Playing to Win: Skillz Again Takes On The Bots

Oct 2, 2026

By Andres Castillo, of Saul Ewing Back in April 2026, Skillz won a judgment of $420 Million against Papaya Gaming, based on Papaya’s proven use of ‘bots’ (i.e., non-human players) in its online real-money tournaments and skill contests. On July 27, 2026, Judge Cote of the Southern District of New York increased that award to $719 Million, and threw in another $10 Million to cover Skillz’ attorneys’ fees. In July 2024, Skillz brought another suit over bot usage against Voodoo. Like S

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