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Play for Money
Gambling is one way to win money online, but games of skill are also be a very popular way to put your money where your mouse is. Along with the usual Web games that offer cash prizes, a growing number of sites are now letting users compete for a wager in multiplayer games and tournaments.
Gaming for Money
A lot of people dream of turning their gaming habit into a full-time job. While that remains highly unlikely for most of us, there are a growing number of ways to put your elite game skills to the test for a small wager online, whether you're into chess, cards, or arcade games.
Gamedek
Compete in multiplayer games of skill such as chess, backgammon, and Mahjong for a small wager. Gamedek has over 20 titles that feature live competition.
iWin.com
A large selection of games and good community features have made iWin a popular place to complete for prizes or play for free. The are now offering multiplayer Family Feud and Monopoly with optional online play.
King.com
Based in the U.K., King.com is a very large site with a good assortment of single-player games with cash prizes, and some multiplayer games on which you can wager. King.com is available in several different languages and currencies.
LetsPlay Games
Play pool, backgammon, dominoes, Reversi, word games, and more for free or for cash jackpots.
Lycos Gamesville
Gamesville has a variety of good games with cash prizes, including the very popular Three-Eyed Bingo. They also have cash competitions powered by WorldWinner.
Pogo.com
This is a free browser-based game site from Electronic Arts. Backgammon, word games, trivia games, and pool are just a few of the offerings, many of which include substantial cash prizes.
SkillJam.com
SkillJam is a busy game site with some very large prizes. Zuma, Bejeweled, Collapse, and FreeCell are just a few of the many games offered.
WorldWinner Tournament Games
The leading provider of skill-based games in which you can compete for cash and prizes. They have partnered with many of largest game sites on the Internet. There are about 25 different games on this site, including word games, card games, arcade games, strategy games, and sports games.
Yahoo Games
Yahoo provides a convenient way for people that have signed-up with Yahoo Games to create a WorldWinner account and play the usual selection of WorldWinner games for cash.