In Re: Google Play Store Simulated Casino-Style Games Litigation

  1. April 08, 2024

    9th Circ. Doubts Quick Section 230 Appeal In Casino App Suits

    A Ninth Circuit panel appeared skeptical Monday of weighing in on whether the Communications Decency Act's Section 230 shields Google, Apple and Meta from consolidated multidistrict litigation over allegedly illicit "social casino" game apps on their platforms, with two judges saying that the interlocutory appeal is "premature" and "confusing."

  2. September 06, 2022

    Apple, Google, Meta Win Trims In 'Social Casino Games' MDL

    A California federal judge has dismissed certain claims in multidistrict litigation against Apple, Google and Meta platforms over allegedly illicit "social casino games," though the judge certified the order for an immediate appeal and said the case presents exceptional circumstances that could benefit from the Ninth Circuit's input.

  3. August 04, 2022

    Apple, Google, Meta Seek Immunity In Gambling App MDL

    Apple, Google and Meta Platforms urged a California federal judge Thursday to scrap multidistrict litigation accusing them of raking in billions by illegally peddling "social casino" gambling games, saying the consumers' beef is with the games' creators and that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act protects the host platforms.

  4. September 23, 2021

    Edelson Nabs Interim Lead In Tech Giant Gambling App MDL

    A California federal judge on Thursday appointed Edelson PC interim class counsel in multidistrict litigation accusing Apple, Google and Facebook of illegally peddling slot machines and other Las Vegas-style gambling games on their platforms while raking in billions in revenue from commissions off every wager made in these so-called "social casinos."

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