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Roblox challenges California gambling-related claims in federal court

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Roblox asked a federal court in San Francisco to dismiss parents’ claims that it enabled and profited from children gambling with Robux, according to the report. The judge indicated that claims under California’s Unfair Competition Law could continue, while expressing doubt about applying criminal gambling law in the civil case.

The court may allow California consumer-law claims to proceed, leaving Roblox exposed to continuing litigation over alleged child gambling.

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California judge lets claims over RBLXWild gambling site proceed

A federal judge in California rejected Boris Said Jr.’s attempt to dismiss claims under the state’s Unfair Competition Law, allowing the lawsuit over RBLXWild to proceed. The claims allege that the site enabled users to wager Robux on chance-based games and that Said profited from users’ losses; the judge found the complaint sufficiently detailed to proceed.

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