High 5 Games Washington verdict (USD 12M): Claim by 4 January 2027, Who Is Covered, Payout Estimate

If the court grants final approval on February 8, 2027, the High 5 Games Washington settlement is set to pay Washington players who claim by January 4, 2027 an estimated share of a USD 12 million to USD 30 million fund over up to eight years. It follows a USD 24,928,712.17 class judgment entered on June 11, 2025.

The January 4, 2027 deadline comes from a court order extending the earlier one, and the February 8, 2027 hearing date is the administrator's, as the Deadlines section explains. The estimated payout is a share of a contingent fund, not USD 25 million. No payment date has been set.

How we source and check every case: methodology.

Settlement terms from the agreement (Dkt. 724-1), subject to final approval; the claim deadline differs between the court order we read and the administrator's site.

What this case is about

Larsen v. PTT, LLC d/b/a High 5 Games and High 5 Entertainment, LLC, 3:18-cv-05275, is a class action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (Tacoma) before Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright.

It was filed on April 6, 2018 as Wilson v. PTT, LLC and pleads RCW 4.24.070, RCW 19.86 and unjust enrichment. A complaint states one side's allegations, but here the court has also issued orders: summary judgment, a verdict and a judgment.

What the Washington players alleged about High 5 Casino and High 5 Vegas

The plaintiffs alleged that buying virtual coins in High 5 Casino and High 5 Vegas was gambling that Washington's loss-recovery statute lets players undo; the court later agreed on summary judgment. Partial summary judgment on June 11, 2024 held both apps illegal gambling under Washington law, with damages reserved for trial.

The Washington State Gambling Commission's January 2025 letter cited this docket and said social casino games that ask players to wager virtual currency for the chance of winning more are likely illegal gambling. The case is one of the social casino lawsuits we track.

From verdict to settlement: why a USD 25 million judgment became a USD 12 to 30 million fund

A four-day jury trial ended on February 7, 2025 with a verdict for the class, and on June 11, 2025 Judge Cartwright denied High 5's motion to vacate and entered judgment for USD 24,928,712.17.

The verdict was USD 17,742,855.64 in actual damages plus USD 7,185,856.53 in enhanced Consumer Protection Act damages, which together equal the class judgment. The press figure of USD 24,940,366.15 adds Larsen's own USD 11,653.98, which is USD 7,470.50 plus USD 4,183.48.

High 5 moved to stay enforcement on August 11, 2025 and for relief from judgment on August 12, 2025, and mediation followed on August 13, 2025.

The parties signed a term sheet on April 14, 2026 and filed the agreement, Dkt. 724-1, on August 4, 2026, backed by stipulated consent judgments of USD 12 million and USD 30 million.

We found no notice of appeal. The legal question behind the judgment is whether virtual chips are a thing of value, which our guide on why virtual chips count as gambling in Washington State explains.

Who is covered

You are covered if you played or bought virtual coins in High 5 Casino or High 5 Vegas while in Washington after April 9, 2014 and before October 1, 2022.

The settlement class: Washington players, April 9, 2014 to September 30, 2022

The settlement class is broader than the certified Damages Class: it covers everyone in Washington who played or purchased coins, not only purchasers. A share is still based on purchases.

The court certified the Damages Class on January 21, 2021 (Dkt. 142 and 170) as Washington purchasers of virtual coins after April 9, 2014, and denied decertification on April 17, 2024 (Dkt. 385). Class counsel are Edelson PC and Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC. For the state context, see Washington gambling lawsuits.

Who is not covered

Players who were not in Washington, and anyone who opts out by the deadline, are outside this settlement. The class definition names Washington only.

High 5 also faces suits in Utah, Illinois, Alabama and California, and those are not Washington claims. A player who excludes themselves keeps the right to sue alone but gives up the settlement benefit.

Is there a payout?

Yes, an estimated payout exists: if the court grants final approval, Washington players who file a valid claim by January 4, 2027 are set to share a non-reversionary fund of at least USD 12 million and at most USD 30 million paid over up to eight years, and no per-person amount or payment date has been set.

USD 12 million is the floor of a contingent range, not a verdict; the fund is secured by consent judgments.

