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Nine in 10 women have played games of chance at least once in their life, according to a survey carried out on behalf of Cyprus’ National Betting Authority that announced its plans on carrying out a second survey on the behaviour of Cypriots as regards betting in general.
According to a press release, the findings of the survey, in which 1,000 women over 18 participated, “demonstrate high participation of Cypriot women in games of chance”.
In particular, nine out of 10 women have played games of chance at least once in their lives with the most respondents saying that they did it for fun (56%) and monetary gain (45%). In contrast, 12% of women have never gambled, it says, adding they stated lack of interest (41%), but also the belief that it is a waste of time and money (41%).
The findings show that three out of 10 female players admit to having people in their lives who have (or have had) a gambling problem.
It adds that female players have almost universally bought scratch cards (94%) and lottery tickets (93%), emerging as the most popular games of chance among women.
Speaking at the press conference for the presentation of the results of the survey on women, the President of the National Betting Authority, Ioanna Fiakkou, announced the launch of the second survey on the profile and characteristics of Cypriots’ involvement in betting and games of chance.
She said that the results will contribute to the implementation of the Authority’s Safe Gaming Strategy.
Source: Cyprus News Agency
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