<s>
Online	B-Application
skill-based	I-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
physical	O
skill	O
(	O
like	O
fast	O
reaction	O
or	O
dexterity	O
)	O
or	O
mental	O
skill	O
(	O
logic	O
abilities	O
,	O
strategic	O
thinking	O
,	O
trivia	O
knowledge	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
2000	O
,	O
Disney	O
invested	O
millions	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
online	B-Application
skill-based	I-Application
game	I-Application
company	O
called	O
Skillgames.com	O
(	O
formerly	O
PureSkill.com	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manhattan-based	O
Skillgames	O
,	O
with	O
endorsements	O
by	O
Disney-owned	O
properties	O
such	O
as	O
ESPN	O
and	O
ABC	O
,	O
was	O
to	O
develop	O
skill-based	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Hole-In-One	O
Golf	B-Application
,	O
"	O
"	O
Soap	O
Opera	O
Trivia	O
"	O
and	O
others	O
implemented	O
as	O
Java	B-Language
applets	B-Language
on	O
their	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
commercial	O
launches	O
of	O
major	O
skillgame	O
sites	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
occurred	O
in	O
late	O
2000	O
when	O
both	O
WorldWinner	B-Application
and	O
SkillJam	O
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
EGamesGroup	O
)	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
versions	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
online	O
skill	O
game	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
several	O
large	O
US-based	O
portals	O
,	O
including	O
MSN	B-Protocol
and	O
Yahoo	B-Application
integrated	O
SkillJam	O
's	O
and	O
WorldWinner	B-Application
's	O
services	O
into	O
their	O
game	O
platforms	O
,	O
thereby	O
providing	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
distribution	O
channels	O
for	O
wider	O
skill	O
game	O
adoption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	O
has	O
featured	O
the	O
skill-game	O
versions	O
of	O
such	O
TV	O
shows	O
as	O
American	B-Device
Idol	I-Device
,	O
The	O
Biggest	O
Loser	O
,	O
Deal	B-Application
or	I-Application
No	I-Application
Deal	I-Application
and	O
1	O
vs.100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
Senator	O
Robert	O
Menendez	O
(	O
D-NJ	O
)	O
proposed	O
the	O
Internet	O
Skill	O
Game	O
Licensing	O
and	O
Control	O
Act	O
,	O
suggesting	O
to	O
license	O
and	O
regulate	O
online	O
poker	O
and	O
online	B-Application
skill-based	I-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
backgammon	B-Application
,	O
bridge	O
and	O
mahjong	B-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supporters	O
of	O
online	B-Application
skill-based	I-Application
game	I-Application
legalization	O
and	O
regulation	O
include	O
the	O
Safe	O
and	O
Secure	O
Internet	O
Gambling	O
Initiative	O
,	O
which	O
believes	O
"	O
the	O
government	O
should	O
regulate	O
Internet	O
gambling	O
to	O
ensure	O
proper	O
consumer	O
protections	O
are	O
in	O
place.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Successful	O
skill	O
games	O
heavily	O
modify	O
the	O
game	O
play	O
of	O
"	O
regular	O
"	O
casual	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
solitaire	B-Algorithm
or	O
sudoku	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
remove	O
as	O
many	O
random	O
events	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
analogy	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
chance	O
in	O
a	O
skill	O
game	O
should	O
not	O
exceed	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
chance	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
pro	O
sport	O
competition	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
golf	B-Application
or	O
football	O
.	O
</s>
