Gamblers are more superstitious than the average person – according to a new piece of research by Mark Griffith of Trent University.
80% of Bingo players would look for lucky seats, lucky numbers, lucky friends or lucky nights to try to gain more gambling wins – this is compared with just one third of the population that are thought to be superstitious
Griffiths surveyed 412 bingo players to find that 4% reported having a lucky friend, 5% a lucky night of the week, 6% a lucky mascot (such as a rabbit's foot), 13% lucky and unlucky numbers and 21% a lucky seat they would prefer to sit in.
Amazingly, 29% reported that they believed changing to a lucky bingo pen, or "dobber", was a common strategy to reverse a losing streak. These beliefs are based on "illusory correlations" between random events and gambling success, says Griffiths.
Griffiths also found that heavy spending gamblers — those who spent more than �20 in a bingo session — where those most likely to be superstitious. This could be because they have more at stake, he adds.
However – all this superstition doesn't exactly make gamblers more successful. Unfortunately
Article: Gamblers are a superstitious bunch