This settlement covers people in Washington who bought virtual coins in the High 5 Casino or High 5 Vegas apps between April 9, 2014 and October 1, 2022, in a case alleging the coin sales broke Washington's gambling laws. It is worth reading carefully for one reason: a jury already returned a verdict for the plaintiff before the two sides settled, and the deal that followed is worth at least $12,000,000 and up to $30,000,000 — with no receipts required to claim your share.
Current Status
Claims are open. Claim Forms must be submitted by November 13, 2026, and that same date is also the deadline to exclude yourself from the class and the deadline to object — this settlement does not set the earlier opt-out cutoff most do. The final approval hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Monday, December 14, 2026 in Tacoma, Washington, so the court has not yet decided whether to approve the settlement, and no payment date had been announced as of August 30, 2026. If you bought coins in either app while in Washington during the class period, the action to take now is to file a Claim Form. You do not need receipts, and you do not strictly need the notice.What Changed Recently?
Notice has gone out and the claim window is running toward its November 13, 2026 close. The case is captioned Larsen v. PTT, LLC (d/b/a High 5 Games, LLC) and High 5 Entertainment, LLC, No. 3:18-cv-05275-TMC, before Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.What sets this settlement apart from nearly every other one on this site is how it got here. The notice says the parties agreed to settle following a jury trial in which the jury returned a verdict in the plaintiff's favor. Most class settlements are struck to avoid a trial; this one was struck after one, to avoid the further uncertainty and expense of post-verdict litigation and appeals, and to get money to class members sooner.
The lawsuit alleges that the defendants violated Washington State's gambling laws and its Consumer Protection Act through the operation of the High 5 Casino and High 5 Vegas social casino apps and the sale of virtual coins inside them. Washington law allows the recovery of money lost on gambling games, which is the theory that makes these cases work in that state and largely nowhere else. The defendants deny all claims and deny that they violated any law.
Who Qualifies?
The court defined the class as all individuals in Washington who played or purchased virtual coins on either High 5 Casino or High 5 Vegas after April 9, 2014 and before October 1, 2022. That includes people reasonably determined, by billing address information, IP address information or other information furnished by the platform providers, to be located in Washington or associated with purchases in Washington.Two things follow from that. First, membership is not limited to people who typed a Washington address into an app store — an IP address or purchase data tying you to Washington can put you in the class. Second, the class covers people who merely played as well as those who paid, but only class members who actually purchased virtual coins can receive a cash payment.
Excluded are any judge or magistrate presiding over the action and members of their families; the defendants, their subsidiaries, parent companies, successors, predecessors and any entity in which a defendant or its parent has a controlling interest, along with their current or former officers, directors and employees; anyone who properly and timely opts out; and the legal representatives, successors or assigns of any excluded person. If you were emailed or mailed a notice of the settlement or of the earlier class certification order, the administrator's records already show you as a class member.
How Much Can You Get?
The defendants have agreed to pay at least $12,000,000 and up to $30,000,000 into a Settlement Fund over a multi-year period. The notice attributes that structure to the defendants' financial situation: an initial payment of $4,000,000, then annual payments of at least $1,000,000 for up to eight years, plus additional contingent payments that may be owed over the payment period based on the defendants' net annual income or in the event of a liquidity event.The fund pays valid claims from class members who purchased coins, plus attorneys' fees and costs awarded by the court, settlement administration expenses, and any incentive award approved for the class representative. Class counsel's fee petition will seek no more than 35% of the fund plus unreimbursed costs and expenses, and the class representative will not ask for more than $15,000. The court may award less than either amount.
There is no fixed per-person figure, and the notice is candid that the exact amount cannot be determined yet. Your share turns on three things: the total dollar amount of in-app purchases you made during the class period in High 5 Casino or High 5 Vegas, how many class members file valid claims, and how much the defendants ultimately pay in — which depends on those contingent payments. The notice adds that in other similar social casino litigation, class members have recovered substantial portions of the total they spent in the apps. That is a description of past cases, not a promise about this one.
Two mechanics are worth knowing before you form an expectation. Payments may be distributed in more than one round across the multi-year payment period rather than arriving as a single check. And if your share of the available fund is under $10.00 at the time of a given distribution, it is held and added to later distributions until the cumulative amount payable to you reaches $10.00 — so a small claim is deferred rather than lost.
