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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is asking a King County judge to shut down 16 casino-style mobile applications and recover more than $225 million that residents spent on virtual coins, chips and credits, in a case testing whether a game can constitute illegal gambling even when players cannot cash out their winnings.
The lawsuit against Playtika, Aristocrat and affiliated companies alleges more than 150,000 Washington residents use the apps each month.
According to the complaint, Washington players made more than 8 million purchases totaling over $151 million in Playtika apps and more than 2.25 million purchases totaling over $74 million in Aristocrat apps since September 2020.
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