Online Casino Transfer: News - Addiction Gambling Gap Decreasing

03/05/2010		Online Casino Style: News Addiction Gambling Gap Decreasing
Home History Games News Dictionary		Though a recent study in Australia gave some hope to the internet gambling community that perhaps problem gambling was on the decline, at least in the US, there seems to be some changes in regards to the demographics of those with addictions to internet casino play, though decreases are not the trend in the least. In fact, from a recent study conducted by the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, the gap separating men and women with addictions is quickly closing, demonstrating an increase in female problem gamblers. Demographically speaking, the ratio of men to women in the online gambling world has been a little unbalanced, with the former by far outweighing the latter. Correspondingly, the number of males with issues regarding problem gambling have been more than females, but the latest statistics coming from the Connecticut gambling community (at least) seems to be showing that difference disappearing. The Norwich Bulletin newspaper reported on the new stats, with major contributions being made by Martin Steinberg, the executive director of the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling. The most recent numbers compiled took into account the numbers from 2008, showing that as many as 44 percent of problem gamblers are females. In just 1999, only a third of bettors calling help lines were women; in 2004, another study saw that increase to 38 percent, and as recently as 2008, the number is nearly half of all callers. The origins of the betting issues still vary greatly between men and women, however, as Steinberg found that females tend to lose control over luck-based games, such as slot machines and bingo, both in live casinos and their online casino cousins. Men, on the other hand, struggle with controlling their competitive natures, with card games such as poker and blackjack proving to be problematic.

03/05/2010

Online Casino Style: News
Addiction Gambling Gap Decreasing

Though a recent study in Australia gave some hope to the internet gambling community that perhaps problem gambling was on the decline, at least in the US, there seems to be some changes in regards to the demographics of those with addictions to internet casino play, though decreases are not the trend in the least. In fact, from a recent study conducted by the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, the gap separating men and women with addictions is quickly closing, demonstrating an increase in female problem gamblers.

Demographically speaking, the ratio of men to women in the online gambling world has been a little unbalanced, with the former by far outweighing the latter. Correspondingly, the number of males with issues regarding problem gambling have been more than females, but the latest statistics coming from the Connecticut gambling community (at least) seems to be showing that difference disappearing.

The Norwich Bulletin newspaper reported on the new stats, with major contributions being made by Martin Steinberg, the executive director of the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling. The most recent numbers compiled took into account the numbers from 2008, showing that as many as 44 percent of problem gamblers are females. In just 1999, only a third of bettors calling help lines were women; in 2004, another study saw that increase to 38 percent, and as recently as 2008, the number is nearly half of all callers.

The origins of the betting issues still vary greatly between men and women, however, as Steinberg found that females tend to lose control over luck-based games, such as slot machines and bingo, both in live casinos and their online casino cousins. Men, on the other hand, struggle with controlling their competitive natures, with card games such as poker and blackjack proving to be problematic.