Why don't girls gamble?

Pighead

Pighead has many many lady friends (four) and not one of them have the slightest interest in gambling. Whats all that about? Walk into any bookies and it's full of smelly old men and cock sure jack the lad young fellas. The only hint of female in the place is behind the desk as they take the money in.

So whats the chicks problem with gambling? Is it because you are just too clever to throw your money away or is it because you're intimidated by the bright lights and numbers?

Karen_*

Its because we don't know how to fill out a betting slip and also we need the money to spend on getting out eyebrows waxed and for the weekly womens mags.;)

Ginny

Couldn't be arsed.

Aspiration

Personally I don't understand it. I don't get a 14/2 or a 8/3 - it doesn't make sense to me!

My parents are into casinos and would go pretty regularly, and my dad uses the bookies quite often but I could never see the appeal in it.

I'm a sucker for teddy bear machines though!

Pighead

GinnyJo wrote: »

Couldn't be arsed.

Why not? Do you not crave excitement and adrenalin rushes? Do you not believe in the magic of seeing a crispy €10 note magically turn into an even crisper €50 note. Come on Ginny Jo, you've been hanging around that BGRH bar for ages now. Surely some of their manly ways have been passed on to you?

ems_12

I play a bit of poker and blackjack, but not for big money. And tend to get a bit intimidated by casinos so usually just play in friends houses and take their money

But to be honest I don't play often, and even then, I would pass up on a game if the other option was heading out dancing with the gang!!!:pac:

Pighead

Aspiration wrote: »

I'm a sucker for teddy bear machines though!

Hmmm interesting. Maybe the gambling marketing people just aren't selling gambling properly to women.

Tell Pighead this Aspiration. Would you spend money on picking out your favourite teddy bear if it was racing against 7 other teddy bears with small men upon all their backs whose job it was to whip their soft behinds?

John Mason

Pighead wrote: »

Pighead has many many lady friends (four) and not one of them have the slightest interest in gambling. Whats all that about? Walk into any bookies and it's full of smelly old men and cock sure jack the lad young fellas. The only hint of female in the place is behind the desk as they take the money in.

So whats the chicks problem with gambling? Is it because you are just too clever to throw your money away or is it because you're intimidated by the bright lights and numbers?

Hmmmm, i remember a certain pig, pm'ing me look for tips for cheltham, due to the piggy losing his skin, while this bird was raking it in.


PS off topic here, but i only heard how you got banned from BGRH on saturdya - hard luck piggy

kmick

My wife gambled on me and won big.

Honey-ec

I gave up because I just have no manner of luck at all. If there were two horses in a race, one of which was a three-legged nag, and I had bet on the other, my one would fall.

It got to the stage where my family had stopped passing on tips to me because they knew if I backed the cert, it wouldn't win.

watna

GinnyJo wrote: »

Couldn't be arsed.

+1 million. Waste of time and money.

Went to a casino one night and we got a free chip on entering. I was actually with fellow boardsies Tom Dunne and Lucy Lu and we all just put our chips on the table and got drinks from the bar - as did the others we were with. Nobody could be bothered betting. We all rathered actually talking to each other!

panda100

Women do gamble.Their the biggest players of bingo and lotto . Men choose to play more skilled games such as poker or horesracing etc that demand a higer IQ and some thought.

Pighead

watna wrote: »

+1 million. Waste of time and money.

Went to a casino one night and we got a free chip on entering. I was actually with fellow boardsies Tom Dunne and Lucy Lu and we all just put our chips on the table and got drinks from the bar - as did the others we were with. Nobody could be bothered betting. We all rathered actually talking to each other!

But gambling isn't a non speaking sport. Surely you could have multi-tasked y gambling and talking at the same time. Pighead bets you weren't even using your hnads whilst talking to Tom, Lucy etc.

watna

Pighead wrote: »

But gambling isn't a non speaking sport. Surely you could have multi-tasked y gambling and talking at the same time. Pighead bets you weren't even using your hnads whilst talking to Tom, Lucy etc.

Maybe not but that's not a reason to gamble! Pighead, you're a bad influence I tells ya!

Pighead

irishbird wrote: »

Hmmmm, i remember a certain pig, pm'ing me look for tips for cheltham, due to the piggy losing his skin, while this bird was raking it in.


