Avia bots class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Andrew Pandolfi and Mandi Shawcroft filed a class action lawsuit against AviaGames Inc., its founders Vickie Yanjuan Chen and Ping Wang, and a pair of venture capitalist firms and other unnamed alleged co-conspirators.
- Why: Pandolfi and Shawcroft claim Avia leads its users to believe they are competing against other real players for money, when, in reality, the company allegedly populates the competition with computer bots.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.
Avia populates its online games with computer bots to compete against unwitting human players who bet real money while under the belief they are squaring up against real people, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiffs Andrew Pandolfi and Mandi Shawcroft claim Avia users have bet hundreds of millions of dollars while thinking they were competing against real players, instead of allegedly computer bots that “can impact or control the outcomes of the games.”
“Instead of being games of skill as advertised, Avia’s games are manipulated games of chance that amount to an unapproved gambling enterprise,” the Avia class action states.
The plaintiffs want to represent a nationwide class of persons who have lost money playing any Avia game until the company’s “unlawful conduct and its harmful effects stop.”
Avia’s games are allegedly ‘unapproved gambling enterprise’
The plaintiffs claim that, by allegedly manipulating their games with computer bots, Avia has turned games that were marketed as skilled into “an unapproved gambling enterprise.”
“Recently uncovered evidence indicates that Avia has perpetuated a lie on its customers and that players are actually playing against computer bots in a stacked game of chance,” the class action states.
The Avia games include traditional card games such as solitaire and blackjack, bingo games, pool games, bubble-popping games and Tetris/block puzzle games, according to the Avia class action.
The plaintiffs claim Avia is guilty of violating the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and California’s Unfair Competition Law and Consumer Legal Remedies Act.
In a similar case, a class action lawsuit was filed against Amazon.com Inc. earlier this month by a consumer arguing the company profits from social casino apps that are illegal and addictive.
Have you lost money playing an Avia game? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiffs are represented by Todd Logan of Edelson PC and Matthew S. Tripolitsiotis and Spencer Cox of Burns Charest LLP.
The Avia bots class action lawsuit is Pandolfi, et al. v. AviaGames Inc., et al., Case No. 5:23-cv-05971, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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I have been playing both solitaire clash and Pocket7Games for years. I received only a couple payouts. I noticed that I will be on a good win streak, then out of nowhere my matches will take 20 to 30 minutes to clear or the game freezes not allowing me to play while the timer goes down and have no choice, but to close the app out and then lose out on winning. I will be at the top about to win first place then a bot pops in out of nowhere and I lose. No one else even scored close. I am in Minnesota and want to join in on the class action law suit. I have my gamer ID, username, anything you need for proof. I have lost hundreds and get extremely depressed when I feel like I’m about to win and then multiple players like Iamabot or Botswillwin comes in and steals first, second, and third and I lose everything. I get so close to winning and then get stripped of the win by these bots. Please email me so I can get help with this
I have been playing this game for years. I received about 3 payouts. I noticed that I will be on a good win streak, then out of nowhere my matches will take 20 to 30 minutes to clears. I will be ta the top about to win first place then a bot pops in out of nowhere and I lose. No one else even scored close. These people are stealing from hard working Americans
I’ve played this game for about 5 years now lost a ton of money and never have cashed out 1 time. Hell yes it’s rigged. If you want when you get done with these guys I’ve lost over a million dollars to similar companies and social casinos I need help please.
And to add it this problem there’s a company called MPL doing the same thing I’ve lost a ton to them. I’ve lost money to about 50 online casinos totaling over a million dollars. I can’t find any law firm in Missouri can someone please help me. I’ve got so much evidence I can prove these casinos are 100% rigged it’s RICO/Fraud/ using agressove marketing tactics they are being advertise on our social media I can’t even get on without 5 casinos offering a small very small bonus to entice us to come play then you get addicted then you end up homeless. This has devastated my life but what I got out was indeed it’s rigged. It’s sick what’s going on and this is billions of dollars it’s big and it’s all under the radar I’ve been all over this for 7 years now. Finally we’re getting some
Help but it’s spreading faster than we are getting help. There’s also another entire group coming out of China that’s nothing short
Of just a financial attack on Americans I’ve tried to get a Hong Kong lawyer guys my pain can make someone rich if they represent me I need help bad I’ve lost everything to these scams. I’ve got others as well the same thing has happened to them we can’t find any help. I owned multimillion dollar companies it’s all been taken from me. I’ve got a case that will generate hundreds of millions of dollars I put my life on that. Please reach out.
Same here I’ve lost hundreds of dollars because the bots will own by a few points even if I finish the entire game within 20 seconds with zero errors