The Young And Bold Online Gamblers
Published: Thursday, February 16, 2006 Online-Casinos.com
THE YOUNG AND THE BOLD ONLINE GAMBLERS
Large numbers of US college students taking to online gambling
Results from a survey of US college students conducted late last year indicates
that as much as 26 percent of college men gamble on Internet card games at least
once a month, and 4 percent once a week or more.
The survey was conducted by the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public
Policy Center, and revealed that the most popular game for the students is online
poker.
"We keep waiting for it [the college poker craze] to peak," said Dan
Romer, director of the Risk Survey of Youth. "So far, it hasn't."
Prime time exposure for the game via television's million-dollar tourneys has
imbued poker with glamour and trendiness, creating demand for both online and
land action, with the former especially favoured due to its accessibility.
Students responding to the survey said that online poker appealed to them because
it was a test of will and intelligence; a form of "psychological warfare"
consisting of personal battles they were confident they could win due to a belief
in their own superior intellect. Many described their play as a "job"
requiring constant, and sometimes tedious, discipline.
