AviaGames Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Use of Bots in Skill-Based Games

The lawsuit, citing evidence from an ongoing dispute with rival Skillz, accuses AviaGames of fraud and racketeering, alleging the games are manipulated games of chance rather than skill-based.

• AviaGames, a platform for skill-based games, is facing a class action lawsuit accusing the company of fraud and racketeering due to allegations it uses bots in games that are supposed to have human players.
• The lawsuit alleges that instead of being games of skill as advertised, Avia's games are manipulated games of chance that amount to an unapproved gambling enterprise.
• The lawsuit names co-founders Vickie Chen and Ping Wang, as well as investors such as Digital Capital Management and Acme Capital, as defendants.
• The lawsuit cites evidence uncovered in ongoing litigation against AviaGames by rival skill-based platform Skillz, which has accused the company of copying its game design and infringing on its patents.
• Skillz and AviaGames are due to face each other in court on February 2, 2024.

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