- Who: Julian Bargo filed a class action lawsuit against Apple Inc., Google LLC and several online and app casino game operators.
- Why: Bargo claims Apple and Google assisted, promoted and profited off of unlawful casino applications by offering access through their App Store and Play Store, respectively.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in New Jersey federal court.
Apple and Google host unlawful gambling games on their operating systems, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiff Julian Bargo’s class action lawsuit claims Apple, Google and several online and app casino game operators engage in a pattern of fraud and misconduct in connecting with so-called “social casinos.”
“The (casino game operators) misleadingly describe themselves as ‘social casinos’ to promote the deception that their websites and apps are free to play purely for entertainment purposes only,” the illegal gambling apps class action says.
Bargo argues Apple and Google willingly assist, promote and profit from the allegedly unlawful casino apps by offering access to the apps through their App Store and Play Store, respectively.
Bargo wants to represent a New Jersey class of consumers who purchased and lost money by wagering in an online sweepstakes casino owned and operated by one of the website and app casino operators with the assistance and participation of Apple and/or Google.
