According to one, more than 92,000 players are said to be registered Report from iGaming Business [Link to English] entered the British self-exclusion register Gamstop in 2023. That means an increase of 9.5 percent compared to the previous year. This means that a new all-time high in registrations has been reached.

A particularly large number of people registered with the self-exclusion register in the month of May. This month alone, 8,591 were registered in the register. The number of entries increases from year to year. In 2022, around 84,000 would have been registered in the register.

The number of people registered steigt year on year, what shows, the importance of self-exclusion for anyone struggling with their gambling and the importance of receiving support alongside other lockdown measures. We want to continue to raise awareness of Gamstop for everyone who could benefit from self-exclusion, as well as for friends and families of those affected by gambling. – Fiona Palmer, CEO, Gamstop, Mirror

55 percent of the players who registered with Gamstop in 2023 are said to have opted for a 5-year exclusion. This is the longest period of time for which players can exclude themselves from gambling via Gamstop. 1 year and 6 months are also available as time periods.

How helpful is Gamstop? Report from a person affected

The Gamstop self-exclusion register was launched in November 2018. More than 433,000 players have registered so far. The 38-year-old Harj Gahley should be one of them. He started gambling and sports betting at the age of 23. He initially played and bet in casinos before he started playing online.

On some days he said he gambled away thousands of pounds before borrowing and even stealing money to continue playing. He is said to have made several attempts to seek help and stop gambling. However, they were all unsuccessful.

One day he contacted Gamcare by phone and received the encouragement and support he had been looking for for so long. He then started therapy and registered with Gamstop.

The self-exclusion register was an important part of his treatment and he now believes it could help thousands of people. The knowledge that he would not be able to take part in online gambling anywhere in Great Britain was a turning point for him. Three years have now passed and Harj has overcome his addiction.

He suffered from a gambling addiction for more than 10 years and overcame it, including with the help of Gamstop. He now works for the gambling charity Red Card and helps other sufferers find their way out of gambling addiction.

A particularly large number of young players are registering

Gamestop already had in November 2023 Figures for the first half of the year published. The knowledge gained from this should have been confirmedigt in the second half of the year.

In the period between August and December, registrations of people between the ages of 16 and 24 increased by 31 percent. For the whole year, this age group accounts for 21 percent of new registrations. Last year the value was 17 percent.

Gamestop wants to cater more to younger problem gamers

Fiona Palmer, the CEO of Gamstop, has already commented on the latest figures and developments. Accordingly, those responsible for the self-exclusion register should plan to target younger players more and make them aware of Gamstop.

“The high proportion of young adults among Gamstop registrants demonstrates the importance of educating younger consumers and we will continue our outreach to this age group in 2024, working with like-minded organizations and leveraging the support of our football club partners.” – Fiona Palmer, CEO, Gamstop, iGaming business

Gamstop has already launched major advertising campaigns in the past to bring the self-exclusion register in the UK into the public eye. It is not yet known when the specific public relations work for the younger age groups will begin.

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