PrizePicks Lawsuit and Class Action: Every Case, and Whether Players Get Money
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As of September 30, 2026, there is no open PrizePicks settlement we could confirm that you can still file a claim in. The only PrizePicks class action settlement for players we could confirm — Kentucky, Fox v. SidePrize — closed its claims on June 30, 2025. Also on file: a California players' suit, Franks v. SidePrize, which a federal judge moved to federal court in Georgia in December 2025 and which was still pending there in April 2026, the latest docket entries we could check. It argues that PrizePicks' pick'em contests were illegal gambling and that losses should be paid back. A Massachusetts player's suit on the same theory was sent to arbitration in April 2025, and his claim against PrizePicks was dismissed with prejudice in April 2026. New York settled with PrizePicks in 2024 for nearly $15 million, paid to the state. PrizePicks says its games are legal.
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What the Lawsuits Say
The player cases share one core argument: that paid pick'em contests — choosing whether athletes go over or under a stat line — are sports betting, not fantasy sports, and that players can recover money lost in an illegal game. The company behind PrizePicks is SidePrize, LLC, which is why that name appears in the case titles.
California: the lawsuit alleges PrizePicks has operated an illegal gambling enterprise in California since 2018, in violation of Penal Code section 337a(a)(6), while misleading consumers into believing its games were lawful. It argues the “Pick 'Em” contests are wagers placed directly against the house, and it brings claims under California's Unfair Competition Law and Consumers Legal Remedies Act.
Massachusetts: the complaint alleges PrizePicks, Underdog Fantasy and Yahoo Fantasy Sports offered prohibited sports betting, including “prop bets” and “parlays,” until March 2024, and that the three together took in more than $10 million a month. It seeks recovery under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 137, which allows recovery of money lost in unauthorized gaming.
Kentucky: the lawsuit claimed SidePrize violated Kentucky's gambling laws through contests on PrizePicks.com. SidePrize denied all claims and settled without admitting any violation.
PrizePicks' chief executive put the company's position this way in September 2025: “What we do is legal.”
Case Details
Kentucky (settled, closed): Tai Fox et al. v. SidePrize, LLC, Case No. 24-CI-00788, Henderson County Circuit Court, before Judge Karen L. Wilson. Class counsel: Bursor & Fisher, P.A. Administrator: Simpluris.
Franks (filed in California, now in Georgia): Franks et al. v. SidePrize LLC d/b/a PrizePicks was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, where Judge Charles R. Breyer granted PrizePicks' motion to transfer on December 29, 2025. It is now No. 1:26-cv-00595 in the Northern District of Georgia, before Judge Victoria M. Calvert, who on April 2, 2026 directed PrizePicks to refile its motion to dismiss with citations to Georgia law. It is one of four proposed class actions filed in July 2025 against FanDuel, DraftKings, PrizePicks and Underdog.
California, second suit: Lee v. SidePrize LLC d/b/a PrizePicks, a proposed class action first filed in San Francisco County Superior Court (CGC-25-629586) and removed to federal court in Northern California (Case 3:25-cv-08532), with substantively identical allegations to Franks. The parties filed a stipulation of dismissal without prejudice on January 14, 2026, which ended that case.
Massachusetts: Curran v. SidePrize LLC, No. 2477CV01075, Essex Superior Court, filed October 17, 2024 against PrizePicks, Underdog Fantasy and Yahoo Fantasy Sports. On April 30, 2025 the court sent the claims against PrizePicks and Underdog to arbitration and stayed the case; on May 13, 2026 the plaintiff's lawyer reported to the court that the case against PrizePicks had been dismissed with prejudice and that the case against Underdog continues in arbitration.
New York (regulator settlement, 2024): an agreement with the state Gaming Commission, not a court case.
Business disputes, not consumer cases: patent-infringement suits against PrizePicks in Georgia (a second one was reported in December 2024), and a trade-secrets suit PrizePicks filed against a former employee in June 2025 and dropped the following month.
