The latest reporting on online gambling addiction in the US focuses on women, a group that has often received less attention in public discussions around sports betting and casino-style apps.
Women accounted for 35% of online sports gamblers last year, up from 26% in 2022, according to the American Gaming Association.
At the same time, a Bloomberg Law review found that nearly a quarter of Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings in the past 12 months that listed sports betting websites such as FanDuel, DraftKings, or BetMGM as creditors came from women.
One of the cases highlighted is Elaina Bozzuto, who said she downloaded the DraftKings app after seeing a commercial and became addicted to its slots.
