How to play games

First of all choose your site and register.  You have to register even if you want to play for free. 

After completing your initial registration process, you will receive your free cash credits. You can use these cash credits to participate in free tournaments against other free players. Redeeming these cash credits for real cash and participation in larger, cash prize tournaments requires a credit card deposit.

Free Tournaments are designed to get new users comfortable with how larger cash prize tournaments work.

And many companies will only let you play a number of games for free before making you deposit money or upgrade to unlimited free games membership.

Once you have mastered a game and want to play for cash, it works something like this.

You login to your account and go to the deposit section.   A credit card, PayPal or NETeller account is used to purchase credits.  Generally, companies ask that you deposit a minimum of $20, although larger amounts of credits can be purchased.  Companies need to do this, because they usually absorb the cost of processing charged by the bank.

You are now a cash gamer using credits to play in tournaments for cash.  So now you feel that you want to play a tournament of skill and so it’s time to choose a game to play. 

During the setup of the game, some software may need to be downloaded.  This software is integral to play the games, and will not interfere with your operating systems.  Usually it is an add-on from Macromedia, which allows the shockwave player to be installed.

And make sure you allow pop-ups on your browser.

The Entrance Fee and the Prize Pool contribution are posted along with the minimum number of players and a time limit on the tournament.  You then opt to play the tournament and the fees are debited from your account.  If you win the tournament, your account is credited with the total amount of the Prize Pool from the tournament. 

The Entrance Fee is just like a golf course greens fee. It allows the skill games company to have the Prize Pool contribution is just like a Prize Pool for any golf tournament. The company does not profit from the size of a player’s wager on his or her own skills. In fact, players don't ”wager“ at all, they simply decide how much of a Prize Pool they are willing to pay. And the Skill Games Company also does not profit from the size of the cash prize pool, nor does it profit if one player wins over another specific player.  To ensure that the company is running games of skill and not gambling, determinations are made by gaming experts and legal counsel to insure that games meet regulatory requirements. 

Tournaments generally run no longer than five minutes and involve five people on average.  Thousands of tournaments can be played per day depending on the number of users on the system. 

If you have lots of wins and wish to withdraw the cash, you go to the withdraw section and a check is sent out to you within 5 days in most cases.  If you use PayPal or NETeller, your account is credited automatically.