Topic: Few observations about luck-based games in comparison to skill-based games (2). - page 7. (Read 1440 times)

It's the opposite from my perspective or maybe it's just cognitive bias because I mostly see us men dominate the gambling sphere and i've noticed women tend to take the safer route when it's presented.
 
For the second part, I agree even if you have a slight interest in gambling it's very easy to get drawn into the activity until it becomes a hobby. Most gambling sites do their best to make their casinos accessible and it's why a lot of them don't have a limit on deposits.

We're already in 21st century, it's surprising that someone still talk about male vs female in this era.

Anyone regardless their sex can do anything they want, there are many females are working as a data scientist, developer, doctor etc that require high knowledge in STEM.

Why there are more men than women in work or anything that related to money? because women are forced to raise their kids, which make them can't continue their career. Same in gambling, men are looking to make money in gambling.

Interesting observation that could spark further research. What prompted this observation? I would love to see some examples based on your experience. Some "luck based games" are slots although at some point one needs a small level of skill to win. Poker is skill based. Anyways, I need to pay close attention to this observation in the casinos.

Yes..I agree. The newbie will keep thinking that their luck is in the next game and the next and the next and before they know, their time and money is gone. And they'll go on chasing their losses resulting in more losses and the onset of gambling addiction.

this is not entirely true. While it's somehow true that the female gender tend to want more of softer and less brain draining adventures, times have changed a lot now and most of them can actually go into complex adventures as long as money is involved. I would rather say that luck based games is more of what newbies that and random people generally get themselves involved in for the sake of getting small returns while skill based games is for experience and matured gambling.

I agree with you on this. Most of the games that are completely luck based happen too fast that you can play multiple of them and go on playing more of them as much as you want within a day which drains your finance out in less than no time. Virtual soccer is a typical example where the usual 90 minutes of football is shortened to just 3 minutes in most instances and you just make your bet  on the outcome of the match that's not even played by real humans. Within an hour of you so desired, you can play up to ten games making different stakes and id it's your unlucky day, you're lost too much at a small spam of time. Most gamblers that are looking for quick means of earning money from thier gambling normally prefer this form of gambling because it doesn't require more of an effort from you.

In my observations, women are less prone to risk than men. In fact, it is easy to see by looking around. Men are much more likely to go into professions where there is risk. Accordingly, they take more risks. Professions such as police officer, rescuer, firefighter, trader, gambler - these are all predominantly male occupations. Even among addicted gamblers, men are much more common. I saw video interviews with addicted gamblers, there were 3-4-5 times fewer women than men. Nature itself pushes a man to take risks. He must take risks in order to earn money.

I think it has nothing to do with gender and it doesn't matter whether woman or man it will be the same, they will play in game that is loved and it is not about luck or skill.
Besides, many female gamblers play in games of skill like poker, but the problem is that nowadays many play in online casinos so we can't find more accurate overall percentage.

Besides, if it about money, there will be no difference between games of luck or games of skill because it all comes back to how the gamblers bet, if bet in large amounts then the money will still run out faster.
It just that for games with skill base it can be very easy for gamblers to win, this will depend greatly on the ability and skill of each gambler in completing the game.

Well, it depends on what luck-based games you mean, there are some games that involve a stroke of luck and chances but considering with experience and skills to the significant role of strategy and psychology. I saw fearful female players in poker for example, who really manage their cards well and they really knew the curve of the game. There are males too. So, I'm saying it's not a matter of gender but a matter of interest.

Maybe you are seeing more females in luck-based games because it became a battle of risk and returned, most women actually good when it terms of intuitions, and majority of men area just risking it all then take it back in other games (men have that immature side sometimes). That is why you end up with that statement. Maybe I'm wrong but it's just my opinion that it falls in interest.

I kind of agree on the insight of females being drawn to luck based games over skill based ones because they don't like the complicated stuff or being bombarded with a whole instruction manual  !

But don't you think this is a topic of its own to say one gambling area needs skill while the other doesn't  because as far as I know, all games need the skill to be beaten...if we are going to rely on luck then we are gambling which reduces are winning chances generally!
And if we said skill wasn't needed in one gambling area then players would be winning more often but the truth of the matter is that skill is needed to show you know what you are doing.

Agreed, because this is a probability based game it's easy to get hooked in things you aren't sure about which is why more people play luck based games.

I don't agree with your first observation. And I don't like how you sound in saying that "we will find more females playing and drawn to luck-based games than skill-based games because of how difficult the process of learning skill-based games may be." What do you imply with this?

