A U.S. judge on Thursday approved a $415 million class-action settlement resolving claims that online gaming companies DoubleDown Interactive LLC and International Game Technology PLC violated Washington state gambling laws and consumer protection provisions.
International Game Technology, based in the U.K., and DoubleDown have denied any liability. They argued that the plaintiffs' claims"rest on novel and untested interpretations of Washington's gambling laws." DoubleDown and its lawyers on Friday did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment. Lawyers for International Game Technology did not immediately respond to a similar request.
Logan said in the latest settlement"many class members stand to receive, individually, hundreds of thousands of dollars."Lasnik's fee award amounted to about 29 per cent of the settlement fund. The plaintiffs' lawyers had said they would seek no more than 30 per cent for fees.