The suit claims that the three companies have affected interstate commerce and also caused damage to interstate commercial activity.
The complaint outlines various examples of plaintiffs suffering financial losses as a result of these types of gambling offerings. The implication is that the three tech giants make up a “social casino enterprise” and entered “dangerous partnerships” with slots developers with the aim to direct Californians to play slot games on social casino apps. The main focus of the lawsuit relates to free-to-play casino games, which are allegedly not legal in California. Main focus of the lawsuit relates to free-to-play casino games
The original filing of the case against Facebook came in April. There is a hierarchy of complaints, with Facebook appearing to be the initial area of focus. Three separate complaints have been amalgamated into a single lawsuit in which there are 25 plaintiffs. The complaint was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday. 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.
