Should 'Ladies Room' Be Renamed 'Ladies ONLY Room' at Tournament Venues?..

A recent indignant outcry by @Vanessa Selbst on Twitter called attention to what is clearly perceived by many as systematic disrespect or outright insult to women players who venture into the live field (and yes, I did pause at 'venture' as possible stereotyping but decided to stick with it).

While she was primarily referring to the widespread use of phrases like "let the best man win", "bubble boys", and "ante up, gentlemen", another sore issue keeps coming up in the thread - "constant random men in restroom bc they felt entitled to not wait in line",  "primary women's bathroom changed to men's"', "having men in womens restrooms, lol".

All of this coincides with the release, by International Game Technology and Double Down Casino,  of a new survey based on six million social casino players who play DoubleDown Casino games on Facebook or via mobile each month.

The study concludes that there has been a "22 percent increase in female players in 2013” compared to the previous 12 months. As reported by Bluff Europe, "the survey also found that women make up one third of the social casino poker playing market and spend approximately the same amount of time playing free-to-play online poker each week as men".

So, Ladies and Gentlemen casino managers and tournament directors, #womenINpoker are clearly a market force to be reckoned with and if you really want us to join the 'boys' at the live poker tables, make sure we have our own restrooms to ourselves (and don't forget to stock on toilet paper pls)!