Roblox Robux gambling class action: Status, Rulings and What It Means for Players

The Roblox Robux gambling class action is still pending in the Northern District of California: parents allege that Roblox processed and profited from Robux wagers by children on three off-platform gambling sites, the judge has let negligence and other claims proceed, and there is no settlement with Roblox, no certified class and no claim form.

The judge's orders so far are rulings on motions to dismiss and arbitration, not findings that Roblox broke any law. The Ninth Circuit issued a memorandum on October 30, 2026, and discovery continues.

What this case is about

Colvin et al. v. Roblox Corporation et al., now captioned De Ridder et al. v. Roblox Corporation et al. (also Soucek et al.), is a class action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (San Francisco), docket 3:23-cv-04146-VC, before Judge Vince Chhabria.

The complaint was filed on August 15, 2023 (the file-stamped complaint; Roblox's SEC filings give August 1, 2023). A complaint states one side's allegations; only the court's orders decide anything.

What the parents allege about Roblox and three gambling sites

The parents allege that Roblox knowingly processes, and takes a 30 percent cut of, the Robux transactions that let the off-platform sites RBXFlip, Bloxflip and RBLXWild run coin flips, roulette, slots and treasure chests for children, which is one side's account, not a finding.

The alleged operators are Satozuki Limited B.V. (RBXFlip), Studs Entertainment Ltd. (Bloxflip) and RBLXWild Entertainment LLC, with Based Plate Studios LLC as Bloxflip operator and cross-defendant. Shane Selinger (Bloxflip developer) and Boris Said Jr. (creator of RBLXWild) were added by the second amended complaint of June 2, 2025.

The case is one of the loot box and video game gambling lawsuits we track. Plaintiffs' counsel is Gibbs Mura LLP and Roblox's counsel is Cooley LLP.

The claims that survived and the claims that were dismissed

The racketeering claims, the California consumer-law claim under the CLRA, the New York consumer-law claim, the fraud and omission claims and civil conspiracy were dismissed; the California unfair competition claim (unlawful prong), negligence and unjust enrichment proceeded. "Proceeded" means a claim survived a motion to dismiss, not that it has been won.

• March 26, 2024 (Dkt. 65): racketeering, CLRA and New York consumer-law claims dismissed; unfair competition and negligence proceed.
• March 28, 2024 (Dkt. 66): civil conspiracy dismissed, unjust enrichment allowed.
• September 19, 2024 (Dkt. 108): fraud and omission claims and injunctive relief dismissed with prejudice; negligence and monetary relief proceed.

Who is covered

Nobody is covered by a settlement or a certified class today, because no class has been certified and no settlement exists. The parents are the plaintiffs, and their children are the players who wagered Robux.

The proposed classes and why no one is covered yet

The complaint proposes nationwide, California and New York classes of parents whose minor children acquired Robux and wagered and lost them on RBXFlip, Bloxflip or RBLXWild. A class exists only after a judge certifies it, which is the step explained in how a gambling class action works.

No certification ruling is in the record, and Gibbs Mura is plaintiffs' counsel, not court-appointed class counsel. The California class is one of the proposed classes; see gambling lawsuits in California for the state's other cases.

Is there a payout?

No payout exists in this case: there is no settlement with Roblox, no judgment, no certified class and no claim form. No fund, fee or estimate exists either, and this site never hosts a claim form.

What the complaint says was lost

The damages sought are the Robux that minors lost, and the complaint cites one interview claiming that more than 7 billion Robux, about USD 70 million, were wagered on one site, an allegation, not a finding.

No per-family amount exists. Because there is no fund, the usual formula of fund, fees, claim rate and caps has nothing to work on; our guide on class action payout per person shows how it works when a fund does exist.

The one Roblox settlement that had a claim form

The only Roblox settlement with a consumer claim form is a different case: Doe v. Roblox Corp. (N.D. Cal. 3:21-cv-03943-WHO), a USD 10 million settlement about content moderation and deleted-item purchases, not gambling.

Its claim deadline was August 10, 2023 and final approval came on September 27, 2023; eligible users received Robux credits or cash automatically, according to a settlement tracker. It is closed, and every case against the company is on Roblox lawsuits.

What happens next

The case is in discovery against Roblox, and no trial or class certification date is in the record. We re-check the docket weekly.

Discovery against Roblox

Discovery orders of August 12, 2026 (Dkt. 379, on RBXFlip transaction interrogatories) and October 1, 2026 (Dkt. 399) show that fact discovery is continuing. Neither order decides whether Roblox is liable.

The arbitration ruling and the claims against the site operators

The Ninth Circuit affirmed on October 30, 2026 that Bloxflip developer Shane Selinger cannot force the children's claims into arbitration. Because no arbitration contract was formed, the claims against him stay in court.

The tracker of gambling cases sent to arbitration or kept in court follows other gambling cases on the same question.

Timeline

The case has run for more than three years and is in discovery. Dates come from the court's orders unless a row says otherwise.

The filing date is shown as the file-stamped complaint; Roblox's SEC filings give August 1, 2023. Three orders are not retrieved: the ruling on Roblox's motion aimed at the second amended complaint, the text of the arbitration order, and the order approving the reported operator settlement.

