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AviaGames Accused of Using Bots Against Players in Skill Games Case
A proposed class action lawsuit against AviaGames accuses the company of using bots against human players on its purportedly peer-to-peer skill-based games. The accusation arises from claims made during the discovery phase of a separate patent lawsuit against AviaGames by its rival, Skillz. This new action on behalf of AviaGames’ customers argues that such use […]
California Sports Betting Ballot Initiatives for Tribes Lack Support From Tribal Gaming’s CNIGA, Boyd
Proposed California sports betting ballot initiatives filed on Oct. 27 with the California Attorney General’s Office (CAG) resulted in two gaming entities denying involvement. On Oct. 27, the California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA) said it knew nothing about the proposed Sports Wagering Regulation and Tribal Gaming Protection Act and the Tribal Gaming Protection Act. […]
Plaintiff Argues Fliff Terms and Conditions Not Applicable in California Lawsuit
Bishoy Nessim, the plaintiff in the proposed class action against online sweepstakes sportsbook Fliff, is challenging the legality of the site’s terms and conditions, which require binding arbitration in all disputes. The move is a response to a motion filed by Fliff last month, requesting the matter be moved to arbitration. Those documents argued Nessim’s […]
California Online Sports Betting Legalization Unlikely to Be on the 2024 Ballot
California online sports betting could be on the November 2024 ballot, but it’s unlikely as advocates appear to have missed a vital deadline in the process to put the question before voters. Today, Aug. 22, was when sports betting advocates should have submitted their petitions to the California Attorney General’s Office (COAG) for signature validation. […]
Court Will Order Fliff, Free-to-Play Sports Prediction Site User Enter Arbitration
Fliff’s response to a class action lawsuit against the free-to-play sports prediction site might as well have said, “Read the fine print.” On Aug. 2, a California judge agreed with Fliff’s attorneys that plaintiff Bishoy Nessim had consented to Fliff’s Terms of Use and Sweepstakes Rules when he signed up for an account. Therefore, Nessim […]
Meta Asks Ninth Circuit to Dismiss MDL, Says Virtual Chip Sales Are Just ‘Information’
Meta is asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to dismiss a case about whether platform providers can be liable for in-app purchases they facilitate between their users and third-party content providers such as play money casinos. The multidistrict litigation names Meta, Apple, and Google as defendants for their involvement with products like Double Down Casino, which recently settled a […]
Social Casino ‘Free Sweeps’ Scam Lures Users to Consent Farms Amid FTC Crackdown
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has cracked down on five “consent farm” networks it says were tricking US citizens into signing up for telemarketing call lists with misleading promises of gifts, special offers, or job opportunities. Bonus has determined that one of the defendants in these cases, RewardZone USA, was involved with the social casino “hack” scam we cautioned […]
Powerball Jackpot Soars Over $1 Billion, Marking the Fourth Billion-Dollar Jackpot in the Past Year
The Powerball jackpot has grown to over $1 billion after Monday night’s draw failed to find a winner, with the next opportunity coming on Wednesday, July 19. When it hits, it will be the fourth billion-dollar jackpot in the past year from a national US draw lottery. Once jackpots reach this size, their growth accelerates as people around […]
California Tribal Declaratory Relief Act Would Permit Gaming Tribes to Challenge Cardroom Legality
If a bill currently under consideration by the California legislature passes, the state’s gaming tribes may get the opportunity they’ve been seeking to challenge cardrooms in court. California has allowed the tribes exclusivity over casino gaming, but they say some games available at cardrooms infringe on that. Past attempts by the tribes to test the […]
DraftKings’ Bid for PointsBet an Effort to Block Fanatics’ Entry to Online Casino?
DraftKings sent PointsBet an “unsolicited non-binding indicative proposal” on June 16 about its intent to buy the Australian online gambling operator for $195 million. That’s what PointsBet said in its second paragraph announcing the proposal. However, PointsBet first emphasized that it already has an “agreement to sell its United States online sports betting, iGaming, and retail […]
