Topic: It's safe to say - gambling is a guy thing. - page 11. (Read 1095 times)

Women aren't always known to be risk-takers, and might not have that much risk appetite, but that doesn't mean that they won't be able to gamble just like what men do. Some activities that used to be men-only, women are already doing, and that involves gambling. It might be 'suitable' for men due to their risk appetite, but calling it a 'guy thing' is like stereotyping. I might be reaching with my statements in here but in this day and age wherein we are given too much freedom, activities wherein men dominates, the women can also excel at.

I believe gambling will always be dominated by men (whether in the past, now, or in the future).
Gambling is surely made not only for men, but it is basically more suitable for men than women. That's why we call it as a 'men stuff'. Even there are more women to join gambling, they are unlikely to dominate it. Most women prefer to avoid too risky stuff, only men who like the risky stuff. And only a few women think gambling is a fun stuff, most of them probably feel not happy since they hate to lose money.  

When it comes to qualities of men then it would really be on the following;

1. Adventurous
2. Risk Taker
3. YOLO kind of living
4. Masculine approach on everything

This is why its not really that surprising that men do always get involved on things which are more that prone to risk and somethat that involves money making which includes gambling.
It is why we do always seen that there are more men play gambling that women because of the  fact that women doesnt like or want to lose money instead but since men are adventurous and
having that kind of impulse on which they could actually take advantage on almost everything then they would really be sharing up with the common approach on everything.
This is why its not really that shocking anymore that men are really that prone to disaster and this isnt something shocking.  

some people tend not to accept that there are things that only men like to do and there are also things that only women like to do, if we go to a physical casino and count the number of women that will be in the casino we will see that it will be a very large number. lower than the number of men who will be in the casino and even this small number of women who will be in the casino, most of them will be working or accompanying the man, few will be playing, this happens because the women take money and use it for other things like hair, make-up, clothes, housekeeping, going out.

there are few cases in which it will be heard that a woman took money that was intended to take care of the children to go play at the casino, but unfortunately there are many cases in which men take money that was intended to take care of the children and take it to play in the casino, some months ago there was a guy here on the forum who kept posting things like: "I went to a casino, I played all night and I won and then I drank a lot of beer and had sex with a lot of women " he posted this constantly, as he was a man society would not condemn much to him if he were to say this in public

but if it were a woman doing that kind of thing and then saying it in public then society would look at that woman as a prostitute, someone without character and who is not fit for marriage, men would look at that woman as someone who is only good for having sex only , this also happens with a woman who goes to a casino to play alone, people look at her in a negative way, obviously this makes women not risk going to casinos

Due to their greater interest in gaming than women, males actually gamble more frequently. Women rarely have the time for such activities since they prioritise maintaining their physical appearance and engaging in social activities, and they have low risk tolerance. Because of the responsibility to provide for their families, men are more likely than women to engage in gambling, become hooked to it, and become gambling addicts. Even though there are many different types of gambling, I believe that the fact that so few women are interested in sports may be the reason why so few of them gamble. Sports gambling is the most popular type of gambling, and because so few women are sports enthusiasts, so few of them gamble and very few of them develop gambling addictions. 

There are more men into gambling than women, so proportionally speaking it's normal there are more men addicted to gambling than women. It would be strange if it were the opposite. Anyway, there are also many women addicted to gambling, especially old ladies who spend a large portion of their pensions on this hobby, sometimes staying at casinos for long periods of time which might surpass 24 hours, as there are casinos offering meals, snacks and confortable chairs where it's possible to sleep.

that's true, more women are into gambling nowadays maybe owed to less discrimination as compared to ancient times. also, basically anyone can access a gambling site these days. if you have the net and gadget, you can easily play anonymously. however, on the note that men are more into gambling than women, i believe this is because most women have other responsibilities like kids, home and other family matters. am not saying men are not responsible for these aspects but women are the ones taking care of their families and all the other stuffs in between, so they have less or no more time to gamble. besides, they will think of their budget before playing.

It is a male dominant thing. Not as if women don't gamble or have gambling addictions too. After all there is a saying that say what a man can do , a women can do better.  Men love to have fun and gamble on anything not just soccer or casino games,  because they can, because that's how they bond, because what else would they do?

Gambling is a guy thing, but guys exist that do not gamble nor have the slightest idea how to. Maybe they didn't at an initial age hang out with friends or brothers who gambled, otherwise, show me your friends and I would show you who you are, works both ways for both males and females.

That used to be the perception decades ago its taboo to see women gambling, so back then people thought that gambling was a guy thing but things have changed dramatically.


