<p>Gaming provider Aristocrat Leisure will settle two class action lawsuits brought by US customers who lost as much as $US300,000 each playing online casino games.</p> <p><a href="https://happyslot.shop">Aristocrat</a> will pay $US31 million ($A47 million) as its share of a US$US155 million ($A237 million) <a href="https://soundcloud.com/search/sounds?q=settlement&filter.license=to_modify_commercially">settlement</a> to the claimants who said the games Big Fish Casino, Jackpot Magic Slots and Epic Diamond Slots - offered by Aristocrat business Big Fish Games - were games of chance prohibited by Washington law.</p> <p>The US state does not allow online gambling.</p> <p>One woman in the group, Suzie Kelly, claims to have lost more than $US300,000 to her addiction to Big Fish Casino.</p> <p>She said she withdrew funds from her husband's retirement account and took out two home loans to pay Big Fish credit <a href="https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/search?search_api_views_fulltext=card%20debts">card debts</a>.</p> <p>A US court in 2018 found Big Fish Casino's virtual casino chips constituted gambling, and jackpot allowed the civil lawsuit to continue.</p> <p>The first of the legal actions was filed against US company Churchill Downs, which owned the games business prior to selling it to Aristocrat in 2018.</p> <p>Churchill Downs will pay the remainder of the settlement costs.</p> <p>The costs cover money lost on the games and legal fees.</p> <p>By 1405 AEST, <A HREF=https://wonderful.pangkalpinangkota.go.id/hutan-kota/>aristocrat</A> Aristocrat shares were trading higher by 1.14 per cent at $25.81.</p> <p>Last week, the company reported half-year profit had fallen 14.2 per cent to $305.9 million as casinos, pubs and clubs closed because of coronavirus restrictions.</p></div><br><br><!-- ad: website -->
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