Gender bias in gambling.

[michellee]

No one makes laws about who is more suitable for gambling but indeed, in some countries, if a woman gambles, it is considered an embarrassment to her family. Maybe this is related to the local culture or culture that will judge a person's actions in acting. So it is not surprising that the surrounding environment will give a bad judgment to a woman who plays gambling. At the same time, it will not result in anything for men who play gambling.

Maybe that will be why if a woman wants to play gambling, she will do it secretly. They don't want to get into trouble so they don't show it to anyone else.

[_act_]

I would expect the majority of gamblers to be male. That's because men are more willingly to bet their money away for big possible payout in the future. Woman are the better financial planers and more cautious investors, I would expect them to gamble less.

Normally the majority of gamblers are males, like in my community and my country as a whole, it is hard to see girls in view centers watching football matches, hardly you will notice anything like that, but men see it as fun and visit during big leagues like English Premier League and UEFA Champions League. This alone shows us the reason women are not gambling. Women prefer means they can gather money together with little risks like business. Even OP was funny to me because women can decide to just go online if the men in their community see gambling as taboo for women, but I am still think that information is not accurate.

[Taskford]

There seems to be a bias in the opinions of people regarding gender and gambling. Most persons in my locale consider gambling as something more appropriate for males than females, who made that a law?

-In my locale, a man who is considered a compulsive gambler may be overlooked if he is doing well regardless, but a for a woman, regardless of her financial state, will be perceived and considered highly irresponsible if she is found in a betting or gambling place.

-A man who is known to be a gambler may still be considered for marriage by a woman, but if a woman is known to be compulsive gambler before marriage, most men will run from them or not even get close enough to consider them for marriage.

Why the bias? should gambling be only for Men?

This depend on the culture of your country since there are certain races point that girls who are participating on gambling activities are immoral. But since we are now living on modern age for sure we will see equality towards this discussions as I already see some girls or member of 3rd sex keeps participating and competing with straight guys on gambling platforms.

[pawanjain]

That may or may not be true but I can say how it goes in my country. Most of the females in my country are the ones who run the household.
So basically they are in charge of the house budget which the males give them to run the house for that month.
So if females have a habit of gambling then that might be a risk since it might occur that they may end up using the money to run the house for gambling.
So that's a risk nobody would wanna take and hence they frown upon females who gamble.

[bittraffic]

Are the women offended when the society claims that gambling is only for men?

Women appreciates this kind of statement I believe because after all, its a positive trait. But that doesn't mean there is no gamblers on their side. We have seen there are famous poker players on tournaments that are girls. It only means, gender doesn't care when it comes to activities that men does. The world is changing, there are even women who works construction sites.

[harizen]

Why the bias? should gambling be only for Men?

Since that was the situation on your local, you can't take that situation generally here because I believe, most people here don't have the same situation. Since that was the setup and beliefs on your local, you should be able to answer that on yourself.

We don't know if there's a thing that "influences" gambling there, in general, that's why it ends up to the point that gambling should only be associated mostly with males there. Look internally why things turned that way on your location.

There might be a point that you do not see yet.

[smartaction]

Actually normal woman didn’t like gambler coz they want a simple and lovely family with there husband. Gambling destroys mental strength and creates unrest in the family. Because when someone loses a big amount in gambling! Then they behave like crazy. But nowadays many women are also anonymously involved in gambling

[judeafante]

Are the women offended when the society claims that gambling is only for men?

Women appreciates this kind of statement I believe because after all, its a positive trait. But that doesn't mean there is no gamblers on their side. We have seen there are famous poker players on tournaments that are girls. It only means, gender doesn't care when it comes to activities that men does. The world is changing, there are even women who works construction sites.

No woman will appreciate or be happy if there are high percentage of women that is into gambling women are great role models and they have a mother nature that wants their children to be better so I don't think they will appreciate it if many women are into gambling, but that does not mean to say that they cannot gamble, they can as long as they are a responsible gambler and they know their limitation because they do not want to be a bad example to their children.

[serjent05]

Why the bias? should gambling be only for Men?

