Online Gaming As A Lifestyle

Not long ago a lot of people looked down at other people that played computer games for hours on hours, but these days we know that online gaming has become a lifestyle for many of us and some have even made a successful career out of it. Gaming has become a very important part of the lives of many young people and this is why.

 

Esports
The term Esports is not new, but has become a widely knows term over the last decade or so. Esports is a form of competition using video games and involves big tournaments set up by game developers. The contestants mostly compete in multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), first-person shooter (FPS), battle royale and real-time strategy (RTS) games. Winners earn serious cash prices and top gamers can make a serious living out of Esports.

 

The large amount of money involved is made possible by millions of viewers from all over the world that watch these tournaments using streaming platforms such as YouTube and Twitch. Viewers equals money, for both streamers as well as game developers.

 

To earn good money in Esports you have to be one of the best, which is not easy in this very competitive sport. There is however another way to earn money playing these kind of games. You can just stream yourself using streaming services such as Twitch. If you can play games and have a fun personality, streaming on Twitch can be a great way to earn some extra bucks.

 

Online Gambling
Gambling is one of the oldest forms of gaming and is here to stay forever. Playing roulette or poker in a real casino is for many of us the best way of gambling, but it is definitely more convenient to open your computer and start a competition while sitting at home on your own comfortable couch. Online gambling is big business, both for casinos and for gamblers.

 

Online gambling for real money isn’t allowed all over the world yet, but it is becoming more accepted every day. Take for example The Netherlands, where online gambling for real money isn’t allowed at the moment, but probably will be within the next couple of years. This doesn’t mean it isn’t possible to gamble online at this time though, because the government doesn’t have control over foreign casinos. People can just join an online casino that is located in Malta or any other country and play for real money. When you go to “Online casino Netherlands” you can see that Dutch people can play in dozens of online casinos for real money, because these casinos are based in another country.

 

You don’t have to play for real money though. Poker and blackjack are great games to play just for fun and there are tons of websites and smartphone-apps that offer this service. Some of the most popular apps you can download are Mega Hit Poker and Appeak.