6
IS THERE A GENDER DIFFERENCE?
Applicants declined because of excessive gambling:
Men
Women
Applicants declined because of excessive gambling
38%
25%
Applicants spending 50% or more of monthly income
on gambling
6.6%
5.3%
Monthly gambling spend within the three months before applying
No gambling
36%
43%
0-£100 per month
31%
35%
£100-£500
14%
10%
£500-£1,000
6%
4%
£1,000 and above
12%
8%
Applicants declined for
gambling with the highest
gambling spend
Looking only at our January
2024 applicants, the ten
applicants with the highest
gambling spend in the
12 months before their
application for a loan were:
Gambling spend,
previous 12 months
Gender
£663,500
Male
£591,625
Male
£300,061
Male
£287,276
Male
£267,086
Male
£262,707
Female
£257,924
Female
£248,247
Female
£238,176
Female
£234,724
Female
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