September 10, 2026
Apple is refusing to hand over data needed to notify class members and tally damages in a multimillion-dollar class action settlement to resolve allegations that High 5 Games harmed players by operating illegal casino-style mobile apps, the lead plaintiff told a Washington federal judge Wednesday.
June 12, 2025
A Washington federal judge denied High 5 Games' post-trial bid to toss or lower a $7.2 million enhanced damages award for operating illegal casino-style mobile apps, finding that the amount was properly decided by a jury and complied with limits under Evergreen State consumer protection law.
March 25, 2025
A lead plaintiff in a class action told a Washington federal judge to allow an unjust enrichment claim against a High 5 Games subsidiary, arguing that a 2022 asset transfer is being used as a ploy to avoid paying $25 million that a jury awarded the class Feb. 7, finding gambling addicts were targeted with social casino-style mobile apps.
March 18, 2025
A class of players said that High 5 Games can't escape $7.2 million in enhanced damages for targeting gambling addicts with social casino-style mobile apps, arguing that a federal judge should not upend the plaintiffs' right to a trial by jury.
February 07, 2025
A Washington federal jury on Friday awarded nearly $25 million to a class of players who said they were injured by game developer High 5 Games' social casino-style mobile apps that targeted gambling addicts as "whales."
February 04, 2025
A Washington federal judge has determined Meta must testify on the authenticity of data showing how much players spent on High 5 Games' illegal gambling mobile apps, saying the parent company of Facebook would not be overly burdened by providing a witness from one its three nearby offices.
November 13, 2024
A Washington federal judge raised doubts Wednesday about whether a lead plaintiff accusing a casino app developer of offering illegal gambling can rope in the company's subsidiary, which took over the online games in what the plaintiff calls a bid to avoid legal responsibility.
July 08, 2024
A Washington federal judge said from the bench Monday that she would not order the deposition of High 5 Games LLC's defense team for alleged discovery misconduct in a class action accusing the company of targeting gambling addicts, ruling the depositions were not crucial to make a case for sanctions.
June 12, 2024
Two of High 5 Games' mobile apps are illegal gambling games, a Washington federal judge has ruled in an order that said the "virtual coins" used by players were things of value under Washington law, even though they are sometimes free and can't be cashed in for real money.
May 31, 2024
A Washington consumer bringing a class action against High 5 Games is seeking to depose the company's defense team, accusing its employees and attorneys of a "years-long campaign of discovery misconduct" that hid records showing the game seller targeted gambling addicts for profit on its social casino apps deceptively marketed as free-to-play.