Gamstop has reported a 12% year-on-year increase in new sign-ups to its self-exclusion scheme during the first half of 2023.
More than 48,000 consumers registered with Gamstop in the six months to 30 June, excluding themselves from all licensed gambling websites.
Of those who signed up, 50% self-excluded for five years, the longest period available via Gamstop. Some 71% of new registrants were male, with the other 29% female.
Meanwhile 21% of new sign-ups were consumers aged between 16 and 24 and the total number of new registrations in this age group also increased 30%.