No, because in general, women are already gambling their life's future when they choose a man to be with.  But seriously, if some countries prohibit gambling it is applied to both genders so I couldn't see any sense that gambling should be only for Men if it is allowed by the institution.  But sadly, some places' cultures are more favorable to men than women.

[Oceat]

Every places or country we'll find these odd practices and the saddest part is it's in their culture so we can't do anything about it unless of course if you find some people who would like to change that practices. Although, it will take some time though if you want something to change since it will also start with yourself.

Just like gambling addiction, if you want to change and stop being a compulsive gambler it should start within yourself. I agree most of the replies above you shouldn't care what the society would tell and just open your mind that not every places are the same.

[Newlifebtc]

Women are also involved in football gambling,
Women are also killing the game in football gambling, I have seen with my very eye's and they are very good at what they do.
As far as I'm concerned, their isn't no gender bias in gambling.

[uneng]

I'm not aware about this issue in my area, because as far as I know every gamblers are treated in the same way, doesn't matter their gender. I know respectful ladies who are casual gamblers and nobody overlook them for this reason. Quite the opposite, people in gambling industry are even more attentive and kind to these gamblers ladies.

To say the truth, what really matters in society is if people have money to spend. When they have, they are respected, when they don't have they are put in second plan.

[Silberman]

There seems to be a bias in the opinions of people regarding gender and gambling. Most persons in my locale consider gambling as something more appropriate for males than females, who made that a law?

-In my locale, a man who is considered a compulsive gambler may be overlooked if he is doing well regardless, but a for a woman, regardless of her financial state, will be perceived and considered highly irresponsible if she is found in a betting or gambling place.

-A man who is known to be a gambler may still be considered for marriage by a woman, but if a woman is known to be compulsive gambler before marriage, most men will run from them or not even get close enough to consider them for marriage.

Why the bias? should gambling be only for Men?

Personally this is not something that I have seen, back then when I used to play at regular casinos most of the gamblers were men, but this does not necessarily mean that there were more men that gambled as I realized that many women gambled and preferred games that were not offered at the casinos, now I have seen some people reject romantic propositions because the other party was a gambler, but it had nothing to do with their gender and more with their moral principles, so it would be interesting to know where you have seeing something like this because in my personal experience I have never seen it.

[tabas]

Gender bias has been existing ever since the age of time. It's not only in gambling that there's gender bias and there's women degrading with anything that they're involved with.
It's still there but for some countries and places, there's already the equality for both males and females. That's why those places that have been open with it are no longer experiencing this bias. But the sad truth is that there are still a lot of countries that do think of what you've stated OP.
It can't be gone too quick especially if the people there have been stick to that tradition and belief that females that do gamble shall be avoided and they have a different view on them.

Because in most countries, females are preferred to be stay-at-home moms.
They are expected to do household chores and take care of the kids.
So if they see that the woman is in casinos or any gambling establishments, they are assuming that she can't hold those responsibilities.
But using online casinos, there will be no gender bias here, that's one benefit of online.
They won't ask you if you are female or not, you can play just like others, and no one knows you're playing unless, you will disclose it to your friends or colleagues.

Yes, that's the tradition that will always be there even though in the modern world today, we men are just equal with women these days. Whatever we do, they can do it also.
What you've said is true about not knowing about the gender in online casinos, unless they start asking for information about you and ask for KYC then that will be the time that the casino will start to know the gender of their customer. But, there's no bias on it as they see everyone as customers.

[og kush420]

I'm not aware about this issue in my area, because as far as I know every gamblers are treated in the same way, doesn't matter their gender. I know respectful ladies who are casual gamblers and nobody overlook them for this reason. Quite the opposite, people in gambling industry are even more attentive and kind to these gamblers ladies.

To say the truth, what really matters in society is if people have money to spend. When they have, they are respected, when they don't have they are put in second plan.

This is one valid point - you live in the society where people welcome other choices and decision. In out society this is not much appreciated. Gambling is forbidden in our region and culture. So if bride or groom are labelled as gambler. That's a big stain on their personality and family. Mostly those who gamble in our society do it secretly.

