Bingo demographics getting younger?!?

[Casino_Man]

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Hey all,

Spotted this bit of old info (below) from Onlinebingo.co.uk (Sept 06) and wondered what everyone else thought. The average age, as i see it, is around 35 - 38 now as the game has become more popular with the release of bigger and better sites with more interesting features and prizes as well as the smoking ban etc......What is everyone else seeing on this front? Getting younger, about the same? Does anyone see an age difference from site to site? If it is getting younger then will the credit crunch have the effect of lowering the average age yet again with more and more younger couples staying in in the evenings and so on?

88% of online bingo players were female and the average player was just over 45 years old. Interestingly the male players were younger than the females at an average age of 37 with the women coming in at an average of 47 years old.

[dganly]

I think there's definatley a younger profile. Also, think you've hit the nail on the head about couples staying in more. I also believe that the lower price/free games will be key in continuing to attract younger (than past avg.) players, as they have a higher perceived value for money.