PS off topic here, but i only heard how you got banned from BGRH on saturdya - hard luck piggy

Twas a terribble Cheltenham alright I. Pighead lost his big hairy sweaty testicles that week but any anger felt by losing was washed away upon hearing about your good fortunes. Thats whats so good about gamblers. They're very caring people.

As for the ban, Pighead can't talk about it at the moment. His lawyers have adviced him not TO SAY A WORD

Quality

I like an aul Flutter on the horses...:o

Cheltenham, Galway, Laytown, Bellewstown and you have to put a few bob on the aul national.

I have a Paddy Power online account for when I get a tip or two.. The OH's father owns a few donkeys, and sometimes the stable comes up with a good tip for us..

chuckles30

I like the odd flutter too, but just use online betting. It's just so convenient.

LouOB

Was at the Curragh ih June at corporate event
Was very glam and had a 'flutter' and came out quids in

For all the reasons you said in the op - old smelly men, dark places etc
If you add abit of 'SATC' athmosphere to it - women will be enticed
as the saying goes 'build it and they will come'

Aspiration

Pighead wrote: »

Hmmm interesting. Maybe the gambling marketing people just aren't selling gambling properly to women.

Tell Pighead this Aspiration. Would you spend money on picking out your favourite teddy bear if it was racing against 7 other teddy bears with small men upon all their backs whose job it was to whip their soft behinds?

That's a good point. However I still wouldn't have a clue how to bet, even if it was prettier to look at

Nevyn

Oh I think figuring the odds with all manner of contraception and the risk taking invovled when a woman has sex is enough of a gamble for most.

WindSock

Pighead wrote: »

Twas a terribble Cheltenham alright I. Pighead lost his big hairy sweaty testicles that week but any anger felt by losing was washed away upon hearing about your good fortunes. Thats whats so good about gamblers. They're very caring people.

As for the ban, Pighead can't talk about it at the moment. His lawyers have adviced him not to say a word

Save it for feedback, Pighead.

rainbow kirby

I personally have no interest in it, gambling is a mug's game.

kevmy

rainbow kirby wrote: »

I personally have no interest in it, gambling is a mug's game.

Tell that to JP McManus. He's no mug.

Guys probably spend less money gambling than women do on make-up. Also their is no way your makeup is going to come in at 25-1 - unless you take to the street I suppose.

MJOR

I don't understand the each way and odds etc. I do the lotto does that count? I spend my money on make up.... hair stuff sometimes that's a gamble in itself.... so many products claim miracles only to be liars!

chatty woman

its cos we know better, and are rubbish at picking a winner lol:eek:

cuckoo

I don't gamble - because i do understand the odds. I'd rather take the less risky approach of spending my money on something tangible, or if i'm going to fritter it away there's always alcohol.

Also, so much of what is traditionally gambled on is of no interest to me - i never went through the 'i want a pony' stage, and greyhound racing is over too fast, plus don't like the way the dogs are treated once their racing career is over.

Maybe gambling appeals to the male psyche as it's designed to be mostly centred around short events, with climatic results? The short round in the boxing match, the 15 seconds of tension followed by releases as the dice are thrown at the casino, the (for the man with a bit more stamina) 4 or 5 minutes of the horse race, the loud cheers of 'come on, my son, almost there' and then the long drawn out 'aaaaah' and quietened crowd as the winner crosses the line......maybe women are just into things that last a little longer?

July

I lost every cent I gambled in Ballinrobe yesterday evening - all 2500 of them!

Some betting shops have improved - comfy seats and free tea/coffee. Mostly the same smelly, hairy clientele there though who would knock you off your feet to get to the counter ahead of you. The smoking ban majorally improved these places though..

Pighead

cuckoo wrote: »

I don't gamble - because i do understand the odds. I'd rather take the less risky approach of spending my money on something tangible, or if i'm going to fritter it away there's always alcohol.

Also, so much of what is traditionally gambled on is of no interest to me - i never went through the 'i want a pony' stage, and greyhound racing is over too fast, plus don't like the way the dogs are treated once their racing career is over.

Maybe gambling appeals to the male psyche as it's designed to be mostly centred around short events, with climatic results? The short round in the boxing match, the 15 seconds of tension followed by releases as the dice are thrown at the casino, the (for the man with a bit more stamina) 4 or 5 minutes of the horse race, the loud cheers of 'come on, my son, almost there' and then the long drawn out 'aaaaah' and quietened crowd as the winner crosses the line......maybe women are just into things that last a little longer?

