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EDITOR’S NOTE: Since September 2025, Bear Sports News has received reports from users of the sports gaming app OmadaPrize who say they have experienced issues receiving prizes from the platform.

The reporting in this article stems from a months-long investigation into Omada Prize and its parent developer, Luni.

Bear Sports News contacted investors connected to Luni, the CEO of Omada Prize, and moderators from the platform’s official Discord server seeking comment on these concerns. All either declined comment or did not respond before publication. We will update our articles if anyone involved provides a statement post-publication.

We have redacted Mod 1’s name from the article to further protect their identity.

If you have experienced similar issues with OmadaPrize, contact Bear Sports News at bearsportsnews@proton.me

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When [User 1] reached out to the support staff in OmadaPrize’s Discord, no one in the server expected it to get to this point. Now, after months of nearly no responses from anyone at OmadaPrize, a development team that users claim has been inconsistent in distributing prizes, and the support board on the app being turned off according to users who spoke with us. Meanwhile, the platform’s paid subscription service remains active.

One user who spoke with Bear Sports News said they have been waiting more than three months for a prize after appearing on a weekly leaderboard.

That raises a question some users are now asking: why are certain prizes reportedly going unpaid? To this day, people are still joining the Discord and asking, “When will I get my prize?”

Bear Sports News spoke with several users who agreed to share their experiences with the platform, especially the users who have been waiting to receive prizes, to investigate one issue. Will OmadaPrize pay out every user for prizes they are owed? Let’s follow the chain and see where it takes us.

What is OmadaPrize?

This isn’t Luni’s first attempt at a “healthier alternative” to sports betting.

In 2023, Luni CEO Adrien Miniatti announced a $7.5 million investment round led by Felix Capital. It seemed like the next big thing. At the time, the earlier Omada platform already had over a million users, with about 30 percent of them coming from the company’s home country in France. The investment was expected to help boost expansion into the United States.

When Miniatti spoke to PocketGamer.biz, he told them that “nobody was playing the game to become rich.” Less than three years later, the company released a platform that incentivizes users to compete on leaderboards for monetary prizes in the form of gift cards.

“It is based on the mechanism of betting, but the mechanic is entirely free. Nobody is playing to become rich or be No. 1 on the leaderboard. It’s a social game, and the long-term retention is crazy.”

Developed by the Luni team, the platform functions similarly to sports betting apps, allowing users to make predictions on player statistics and game outcomes. Users can bet on numerous stat lines, such as Kevin Durant over or under 24.5 points, or point spreads across NCAA men’s basketball games.

Not all of those props are available to the common user though. For $2.99 a day, users can unlock more props and access to player statistics inside the app. There are subscription options that last a week, a month, or a year.

OmadaPrize’s “PrizeClub” subscription unlocks additional markets, access to five and six leg parlays, a higher credit cap, double daily coins, additional props in daily streak challenges, exclusive weekly missions, and a premium avatar style.

Users can also purchase credits without subscribing, ranging from $2.49 for 10 credits to $24.99 for 150 credits.

Weekly: $4.99

Monthly: $8.99

Yearly: $49.99

At the end of each playing week, coins earned by users are converted into tickets. Those tickets are entered into a raffle system where prizes ranging from $5 to $50 in Amazon gift cards are distributed depending on leaderboard placement.

Users Start Reporting Payout Issues

The first reported payout issue occurred in May 2025 when one user reported being unable to redeem their prize for the week. At the time, it appeared to be an isolated issue.

Two months later, four users reported experiencing similar issues. Around that same period, users noted that OmadaPrize had changed its redemption process. Users began offering possible fixes to each other, but moderators did not initially respond.

Below are summaries from those Discord messages.

7/16–7/18: User 2 [Maxy] asks if anyone has received their gift cards. User 3 [A_Le21] responds that they have not received one “since like three weeks ago.” User 4 [jummyjummy] adds that he has not received his either despite winning two weeks in a row.

User 1 [Juicy] says that he was able to claim his prize. User 4 asks whether he used the same email, mentioning that the redemption format had recently changed.

Juicy replies that he has always used the same email and suggests that using a different email might cause problems.

Jummyjummy says the redemption system used to rely on a PIN but had recently changed to a link through a third party site called rewardsevolved. He says it worked once but has not worked since.

