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Spartan 117:

Can you use USB drives and alternate hard drives as memory units? The Xbox ones are pricey... ...

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An Xbox 360 won't recognize a USB flash drive or another external hard drive as a memory unit, so you can't save...MORE

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"Something really irks me about people who own a major console and buy maybe a few big-name games a year and that's IT...then call themselves serious gamers. "

Posted on: May 07, 2009

Wanna Bet?

WORDS BY: Corey Cohen

BringIt Explained

WHAT IS IT?
A website-based service whereby gamers compete in head-to-head challenges and multiplayer bracket-style tournaments, both with cash prizes. You don’t play your Xbox 360 games through BringIt in any way; Xbox Live is still your online host. The website simply acts as an independent third party that helps organize and officiate your betting on those games.

IS IT LEGAL?
According to the website’s FAQ, “The games that are being played for cash prizes on BringIt are considered ‘Games of Skill’ and not games of chance, and are allowed by the law.” However, the site notes, nine states in the U.S. do not allow participation in skill-based videogame tournaments for cash prizes. If you live in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, Tennessee, or Vermont, you can’t compete for cash prizes using BringIt.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO REGISTER?
Minimum age is 18 and minimum deposit is $10. The site does allow you to sign up for free and to play with another BringIt member for free if you both agree to it…but why would you bother?

HOW DO MEMBERS BET?
For one-on-one challenges, you can contact another BringIt member via the site’s messaging system; post open challenges on a messageboard; or even just chat up other members in the lobby. Multiplayer tournaments are scheduled frequently, so you can simply sign up to enter.

HOW ARE WINNERS AWARDED THEIR PRIZE?
Once you and your opponent(s) have fi nished the match, the loser typically reports the results of the match on BringIt.com. (The assumption here is that someone isn’t going to lie about losing a match, since they won’t profi t by doing so.) Once that happens, the site deducts a small fee per match, and then pays the winner using the money both players put in the pot. In case of disputed match results (or if only the winner reports results), BringIt’s customer service steps in. The website accepts various evidence to settle disputes (photos/videos, audio recordings, emailed game results [as offered in Madden 09]), and claims to make every attempt to resolve contested matches.