The payout formula: a contingent fund paid over up to eight years

Settlement Fund = at least USD 12,000,000 and at most USD 30,000,000, non-reversionary, secured by stipulated consent judgments of USD 12M and USD 30M (agreement Dkt. 724-1)
Payments by High 5 = USD 4,000,000 within 15 days of preliminary approval
  + baseline annual payments of at least USD 1,000,000, or 20% of audited net income capped at USD 2,000,000, for up to eight years
  + contingent net income payments and liquidity-event payments
Deductions = fee request up to 35% plus costs; administration up to USD 150,000; service award up to USD 15,000
Member share = member's in-app purchases (2014-04-09 to 2022-09-30) / total claimed spend of all valid claimants x net amount actually paid in
  paid in more than one round; total claimed spend, claim rate and the fee award: not yet known

Each member's estimate depends on the amount High 5 actually pays in, which depends on its audited net income, and on the total claimed spend, which will not be known until the claim period closes. High 5 owes USD 4,000,000 within 15 days of preliminary approval, then baseline annual payments for up to eight years.

The floor is a derived figure: USD 4 million plus eight annual payments of USD 1 million equals USD 12 million, though only the agreement's own wording controls. Payments arrive in more than one round. Fund, fees, claim rate and caps drive any per-person figure, as class action payout per person lays out.

Worked payout estimate: USD 1,000 of purchases under different assumptions

A player with USD 1,000 of purchases in the class period has an estimated share between about USD 38 and about USD 387 on the assumptions in the table, paid over years.

Estimated; hypothetical total claimed spend; deductions at the caps; paid over years.

The denominators are illustrations, not data: the record does not give total claimed spend, and no claim rate is assumed. The ceiling is reached only if High 5's net income and liquidity events support it. These are not predictions.

Deductions: fees, administration and the service award

Class counsel may ask for up to 35 percent of the fund plus costs; the court has not yet awarded any fee. Administration costs are capped at up to USD 150,000, and a service award for the class representative at up to USD 15,000.

The fee petition is due 14 days before the objection deadline. The original order set October 30, 2026 for it, a date that moves with the deadline shift described below. The fee award itself is not in the record.

Deadlines and how to claim

The administrator's site gives January 4, 2027 as the claim, exclusion and objection deadline and February 8, 2027 as the final approval hearing; high5lawsuit.com is the only official claim site. Filing is free; this site is not a law firm and not the administrator, and we never host a claim form.

Claim, exclusion and objection deadline: January 4, 2027

The order of August 14, 2026 set November 13, 2026 for claims, exclusions and objections and December 14, 2026 for the hearing.

An order of September 10, 2026 (Dkt. 732) continued the settlement deadlines by 52 days, which moves the November 13 deadline to January 4, 2027. The administrator's site shows January 4, 2027 and a hearing on February 8, 2027.

A secondary page, openclassactions.com, updated October 1, 2026, repeats the later dates. Page 2 of the administrator's copy of the extension order is an image without text, so the February 8, 2027 hearing date rests on the administrator's site alone.

File by January 4, 2027 and re-check the dates before filing. This is the state of the case as of November 14, 2026.

Original and extended dates are both shown; the extended claim deadline comes from the September 10, 2026 order.

How to file the claim on the official site

Filing takes five steps, all on the court-appointed administrator's site. Our guide on how to file a claim in a gambling settlement covers the general process, and the steps below are specific to this case.

1. Open high5lawsuit.com (type it yourself; the court papers name it).
2. Confirm case number 3:18-cv-05275 and the court on the page.
3. Identify your account and the Washington purchases or play.
4. Choose a payment method.
5. Submit before the deadline shown on the site and keep the confirmation.

The order of August 14, 2026 appointed JND Legal Administration as administrator, and Kroll previously ran the high5lawsuit.com address until the order directed its transfer. The administrator's hotline is 1-888-663-1726 and its mail address is P.O. Box 91300, Seattle, WA 98111.

Opt out or object by January 4, 2027

Opting out removes you from the class, forfeits the settlement benefit and keeps your right to sue alone; objecting keeps you in and tells the judge why the settlement should not be approved. Both share the combined deadline.

The long notice sets the steps for an exclusion request, and we do not restate them here. The choice between staying in and suing alone is covered in join, opt out or sue alone in a gambling class settlement.

Timeline

The case ran from a 2018 complaint through a trial verdict in 2025 to a settlement approved on a preliminary basis in 2026.

