{"id":6962,"date":"2024-04-12T07:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T07:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/ninth-circuit-faces-tech-giants-immunity-plea-in-gambling-app-lawsuits\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T07:26:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T07:26:01","slug":"ninth-circuit-faces-tech-giants-immunity-plea-in-gambling-app-lawsuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/12\/ninth-circuit-faces-tech-giants-immunity-plea-in-gambling-app-lawsuits\/","title":{"rendered":"Ninth Circuit Faces Tech Giants\u2019 Immunity Plea in Gambling App Lawsuits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Whether digital giants Apple, Meta (previously Facebook), and Google may assert legal immunity in cases pertaining to suspected unlawful gambling applications on their platforms is a crucial legal dispute that the Ninth Circuit is about to decide on.<\/p>\n<p>The verdict of a federal judge is being contested by plaintiffs in three distinct actions, who are contesting the protection afforded by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. They contend that the platforms shouldn\u2019t be granted protection while handling payments for illegal gaming.<\/p>\n<h2>Judge\u2019s Call for Review<\/h2>\n<p>Acknowledging the immunity granted, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila has sought a review by the Ninth Circuit, pausing the case pending their decision. Plaintiffs appeal, disputing the platforms\u2019 entitlement to immunity in this context.<\/p>\n<p>During oral arguments, attorneys representing the tech giants reiterated support for Judge Davila\u2019s decision. They emphasized that the platforms\u2019 publication of content like virtual gaming chips does not constitute unlawful behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Fred Reilly, representing Google, cited legal precedent, asserting that platforms have broad discretion in regulating published content. Attorney Todd Logan, representing the plaintiffs, argued against immunity, highlighting previous Ninth Circuit rulings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-logo-title-box box-100 text-left relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-box box-25 relative img-radius\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/kats-casino\/\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t<amp-img alt=\"Kats Casino\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kats-casino-1.jpg.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" layout=\"fixed\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/amp-img><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-title box-25 relative py-10\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/kats-casino\/\" title=\"Kats Casino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kats Casino<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n\t\t<strong><strong>250% Extra + $125 Free Chip!<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-1\">New players only. 250% on 1st Deposit + $125 Free Chip<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-rating box-25 relative mb-10\">\n<div class=\"rating-box text-center box-100  relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-rating-box relative\">\n<div class=\"stars\"><span class=\"star on\"><\/span><span class=\"star on\"><\/span><span class=\"star on\"><\/span><span class=\"star on\"><\/span><span class=\"star on\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-rating-notice relative\">Casino<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-button box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-button-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/kats-casino\/\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\tVisit Site<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the hearing, U.S. District Judge Sidney Fitzwater was joined by U.S. Circuit Judges Richard Paez and Jennifer Sung, who asked pointed questions. They did not provide a deadline for their decision, but their questions suggested a thorough analysis of the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s Mark Perry questioned whether it would be possible to control illegal gambling on social media. He emphasized the logistical difficulties associated with keeping track of transactions across platforms that are used by billions of people.<\/p>\n<p>The Ninth Circuit\u2019s final decision on the matter of tech companies\u2019 immunity from lawsuits involving gambling apps is still up in the air amid legal wrangling and sophisticated arguments.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/ninth-circuit-faces-tech-giants-immunity-plea-in-gambling-app-lawsuits\/\">Ninth Circuit Faces Tech Giants\u2019 Immunity Plea in Gambling App Lawsuits<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether digital giants Apple, Meta (previously Facebook), and Google may assert legal immunity in cases pertaining to suspected unlawful gambling applications on their platforms is a crucial legal dispute that the Ninth Circuit is about to decide on. The verdict of a federal judge is being contested by plaintiffs in three distinct actions, who are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6962\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}