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We are now in a modern era where women are more liberated and handle higher positions in a company and society accept the role of woman in shaping the future.

It's just women's nature, they are more responsible and have more control of their emotions which they can apply to gambling by being the homemaker that they are.

Men are risk takers so maybe that's the reason why you can say that. But in reality not only men doing critical thing since there are women do some risky stuff or want to try new things since they want to explore fresh things to them. Also there's no actual gender about such stuffs since as long as anyone could take whatever they like for sure they will do that whatever it takes either on gambling or any other thing you imagine.

It is the common thought that makes a person think men are much into gambling than Women. There is nothing as guy thing, it is meant for everyone. More things can be seen specific for Women, but it is very rare to see a guy thing. The mentality to risk is the difference that makes more men into gambling against the number of women.

Another thing, it is the social structure that keeps women in a different track. Now those thoughts were broken and women have begun to come out and stand equal to men. By now it is time to ask why women are gambling more than the past.

The point flew across your head buddy. OP is asking us if there's something about us males that makes us gamble on a more personal level than females, seeing as we take it competitively sometimes and most of the gambling addiction cases fall in the laps of males. Sure people are now more than ever able to do whatever the fuck they want without gender stereotypes pulling them down, but the question is why of all genders do males take this thing on a more personal level.

As for OP's question, speaking for all males here, I think the reason is because we're hardwired to take things on a competitive level, life for a male even in today's standards is a never-ending competition with either other people, or yourself. With that in mind, males will take things seriously regardless of how mundane it may look from an outside perspective, which leads them to fall in situations like these where they don't even need to succumb to had they thought on a level-headed mindset. 

It's an interesting finding, and you're right that men are more likely than women to develop a gambling addiction. Numerous elements, including social, cultural, and psychological ones, can have an impact on this behaviour. It's important to recognise that everyone has different experiences and makes different decisions. Even while there may be trends, not all men and women have a propensity for gambling.

I agree with your opinion. 100%. Women are conservative with anything that has to do with risks especially if the said activity is outside their control. I'd say that it can be attributed to the upbringing - most parents are often inclined not to take chances with girls and they end up growing with such mentality. If it involves too much risk or has uncertainty, they wouldn't want to touch it. It's not just in gambling but I've seen this happen in other facet of life like investment, risky ventures, etc.

It would have been safe to say that about 60-70 years ago. It’s no secret that men gamble way more than women and that is due to the fact that in the ancient times, women mainly tended to the home while the men worked and had time for a drink or two and a game with friends before heading home for the day.

It probably was also frowned at by society when women wanted to do anything fun for themselves that didn’t entail looking after the home. The discrimination that went on in the past has now led to the wide gap between males and females who gamble.
Times have now changed and women could literally do anything they wanted. It’s now not a rare sight seeing a woman gamble but you wouldn’t expect the number of women who gamble to suddenly become comparable with that of the men any time soon.

 

Women have less financial commitment compared to men,  and that is why men have to take all the risks possible just to make headway to meet up with societal demands on him,  but then this day's women are getting more incline toward online gambling and phrase that used to say women gamble less or none at all is beginning to change and at the same time women have sort to gamble mostly online and in high privacy due to public discrimination against gender in gambling.

But ultimately while the male dominate gambling,  women also make up a good number of contemporary gamblers.

Gambling used to be a predominantly guy thing, though at recent times, I'm seeing more and more girls also engaging into gambling activities. Even at work, I know 4 girls already that are so into gambling, especially sports betting, and they're good at it. The liberty of recent times that women received allow them to engage in what used to be 'guy only' things and that includes gambling. I guess you are just not exposed to a setting wherein women are openly gambling hence your conclusion that it is a guy thing.

Because men can risk more than women.

OP is very correct.


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No I disagree, gambling is not a man thing only, both gender can gamble if they want to and there's no mystery about it..

Gone are those days society and cultural settings makes us believe that women participating in gambling makes them look irresponsible and shame to the family. Today we have lots of women with gambling experience than many guys out there.

And from what I observe, I haven't heard or seen a single female gambling addicts it we have a lot of male gambling addicts which means women are more self controlling and responsible as gamblers.

What does "and ya'll end" mean?  Yeah I would say there's no question that there's more men than women who gamble.  I think a large part of that might simply be history.  Woman through the ages were taught to do a lot of stuff differently than men, and it all stems from times where men went and drank, cursed and gambled while women were home makers.  So I think that gap has shortened now that women (at least in progressive nations) aren't viewed as just the "homemaker" anymore and are now more independent and judged as much for doing "manly" type things.

I also think women are typically more financially conservative/smart when it comes to saving money.  I've gathered this from years of working in finance.