Players of online-casino
Due to the great abundance of internet-sites people had already a good possibility to get acquainted with the world of online casino, now it is high time to put a glance «beyond the other side of computer» - at the player. We will try to see, what the average Russian player is and if he is comparable with the average western player, we will gradually try to find an explanation to available distinctions. Given article, of course, does not apply for comprehensive investigation, but, I hope, will be reasonably interesting to readers.
Let’s begin with audience coverage. In the west on average about half of population uses the Internet; from them up to 50 % visit these or those hazardous resources (not only a casino, but also pokers, bookmakers). That is about quarter of population are potential online-players. It is less applicable to Russian Internet-visitors (about 15 % of the population), and moreover in gambling sites less people are interested. I think the reasons are quite clear: absence of sufficient means both for computer/access acquisition to the Internet, and for game.
Already long time the most part of players of online casino is made by Americans, however every year their share decreases. It is connected both with struggle of the American legislators against online games, and the accelerated growth of other regions. Now the online casino industry grows with high speed in Europe, first of all in England, and in South East Asia known for its very hazardous inhabitants. By existing estimations about 50 % of rates in casino online are from the USA.
The big distinctions between the Russian and foreign player are observed in such demographic characteristics as sex and age. In the west quantity of women-players is approximately equal to the quantity of men-players; in our country the number of men-players is sevenfold! In the west middle age of players is about 40, a maximum is observed in an interval of 30-50, and in our country middle age is the one of 30 and a maximal quantity of players is from 25 till 35. The matter is that in the west the hazardous industry exists for a long time, in 60-70th years on a wave of feminization of the woman have actively enough started to join the number of players, basically thanks to popularity of slot machines. As a result by present time in the USA there has been quite a wide range of players of women and players in their 50-s, and these players are not afraid of the Internet, as many Russians and Russians of advanced age are. In Russia gamblings are still a prerogative of men, enough young men, people of advanced age financially are not provided, as well as not accustomed to the Internet.
The most popular way to make the deposit in the west is a credit card, it is used by overwhelming majority of players. However banks of the USA and other countries have started to impose restrictions on transactions from a casino, therefore many players should use the intermediaries, one of most popular ones is the company Neteller (generally there are more than ten the offices offering electronic purses through which it is possible to fill up the account in a casino, however Neteller is more popular than all of them taken together). In Russia credit cards are also in the wave of popularity, but hardly more half of players use them (the normal market of bank cards in Russia is not present yet). About 20 % of visitors use Webmoney (basically they are young players). Furthermore there are such ways as bank remittance, payment by cash or purchase of the prepaid cards, Yandex.Money. Usually the first deposit of the player is small - in the west it is up to $100, in Russia it is considerably less. If the casino was really good, the next deposits most likely will be more. The average size of the deposit in Russia is up to $100; in the west it is all the same considerably more.