The price is high, and some British people start gambling betting on cryptocurrencies

Jimu Journalist Li Lili

Intern Yang Shaopeng

According to Reuters reported on June 23, the high prices are stuck in the lives of the British people. Some people even bet on cryptocurrencies, hoping to improve living conditions.

Data map: pound (picture source: Reuters)

On Thursday, local time, Gamcare said that they recently received a large number of people who received a large number of national welfare money. These people have played through gambling, hoping to make a lot of money to cope with soaring food and energy bills. As a result, they all lost.

Gamcare is a charity that helps people solve the problem of gambling addiction by answering hotlines and forum interactions.

The charity reported that some of them who successfully helped quit gambling in the past returned to the casino under the growing economic pressure.

On June 23, Gamcare commissioned an investigation agency to issue a survey of more than 4,000 people. Data show that 46%of the British are worried about their financial conditions.

More than half of the respondents said they had participated in gambling in the past 12 months, and most of them lost money.

Gamcare CEO Anna Hemina said, "The cost of living is affecting people's gambling behavior." Those gamblers who had already recovered gave the hotline consultant and sought help again.

Their teams have received more and more consultations related to cryptocurrency investment.

GAMCARE data shows that 43%of gamblers choose to bet on cryptocurrencies, of which 25%say they want to increase more investment to make up for the deficit. Among ordinary encryption investors, only 7%of people will choose to continue to increase their positions.

According to previous media reports, this month, Bitcoin, one of cryptocurrencies, has plummeted continuously, causing 10,000 people to lighten up.

As of June 23, people who invested in Bitcoin with British pounds 6 months ago have lost 55%of their investment.

Right now, the British families are working hard to deal with the highest inflation rate among the developed economies of the Seventh Kingdom Group. The inflation rate in Britain in May reached 9.1%, a 40 -year high. Bank of England warned that the inflation rate would exceed 11%by October.

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