More than a third of social casino poker players women

“As the world’s largest virtual casino, we pay attention to trends and make note of the fact that poker is appealing to broader audiences both online and on the casino floor,” said John Clelland, Vice President of Global Marketing at IGT Interactive Group. “Poker is traditionally thought of as a male-dominated game but our data proves that female poker players are on the rise in social casinos.”

Although DoubleDown Casino offers more than 40 free-to-play social casino games, the company found that poker is one of the most popular games among all online social casino players. While men are still the majority of poker players, there was a 22 percent increase in female players in 2013 over the previous year.

DoubleDown Casino is the only social casino that brings an authentic Vegas experience where everyone is welcome to play for fun and share in the thrill of taking a chance. DoubleDown Casino also found:

Women spend about as much time playing free-to-play online poker as men each week.

Women in Hawaii love to play poker. They spend almost 6.5 hours per month playing poker in online social casinos. This finding makes sense as the Social Casino Index found that players in Hawaii tend to use their mobile phones for game play more than players in any other state.

Women in Utah like to take chances. They play almost 8 million virtual chips per session.

Women in Wyoming play virtual chips more conservatively. On average, they play fewer than one million virtual chips per session.