Cheddar News dives deep into the mobile-gaming industry where users can now earn money while playing games on their phones.

Closing Bell

Tech Check: Receive Gains While You Game

Welcome back to Manchester News. Everyone will get to, you need to know headlines in just a moment. But first time for our daily Tech Check the gaming industry evolving at a fast pace and creating exciting opportunities for gamers everywhere. In fact play mobile games can even help you earn some extra cash, cheddar news. Senior reporter Michelle Castilian was on the ground. CS to check out how you can cash in on your hotel rooms and even your cruises. Take a look if you're one of the more than 2.5 billion people who play mobile games, you've probably seen ads like this one or seen youtube videos that claim you can make money from playing on your phone. I just spent the last five hours playing some paid phone games. So something that you can basically play work in the car or just basically in your free time. It sounds too good to be true. But game platform play Studios claims it can be done without spending money. The more you play, the more rewards like hotel rooms increases you can earn, you know, you got to play a fair amount. But I would say if you download for several weeks then what you want to go and enjoy the helicopter ride. So I put it to the test and while I proved theoretically it is possible, it took a lot of time place Studio saw an opportunity in the $100 billion mobile gaming industry to connect digital and experience based activities. What you're finding these marketplaces are emerging where they can go and then sell these assets or these benefits and actually monetize the time they're spending playing these games. It isn't alone, more companies are joining the space as they see new ways to connect with consumers. And hopefully, they can create better experiences for gamers at c e s in las Vegas, I'm Michelle Castillo. All right, nice view of the strip there at tune into cheddar news all week for your daily check check.