Would an All Female Global Poker League Franchise Help Promote The Game to Women?

After the eSports gambling outfit Unikrn created the first all-female professional eSports team, Lee Davy wonders if the same premise would work in the poker world?

I needed a new hoover. I walked into the shop, and next to the Henry Hoover was a Hetty Hoover. Henry is red and naturally masculine. Hetty is pink and obviously feminine. I walked out with my Henry Hoover wondering if the floor cleaning business was going slightly mad?

On Sunday, I went to my parents house for dinner. Toys belonging to my niece sat in the corner. There was a pint-sized Hetty Hoover. She is four-years old. Apparently, she likes to push the hoover around the house with her doll. The doll is a girl.

eSports gambling outfit Unikrn has created the world’s first all-female eSports team. They will compete professionally in Counterstrike: Global Offensive leagues. Reading the profiles of Perrine “Lalita” Allesiardo, Sophia “Kim” Benfakir, Melania “Gina” Mylioti, Julia “Julie” Strunkwoski, and Camilla “ParamaViolet” Hart, it was interesting to note that several of them fell in love with video games watching their brothers playing.