Some good points cuckoo and well made.
As an aside Pighead generally bets on endurance events like the Tour De France or the Marathon.:cool:

LolaDub

chatty woman wrote: »

its cos we know better, and are rubbish at picking a winner lol:eek:

LOL yeah my friends always say i find the loser in the room no matter what

The_Conductor

panda100 wrote: »

Women do gamble.Their the biggest players of bingo and lotto . Men choose to play more skilled games such as poker or horesracing etc that demand a higer IQ and some thought.

It does tend to be predominantly women betting on the lottery and at bingo- the bingo more because its a socialable sort of thing to do- the lotto- meh, I don't know......

Different strokes for different folks. I have a major in applied statistics- thats why I don't gamble- I know what the odds really are........

HoneyButterfly

Because I'd rather spend my money on shoes.

Pythia

I understand the odds, etc, which is exactly why I don't bother. Expected Value and all that...

SarahSassy

Girls dont gamble cos they are not stupid enough to throw away their money or arrogant enough to think they are smarter than the casino / beat the odds...

SarahSassy

SarahSassy wrote: »

Girls dont gamble cos they are not stupid enough to throw away their money or arrogant enough to think they are smarter than the casino / beat the odds...

LOL. This is totally wrong but still funny, I love the "how great are we" attitude. Plenty of women gamble. However Irish gambling establishments are about as welcoming to women as lions are to gazzelles. Women make up the highest % of online gamblers and in Vegas are by a HUGE margin the highest % of the slots players, by far the highest earning area of the casino.

I play a lot of live poker in Dublin and I wouldn't walk into a poker room as a woman unless I had a very very thick skin. It has nothing to do with intelligence. In fact, there are studies that show that a higher intelligence correlates with a higher propensity to gamble. It has a lot to do with being comfortable and Irish casinos and bookies just don't offer that.

July

Deleted User wrote: »

I play a lot of live poker in Dublin and I wouldn't walk into a poker room as a woman unless I had a very very thick skin. It has nothing to do with intelligence. In fact, there are studies that show that a higher intelligence correlates with a higher propensity to gamble. It has a lot to do with being comfortable and Irish casinos and bookies just don't offer that.

I was in a Dublin casino recently with a mixed sex group. I didn't feel like gambling at all, not even with the free chips I got for joining- I gave them to one of the lads. Found the place depressing tbh. So many losers in one room..

July

July wrote: »

I was in a Dublin casino recently with a mixed sex group. I didn't feel like gambling at all, not even with the free chips I got for joining- I gave them to one of the lads. Found the place depressing tbh. So many losers in one room..

To be honest I think anyone who plays house games is just proving the phrase "a fool and his money". I'd also like to point out that all your friends number amongst those fools and losers so don't be so quick to judge.

EDIT: There is a massive difference between house games and poker, just so you know.

July

Deleted User wrote: »

I'd also like to point out that all your friends number amongst those fools and losers so don't be so quick to judge..

I know, I was shocked.

Deleted User wrote: »

EDIT: There is a massive difference between house games and poker, just so you know.

Hands up, I haven't a clue. THANKFULLY! The few euro I lose on the lotto/scratchcards/horses is enough (too much) for me!

July

July wrote: »

Hands up, I haven't a clue. THANKFULLY! The few euro I lose on the lotto/scratchcards/horses is enough (too much) for me!

Ah no worries. Most people have no idea really. It's what makes it such a profitable game.

SarahSassy

Deleted User wrote: »

To be honest I think anyone who plays house games is just proving the phrase "a fool and his money".

You said my comments were totally wrong and then you said the same thing.

SarahSassy

SarahSassy wrote: »

You said my comments were totally wrong and then you said the same thing.

I think your arrogant love-in about women being too smart is wrong. Plenty of incredibly smart men and women gamble. I know plenty of intelligent people with a weakness for a gamble. The "fool and his money" comment was a cliche way of summarising my point. Plenty of very smart people do foolish things.

MissHoneyBun

Us gals take enough of a gamble any time we let a man into our lives Pighead

the dee

I'd get addicted too quickly if I gambled. I lost a small fortune to the slot machines in Courtown Co.Wexford as a child - all of my holiday spending money. I learned my lesson.

