Apple and Google were sent court after some lawsuits in Alabama and Connecticut, with complainants contending that the two tech giants have been promoting and profiting from gambling appin their storesthat constitute illegal gambling under statutes in the two states.
Initially in Alabama, two federal lawsuits were filed this past week, seeking refunds for two residents of the state who purchased games from the App Store and Google Play, lawsuits specifically refer to casino-style games such as slots, blackjack, roulette, and poker as well as to keno, bingo, and other games that are frequently associated with gambling, that plaintiffs claim constitute illegal gambling under state law.
The plaintiffs purchased the game apps and then paid additional money in order to be able to continue playing the games.
To start they were offered a certain amount of free coins to play. But anytime they lost the game, they were also losing coins. While players can earn more coins, they are also prompted to purchase coins with real money to keep playing.
The two lawsuits list at least 200 games available on Apple and Google’s app stores that offer casino-like experience and urge players to buy coins/tokens to keep playing.
In the other hand, a similar lawsuit was lodged by a Connecticut woman on Thursday. Karen Workman, the claimant in that separate case, says she spent more than $3,300 to buy in-game coins on an app called Jackpot Mania she downloaded from Apple’s App Store back in 2017.
Alleges that the free-to-play games on the App Store that offer in-game currency, the coins players purchase for real money to continue playing, constitute illegal gambling.The lawsuit further claims that by offering such game apps, Apple “promotes, enables, and profits” from illegal gambling products.
The Connecticut lawsuit seeks class status and asks defendants to refund “all money paid through the illegal gambling games described herein”, cover attorneys’ fees, and award Ms. Workman for her “services in this case on behalf of the class.”
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