You have heard it all before "Play Games for CASH" only to find that the site you navigate to is some type of membership site, and for only $30.00 they will send you a email list where you can sign up on other sites that offer tournament game play. At the end of the tournament you can win cash or other prizes.

The tournament play is for real. Cash and cool prizes can really be won! To this end datawinds.net has started such a tournament based flash game system. The tournament play is only a small part of the website as a whole, but it's for real. No membership fees. Just create an account and start playing in the tournaments. There is also a general arcade area for non-tournament play. Funding for the tournaments are donation based, so depending on the amount of donations, tournament jackpots can be anywhere from $10.00 to $500.00 payable via paypal.

Now there are other methods of constructing funding for games that pay cash to the players. The above however, seems to be one of the less complex and workable systems. Legal in my state(Texas) but you would want to check you local laws before setting up such a site. As you can imagine, over time as the credibility of your tournaments increase, many members will be playing in the tournaments.