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Roblox class action claims third-party gambling, casino games target children

Roblox Corp., Satozuki Ltd., Studs Entertainment and RBLXWild conspire to allow online gambling for minors using Robux on the Roblox app, according to a March 14 class action lawsuit. Roblox is the largest kids entertainment website in the world, with 60 million daily active users - 70% of whom are younger than 18. Roblox claims more than 75% of…

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Casino app maker AviaGames accused of pitting players against bots

AviaGames - the Silicon Valley-based developer of popular casino apps like Bingo Tour and Solitaire Clash - has been slapped with a class-action lawsuit that claims users were duped into playing against bots instead of similarly skilled human players. "Avia users collectively have wagered hundreds of millions of dollars to compete in these games…

Incidents ・ 21 November 2023

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Roblox Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Illegal Gambling T...

Roblox, a popular online gaming platform, has been hit with a class action lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The suit alleges that the company knowingly facilitates illegal gambling that targets children and profits from it. "Each of the Illegal Gambling Websites operates on or in concert with Roblox and the…

Law ・ 26 August 2023

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Roblox is being sued for profiting from child gambling

Queue a new controversy about Roblox: a new class-action lawsuit made by two parents has accused the massive online game platform of facilitating online gambling to children and making proffits out of it. As was reported by Bloomberg Law, on August 15 a lawsuit was filed on behalf of parents Rachel Colvin and Danielle Sass in the Northern District…

Law ・ 22 August 2023

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Roblox sued by parents who say it enables third-party gambling sites

A proposed class action lawsuit is accusing Roblox of knowingly profiting off third-party websites where kids can gamble with its digital currency Robux. Rachel Colvin and Danielle Sass filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, saying their kids have lost "thousands of Robux" on sites like RBLXWild. For…

Gambling Sites ・ 22 August 2023

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Incidents ・ 20 August 2023

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Parents sue gaming platform Roblox for illegally facilitating child gambling

San Francisco: Parents in the US have sued gaming platform Roblox, hugely popular among teens in India, accusing the company of illegally facilitating child gambling. In a class-action lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California, two parents claimed that their children, named as minor plaintiffs in the suit, have lost thousands of Roblox's…

Industry ・ 19 August 2023

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Roblox Gambling Suit Claims Kids Hold “Billions of Robux”

A class-action lawsuit accuses online gaming platform Roblox of not only acting as an "illegal gambling ring that preys on children," but also fleecing those underage gamblers out of thousands of dollars. Mothers Rachel Colvin and Danielle Sass filed the suit against Roblox Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.…

Law ・ 19 August 2023

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Roblox accused of facilitating "illegal gambling ring" for minors

Parents issue a class action lawsuit on behalf of their children A class action lawsuit has been filed against Roblox Corporation, accusing the developer of facilitating "an illegal gambling ecosystem" and violating a federal law. The complaint was filed in the Northern District of California on August 15 by parents who claimed their children lost…

Incidents ・ 19 August 2023

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Roblox faces a new class action lawsuit alleging it facilitates child gambling

In a new class action lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California this week, two parents accuse Roblox of illegally facilitating child gambling. While gambling is not allowed on the platform, which hosts millions of virtual games that cater to children and teens, the lawsuit points to third-party gambling sites that invite users to play…

Law ・ 19 August 2023

Kotaku Australia

Roblox Hit With Lawsuit Claiming It Profits Off Child Gambling

Roblox has long been accused of not doing enough to make sure its massively popular gaming platform is free of toxicity and exploitation. Now parents are joining together in a class-action lawsuit to take the $17 billion company to court over allegations that it gets children into online gambling and profits off of it. As first reported…

Law ・ 18 August 2023

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Roblox Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Online Gambling for Kids

Roblox, a popular gaming platform with over 65 million active users, is now facing a class-action lawsuit filed by parents who accuse the company of getting children involved in online gambling and profiting from it. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in the Northern District of California by Rachel Colvin and Danielle Sass, claiming that…

Law ・ 18 August 2023

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Popular Online Game Accused Of Profiting Off Of Child Gambling

