Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection announces settlement with High5Games
The operator has agreed to pay around $1.5m over operation of an unlicensed online casino.
US.- The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Gaming Division has announced a settlement with High5Games following an investigation into the operation of an unlicensed online casino, High5Casino.
High5Games licence was suspended in March for alleged violations of Connecticut’s gaming laws. DCP said High5Games has ceased now operation of its online casino in Connecticut. Its online gaming service provider licence has been reinstated, effective May 22.
The operator has agreed to pay around $1.5m as part of the settlement, including $643,000 in restitution to consumers who lost money to High5Casino and $800,000 for use in consumer complaint resolution programmes, consumer education, consumer protection enforcement and litigation. The DCP determined that 1,100 customers made deposits on the unlicensed platform. Some 911 customers lost a combined $937,938, and 108 were on the state’s Voluntary Self-Exclusion List.
DCP Commissioner Bryan T. Cafferelli said: “This case is just one example of the hard work our Gaming Division does to ensure a fair, safe and legal gaming market in Connecticut. We are pleased the Connecticut consumers who were lured into placing wagers on an unlicensed platform will be made whole, and that this company has ceased operations of its unlicensed casino in Connecticut.”
DCP Gaming Division director Kris Gilman, added: “We are satisfied with the outcome of this investigation, which has resulted in the return of funds to consumers who were harmed by the unfair marketing of an unlicensed sweepstakes casino. If you’re going to gamble, Connecticut is the best state to place a wager. We work hard to ensure fairness in our licensed market, and when violations do occur, we make every effort to make sure consumers are made whole.”
