Connecticut suspends High5Games licence for alleged illegal online casino
The Department of Consumer Protection Gaming Division says the provider operated an unlicensed service.
US.- The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Gaming Division has suspended High5Games’s online gaming service licence in the state. It said an investigation found that the company, which provided online slot content for legal gaming platforms in Connecticut, also operated the unlicensed online casino High5Casino.
The DCP Gaming Division investigation 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.
The DCP said: “High5Games, a majority owner of High5Casino, will be charged with 1,065 criminal counts of conducting illegal gaming activity. Gaming Division Criminal Investigators will seek criminal charges for all of the violations of Connecticut’s gaming laws, for which each charge is a Class A misdemeanor carrying a penalty of up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,000.”
DCP commissioner Bryan T. Cafferelli said: “Thank you to our Gaming Division team for their hard work to hold this licensee accountable. It is a privilege to hold this licence, and we expect our credential holders to take that responsibility seriously. High5Games took advantage of their credential to mislead consumers into believing they were participating in gaming on a legal platform when, in fact, they were breaking the law.
“We remind consumers that there are only two licensed online casinos in Connecticut — DraftKings/Foxwoods and FanDuel/Mohegan Sun — and if you choose to participate in online gaming, you should only utilize one of the legal platforms licensed to operate in our state.”
DCP Gaming Division director Kris Gilman added: “We are disappointed that a licensed gaming service provider took advantage of Connecticut consumers by operating an illegal casino platform. It is difficult to recover funds for consumers from illegal platforms. We remind consumers that gambling on licensed platforms is the only way to guarantee recovered funds in the event of an issue with a game or platform.”
