| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Interactive entertainment |
| Genre | Game platform |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Online |
| Products | UTour Golf, Warpath, CQC, LASR, Kung Fu: Deadly Arts, TOCA Race Driver 3 |
| Employees | Unknown (2008) |
| Website | www.SkillGround.com |
SkillGround is an online gaming platform created by Groove Media Inc.[1] Players are able to compete for free, or wager for cash.
Free games are supported by advertising before and during gameplay; cash games are supported by collecting a rake on prizes, with no advertising displayed before the game begins.[2]
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Six games are currently offered through the service:
The SkillGround service was launched in December 2006. Four games were included at this time, and golf, their most popular title, was added nearly a year later in August 2007.
This service got off to a rocky start, with limited availability in its first week. This led to VH1 Game Break declaring it "idiot of the week".[3]
Service has since been improved, and has gained wide traction for its UTour Golf offering.
The SkillGround website and service is shut down and has been shut down for some time.
SkillGround is not a gambling site. All wins are based on skill. As a result, this service is legal in the majority of the United States; whereas traditional gambling sites have been banned since 2006.
Despite this, thirteen states have still outlawed skill-based gaming. The service is not available for cash play in:[4]
SkillGround also forbids cheating. Players who violate this policy are banned from the site and their winnings are confiscated and awarded to those who would have otherwise won. Cheat detection is based on a proprietary, in-house technology.