a new concept: Skill Gaming? Your opinions on this.

[r3vbr]

MoneyGaming.com is an interesting new concept.

It offers the option to bet up to $5000 on games of skill. All of it's games are non-luck-dependant. Examples are Chess, Reversi, Subhunt, Pool (flash game) and others.

I've read that since it's not considered "gambling" its totally legaly and so on. I dont know if children can play, but i guess there would be no problem since no element of chance exists.

My questions are:
How do you supose they make money (i didn't read anything about a rake on their FAQ)?

Is it possible to beat these games for a good ammount?

Is it possible to make a living playing one of these games offered (of course by specializing in one or two of them)?

Isn't there gonna be a BOT problem with games like chess, in wich a computer can already play better than the world champion?


Btw, I read about this site on BusinessWeek.

Oh, another advantage I noticed right away was that they worked with both Neteller and PayPay. So I think it's possible to deposit by neteller and cashout to paypal.

[Overdrive]

Well, according to this article playing Mahjong for money is possibly going to outstrip Poker for playing games of skill for money on the internet:

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/a.../22/c3030.html

Interesting to say the least.

[xenthebrain]

Be careful with these games.
A computer can play them very well.

I do believe that if you play chess for money on the net (if it got popular), you will play against computers in Grandmaster strength.
I do believe that bots in poker aren't of equally skill yet.

[Overdrive]

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Be careful with these games.
A computer can play them very well.

I do believe that if you play chess for money on the net (if it got popular), you will play against computers in Grandmaster strength.
I do believe that bots in poker aren't of equally skill yet.

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Where can I buy a bot for Subhunt? [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[tworooks]

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Entry Fee Structure

Buy-in Entry Fee

$0.00 Free
$0.50 $0.15
$1.00 $0.25
$5.00 $0.50
$10.00 $1.00
$25.00 $2.50
$50.00 $5.00
$100.00 $10.00
$250.00 $15.00
$500.00 $25.00
$1000.00 $50.00
$5000.00 coming soon
$10,000.00 coming soon
$50,000.00 coming soon


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[Alex/Mugaaz]

You people vastly underestimate how skilled some people are at these games, and the likely skill level of people attracted to this.

[Allinlife]

i don't see how in anyway these skill-oriented games could out do poker without the luck element.

bad players live for the rushes and good run of cards...

[Python49]

Yeah exactly, and if anyone is going to be on there willing to put their money on the line... I doubt they are going to be a cake walk. The bad players would know better and just not participate, whereas with poker when they hit their 2-3 outters they really feel like champs that can win and keep coming back for more.

[Rudbaeck]

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Well, according to this article playing Mahjong for money is possibly going to outstrip Poker for playing games of skill for money on the internet:

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/a.../22/c3030.html

Interesting to say the least.

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That's right about the only competitor I can think of myself.

I have a feeling a fairly simple online pool bot could slaughter the best players playing fairly

Oh, and there is luck in a few of those games