Study finds more women in Quebec began gambling online during the pandemic

Study finds more women in Quebec began gambling online during the pandemic

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  • The Canadian Press
March 19, 2023 6:03 PM

More and more women are experimenting with online gambling for the first time, a phenomenon that will require further research in the coming years, says researcher Sylvia Kairouz.

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A 2021 study of 4,500 Quebecers found that a higher proportion of women reported starting or migrating to online gambling during the pandemic, although more men than women reported engaging in such activities.

“While gambling has generally been associated with men, women are not immune to addiction due to problematic habits,” said Sylvia Kairouz, a professor in Concordia University’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

Through a hundred or so interviews conducted with participants in the study, the researcher noted distinct trends between the two, particularly with regard to the type of gambling preferred.