There are three different types of online game sites that people use to win or earn cash and prizes. There are sites where play puzzle, word, arcade and skill games for free to win small amounts of cash, vouchers or prizes. Sites that you must pay to play on to win much higher cash prizes and lastly sites that will provide you with the information to test games, this type of gamer will get paid no matter whether they are to win or loose. Each type of gamer has advantages and disadvantages see below for each:

Gaming Type 1 – Free Online Games

Advantages:

• Doesn’t have to pay any money to play the games

• Can play games at any time by logging into the member’s area of the free games sites

• Isn’t required to complete reviews, find bugs in the game or meet any kind of deadlines

• Can often win small cash prizes without initial cost

• All that is required to play is an internet connection and PC

Disadvantages:

• Smaller selection of games than the paid to play sites

• Games are usually only single player, no chance of multiplayer action

• May only win prizes occasionally (Unless very lucky)

Gaming Type 2 – Paid to Play

Advantages:

• Can play games to win huge amounts of cash or other cool prizes

• User can play pretty much any time of game: puzzle, adventure, racing, sports, skill, world, arcade etc.

• Can play games 24/7 simply by logging into the gaming site

• Can compete in multiplayer tournaments for cash prizes where one of the two players must win

• All that is required to play is an internet connection and PC

• Can play skill games to win cash so the better you are the more money you can win

Disadvantages:

• Chance of winning the cash jackpot prizes will be fairly low

• To win the bigger cash prizes player must compete in tournaments against hundreds or even thousands of other players

• Most people that play these games on a regular basis will only end up winning a maximum of a few hundred pounds per month if that (Unless their luck is in)

• Gaming Type 3 – Earning money by Testing and Playing Games

Gaming Type 3 - Get Paid for Testing Games 

Advantages:

• Whether you win and loose you will still be paid

• See brand new video games before they are in the shops

• Keep the games you are paid to test

• Get paid regularly usually on a weekly on fortnightly basis

• Get paid to test games on any genre for example: action, sports, adventure, racing, driving, sports etc.

• Starting salary can be as much as $600 (£400) per week

• Get paid huge amounts: many experienced game testers can earn up to $40,000 to $70,000 (£30,000 - £50,000) per year for doing something they love

Disadvantages:

• Non experienced testers can find it difficult to get a high paying testing job

• Deadlines must be met

• Must send in detailed bug reports on each job

• Must find developers who will provide work on a regular basis

• Must have the correct equipment to test and play the games at your home. For example: Xbox 360, Wii, Playstation 3 etc.

If you want to play games online for cash those are you three main options. You can either play and with the right amount of luck or skill can win some big amounts of cash. Alternatively you can test games and actually earn some money, the choice is yours.

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