Stereotypically, gender is also cited as one of the reasons why people like to gamble. One of the research findings shows that women tend to prefer percentage-odds-based games and men tend to prefer skill-based games.
For example, poker, from a man's point of view is considered a skill-based gamble. While women see it as a game of calculating the odds.
In gambling, generally, women don't like it when others see them lose. Girls probably prefer slot machines because no one sees players win or lose.
Gambling with slot machines is often a personal experience free of guilt or shame. While the men are not like that.
According to research, when a man loses a gamble, there's a machismo attached to him saying, "Yeah, I lost £500, but I can afford it."
And when you win big, guys like it to be exposed right away. Because, they consider this as part of the skill.
This difference in reasons does not necessarily indicate whether men prefer to gamble than women. Women who like to gamble or men who like to gamble are both related to the courage to take risks.
For different reasons, people who like to gamble see it as fun and for reasons that are more complex than just economics.
Read more (use google translate)Do you think the results of the research above are correct?
I know that the number of women involved in gambling is very small because in some countries, people's views of female gamblers are still very bad and they are considered dirty and unfit to be a wife. maybe the results of this research can be used by gambling business owners in developing their business.
Women and men are now very common in gambling. Every casino now has a presence of female gamblers. Moreover, women are placed in the field of casino gambling promotion. So women are now very enthusiastic about gambling. But I don't know if there are any statistics between women and men.
If you review the history of gambling, women are still lagging behind in gambling compared to men. But gambling has no discrimination whether a gambler is male or female. When a female gambler or a male gambler takes control of himself or herself and takes advantage of gambling, that is basically what a gambler expects in gambling.