Papaya Gaming Ltd. accused rival cash-game phone-app company Skillz Platform Inc. of false advertising, defamation, and trademark infringement in a blistering response to a lawsuit slamming its purported use of bots to cheat players.
Skillz sued the Israel-based Papaya in March, claiming Papaya secretly used bots to lure away Skillz’s players. Skillz made similar allegations against another rival, AviaGames, as part of a patent lawsuit that ended with an $80 million settlement. All three companies offer bingo and solitaire-style games allowing players to compete on their phones for cash payouts.
The only bots on Papaya’s platform are used for ...
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