What Else Does the Settlement Change?
Beyond the money, the defendants agreed to maintain a set of changes to High 5 Casino and High 5 Vegas. The notice lists keeping a voluntary self-exclusion policy in place; giving players a method to restrict or prohibit their own ability to purchase virtual coins, to suspend their account, or to close it entirely; and ensuring that players who run out of virtual coins can still play at least one game without buying more.There is also a term in the release worth stating plainly rather than leaving buried: class members who stay in the settlement are estopped from contending that virtual coins in the apps are "things of value" under Washington law. That is the exact legal proposition the case was fought over, so remaining in the class means giving up the ability to argue it again later.
What Proof Is Required?
No proof is required. There is no documentation to gather and no receipts to upload — your payment is calculated from the record of the in-app purchases you made during the class period, not from anything you submit.The claim portal asks you to enter the Unique ID number printed on the settlement notice you received, but it says directly on that screen that you may skip the step if you do not have your Unique ID available. Under OCA's standard that makes this a Proof Required: No settlement: a player who never received a notice, or who deleted the email, can still file. Providing the Unique ID is simply the fastest way for the administrator to match your claim to your account.
The Claim Form does let you choose whether to be paid electronically or by check. If you pick a check, note the expiry: the notice says checks expire and become void 90 days after they are issued.
What Is the Deadline?
- File a Claim Form: by November 13, 2026
- Exclude yourself (opt out): emailed or mailed by November 13, 2026
- Object to the settlement: filed with the court by November 13, 2026, and sent to class counsel and the defendants' counsel by the same date
- Class counsel's request for attorneys' fees posted to the settlement website: by October 30, 2026
- Final approval hearing: 9:30 a.m. on Monday, December 14, 2026, Tacoma, Washington
The single shared date is the thing to watch. Because the opt-out deadline is not earlier than the claim deadline, anyone weighing whether to stay in the class has until the same day — but there is no second chance afterward, and an opt-out has to be postmarked or emailed by then. The fee request going up on October 30 means you can see what class counsel is actually asking for about two weeks before you have to decide.
How Do You Take Action?
File through the official settlement website, High 5 Lawsuit.com. If you received an email notice it contained a direct link to the online Claim Form; otherwise the File a Claim page on the settlement website starts you at the Unique ID screen, which you may skip. The form asks how you want to be paid — electronically or by check — and the notice encourages filing online as the faster and more secure route.Staying in the class means releasing your claims against the defendants and the related released parties over the issues this settlement resolves, whether or not you file a claim; Sections 1.26 and 1.27 of the settlement agreement define the released claims and released parties. Opting out is the only way to keep the right to sue on your own. An exclusion request has to be a written letter identifying the case by name, stating in substance that you request to be excluded from the proposed settlement class, and giving your name, the Player ID and email addresses associated with the apps, and your current telephone number, mailing address and email address — with your physical signature. It must be emailed or mailed to the administrator no later than November 13, 2026.
If you want to object instead, the objection is filed with the court rather than sent to the administrator, and the notice sets out what it must contain: any Player IDs and app email addresses, current contact details, the specific grounds for the objection, any documents you want the court to consider, the name and contact information of any attorney assisting you, and whether you intend to appear at the hearing. If you want to speak at the hearing, the notice requires you to say so in the objection itself as a notice of intent to appear.
What Happens Next?
The next milestone is the December 14, 2026 final approval hearing, at which the court will decide whether the settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate, and will consider class counsel's fee and expense request and the incentive award for the class representative. The notice warns the hearing may be postponed to a different date or time without notice, so the official settlement website is the place to confirm it before making a trip. Class members do not have to attend, and a timely written objection is considered whether or not its author appears.A hearing being held is not the same as approval being granted. The notice says an initial check or electronic payment may follow after the settlement has been finally approved and any appeals process is complete, with further rounds distributed as the installments arrive across the multi-year payment period. If funds remain from uncashed checks or from electronic payments that cannot be processed, the notice says they may be used for a later distribution to class members or donated to the Legal Foundation of Washington.
