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Nov 14, 2006 15:04 GMT  ·  By

How would you like to make money out of your gaming hobby? Let's say?mmm...about 500,000 green ones? From now on, a precedent has been set by 19 year old Tom Taylor.

Tom, the wonder teen gamer, started his gaming career back in 2004, and in just two years, he has managed to raise over US$ 500,000 just from playing games. Nbc17 reports that Tom Taylor will compete in the following days for US$ 100,000 at the world championship in Las Vegas. He is one of the main contenders to the main prize and if he manages to pull a victory, he will pocket another US$ 100,000.

Tom already has a US$ 250,000 contract with Major League Gaming and he owns a video-game tutoring company. I guess that the gaming industry is more much developed as I've ever imagined as his company has many customers, including NBA stars, and charges around US$ 65 per hour.

I don't know if insurance companies have a thumbs insurance policy, but Tom Taylor should certainly get one. In order to keep his head clear, he runs three to five miles a day and lifts weights. On top of this, he is also hosting a reality show on the USA Network, and he keeps us all wondering where does he find the time to do them all?