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Amazon submits proposed settlement of lawsuit connected to social casino apps

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Publish Date: Jul 14, 2026

Fact checked by: Matt Moreno

Key Points

Lawsuit alleges that Amazon’s facilitation of social casino gaming on its Appstore violated multiple Washington laws
Settlement proposes class that covers players on certain Appstore-listed social casino apps over a six-year period
Amazon will pay $2.5 million to cover administrative costs as part of settlement

A lawsuit concerning social casino apps available on the Amazon Appstore in Washington could be near a conclusion, as the parties to the suit have submitted a settlement proposal for judicial review. If U.S. District Judge Robert S. Lasnik approves the settlement, Amazon and the app developers could face payments totaling nearly $210.4 million.

The settlement suggests a class of U.S. residents who played casino-style games on apps provided by 32 developers from 2019 to 2025. Amazon would perform a recertification of apps’ compliance with gambling laws if Lasnik gives his assent.

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The results of months of mediation regarding a settlement for Horn v. Amazon have come to fruition, as the proposal reached the judicial review stage on July 9. The lead plaintiff in the case filed the lawsuit in the Western District of Washington in November 2023.

At the heart of the complaint and now proposed settlement are allegations that Amazon violated Washington consumer protection and gambling laws “by brokering illegal gambling transactions on social casino apps available through the Amazon Appstore.” The lawsuit targets Amazon because the Appstore is “the platform that brokered the gambling transactions and took a thirty percent (30%) cut of each one.”

Amazon has defended itself in the litigation by arguing that federal law shields it from liability for potential violations triggered by products on its marketplaces like the Appstore. Settlement talks have been ongoing since October 2025, though.

Settlement represents hefty potential bill for app developers

Under the proposed terms of the settlement, Amazon agrees to pay $2.5 million upfront to cover the costs of administering the settlement. The actual damages in the agreement, though, will be the responsibility of the companies that developed the apps in question.

Those parties are “social casino apps developed and operated by thirty-two (32) of the largest developers in the social casino space, including Product Madness, Scopely, DoubleU Games, SpinX Games, and others.” Counsel for the class will take on the duty of securing payment from those companies in proportion to the approved claims that class members submit.

Those damages could total up to almost $210.4 million, depending on the number and severity of claims that meet the qualifications. Amazon will have one other duty to carry out as part of the settlement.

Amazon agreed to perform compliance check

Furthermore, Amazon has committed to reviewing all of the social casino apps in question for compliance with applicable gambling laws. The accessibility of a free-play option on the apps is the pertinent issue.

The proposal reads that “Amazon will confirm that the game has been changed so that players who run out of chips can keep playing without being forced to pay, and Amazon will pull any app from its store that fails to comply.” The settlement also warrants that developers “must give players tools to limit or stop their own spending, including the ability to block their own chip purchases and to suspend or close their accounts, and must use reasonable efforts to honor those choices.”

In exchange, Amazon avoids all implications of wrongdoing and class members may not take action against Amazon in the future on similar grounds. Potential class members include “all individuals who, in the United States, made one or more in-app purchases between November 10, 2019, and November 10, 2025, in any of the Applications obtained from the Amazon Appstore.”

If Lasnik approves the settlement, the number of social casino apps on the Appstore could decrease quickly, whether out of Amazon removing apps out of compliance or operators leaving the platform. The 32 developers in question still face potentially significant financial consequences if this settlement becomes final.

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