Roblox has long been accused of not doing enough to make sure its massively popular gaming platform is free of toxicity and exploitation. Now parents are joining together in a class-action lawsuit to take the $17 billion company to court over allegations that it gets children into online gambling and profits off of it. As first reported…

Incidents ・ 18 August 2023

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Parents file lawsuit against Roblox alleging illegal gambling targeting children

Roblox, an online gaming platform, is facing a class action lawsuit brought by parents Rachel Colvin and Danielle Sass who claim that the platform operates as an illegal gambling ring that preys on children. The complaint was filed against Roblox in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Colvin and Sass have alleged that…

Law ・ 18 August 2023

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Roblox Accused of Concocting Illegal Gambling Ring for Minors

Popular online gaming platform Roblox acts as an illegal gambling ring that preys on children, according to a purported class action brought by parents. Rachel Colvin and Danielle Sass filed a complaint against Roblox Corp. Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California after their children lost money in the form of the…

Incidents ・ 17 August 2023

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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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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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Google Sued Over DoubleU Games’ Illegal Gambling Games, Following Similar Suit Over Zynga’s Games

On Friday, a consumer filed a class-action complaint against Google, LLC and Google Payment Corp. in the Northern District of California for allegedly "profiting from illegal gambling games developed by DoubleU Games Co., Ltd. and offered, sold, and distributed by Google through its Google Play Store for consumers to download and play." This…

Law ・ 15 December 2021

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Google, Facebook, and Apple Face Social Casino Lawsuit

Facebook, Apple, and Google are the subject of a joint class-action lawsuit in California regarding their hosting and promotion of social casino games. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Google, Facebook, and Apple are all defendants in a class-action lawsuit that alleges that they were part of an "illegal gambling conspiracy" involving social casino games.…

Law ・ 27 November 2021

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Amended complaint filed against Facebook over alleged “illegal internet gambling enterprise”

Facebook has been confronted with an amended complaint from more than two dozen consumer plaintiffs regarding its participation in an alleged "illegal internet gambling enterprise." The original class-action complaint was filed with the US District Court for the Northern District of California in April that accused Facebook of acting via so-called…

Law ・ 25 November 2021

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Facebook Named in Amended Complaint over Social Casino Apps

Facebook continues to face legal headwinds from disgruntled consumers who have taken an issue with the company's policy on social casino apps. The lawsuit filed with the Court of Northern District of California San Jose Division alleges that the company participated in an "illegal gambling conspiracy," Law Street reported. Plaintiffs target the…

Mobile ・ 25 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

Law Street

Zynga Hit With Lawsuit Over “Illegal” Social Slots Games

On Friday in the Northern District of California, a consumer filed a class-action complaint against video game developer Zynga Inc. over its social slots video games that purportedly violate various California laws. According to the complaint, Zynga leadership "decided that the company should move in the direction of online gambling." Accordingly,…

Law ・ 12 October 2021

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PlayStudios Offers Real Rewards From Free Games, But Stock Stagnant

So far, PlayStudios investors don't seem too thrilled about the newly combined company that offers free-to-play game users rewards. A week after its combination with Acies Acquisition Corp. debuted on Nasdaq, its MYPS and MYPSW stocks remain stagnant. MYPS traded at $7.93 on Tuesday and MYPSW reached $1.82. When PlayStudios debuted on Nasdaq on…

Mobile ・ 21 July 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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Lawsuits Over Google's Casino-Style Apps Transferred to California's Northern District

A federal judicial panel has ordered that nearly 30 lawsuits filed over Google's casino-style apps be transferred to the Northern District of California. In a Thursday order, the U.S. Judicial on Multidistrict Litigation sent the cases to U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, who is overseeing similar lawsuits against Apple in San Jose, California.…

Law ・ 04 June 2021

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Apple is getting sued for promoting illegal gambling

has been in serious hot water for allowing apps which offer illegal gambling onto its platform. While the company did run a mass sweep of the App Store back in 2018, taking down 25000 Chinese gambling apps, it's done little to prevent more of these harmful apps from sprouting up all over the platform since then.In 2019, Apple came under fire for…

Law ・ 07 May 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

Law Street

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