This line of argument concludes that online social casino games constituted illegal gambling under Washington law. To support this last claim, the suit points to a Ninth Circuit case, which found virtual gambling chips as a “thing of value,” responsible for earning game’s creators millions of dollars.

The suit further claims this form of gaming is illegal under some states’ gambling laws. The complaint describes social casinos as highly addictive and manipulative games that may lead to financial havoc for players engaging in them. The case against the social media giant was initially filed in April, reports Law Street Media, but a revised filing came on Monday after the court issued an order creating a leadership hierarchy for the case, setting three separate tracks against defendants Google, Apple and Facebook.

More than two dozen consumer plaintiffs have filed the complaint in a consolidated lawsuit concerning the company’s role in a social casino enterprise. A master complaint has been filed against Facebook over its participation in an alleged illegal gambling conspiracy.

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