Female poker players ‘play like men online’
According to new research, women are likely to play poker with a completely different style when they are taking part in online competitions.
Instead of being shy and retiring, women often play with a more aggressive style than they would feel comfortable displaying in a room full of men.
A gambling site tested 1,500 women to see whether they gambled in a different way when they were playing alone from a computer.
They discovered that these women felt much more at home with the anonymity of the internet between them and their opponents.
One in three online poker players is female, a much higher proportion than is found in casinos, suggesting that online casinos promote women’s liberation of choice!
And even more women are tempted by other forms of online gaming like slot machines according to recent research from the International Gaming Research Unit and Nottingham Trent University.
“There are many interesting findings, some of which reinforce previous assumptions, some of which provide a fresh understanding of player behaviour and attitudes,” commented Jonathan Parke, from the International Gaming Research Unit.
Many observers thought that the tactics many women used online were more masculine than feminine.