The lawsuit also claims that social casinos are illegal under some states’ gambling laws. This week’s complaint claims that social casinos are highly addictive, manipulative games that can wreak financial havoc on players. As previously reported, game creators and the platforms that host or distribute the games have recently been under fire for the proliferation of social casinos. Monday’s revised filing comes after the court issued an order creating a leadership hierarchy for the case and setting three separate tracks against defendants Google, Apple, and Facebook. The case against Facebook was initially filed in April. The consolidated lawsuit concerns social casinos, an app or website where a user can play casino games online using fiat currency for more chances to play, but without the chance to win real money or tangible prizes.
for its participation in an alleged illegal gambling conspiracy. More than two dozen consumer plaintiffs have filed an amended complaint against Facebook Inc.