Question of the Day - 07 October 2020

Looks good.  Surveys often use "female" and "male" rather than "woman" and "man."  Doesn't matter to me.  

I wonder if you might want "no" votes as well, such as:

 - I am a woman, never play video poker
 - I am a woman, strictly play video poker only
 - I am a woman, play video poker and other games (slots, tables, sports)

 - I am a man, never play video poker
 - I am a man, strictly play video poker only
 - I am a man, play video poker and other games (slots, tables, sports)

Then there is the ubiquitous "prefer not to answer" option.  If someone doesn't want to 'admit' their age in the poll they can still answer the the never, only, all games options.

Your readership and/or the people who are most likely to respond to this poll are probably older than the average vp player. So I expect that the poll results may not be representative of the actual vp universe. One way to perhaps overcome this bias would be to allow each responder to answer for themselves and for their children and grandchildren up to a maximum of say 4 or 5 total responses.

Maybe add;
I’ve been playing for 5 years, 10 years, 20 years or new to playing VP

Gender- depends upon my mood
Gender- refuse to state
Gender- I'm in between right now
Gender-Well on Halloween I always dress as a _____
Gender- I've been both, does that mean I get to choose twice?
Gender- What do you mean "Go by your drivers license"
Gender- I was born as both, where is my choice?

You get the idea (LOL)

I'm guessing that there are folks playing here older than 81 and they'd like their own age bracket. How about going to 100. I'm saying this because at the young age of 71 I hate surveys that go 65 and up or 70 and up because if I'm lumped in with those decades older than me I feel my opinion won't even be considered. To have my opinion heard I usually then answer that I'm in my late 40's or early 50's. Of course that's not the case here, this isn't asking for opinions, but I'm guessing you have folks playing in their 90's. How about giving them, and those in their 80's, their own age bracket.

This poll has some major flaws.....

- Women have been lying about their age since time began, do you really expect honesty here.

- So what happens if one of the readers identify nonbinary or genderfluid can they click on more than one box, perhaps you need to add a other response for gender.

- You have women at the top of the poll and men at the bottom, is this being driven by a feminist movement or perhaps Qanon 

- Assuming Qanon then this is clearly non-partisan and driven by a Republican agenda. 

- Sheldon Anderson runs the Venetian and is a well know Republican supporter - perhaps he is behind this poll and our data is being used in a commercial means without consent.

- You havent validated identification, what stops someone from setting up two accounts and voting twice. 

- Is electronic polling secure how do I know that my vote will count.

*** Yes these comments are all meant to poke fun at the current political climate and not meant to offend *** 

Now I can sleep not worrying about who/what plays video poker...
Thanks for such an interesting ?

I really think this poll would be better if divided into two categories, more categories added, and the results available as raw data. (Raw data might be a nice option for ALL results...)

Age and gender are good, but should be separate questions, both with 'prefer not to answer' options. I'm on the fence whether gender should also have an 'other' option.

Maybe add things like a percentage of gambling budget devoted to each of video poker, other slots, table games, poker. Options for type of video poker game and denomination are good too. Maybe machine location (bar top / on the floor) and type (progressive / multi-line).

As it stands, I would select the option for male age 51-60. Does that really tell you anything? The reality is, yeah, I play video poker, but it's only Jacks or Better, multi-line (100 hand preferred) at 0.01 per credit, and only ONE credit per hand, and only a $20 buy in. Just when I need a break from craps or live poker. 

Nice, clean understandable poll.  Bad Girl has a good sense of humor, I appreciate that!

I am glad that LVA didn't get stuck in the "Gender Swamp".  Choices like "Binary", Transsexual", etc.  This web site is about Las Vegas, gambling,food, entertainment, etc. not try to wade through the sexual orientation dictionary like I have seen on some surveys.

Nice job!! 

I realize that the original intent was age groupings, but since you're doing a poll about VP, why not add:
I drink while playing VP
I don't drink while playing VP
I smoke while playing VP
I don't smoke
I smoke and drink while playing VP

1.Give the option of answering for 1 or 2 people so you get a more complete demographic of the VP universe.
2.Ask what % of each person's play is VP
3.Did you have a pink blanket or blue blanket at birth? (only kidding don't get your boxers, briefs or panties twisted into knots.)
4.How long ago did you have that blankie?
5.How long have you played VP
6.What are your top 3 favorite VP games
7.What is your regular VP denomination per hand
8.How often do you visit a casino
9.What is the average amount of time of play per visit 

A lot of interesting add-ons to the survey so why not allow comments to each vote that show up in the results?  So instead of having multiple QOD accounts one only need to comment about other household VP players.

And I thought I was a troublemaker!  Now I have to up my game.

As a follow-up to Bob Dancer's recent column:

 - I have always-often-seldom-never hit a Royal Flush after a 'roll in the hay'.  LOL.

And for those who identify other than male/female or man/woman,

I am gender neutral, never play video poker
etc...

What about "I play video poker, I'm a hermaphrodite, and I'm over 100"?

That is a demographic that is continually overlooked in polls.

I was a tiny bit unhappy to read "sex" instead of "gender", as the latter is the appropriate word to use because that's what we're talking about. The word "sex" is used just way, way too much and for too many things, many of which are not about sex at all. So I'm proud of the multiple folks who chimed in and used the word "gender". As to whether to leave the gender thing at just 2 choices, this isn't about preference, but about reality: A lot of folks simply do not fit into that binary construct. Some were born with traits from both genders (hermaphrodites and himmaphrodites); others are sincerely transgender, having the body of one gender but the person of the other gender. Cross-dressers are different category but might still deserve their own option. As for age, I think that the folks who lie about their age, or refuse to state it, should "get over it", because your name isn't going to be published; but if you still can't do it, then use a fake-name email account and respond truly.