DealDash

TINA.org investigated DealDash, one of the world’s largest penny auction websites, and determined that the company operated a form of illegal gambling and used deceptive marketing tactics to lure consumers to…

DoubleU Games in Apple’s App Store

Allegations: Promoting illegal virtual gambling games

CATrends: Loot Boxes in Video Games

Class-action trend likens purchasing loot boxes in video games to pulling a lever on a slot machine.

What Social Media Can Teach Us about Consumer Protection

Arm consumers with X-ray vision to protect them from scams circulating on Facebook.

Solitaire Clash

Can you really make bank playing solitaire on your phone?

The Hundred Thousand Dollar Puzzle by David Dobrik

YouTuber-turned-TikTok star pieces together a deceptive pitch.

Slotomania

“Free” mobile slot game isn’t free for long.

Overwatch

What You Should Know about the Trivia App Givling

Odds are you being good at trivia is not enough if you want to pay off your student loan debt with this app.

Zynga Slots

Allegations: Promoting illegal virtual gambling games

Virtual Casino Games on Apple

Allegations: Promoting illegal virtual gambling games

Zynga’s Slots Games

Allegations: Deceptively promoting illegal virtual gambling games

Royal Match

Allegations: Violating federal and state gambling laws by operating an unlawful game of chance, manipulating the odds of the game to increase its addictiveness and induce players to spend money…

Moozi Casino

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the website as a “social casino” where users can play games for free when the games are actually illegal gambling games

WOW Vegas

Allegations: Misleadingly advertising the website as a “social casino” where users can play games for free when the games are actually illegal gambling games

MyPrize.US

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing itself as a “social casino” offering games that are free to play when the games are actually illegal gambling games and players may purchase virtual currency to…

LuckyLand Slots and Chumba Casino

Allegations: Falsely representing that websites operate “social casinos” that are free to play when the games are actually gambling games where players wager and lose real money

Underdog Sports Drafts and Pick’em

Allegations: Falsely representing that its daily fantasy sports contests are legal forms of gambling in California

NoLimitCoins

Allegations: Misleadingly representing the platform as a “social casino” when it is actually a form of illegal gambling

Thrillzz Sweepstakes Sportsbook

Allegations: Falsely marketing itself as a legal form of gambling in California when it is not