1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (29 page)

172 ENTER ONLINE GAME TOURNAMENTS.
If you've got a mind for games, you might be in line for some bucks. More and more games — from Monopoly to Scrabble to Magic: The Gathering — are played online. Move up the great pyramid of winners and you can collect cash prizes.

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173 GO TO
CASHCRATE.COM
.
It's a way for companies to try out their products and services on you and get you to fill out surveys, questionnaires, and polls. It's a way for you to make a little extra money. Go on the site, sign up, and start clicking.

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174 BET ON ONLINE GAMES.
Every sport needs spectators and every spectator sport needs gamblers. As online gaming becomes more popular — and more and more people start participating — see what kind of side action you can get throwing some dough down on online competitions. Gamers love to talk trash, so if you get one going good enough, you might just make some money.

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175 PLAY ONLINE POKER.
C'mon! You know you've always wanted to be a riverboat gambler. Thanks to the Internet, you can play poker online for stakes as high or low as you want. Remember — the higher the risk, the higher the reward. You can even wear a silk waistcoat and gold watch chain.

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176 PLAY FANTASY FOOTBALL.
So what if you're not six feet two and don't weight 280 pounds. You can be a five-foot-three nerd with glasses and a pocket protector and still play football. Fantasy football, that is. All you need is a good Internet connection and a head for sports statistics.

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177 PLAY FANTASY BASEBALL.
Get your baseball cap on, get your computer fired up, and get online for some serious fantasy baseball action. Players pay money into a league fund and get back money based on the number of games their team wins.

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