[coolcoinz]

-A man who is known to be a gambler may still be considered for marriage by a woman, but if a woman is known to be compulsive gambler before marriage, most men will run from them or not even get close enough to consider them for marriage.
Why the bias? should gambling be only for Men?

Unfortunately this is normal all around the world. People see women as stable protectors of home and bearer of children, which is why people often criticize women for things men do on daily basis. As an example I'll give you a man who often changes women and every week goes out with someone else is seen as someone popular, who knows how to pick up girls, a hustler. A woman doing the same thing will be called a slut. People will speculate that she's probably getting paid for it and so on. That's why a woman gambler will always be criticized more than a man.

[ajochems]

Strongly disagreed on this.Why should boys have this all fun.God created this land for the people,not for the male or female.Some male dominated society still think,all are belong to them.I am Man with broad mind.Not all the people think like us,we should be positive person.Because the gambling need of positive minded person.Only positive minded will earn good money from gambling.

[chaser15]

There seems to be a bias in the opinions of people regarding gender and gambling. Most persons in my locale consider gambling as something more appropriate for males than females, who made that a law?

Why the bias? should gambling be only for Men?

I can't give a much detailed statement from my point of view since that's not what happening in our place.

Why gambling is treated like that there? Why is the question just asked now? Are you new on your local or been there since birth? You are the one who can understand most why gambling is being treated like that.

Maybe the community there has a reason why gambling should be off-limits to women and females there.

[Wawa2013]

Gender bias has been existing ever since the age of time. It's not only in gambling that there's gender bias and there's women degrading with anything that they're involved with.
It's still there but for some countries and places, there's already the equality for both males and females. That's why those places that have been open with it are no longer experiencing this bias. But the sad truth is that there are still a lot of countries that do think of what you've stated OP.
It can't be gone too quick especially if the people there have been stick to that tradition and belief that females that do gamble shall be avoided and they have a different view on them.

Because in most countries, females are preferred to be stay-at-home moms.
They are expected to do household chores and take care of the kids.
So if they see that the woman is in casinos or any gambling establishments, they are assuming that she can't hold those responsibilities.
But using online casinos, there will be no gender bias here, that's one benefit of online.
They won't ask you if you are female or not, you can play just like others, and no one knows you're playing unless, you will disclose it to your friends or colleagues.

Yes, that's the tradition that will always be there even though in the modern world today, we men are just equal with women these days. Whatever we do, they can do it also.
What you've said is true about not knowing about the gender in online casinos, unless they start asking for information about you and ask for KYC then that will be the time that the casino will start to know the gender of their customer. But, there's no bias on it as they see everyone as customers.

The long-standing tradition that women should stay at home and take care of household chores should be removed. It is indeed difficult to eliminate
this tradition, but slowly now it is starting to fade after women are given the same rights as men. I am one of those people who uphold equality
between men and women, so talking about gambling, which is mostly done by men, but if women want to gamble it should be fine. But sometimes
because of the ancient traditions that still exist today, makes women not as free as men if they want to gamble. If society see a woman gambling,
it will definitely cause a negative stigma, even though that shouldn't have happened. As long as the woman does not harm anyone when gambling,
she has the right to gamble whenever she wants. Now with so many gambling sites making women all over the world happy, they can gamble without
being viewed negatively by society.

[goldkingcoiner]

There seems to be a bias in the opinions of people regarding gender and gambling. Most persons in my locale consider gambling as something more appropriate for males than females, who made that a law?

-In my locale, a man who is considered a compulsive gambler may be overlooked if he is doing well regardless, but a for a woman, regardless of her financial state, will be perceived and considered highly irresponsible if she is found in a betting or gambling place.

-A man who is known to be a gambler may still be considered for marriage by a woman, but if a woman is known to be compulsive gambler before marriage, most men will run from them or not even get close enough to consider them for marriage.

Why the bias? should gambling be only for Men?

I think that rather than it being a gender bias, it seem more to be a biological issue. Gender bias is not the right word here, I think. Men are just wired to take risks and women are wired to keep out of risk's path. Survival of the species depended on those "biases". So it does not strike me odd that more men would take risks like gambling while women would rather not lose their money (life's blood).

Women are definitely in the advantage here.