Online Bingo Opens Doors for Female Gamblers

Friday, September 24th, 2010

Previously, gambling was thought to be a male-dominated activity. However, the advent of online gambling and online casinos has created many opportunities for female players to get their feet in the door. This shift towards a more open gambling environment can be partially attributed to online bingo, an activity which has introduced many women to the world of online gambling. 

According to Brian Wright of the Remote Gambling Association, online gambling websites have become even more popular that social networks like Facebook and Twitter. He believes that the amount of traffic at online casinos continues to climb along with the number of female gamblers. 

“A lot of that is to do with platforms like bingo,” Wright says. “Which is quite attractive to females as a gambling platform". 

There is also quite a bit of male activity in the online bingo sector. Previously thought to be a game targeted at females, online bingo is now seeing an influx of male players. This cross-over is a great thing for the online gambling industry at large, as more and more people begin to see the universal appeal of playing a wide range of online casino games.