http://tr.im/GeekBet

I write this article with an air of caution contemplating just how much the service I may be about to introduce you to could change how I play online games.

Just a few weeks ago a friend of mine suggested that he might propose to Microsoft that they implement a means by which gamers could place wagers on the outcome of their online games against their competitors. Whilst there are clear legal implications and it is, I would think absolutely guaranteed that no console manufacturer will adopt this service for fear of instigating PR suicide – Xbox 360: Promoting antisocial behaviour, bankrupsy and divorce in 30 million homes wordwide – the notion remains intriguing.

FIFA don’t offer their own betting service nor do any other sporting bodies but that has never stopped the likes of Ladbrokes, William Hill, bet365 and the hundreds of other gambling sites from allowing you to place wagers on the result of games. Now, Bringit.com brings betting to the online gaming community and it really couldn’t be much simpler.

Create an account, deposit some cash, accept a challege or create you own for another to accept and wager away. The service cators for all popular online capable gaming systems and allows for betting on a long list of games including all of the most popular online titles. Obviously wagers can only be placed between competing parties otherwise the scope for abuse would be enormous. You can customise game rules, length, number of rounds, wins required etc when creating a challenge and stipulate the amount to be wagered.

But wait, I hear you cry, how does the site know who won the match? Well, the service emoys a digital system that tracks the record of your Gamertag or PSN ID meaning that there is no escaping coughing up on a loss.

Bringit.com take a small percentage of the winners takings at a minimum of $0.70 in return for proving a forum upon which us lackluster Europeans can gift our hard earned £s and €s to the sickenenly over-practiced under-employed Americans and Japanese.

I’ve already signed up and made my first deposit ready for a game. I’ll report back on my experience soon. For now, if anyone has used the service or fancies a game with a small wager to accompany it just let me know.

http://tr.im/GeekBet