Online Skill Games Fuelling Luxury Lifestyles.

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January 23, 2007 (London, UK) – “I’m off abroad to live the life of a country gentleman”
says Dan C. from Surrey, an average English guy with a not-so-average way of making his fortune. 34-year old Dan has earned over £30,000 playing online skill games in little over one year. He’s been saving most of this supplemental income and always planned to invest his well-gotten gains in Eastern European property. Dan reasons, “The UK property market is beyond me and much of that is probably due to the influx of East Europeans. Not enough houses and lots more people looking for a roof over their heads. I’ve never been one to follow the flow so I’m going to emigrate over there, where prices are fantastic!”

Skill-gaming is a growing niche in the online gaming world, where skill and not luck, is the main determinant in a game. Some of the more recognisable skill-based games are Backgammon, Gin Rummy, Solitaire and Tournament Blackjack. Unlike risky on-line casinos, a practiced player can earn a good income by outfoxing their online opponents.

“Friends told me that I was wasting my time and that I would only lose money gambling online. They just didn’t get it. I kept telling them these were games of skill, not gambling.”

As Dan spent more time online, friends and family were sceptical both of his chances of success and of the legitimacy of this new skill-based gaming medium. “They just didn’t get it. I kept telling them these were games of skill, not gambling. If you get good at the games, you can consistently win money.” However, they were soon won over by his new hobby – especially when Dan showed them the first cheque which came in from his favourite site, www.gameaccount.com. “It meant everything to me” he recalls, “I waved it around in front of everybody!” Dan’s play increased and improved - so too did the flow of cheques. Any remaining scepticism was soon washed away as he raked in between £1,000 and £2,000 a month.

Kevin Dale, CEO at GameAccount, confirms that the skill angle makes this type of gaming rewarding. “Playing others at a game like Backgammon is a completely different proposition than putting your hard-earned cash on a roulette table or in a slot machine. You have far more control over your destiny. We’ve got hundreds of successful players from all over the world whose tournament winnings run into hundreds of thousands of pounds.”

And Dan? He’s recently bought 200 acres of agricultural land in Hungary for his own truffle farm and hunting lodge which he intends to build up with his wife. “With broadband internet over there too, I’ll probably buy my first tractor from my online winnings!”