With the exposure backgammon has received for having celebrity tournaments and the pro world tour tournament televised, a lot of backgammon players around the world are finding a renewed interest in the game.  Not only that, but since most backgammon players first find backgammon in a non-betting form, people are also finding the excitement in money backgammon.

Playing backgammon for money adds a new dimension to the classic game.  For one, if you’re not betting, then you would never use a doubling cube.  For any money backgammon players, the doubling cube can be utilized in very strategic ways or just to raise the stakes to make things more interesting.  But if you’ve never used the doubling cube it can take a few games to get comfortable with it.  Of course, with the popularity online backgammon has experienced, it seems players around the world are embracing the doubling cube and loving money backgammon.

For me, playing backgammon for money gives me something to play for.  When I was young it was great playing just to prove myself to friends, but I don’t have a need for that anymore.  Money backgammon lets me put something on the line and have something to gain by winning, so it brings the passion back I first had for the game.  And, thanks to online backgammon, I can play at any time of the day from my home.  There are thousands of online players on at any time so I never lack a partner.  Money, convenience, fun and backgammon; it doesn’t get better than that.