What are Skillgames? They are, as the name suggests, games whose outcomes are mainly dependent on mental and/or physical skills, rather than on pure chance, as in gambling. In case of gambling, also known as a game of chance, it is some randomizing device like dice, roulette wheel,  spinning tops etc. that mainly influences the outcome.

Also the skillgame sites allow you to compete for money, but unlike in case of the gambling sites, whether you win or lose, will depend on your skill level.

The skillgames are generally legal also in many countries where gambling is considered illegal.

Also the Fantasy Sports belong to the category of skillgames although there are many who contend that the fantasy sports contests are games of chance because the outcome is influenced by the unpredictable human element just like in gambling. However, it must be pointed out that the fantasy sports have been exempted from UIGEA, the U.S. Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act 2006.

Fantasy sports are popular sports games like football, basketball, golf, hockey or cricket, where fantasy owners select their teams based on individual statistics of players or teams of a particular game type and contest against other fantasy owners. A fantasy owner must have, just like a real sports owner, the ability to trade, reject and sign players.