A U.S. federal court ordered Papaya Gaming to pay $719 million to Skillz Platform Inc., a subsidiary of FIRY Inc., for unjust profits gained through false advertising. [2, 3, 7] The lawsuit, filed in 2024, centered on allegations that Papaya used undisclosed computer bots in its skill-based games while marketing them as fair competitions exclusively between human players. [4, 5] Evidence showed Papaya's bot participants outnumbered its real human players. [7]
The court's ruling increases and replaces a $420 million jury award from April 2026. [4, 7] This judgment is the largest ever under the Lanham Act, the federal statute for false advertising. [5, 6] The court also rejected all of Papaya's post-trial challenges and awarded Skillz an additional $10 million in attorneys' fees. [2, 4] Papaya has stated it is disappointed with the outcome and is considering an appeal. [3]