Expert concerned as Old Mutual latest report shows gambling surge among women [SOUND]

# Experts warn of growing financial risks as a 2025 Old Mutual Savings and Investment Monitor reveals more women are gambling to supplement income. The survey found 46-percent of working women engage in gambling, with 52-percent doing so for extra income. Many, especially single mothers, face debt and financial strain. Old Mutual Head of Knowledge and Insights, Vuyokazi Mabude, highlighted overspending, poly-jobs, and sandwich-generation pressures as contributors to women’s financial stress: