Editorial: How To Make Millions of Dollars Playing Video Games

As you're no doubt well aware, a new sport has been taking over geekdom for the past few years. "Electronic Sports" (e-sports for short) involves teams of players competing against each other in a number of computer games. Counter-Strike, Halo, Call of Duty, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, America's Army -- the list of competitive games goes on and on. The goal is to compete at tournaments (organized by various leagues) and win some sweet ca$h. Fielding these teams requires money by itself, however. Computers, games, travel, food, lodging, t-shirts, Internet connections, and pocket protectors all cost money. When you're an 18-year old high school senior looking to take Team pWn4g3 to the finals, where do you get the money?