Making Money Playing Video Games

Many people hear that they can earn money playing video games online and think that it's too good to be true. In some ways, it is. Some folks enter online tournaments that promise monetary prizes without researching the game or the website that's running it. They later find out that the tournament is full of cheaters, or that the website itself is corrupt. With proper research, though, it is possible to find legitimate ways to make money playing video games.

Instructions

1. Visit websites like Worldwinner.com that allow contestants from across the United States to play in video-game tournaments for cash.

2. Check to make sure your state allows residents to play contests for money online. There are a handful of states such as Maryland which prohibit residents from participating in online "contests of skill" for cash.

3. Choose a game that you find enjoyable at the website that you have chosen. Practice that game for free on the website. Most websites that allow players to compete in contests of skill for cash also allow players unlimited amount of practice. Take advantage of this and learn all aspects of the game you will be competing in.

4. Search gamefaqs.com for strategy guides, tips and tricks in the game that you have chosen to help you score a large number of points. These are strategies and not cheats. Read these strategy guides to increase your chances of winning. Keep in mind your opponents will be trying to research the game as well if they are smart.

5. Visit gamesradar to see if there are cheats available for the game you have chosen. This is not to research ways to cheat, but to analyze how likely it is your opponents will cheat. If you discover there are a lot of cheats on the Internet for the game you have chosen, do not play this video game for money. Instead, choose another game.

6. Enter some online tournaments with low entry fees for the video game you have chosen. Only enter the larger money games if you win tournaments with low entry fees, and then use that money to enter the larger video game tournaments for money. This will limit your financial risk and increase your chances of making money playing video games.

Tips & Warnings

• If you see a lot of websites offering cheats for games that you are considering playing for money, avoid these games. Do not pay for the cheats; many of the cheats themselves are scams. Most game sites will delete your account if they can prove you are cheating, so even if the cheats are real they aren't worth paying for.

• Never play with more money than you feel comfortable losing.

Resources

• Games Radar
• Gamefaqs.com