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Casino-style mobile games generated over $11 billion in revenue in 2023, according to market intelligence firm Sensor Tower Inc.
A judge in Washington state ruled that the company behind the game High Five Casino had violated state gambling laws.
A jury ordered the company behind High Five Casino to pay players almost $25 million in damages.
Social casino companies have paid over $500 million in settlements in Washington state alone.
Apple and Google collect a 30% commission on the vast majority of in-app purchases made on their platforms.
According to a Bloomberg analysis, Apple generated a higher gross profit from game spending on the App Store last year than it did from selling Mac computers.
Apple, Google, and Meta are the targets of a new series of class-action lawsuits filed by the same law firm that sued the maker of High Five Casino.
A California judge rejected the claim that Apple, Google, and Meta were co-conspirators in an illegal gambling enterprise.
A judge ruled that lawsuits against Apple, Google, and Meta can proceed on the grounds that the platforms acted as payment processors for social casino games, not merely as publishers.
Lawsuits in the U.S. are using state gambling laws to allege that some social casino games constitute illegal gambling, seeking monetary refunds for players.
The mobile game Monopoly Go is not currently a target of lawsuits that allege illegal gambling.
Scopely stated that the average Monopoly Go player spends less than one dollar per month, with the majority of players making no in-app purchases.