Gaming device maker/software developer International Game Technology (IGT), owners of the highly successful social gaming operation DoubleDown Casino, has released its US Social Casino Player Index. The Index, compiled from DoubleDown’s six million strong player base, reveals all manner of stats and trivia regarding social gaming in the United States, including the fact that the majority of social casino players are between the ages of 50 and 59 years old, with the second biggest group between 60 and 69 years old, and those aged 40 to 49 years old coming in third. This contrasts sharply with most real-money online gambling demographic statistics, which traditionally classify those over the age of 50 as digital laggards.
Other notable stats in the Index include the fact that female social casino players tend to wager more virtual chips than men per gaming session, by a ratio of 10m to 7.6m. The most popular social slots titles were “nearly identical” across both genders, with Monopoly Plus coming out on top, followed by Kitty Glitter, Treasure of Troy and Crown of Egypt. (How they got men to admit a fondness for Kitty Glitter is beyond us.) Most social casino play occurred between 4pm and 6pm, suggesting that many social casino players get their mobile game on during their post-work commute on the bus or train.
On a platform basis, mobile devices were the preferred interface for players in California, Texas, Florida, New York and Washington. Top honors for wagering the most on mobile devices went to Delaware, Hawaii, Colorado, California and New Jersey. Desktop social casino aficionados were most likely to be found in Maine, Alabama, Kentucky, West Virginia and South Dakota, while those who wagered the most via the desktop were located in California, Texas, New York, Florida and Maine.
On a geographical basis, the highest concentrations of committed players were found in North Dakota, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Wyoming, while players in California, Florida, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio wagered the most virtual chips. The western half of the country not only contained higher concentrations of “most committed” players, but players bordering the Pacific Ocean also enjoyed steeper jackpots than their east coast counterparts. West coast jackpots totaled 1.172b virtual chips vs. just 790m on the east coast. California was deemed the luckiest state in the union for having the greatest number of winning players, while Wyoming and Idaho were deemed “very unlucky.” Insert your own punchline.