As far as your second observation is concerned, there seems to be no solid basis for it. I think it doesn't matter whether a game is luck-based or skill-based. The main factor is interest and fun. If the new game that you learn is fun and interesting, then you will end up spending more money and time playing on it regardless if it's luck-based or not. But if you don't find fun in it, you'd move to another game. That it is luck-based or skill-based is secondary.

That could be right because some females doesn't want to think much about analysis or search for many news so they have interest in the gambling games based on luck games. They thinks that they playing gambling only for have fun and not trying to make money.
But I think some other females are trying to learn about gambling games based on skills and they willing to learn more about analysis on betting. They will search for how to have good skills in analyzing the games so they can try their skill in betting.
Choosing the gambling games based on skills or luck will depends on each person because if they don't want to feel difficult in playing gambling games, they will use gambling based on luck. They will only playing gambling games based on skills if they curious with all of the matters such as analyzing the match and else.

In games such as poker, blackjack and even sports betting, the bettor needs to have a foundation in order to make a decision on each play/bet... so in fact we have a combination of luck and skill, and they prove to be the most capable of providing good results.
The fact is that a good player who is satisfied with his destiny in the game... whether in games that involve more skill or luck, will always have a better chance of achieving better results, whether financial or well-being (mental satisfaction) .

I prefer games of skill, and when it comes to sports betting, what I see is that even in championships or teams of which I have a good level of knowledge, if I am unlucky, the consequences are quite painful.... it's necessary to manage each bet well as there are many possibilities that can change the result in any type of guess.

It seems like he is implying such conclusion. But he may have such opinion because he is looking at the numbers of women who are into gambling like sportsbetting or poker. But as you mentioned, women tend to be conservative with money and so as much as possible they don't want to spend their money on chances. So who do you think are smarter when it comes to managing money?

My advice is we need to control our emotions in order to stay longer and spending more money was really a big sacrifice compared to skill based game. Gambling on luck isn't reliable compared to skill based games like in sports betting, that's why it's essential that you have huge funds to capitalize this activity. The risk is involved many times, so we need to prepare rather than being regretful n the near future.

Gambling is skills + luck= winning, so regardless of which of the games you choose you still rely on both factors to arrive at a good ground at the end of the day and if yoiylose you should know that luck wasn't on your side for that day.

But to be sincere with you, females pays more attentions to detail than men, and that means a woman can easily develop gambling skills and sticking to them more than men, so I won't agree with saying that females plays more luck based games than skills based games.

So are you calling women stupid? lol.  Kinda feels like what you're saying here.  I would say in general that women tend to gamble less than men do.  I don't think it's a huge gap between the two sexes but in general it sure seems this way.  I think if anything it's that women tend to be a bit more conservative with their money than men are, so they often see gambling as a bit reckless.  I think they also might just simply not gamble as much as if that's the case, since they don't take time to learn skill based games you would probably find them playing luck based games when they do. 

Instant games can be relatively more addicting so I agree especially with how fast you can lose your money lol. In playing slots as well, people are more prone into thinking they're close to hitting the bonus/spins hence would further bet.

As for the game preference, I think it has more to do with people's interest. For instance, I've seen old women who are so much into mahjong and local card games -- you still need luck with them but strategy plays a good part as well. But we would need a wide scale data for better conclusion though.

I think you are right on this. I know a good number of female gamblers and they love luck based games. Unlike before that the few female gamblers play only sports bet, now casinos are becoming very popular. I even observed that there is a surge of such game in my city, the awareness is spreading among the youths females inclusive. Just a major win by few people will recruit hundreds of people so the business keeps expanding. They even have groups where various casino games are discussed including the popular Slots.

Well, I think its more on an opinion or your own observation, because to me I think it depends on the person who eill play gambling, as for me those who plays luck based gambling games is those who wants to just play gambling without hassle or without thinking as you will just play and let your luck works, but those who want some thrill and excitement will most likely play gambling games that will consist of opponent and some challenge when they are playing, so in short it depends on the liking of the gambler.

What are the difference between skill based and luck base game? To me any game that requires one to be a probability statement are all luck base games especially that which you said of female having much chances of winning. To me I would say to anyone who are so devoted can play in that role depending on their love, taste and hunger for the skill based game. But in casino if betting on skill based game they requires one to be either a lover of it and someone who already knows how the functions effectively to be able to know how to gamble on it or play's it in casino to secure winning.

I could have believed the same too if not for my previous experience. In my case, it's quite the opposite. In most cases, I find myself very lucky to win more when I'm playing games that have to do with luck compared to how often I record winning with sports betting. 
 
But I have a female friend who doesn't joke with sports predictions, dice, and some other games that will require the player to make some calculations, and she always has luck on that side. She said it's too boring to just be playing a game that she can't, by herself, analyse her chances of winning.