Is it based only on your own observation or do you have any data source for this?
I suspect this is true, but I'm curious on what the actual female participation % figure is.
There could be a few reasons for that. Women are more risk averse in general, but, at the same time, are keen to participate in activities that are considered socially acceptable. So when gambling became more popular, i.e. due to mobile apps etc, more women have decided to give it a try.
Gambling is becoming more popular by the day and for countries like the developed world, gambling is no longer anything sort of introduction. Women are also becoming aware and interested in this gambling world Because of how innovative gambling is going and people bringing gambling to the digital platforms, it has become easier for women alike to access them from the comfort of their respective homes.
I've always known and affirmed it that "what a man can do, a woman can also do it." So, women increasingly participating in gambling is not a surprise to me, the world is evolving and technology is further helping in this regard. Fine, in many places of the world, there are some things that men do in the open and women will not dare to do it in the open, this is even if such activity is not banned in the country. It is that bad, and an example of such a thing is gambling. Taking my country as an example, you would hardly see women who will boldly go to the regular betting centre unless the lady is shameless or a local/illiterate kind of lady.
Unless such a lady follows a guy there where the guy is the one involved in the activity directly, or she sends someone there in a situation where she will not be there physically. The exempt here is the big gambling centres, and of course, in such a setting, women are often there for different purposes other than gambling, just as we see in bars, hotels and luxury places. But today, with the help of technology, in her privacy, any woman can simply open her phone and gamble without anyone knowing what she is doing in her private life. To buttress this, the percentage of women gambling is increasing globally. And
if this 2024 article is right, then it's possible women are now leading.