A look at the eCommerce Online Gambling Regulation and Assurance (eCogra) Online Gambler survey sees it present the most accurate picture yet formed of the web-based player.

 

The depth of the survey is so great that separate pictures of online poker players and online casino visitors have been formed, and display some significant differences.

 

The average poker player is likely to be male, the research reveals, with men accounting for almost three quarters of online poker players. Yet 55 per cent of online casino players are women, according to the figures.

 

Statistics also suggest that there is a clear age gap between the two categories, with poker players more likely to fall into the 26-35 age range than other, and 46 to 55-year-olds likely to be the main online casino grouping.

 

Both sets play two or three times a week on average, have played for two to three years and spend one to two hours per gambling per session, the survey advises.

 

The nature of such findings was reassuring for both the industry and its critics, it was suggested.

 

“These findings are a salutary reminder about the vast majority of players who enjoy this form of entertainment responsibly,” said Andrew Beveridge, chief executive at eCogra.

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