No payment date had been announced as of August 30, 2026.
Sources and Verification
- Larsen v. PTT, LLC — Official Settlement Website
- Official Settlement FAQs — benefits, deadlines, opt-out and objection requirements
- Official Important Documents Page — settlement agreement and court filings
- Official Claim Portal — Unique ID entry, which the portal allows you to skip
- Court-Authorized Notice of Class Action Settlement (PDF)
Questions
Who qualifies for the High 5 Games settlement?
The court defined the class as all individuals in Washington who played or purchased virtual coins on either High 5 Casino or High 5 Vegas after April 9, 2014 and before October 1, 2022, including people reasonably determined by billing address, IP address or other information from the platform providers to be located in Washington or associated with purchases in Washington. Only class members who actually purchased coins can receive a payment. Excluded are the judge and magistrate presiding over the case and their families, the defendants and their affiliated entities and current or former officers, directors and employees, anyone who validly opts out, and those persons' legal representatives, successors or assigns.
How much will the High 5 Games settlement pay?
There is no fixed per-person figure. Your share depends on how much you spent on virtual coins in High 5 Casino or High 5 Vegas during the class period, how many valid claims are filed, and how much the defendants ultimately pay into the fund. The notice says the fund will be at least $12,000,000 and up to $30,000,000, and that in other social casino cases class members have recovered substantial portions of what they spent in the apps. It does not promise a percentage here.
Do I need receipts to file a High 5 Games claim?
No. There is no documentation requirement. Your payment is calculated from the record of in-app purchases you made during the class period rather than from anything you upload. The claim portal asks for the Unique ID number printed on the notice you received, but it says outright that you may skip that step if you do not have it, so a player who never got a notice can still file.
Why is the settlement paid over eight years instead of all at once?
The notice attributes the installment structure to the defendants' financial situation. They make an initial payment of $4,000,000 and then annual payments of at least $1,000,000 for up to eight years, and may owe additional contingent payments tied to their net annual income or to a liquidity event. That is why the total is stated as a range rather than a number, and why the notice says payments to class members may be distributed in more than one round over the multi-year period.
What is the deadline for the High 5 Games settlement?
November 13, 2026 — and unusually, that one date covers everything. It is the deadline to submit a Claim Form, the deadline to exclude yourself from the class, and the deadline to file an objection. Most settlements set the opt-out and objection deadlines weeks before the claim deadline; this one does not.
What happens if my share is less than $10?
It is held rather than paid. The notice says that if your share of the available fund is under $10.00 at the time of a particular distribution, the amount is carried forward and added to future distributions until the cumulative total payable to you reaches $10.00. Because the fund arrives in installments, a small claim may simply be paid later in a bigger round rather than in the first one.
What did High 5 agree to change in the apps?
The notice says the defendants agreed to maintain changes to High 5 Casino and High 5 Vegas: keeping a voluntary self-exclusion policy, giving players a way to restrict or prohibit their own ability to buy virtual coins, to suspend an account, or to close it entirely, and making sure a player who runs out of coins can still play at least one game without buying more.
When will High 5 Games settlement payments be sent?
An initial payment may be issued after the settlement is finally approved and any appeals are resolved, with later rounds following as the installments come in. The final approval hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Monday, December 14, 2026 in Tacoma, Washington. Checks expire and become void 90 days after they are issued. No payment date had been announced as of August 30, 2026.
Washington's Social Casino Cases
High 5 is not the first of these. Washington's gambling statutes, which allow players to recover money lost on gambling games, have produced a run of social casino class actions that other states' laws simply do not support — which is why the class here stops at the Washington border even though the apps were available everywhere. Earlier OCA coverage includes the Huuuge Casino in-app purchase settlement and the SpinX apps settlement covering Cash Frenzy, Lotsa Slots, Jackpot World and Vegas Friends; both of those claim windows have closed, but they are useful for seeing how these payouts have actually worked out.A court-appointed administrator never charges a fee to release a class action payment and will not ask for banking passwords or a "processing payment" by text or phone. Use only the official settlement website linked on this page. If you are in Washington, it is worth checking whether you also qualify for the state's other open settlements — see our directory of open class action settlements.
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