Status: One Closed Settlement, Suits Still on File
California / Georgia: PrizePicks moved to dismiss Franks and to move it out of California. On December 29, 2025 the federal court in San Francisco transferred the case to the Northern District of Georgia, which on April 2, 2026 told PrizePicks to refile its motion to dismiss with citations to Georgia law. The public docket copies we could check end there. A warning sign for players: in a parallel case, Zhen v. DraftKings, the federal court in Northern California on July 29, 2026 dismissed, with prejudice, all claims seeking money, holding that California public policy bars recovery of gambling losses without express statutory authorization, according to DraftKings' quarterly SEC report.
Massachusetts: filed October 17, 2024 and sent to arbitration on April 30, 2025. On May 13, 2026 the plaintiff's lawyer reported to the court that the claim against PrizePicks had been dismissed with prejudice; the claim against Underdog continues in arbitration.
New York: closed. PrizePicks paid nearly $15 million to the Gaming Commission and stopped its paid contests in the state in February 2024.
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Who Could Be Covered
Kentucky settlement class (closed): people who, while in Kentucky, paid an entry fee or otherwise took part in any PrizePicks contest between September 1, 2018 and April 1, 2025 and had a net loss. Location was judged by billing address, IP address or other information from SidePrize. Unless you excluded yourself by June 30, 2025, you released these claims whether or not you filed a claim.
California (proposed): the plaintiffs seek restitution for a proposed class of California consumers. We could not confirm that any class has been certified, so there is nothing to sign up for.
Massachusetts: the suit sought recovery of money wagered on pick'em and prop-style contests; the claim against PrizePicks was dismissed with prejudice in 2026, so there is nothing to join.
Everywhere else, we could not find a PrizePicks player class, fund or claim form. If a class is ever certified or a settlement reached, a court-approved administrator sends notice to class members directly.
What Players Got, and What Is Realistic
New York: the nearly $15 million went to the state's gaming commission. It was based on PrizePicks' revenue from New York contestants from June 4, 2019 through December 19, 2023. It was a regulator settlement, not a class action fund.
Franks and Massachusetts: no settlement, fund or claim form that we could find — Franks is unresolved, and the Massachusetts claim against PrizePicks was dismissed with prejudice in 2026. Whether losses can be paid back depends on courts accepting the illegal-gambling theory — and the July 29, 2026 ruling in the DraftKings case went against money recovery in California. Use our class action payout calculator only for settlements that actually exist.
PrizePicks Lawsuit Timeline
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February 2024 — New York Settlement
PrizePicks agrees to stop its paid contests in New York and pay nearly $15 million to the state Gaming Commission, based on New York revenue from June 4, 2019 through December 19, 2023.
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October 17, 2024 — Massachusetts Suit Filed
A proposed class action in Essex Superior Court targets PrizePicks, Underdog and Yahoo Fantasy Sports under Chapter 137, alleging their pick'em games were sports betting until March 2024.
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May 1 to June 30, 2025 — Kentucky Claim Window
Notice went out in Fox v. SidePrize (No. 24-CI-00788). Kentucky players with net losses from September 1, 2018 to April 1, 2025 had until June 30, 2025 to file.
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July 2025 — California Opinion and Four Suits
California's Attorney General's office says daily fantasy games with players in California are wagering on sports under the Penal Code. Four proposed class actions are filed the same day, including Franks v. SidePrize.
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September 2025 — New Owner, New Product
Allwyn agrees to buy a 62.3% stake for $1.6 billion, and PrizePicks says its subsidiary Performance Predictions II LLC is approved to offer event contracts — the start of its prediction-markets business.
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July 29, 2026 — Warning Sign for California Claims
In the parallel Zhen v. DraftKings case, the federal court dismisses all claims for money, holding California public policy bars recovering gambling losses without an express statute. Franks, transferred to Georgia, was still pending there in April 2026.
