'Pokemon Go' Players Now Have Chance To Earn Cash If They Lose Weight
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Players of the vastly popular "Pokemon Go" app now have a chance to win big and lose weight in the process.
Healthy Wage, a weight loss wagering company, has come up with a fitness challenge.
The Summertime Stepping contest will pay people who walk the most and also lose the most weight.
It will cost contestants $30 to join and their steps will be measured through a fitness tracker.
Everyone who increases their steps by 20 percent or more gets to split the pot.
The company will take 25 percent for administration fees.
The contest starts Aug. 1 and runs through Aug. 30.