Gaming for cash comes to consoles

<p>In a world where competitive gaming is still in its infancy and is generally only available to a lucky or select few, there's certainly someone out there looking for a way to make money playing video games. One entrepreneur agrees, and has designed a website designed exclusively to bring online video game wagers into the hands of anyone willing to put their skills to the test.</p> <p><a href="https://www.bringit.com/" target="_blank">BringIt.com</a> will let people bet actual money on a number of games, coordinating matches through their website and supporting four big consoles: PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. Each bet results in a fee as well as a cut of the winnings for BringIt. Still, it's a unique service that has been largely nonexistent for gamers until now. Unsurprisingly, legal issues abound with the service, which is <a href="https://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/08/03/site-allows-players-wager-video-games-legal-39-states" target="_blank">illegal in 11 states</a> around the U.S.</p> <p>If such services are going to make it, now would be the time for them to emerge – current-gen consoles have utterly massive user bases, along with the online support to make this sort of service feasible. Will people open up to it? Time will tell – the service is currently in a beta stage but already offers matchmaking for many games.</p><p><a rel='canonical' href='https://www.techspot.com/news/35689-gaming-for-cash-comes-to-consoles.html' target='_blank'>Permalink to story.</a></p><p class='permalink'><a rel='canonical' href='https://www.techspot.com/news/35689-gaming-for-cash-comes-to-consoles.html'>https://www.techspot.com/news/35689-gaming-for-cash-comes-to-consoles.html</a></p>

"generally only available to a lucky or select few"
Actually I think its the more skilled people.

I'd disagree with that. Skill plays a part, but being in the right place at the right time plays a bigger part.