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.