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Amazon Responds To Social Casino Lawsuit

After a lawsuit was announced in November against Amazon for offering users access to social casino apps, the company responded last week arguing that federal law shields Internet platforms from claims brought involving third-party applications. Amazon attorneys asked a federal judge to freeze plaintiff efforts in Seattle while similar suits…

Law ・ 11 January 2024

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Amazon class action claims retailer profits from social casino apps

Amazon.com Inc. profits from addictive social casino apps even though it knows they are illegal under Washington state's gambling laws, according to a class action lawsuit filed Nov. 10 in Washington federal court. Las Vegas slot machine makers worked with technology start-up companies to create social casino apps that are playable from tablets,…

Mobile ・ 17 November 2023

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Amazon Faces Lawsuit Over Social Casino Apps

A new lawsuit against Amazon.com alleges that the online retailer has raked in billions of dollars by engaging in an "illegal internet gambling enterprise." Attorneys filed a class-action lawsuit on Nov. 10 on behalf of a Nevada man who alleges he became addicted to playing illegal online slots, many of which the plaintiff said were available on…

Law ・ 17 November 2023

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Lawsuit Filed against Amazon over Social Casino Apps

Several years ago, the US appeals court in Washington ruled against social casino applications, acknowledging that such apps are illegal. While applications of that sort do not offer cash payouts, consumers use virtual chips to wager and secure wins, an activity that is similar to casino-style gambling. Yet, while some social casino apps do not…

Mobile ・ 14 November 2023

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Edelson, Tousley Brain Seek $121M Fees In Online Casino Suit

By Lauren Berg (March 14, 2023, 9:45 PM EDT) -- Attorneys from Edelson PC and Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC, representing consumers "suffering in the grip of the social casino industry," asked a Washington federal judge Monday to greenlight their request for nearly $121.5 million in attorney fees after inking a $415 million settlement with a…

Games ・ 15 March 2023

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Court OKs $415K Settlement with Maker of ‘DoubleDown’ Online Casino

On Monday, the Western District of Washington granted approval to a $415000 settlement in a case brought by Washington consumers against DoubleDown Interactive LLC, a social casino game developer headquartered in Seattle, Wash., and its former parent company International Game Technology (together, IGT). As the plaintiffs noted in their motion for…

Mobile ・ 16 November 2022

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Meta Asks to File Extra Brief in Ninth Circuit Appeal of Simulated Casino Game Ruling

Meta Platforms Inc. urged the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for permission to file a reply in the possible appeal concerning the application of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) to a case concerning casino games hosted on Meta platforms. The proposed brief argued that the court should accept the interlocutory appeal which it said…

Games ・ 03 October 2022

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Mixed Section 230 Communications Decency Act Ruling Filed in Apple, Google, Meta Social Casino Case

The Northern District of California issued an opinion partly siding with social casino users late last week, determining that the defendants, Apple, Google, and Meta Platforms defeated only two of three theories of liability on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act grounds. However, Judge Edward J. Davila certified the ruling for immediate…

Mobile ・ 06 September 2022

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$12M Settlement Reached with Zynga in Social Casino Illegal Gambling Litigation

On Monday, the plaintiffs litigating against Zynga Inc. moved their illegal gambling dispute closer to resolution with a proposed $12 million settlement. The unopposed motion recalled that Washington state gamers alleged that several Zynga-made social casino games, which drive players to pay real money for virtual casino chips, are unlawful as…

Law ・ 28 June 2022

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No Dice, Gamers Say of Apple, Facebook and Google’s Section 230 CDA Defense in Social Casino Litigation

Last Friday, the consumers taking on Apple, Facebook, and Google in court over their role in the allegedly illegal "social casino enterprise," earning them billions from online casino chip sales transactions, said that the companies cannot invoke a Section 230 Communications Decency Act (CDA) defense. They opposed dismissal, arguing that the…

Mobile ・ 02 May 2022

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Facebook Moves to Dismiss Social Casino Case With Section 230 Defense

A motion filed by Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms Inc., at the tail-end of last week asserts that the social media empire is insulated from a Northern District of California suit pursuant to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The company is attempting to wield the liability shield in a case brought by consumers alleging that it…

Games ・ 11 April 2022

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Master Complaint Filed Against Facebook Over Role in ‘Social Casino Enterprise’

amended complaint against Facebook Inc. for its participation in an alleged illegal gambling conspiracy. The consolidated lawsuit concerns social casinos, an app or website where a user can play casino games online using fiat currency for more chances to play, but without the chance to win real money or tangible prizes. The case against Facebook…

Games ・ 24 November 2021

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ANALYTICS: Are Social Casino Apps Worth The Gamble for Big Tech?

A "social casino" is an app or website where an individual can play standard casino games online, using real money for more chances to play without the chance to win money or a prize. Recently, social casinos have faced increased scrutiny with seemingly more litigation and attention especially around targeting customers. Google, Apple, and have…

Mobile ・ 14 October 2021

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Facebook Becomes the Latest to Be Sued over Social Casinos

is an illegal gaming operator. That's the assertion of three individuals who have joined forces to sue the social media giant. They argue that the platform, by allowing social casino advertising and apps, is actively - and illegally - involved in the gambling industry and want accountability. This isn't the first time that the legality of social…

Law ・ 02 July 2021

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Facebook Sued as Alleged Co-Conspirator to Social Casinos

Apple and Google, three consumers filed a class-action complaint Friday in the Northern District of California against Facebook for its purported continued participation "in an illegal internet gambling enterprise." The plaintiffs claimed that over the past 10 years, slot machine makers "have teamed up with American technology companies to develop…

Mobile ・ 07 May 2021

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Class Action Filed Against Google as Conspirator with Slot Machine Makers

On Thursday, consumers filed a class-action complaint in the Northern District of California against Google for hosting social casino phone apps, illegally profiting from gambling games, and being a co-conspirator with technology companies who developed the social casinos. According to the complaint, for about the last ten years, "the world's…

Travel ・ 07 May 2021

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