{"id":10686,"date":"2026-04-28T22:19:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/skillz-wins-420m-jury-award-against-papaya-gaming-in-false-advertising-case\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T22:19:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:19:04","slug":"skillz-wins-420m-jury-award-against-papaya-gaming-in-false-advertising-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/skillz-wins-420m-jury-award-against-papaya-gaming-in-false-advertising-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Skillz Wins $420M Jury Award Against Papaya Gaming In False Advertising Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Skillz Inc. has won a $420 million jury award against Papaya Gaming after a federal case over false advertising, bots, and real money skill games.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to Know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>A jury awarded Skillz $420 million in damages against Papaya Gaming on April 23.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The case centered on claims that Papaya told users they played against real people while often matching them with bots.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The award is the largest in U.S. history under the Lanham Act, according to the announcement.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>Skillz Case Puts Bot Claims At Center Of Real Money Gaming Fight<\/h2>\n<p>Skillz CEO and founder Andrew Paradise said the verdict backed up claims he had made for years about rival platforms in the skill gaming market.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI was relieved because I\u2019ve been telling people this and crusading for this,\u201d<\/em> said Skillz CEO and founder Andrew Paradise, as reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. <em>\u201cTo be quite frank, people thought it was kind of crazy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Skillz filed the case in March 2024 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. 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It\u2019s rigged gambling.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The $420 million award may not be the final financial outcome. The court could still order Papaya to pay more, including up to $719 million through profits-based disgorgement or $652 million through cost-savings-based penalties. Those amounts are alternatives to the jury award, not added on top of it, and a judge could still adjust the final figure.<\/p>\n<p>Skillz also won a separate legal case earlier in 2024, securing a $43 million judgment against AviaGames for patent infringement.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe concept that Papaya built, it\u2019s built on fraud, it\u2019s built on stealing from people and tricking them,\u201d<\/em> said Paradise. <em>\u201cIt\u2019s destroying the industry I started.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/skillz-wins-420m-jury-award-against-papaya-gaming-in-false-advertising-case\/\">Skillz Wins $420M Jury Award Against Papaya Gaming In False Advertising Case<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skillz Inc. has won a $420 million jury award against Papaya Gaming after a federal case over false advertising, bots, and real money skill games. Good to Know A jury awarded Skillz $420 million in damages against Papaya Gaming on April 23. 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