The hearing date is labelled by source because the extension order's hearing page cannot be read. For how such dates are normally set, read claim, exclusion and objection deadlines explained.

What the court has decided so far

The court has decided liability and damages: partial summary judgment on June 11, 2024 held both apps illegal gambling under Washington law, the jury returned its verdict on February 7, 2025, and judgment followed on June 11, 2025.

The order of August 14, 2026 conditionally approved the settlement. Preliminary approval is not a finding on the merits beyond the judgment already entered, and final approval, the fee award and the service award are pending.

As of November 14, 2026 the status is claims-open; the next dated events are the January 4, 2027 deadline, set by the extension order, and the February 8, 2027 hearing, the administrator's date.

Documents and sources

Every date and figure on this page comes from the court's orders, the settlement agreement, the notice and the administrator's site, listed here with the copy we read.

• Settlement agreement, Dkt. 724-1: classaction.org copy, a third-party copy of the court document.
• Order granting preliminary approval, August 14, 2026: classaction.org copy.
• Long-form notice: administrator notice, copy.
• Partial summary judgment order, June 11, 2024: classaction.org copy.
• high5lawsuit.com home page and FAQ: the administrator's site, primary.
• Washington State Gambling Commission letter, January 2025: regulator, primary.
• Justia docket index: secondary, derived from the federal docket; not used as the only source for any value.

Related cases

Eight related cases show how the High 5 Washington case connects to the rest of the social casino line.

Other High 5 Games lawsuits

High 5 faces other suits outside Washington, none of which has a settlement or a claim form. Each is a separate case, and the operator's full list is under High 5 Games lawsuits.

• High 5 Casino Utah class action: 1:26-cv-00024, filed February 23, 2026.
• High 5 Casino Illinois suit: 1:25-cv-12766, motion to dismiss, as of April 15, 2026.
• High 5 Casino Alabama class action: filed August 18, 2025.
• High 5 Casino California suit: CGC24621047, motion-to-dismiss status per our record.

Other Washington social casino settlements and open claims

Washington is where the social casino settlements started, and High 5 is the only one in the group that followed a verdict.

• Big Fish Casino settlement (USD 155M): settled-final, February 11, 2021.
• Pulsz six-state settlement: claim by November 30, 2026.
• New York AG v. VGW redemption: administrative settlement, not a court case, to August 31, 2027.
• Washington AG v. Playtika and Aristocrat: motion to dismiss, as of July 27, 2026.

Every claim that is open now is on open gambling class action settlements by deadline.

Questions people ask

Do I need to file a claim for the High 5 Games settlement?

Yes; unlike a settlement that pays everyone automatically, you file a claim at high5lawsuit.com by January 4, 2027 to be counted. The gambling settlement eligibility checker helps you confirm you are in the class first.

Is the High 5 Games payout USD 25 million?

No; USD 24,928,712.17 was the class judgment in June 2025, and the settlement replaced it with a fund of at least USD 12 million and at most USD 30 million. Each member's share is a fraction of the net amount paid in.

How much will I get from the High 5 Games settlement?

There is no per-person figure; each member's estimate is purchases divided by total claimed spend times the net amount paid in. The table above gives an estimated range from about USD 38 to about USD 387 per USD 1,000 of purchases on hypothetical denominators. For how this works across cases, see class action payout per person.

When will High 5 Games settlement payments be made?

No payment date has been set; USD 4 million is due first, and further payments follow over up to eight years in more than one round. The final approval hearing is February 8, 2027 per the administrator, and how long gambling lawsuits and settlements take shows typical gaps.

Is high5lawsuit.com legitimate?

Yes; the order of August 14, 2026 appointed JND Legal Administration and directed the transfer of the high5lawsuit.com address from Kroll. Check the case number and court on the page and never pay to file; see how to spot fake settlement and claim sites.

What happens if I do nothing?

You stay out of the payout, because no benefit is paid without a claim, and if you do not opt out you are bound by the settlement. The process is described in how a gambling class action works, step by step.

Can I opt out and sue High 5 on my own?

Yes, by an exclusion request by January 4, 2027, which forfeits the settlement benefit. Excluded players keep their own right to sue.

Can you sue a casino for false accusations?

That is a different question from this class action; the grounds that have worked against casinos are covered in one place. Read can you sue a casino or sportsbook.