Three Things to Watch For
A closed settlement plus pending lawsuits is exactly the gap imposters fill:
“Claim your PrizePicks settlement” pages
The Kentucky claim window closed June 30, 2025, and we could not find any other player fund. A site asking for your PrizePicks login, a card number or a “processing fee” to release money is not a settlement administrator.
“We recover your gambling losses” for a fee up front
Whether pick'em losses can be recovered is exactly what the Franks case, now in federal court in Georgia, has not decided in any ruling we could find — and a July 2026 ruling in a DraftKings case went the other way. Anyone who promises your money back, or wants payment before doing anything, is selling a certainty that does not exist. If you talk to a lawyer, read the retainer.
“Sign up to join the PrizePicks class action”
You do not register for a proposed class action. If a class is certified or a settlement is reached, notice comes from a court-approved administrator, and filing is free. A form that wants your Social Security number to “reserve your spot” is collecting data, not filing anything.
PrizePicks Lawsuit — Questions People Actually Ask
Is there a PrizePicks class action settlement I can file a claim in right now?
Not one we could confirm. As of September 30, 2026, the only PrizePicks class action settlement for players we found is the Kentucky case, Fox v. SidePrize, and its claim deadline was June 30, 2025. For deals still taking claims, see our list of open class action settlements.
I lost money on PrizePicks. Can I get it back?
It depends on your state and on rulings that have not been made. Kentucky players with net losses had a claim window that closed in 2025. In California, Franks v. SidePrize seeks restitution on the theory that pick'em is illegal gambling, but on July 29, 2026 a federal court rejected money claims on the same theory against DraftKings. In Massachusetts, a 2024 suit under Chapter 137, a gaming-loss recovery law, was sent to arbitration, and the claim against PrizePicks was dismissed with prejudice in 2026. We know of no PrizePicks fund paying players today.
What was the Kentucky PrizePicks lawsuit about?
Tai Fox et al. v. SidePrize, LLC, No. 24-CI-00788 in Henderson County Circuit Court, claimed SidePrize — the company behind PrizePicks — violated Kentucky's gambling laws through PrizePicks contests. SidePrize denied it and settled. Besides cash for players with net losses, it agreed to take or maintain measures aimed at what the settlement calls video game behavior disorders, including self-service resources for players and voluntary self-exclusion.
When were the Kentucky payments supposed to arrive?
The settlement FAQ said within 90 days after final approval or the end of any appeals, with checks void 180 days after they are issued. Claim Depot reports final approval on August 6, 2025. We could not confirm when payments went out. The administrator was Simpluris, (833) 296-0885; the settlement website did not load when we checked on September 30, 2026.
Why did PrizePicks pay New York $15 million?
In February 2024 PrizePicks agreed with the New York State Gaming Commission to stop its paid contests in the state and pay nearly $15 million. The figure was based on revenue from New York contestants between June 4, 2019 and December 19, 2023. That money went to the regulator; it was not a class action fund.
Is PrizePicks legal, or is it gambling?
Officials disagree with the company in some states. California's Attorney General's office said in July 2025 that daily fantasy games with players in California are wagering on sports under the Penal Code, and pick'em games were scaled back in Massachusetts, Florida, Wyoming and New York, according to trade press. PrizePicks' chief executive told Front Office Sports in September 2025: “We do not operate in states where we feel something is illegal.”
Do the lawsuits cover PrizePicks' prediction markets?
The player suits on this page concern PrizePicks' fantasy pick'em contests. PrizePicks moved into prediction markets separately: in September 2025 it said its subsidiary Performance Predictions II LLC was approved to offer event contracts. Customer suits over sports event contracts at another company are covered on our Robinhood lawsuit page.
Where can I get help if gambling on PrizePicks has become a problem?
The National Problem Gambling Helpline, run by the National Council on Problem Gambling, is 1-800-MY-RESET by call, text or chat; it connects you with local resources (NCPG). Under the Kentucky settlement, PrizePicks agreed to provide voluntary self-exclusion.
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