what's the difference?

what's the difference bittwin .net and.com when you download a site of poker? i saw an advertising for full tilt poker and they were doing promoting .net and say that the site is not for real money! so...i don't understand??? .net is for play money and .com for real money?

Exactly right - if you download the software from the .net site it only lets you use play money. Downloading the software from the .com site will let you play for real money.

The .net variants exist so that the sites can market themselves in places like the USA where there are legal problems with advertising real money online gambling.

^^^What Oz said plus on the .com has play money as well if you don't want to play for real money.

Yes but I cant see why people play for play money these days with so many freerolls going on?
Anybody play for play money and why?

Thanx

If they are just starting out it can be a good thing, especially if they have never played hold em before. I am helping a friend in another state learn and we sit at the play tables. Now he is up to the freerolls and I am sure he will deposit soon.
Others just like play money, I am not really sure why, I guess it can be a fun break once in a while.

OMG! No wonder my Poker Stars has been acting wierd lately! I downloaded it from NET> I got to go back and redo this .. thanks for writing this post

I started out playing for play money, but that became pretty boring after awhile. Now that I know more, I play the freerolls & am about to start playing with some of the funds I have won...not much YET...but I always play to win! And for the fun...he-he! I've broken through the bubble once & won't be satisfied till I win...and win...and win...LOL!