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New York Court Orders Papaya Gaming to Pay $719 Million in Botting Lawsuit, Company Plans Appeal
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By ניצן שפיר
First reported by Calcalist · Jul 28, 2026
What happened
A New York federal court ordered Israeli company Papaya Gaming to pay $719 million shekels to U.S. rival Skills over bot use in games. Papaya plans to appeal the ruling, denying wrongdoing and continuing operations.
- 01New York court orders Papaya Gaming to pay 719 million shekels to Skills for misleading bot use.
- 02April jury had awarded $420 million for deceptive advertising related to bots in games.
- 03Papaya ceased bot use in October 2023 before the lawsuit was filed.
- 04Court rejected Papaya’s motions to overturn verdict or reduce damages and Skills’ motions to increase them.
- 05Papaya calls decision unprecedented and will appeal to federal appeals court.
- 06Papaya was founded in 2016 in Israel and employs 400 staff in Tel Aviv and Poland.
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