The Increasing Use
of Casino Gaming Forums & Boards
by Colby
Lewis, Strategy and Games
WriterContinuing with our series of tips derived from the findings of the 2006 eCOGRA
Global Gambler Survey, we are going to discuss a tool which internet gamblers
have been increasingly making use of when searching for an online casino, a free
cash bonus, or to simply touch base with other players to stay abreast with what
is "hot" and what is not in the gaming industry.
As you may guess, what we are
referring to are gambling forums. According to eCOGRA's latest report,
approximately 40% of internet gamblers say they visit forums and message boards
on a regular basis. Of those players who regularly make use of forums, the
reasons for doing so and the frequency of such use slightly varied.
The vast
majority of forum users (64.6%) did so to find out about the latest free cash
bonus offers, while 53.4% of forum visitors would log on just to get wind of who
were the best online casinos and who were the
blacklisted online casinos. The frequency
of forum visits by single players was one to three times a day for over 39% of
visitors and one to three times each week for a slightly smaller percentage of
those players who say they frequented gambling forums.
The survey also showed
that poker players were more likely to repeatedly visit forums more than casino
gamblers. While both types of gamblers share common motivations to visit forums,
there is simply more to discuss in the areas of strategy for poker playing.
The
bottom line is that the growing interest in gambling forums is indicative of
players spending more time thinking about their gambling sessions - and that is
a good thing. The fact that gamblers are repeatedly going on the Web and
interacting with one another also shows that internet gambling (at both casinos
and poker rooms) has become a growing pastime.
Although most players say they do
not visit forums to socialize, one cannot deny the fact that receiving
personalized responses to forum threads is something to look forward to.
Furthermore, players often feel the need to give back and help other players in
the same they have been helped. Our suggestion here and now is that you give
forums a chance. Just be sure the advice you are given is not biased or
unsubstantiated. Confirm with many other players - not just one of two.
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