I still play the occasional game of poker with mates but always lose

Scratchcards are now my only gambling vice.

Aspiration

That was like me and Trabolgan, Dee lol

My mother gambles - actually the casino the parents go to would be 60:40 men is to women. ...But I think that might be down to the culture more than anything.

John Mason

i have a paddy power account and i like the odd flutter on the gee gees

Loopy

Years ago I worked in this place at weekends while I was in college, and it had a slot machine..

This guy used to come in every friday and gamble his wages in it.. He 'never' won and I just couldn't get my head around this. I started telling him, that it had just had a big payout hoping to deter him, but it didn't.

His wife came in one day really upset saying that she had no money for food for their kids because he had gambled it all in our stupid machine. I opened the machine and gave it all back to her (I got into deep shit for it). He was back in the next week

Obviously, its an addiction but I for one cant comprehend how people continually throw money away waiting for the big win...

After all that - I don't gamble... I buy the odd winning streak card cos Im convinced Im gonna be on that show. My friend won €40k on it and won a brand new golf the same year in a bloody Draw.. Lucky cow:p

pookie82

Men are bigger risk takers than women.

scoot on

I'm a girl and I gamble. Not regularly but I'm a big sports fan and i'll have a bet on things like World Cups, Euro championships, Heineken Cup etc etc. I've only ever been in a bookies once though and that was to buy gift vouchers for my bf's dad for Christmas... talk about standing out like a sore thumb!

Abi

Pighead wrote: »

So whats the chicks problem with gambling? Is it because you are just too clever to throw your money away or is it because you're intimidated by the bright lights and numbers?

Generally women who gamble like to have the odd flutter, throw €20 on something - lose- then scare themselves out of the bookies for a good while.

Men (for the most part) play smaller and slowly allow the money to dwindle away, while convincing themselves its only the odd €2 here and there. This process involves a lot of hanging around.

P.S. as friendly as the girls behind the counter seem, and perhaps even flirt a little with you - do actually think you are fuggin tosser.

LolaLuv

looptheloop wrote: »

His wife came in one day really upset saying that she had no money for food for their kids because he had gambled it all in our stupid machine. I opened the machine and gave it all back to her (I got into deep shit for it). He was back in the next week

That's a really sad story, but a very sweet thing that you did. In the US I'm sure you'd get arrested for that, so it also makes Ireland seem like a nice place. Good part of a depressing anecdote.

I find all casinos waaaaay too depressing, win or lose. My dad sort of goes a lot, and he always says you can tell the men that are frittering away their paychecks and probably letting their families go hungry. All the dead hope takes the pleasure out of it for me. (Anyway, I don't get much pleasure because I don't like spending money and not getting anything in return.)

Calina

I don't really get the question, to be honest. You might as well ask why girls don't go motorbike racing, or why they don't go drag racing, or why boys don't go shoe shopping on a Saturday. The truth is some do and some don't.

In short, I think a lot of it comes down to what you like. The way I see it, loosely, is gambling is some kind of a a hobby and you either like it or you don't.

Me, I couldn't care less. The last time I was in a casino with my sis, we both started with 20 dollars. She came out with zero, I came out with 30 because when I made a win that was profitable, I walked, whereas she saw the 20 dollars as the price of a night out, not far off the cost of going to the cinema, and played until it was gone.

She gets a kick out of it, I get bored. I think you'll find though, as well, that instead of playing to win, a lot of girls might just play not to lose. So the buzz that a lot of guys might get out of winning...it doesn't really cut it for the girls.

It's not really a measure of the worth of a person whether they gamble or not, in the same way as a BMW is not the measure of the worth of a person. Either you like BMWs or you don't, or you get a kick out of gambling or you don't. Lots of people don't like hill walking, but armies of people get a kick out of it. Me, I couldn't care less about gambling, but there's a lot of other things I do like so I do them instead.

deise gal

as an employee of a major irish bookmaker i was a little taken aback when one poster suggested that we flirt with the female punters and thinl they are tossers!

that is not the case at all every customer is a valued one regardless of their sex and in my opinon the reason that women do not gamble in bookmakers is that it is male dominated. And yes you would be surprised at the amount of women that do gamble this thread seems to suggest that women very seldom gamble and this is not the case at all!

one thing that boggles me about this industry is that while the punters are predominately male the staff are predominately female!????