Several users also told Bear Sports News that the OmadaPrize app appeared frozen or unresponsive for roughly ten days between August 16 and August 26. During that period, some users say they were unable to place predictions or interact with the platform normally.

One user told Bear Sports News that they purchased a subscription on August 26 without realizing the app had been experiencing issues. According to the user, the payment still processed even though the platform was not functioning properly.

It remains unclear whether refunds were issued or whether subscription purchases were paused during the outage.

On September 8, Mod 1 responded to several messages and also announced a new update for the upcoming NFL season. When one user asked whether prizes would be distributed, Mod 1 replied that it was “far from my jurisdiction.”

One week later, Mod 1 told users that the issues with prizes were not intentional and should be fixed soon. When another user asked whether missed prizes would be paid out, Mod 1 replied, “Probably not.”

On September 25, Mod 1 said the team was hopefully working on a fix but did not provide a concrete update.

From mid October to mid November, the platform appeared to function normally again. Users were sharing picks and redeeming prizes without issue.

Then on November 16, two users reported additional redemption issues. Mod 1 said the development team was aware of the issue and that payouts should only be delayed.

On November 29, another user reported being unable to redeem their prize. Mod 1 said it might be a one off issue.

Four days later, another user reported the same problem. Mod 1 asked for both users’ in game names so the team could investigate.

Between December 7 and December 10, one user asked three separate times for updates. Mod 1 responded but did not address the payout question. Instead they announced that College Football predictions were now available.

From December 10 until the release of this article, Bear Sports News documented at least 18 user reports describing payout issues.

A small number of users reported eventually receiving prizes, but most of the users discussing the issue in the Discord server reported the same problem: prizes that had not arrived.

One user suggested that older prizes might eventually be paid out. However, more than ten days later there were still no confirmed reports of those payments being received.

It has also been more than a year since CEO Adrien Miniatti last appeared in the Discord chat, when he announced version 1.13.0 of the app.

Limited Support Options

Some users also told Bear Sports News that contacting support through the app itself may not currently be possible.

Inside the OmadaPrize app, the support section labeled “Messages” displays “No messages” and does not appear to provide a way for users to submit a request directly. Several users told Bear Sports News that this has pushed most support questions into the platform’s Discord server instead.

Screenshots obtained by Bear Sports News show the Messages section with no visible option for users to contact support through the app.

The Experience of One User

One user who spoke with Bear Sports News and asked to go by the name “KB2215” said he would simply like to be paid.

KB2215 said he does not subscribe to the paid service, which adds roughly two hours of research to his day as he looks up statistics and injury information outside the app.

He also sets alarms to stay consistent with his picks so he can continue earning coins and tickets.

That can amount to roughly 14 hours of research each week.

KB2215 told Bear Sports News he has experienced three different outcomes on the platform: prizes arriving on time, prizes arriving late, and prizes never arriving.

Despite that, he said he still enjoys using the app and simply hopes that prizes will eventually be paid when they are won.

What Is Luni Focused On Now?

As mentioned earlier, this is not the first time Luni has developed an app aimed at providing an alternative to traditional sports betting.

Today, Omada remains available for download and still allows users to purchase subscriptions through the OmadaClub service.

Public activity from Luni suggests the company has also been exploring other areas of development.

According to posts on the company’s LinkedIn page, Luni hosted a meetup on November 18, 2025 discussing how artificial intelligence is changing the way developers build software.

The company also recently hosted an app development contest inviting developers to submit new ideas and projects.

App Store records show that OmadaPrize has continued receiving updates over the past year, although the pace appears to have slowed. Earlier versions of the app were released roughly a year ago, while the most recent update listed in the App Store was version 1.15.5, released approximately three months before the publication of this article.

The recent updates primarily reference gameplay features such as streak rewards and milestone bonuses. None of the update notes reference changes to the platform’s payout system or prize redemption process.

For users still waiting on prizes, that raises additional questions. If the platform is still running weekly competitions and still accepting paid subscriptions, some users are asking why certain prizes remain unresolved.

As of publication, prizes from the week of March 10, 2026 appear to be delayed. Bear Sports News is currently monitoring at least four users experiencing payout issues, including one user who says they won the $50 grand prize.

For users like KB2215, the question is not whether Luni will continue building new technology. The question is whether the platform they spend hours using each week will deliver the prizes they say they have earned.

Until clearer answers emerge from Luni or the team behind OmadaPrize, some users say they are left waiting both for their prizes and for an explanation.