What the court has decided so far

Judge Chhabria's orders so far reject Roblox's early defenses and let negligence proceed; none finds that Roblox is liable, and no class has been certified. As of October 30, 2026 the status is pending, in discovery.

The formal status label for this case still reads motion to dismiss as of December 10, 2025, but later orders show discovery under way.

March and September 2024: Section 230 rejected, negligence allowed

On March 26, 2024 (Dkt. 65) Judge Chhabria dismissed the racketeering claims but rejected Roblox's Section 230 and no-economic-injury defenses, and on September 19, 2024 (Dkt. 108) he held that Roblox's design of a "clearinghouse for illegal transactions" is actionable misfeasance, so negligence proceeds.

A supplemental order of March 28, 2024 (Dkt. 66) dismissed civil conspiracy and allowed unjust enrichment. The September 2024 order dismissed the fraud and omission claims and injunctive relief with prejudice.

Section 230 is a federal law that shields platforms from liability for third-party content. Rejecting it as a defense at the motion stage lets the case continue; it is not a finding that Roblox is liable.

December 10, 2025: Robux are a thing of value under California law

On December 10, 2025 (Dkt. 315) Judge Chhabria denied RBLXWild creator Boris Said's motion to dismiss and held that Robux are a "thing of value" under California Penal Code 337j because they resemble arcade tokens.

The order is against Said, not Roblox. The unfair competition claim (unlawful and unfair prongs), negligence and unjust enrichment proceed against him, and the unlawful prong draws on Penal Code 337j, 18 U.S.C. 1955 and 31 U.S.C. 5363. How courts treat virtual items as things of value is covered in are loot boxes gambling.

October 30, 2026: the Ninth Circuit on arbitration

On October 30, 2026 the Ninth Circuit (No. 25-6635, De Ridder v. Selinger; Judges S.R. Thomas, Koh and Tung) affirmed the denial of Selinger's motion to compel arbitration because no contract was formed: the children lacked actual or inquiry notice of Bloxflip's terms.

The court heard argument on October 19, 2026. A secondary source dates the district order to October 8, 2025, and its text is not retrieved; the parents' motion for summary affirmance was denied earlier, reported March 3, 2026 (secondary).

Documents and sources

Every date on this page comes from the court's orders, the Ninth Circuit memorandum and Roblox's SEC filing, listed here with the copy we read.

• Order of March 26, 2024, Dkt. 65 (order, not a docket)
• Order of September 19, 2024, Dkt. 108 (GovInfo package)
• Order of December 10, 2025, Dkt. 315 (GovInfo package)
• Ninth Circuit memorandum, No. 25-6635, October 30, 2026 (primary)
• Roblox Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 (SEC filing)
• MLex report of June 4, 2026 and Mealey's report on arbitration (paywalled secondary)

Related cases

Related cases are the consolidated parents' suit, Roblox's cross-claims, the platform appeals and other loot box suits.

The consolidated suit, the cross-claims and the platform appeals

Gentry v. Roblox was consolidated into this case on April 18, 2024, and Roblox turned on the operators with cross-claims on November 20, 2024.

• Gentry v. Roblox: consolidated April 18, 2024
• Roblox v. Bloxflip (Based Plate) cross-claims: Roblox's cross-claims
• Platform Section 230 appeals: the same Section 230 question for app stores

Other loot box and video game cases

Other video game suits test whether virtual items are things of value.

• Valve loot box class action
• G.G. v. Valve: minors' skin gambling suit
• Taylor v. Apple

Questions people ask

Is there a Roblox gambling settlement or claim form?

No: no settlement with Roblox exists, and the only reported agreement, with two gambling-site operators, has no claim form; the one Roblox claim form, in Doe v. Roblox, closed in 2023. Filing a settlement claim is always free where one exists, and open ones are on open gambling class action settlements by deadline.

Will I get compensation or my Robux back?

No court has ordered compensation or a refund; a judgment or settlement would have to come first. For the general question, see can you get gambling losses back.

Who is suing Roblox over gambling, and who are the sites?

The plaintiffs are De Ridder (for the minor T.D.) and Nathan Soucek, represented by Gibbs Mura LLP; the defendants include Roblox and the operators of RBXFlip, Bloxflip and RBLXWild.

Did the judge rule that Robux are gambling?

On December 10, 2025 the judge held Robux are a thing of value under California Penal Code 337j in the claim against the RBLXWild creator; he has not found Roblox liable.

Is the Roblox child-safety lawsuit the same case?

No: the state and county child-safety suits are not gambling cases and are not covered here. The company page lists every lawsuit against Roblox.

What was the June 2026 settlement with two gambling sites?

MLex reported on June 4, 2026 that a federal judge approved a settlement between the plaintiffs and the operators of two gambling sites; the order is not in our record and no amount is known. The report says the operators agreed to provide information for the case against Roblox, and it is secondary.

Is this a class action if no class is certified?

It is a proposed class action: it becomes a class only if the judge certifies a class, and no certification ruling is in the record. See what a class action is for the steps.