Pulsz six-state settlement (est. USD 14M): Claim by 30 November 2026, Who Is Covered, Payout Estimate

If the court grants final approval on December 31, 2026, the Pulsz six-state settlement is set to pay covered players an estimated 27 percent of their net purchases in Gold Coins, or an estimated 23 percent in cash for those who elect cash at ysisettlement.com by November 30, 2026.

The court is the Circuit Court of Franklin County, Alabama, and Judge Brian P. Hamilton granted preliminary approval on August 31, 2026.

The headline figure of about USD 14 million is an Estimated Total Benefit paid mostly in Gold Coins, not a cash fund. No payment date has been set. Who is covered, and what is the estimate for one player?

Estimated benefit per member under the settlement agreement, subject to final approval; fees and administration costs come out of each member's benefit (see formula).

What this case is about

Robinson v. Yellow Social Interactive, Ltd., the title the settlement agreement uses, is a class action in the Circuit Court of Franklin County, Alabama, case number 33-CV-2025-900072.00, and the court's order captions it Pilati et al. v.

Yellow Social Interactive, Ltd. It alleges that selling virtual chips for the Pulsz and Pulsz Bingo apps was illegal gambling under six states' loss-recovery statutes. A complaint states one side's allegations, and only the court's orders decide anything.

What the complaint alleges about Pulsz coin sales

The complaint alleges that buying Gold Coin packages was a wager because the packages came with redeemable sweepstakes coins, which is one side's account, not a finding. The defendant is Yellow Social Interactive Limited, represented by Duane Morris LLP, and class counsel are Davis & Norris, LLP and Bedford, Rogers & Bowling, P.C.

By estimated benefit this is the largest settlement among the sweepstakes casino lawsuits we track, and it is the only one with an election window open in November 2026. It is one of 3 sweepstakes casino cases in our record.

The gambling-loss recovery statutes behind the six-state class

Six states' loss-recovery statutes let a player, and in some states a person other than the player, recover money lost on an illegal game, which is why the class is defined state by state. The pleaded claims are Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, New Jersey and Massachusetts law.

These statutes are old and were written for card games and dice. The question of which states let non-players sue has produced separate suits, summarized in gambling loss recovery statutes by US state. Which of the six states' players are covered?

Who is covered

You are covered if you spent money on Pulsz or Pulsz Bingo while physically in one of six states during that state's class period, all ending August 31, 2026.

Covered states and class periods

Each state's gambling lawsuits page lists the other cases covering its residents. The class includes seven named representatives, and the Net Purchase Amount comes from the operator's own records, so no proof of purchase is needed. Election deficiencies can be cured for 28 days after the election deadline.

Who is not covered

Players in the other 44 states, and spending before each state's start date or after August 31, 2026, are outside this settlement. Anyone who excludes themselves is outside it too.

Related suits are separate: the Kentucky settlement in Whiting closed its claims in 2024, a Wisconsin suit (Schmitz) and a California suit (Boyle) are pending, and none of them is released by this settlement. Who gets what, then?

Is there a payout?

Yes, an estimated payout exists: if the court grants final approval, every covered Pulsz player is set to receive an estimated 27 percent of their net purchase amount in Gold Coins without filing anything, or 23 percent in cash if they file the election form at ysisettlement.com by November 30, 2026, and no payment date has been set.

The USD 14 million is the Estimated Total Benefit, equal to 25 percent of class members' net purchases, not a cash fund.

The cash side is capped at about USD 3.5 million. The agreement computes each member's benefit net of administration expenses and fees, while the fee award itself is paid by the defendant; both provisions are shown below.

The payout formula: 27 percent in Gold Coins or 23 percent in cash

Net Purchase Amount (NPA) = your purchases on Pulsz and Pulsz Bingo in your state's class period minus redemptions, from YSI's records
Estimated Total Benefit (ETB) = 25% x sum of all class members' NPA = about USD 14,000,000 (agreement s. 1.16, 1.37)
Default benefit (no form) = 27% x NPA in Gold Coins at 10,000 coins per USD 1, less administration expenses and fees, delivered over up to 12 months with at least 20% credited within 30 days (agreement s. 2.1(a)(i))
Cash election (form by 2026-11-30) = 23% x NPA, by check or electronic payment within 60 days after the Effective Date (s. 2.1(c))
Deductions: both benefits are computed net of administration expenses and the fee award (requested up to 30%), and incentive awards of up to USD 10,000 each go to 7 representatives (s. 2.1, s. 8.3)
  Fee award (s. 8.1 to 8.2): petition limited to 30% plus expenses, paid by the defendant, with up to 50% advanced from the Settlement Fund
Cash cap = 25% x ETB = about USD 3,500,000 in aggregate; if exceeded, every election is cut by the same percentage and the shortfall is paid in Gold Coins

The fee award is undecided; 30 percent is the requested ceiling, and the motion is to be posted by November 16, 2026. Class counsel's request does not change what the formula says until the judge rules.

Payout per person figures depend on fund, fees, claim rate and caps, which is why this page shows an estimate rather than an average, and the general method is in class action payout per person.

Worked payout example: USD 1,000 of net purchases

A player with USD 1,000 of net purchases in a covered state receives, as an estimate, one of the outcomes in the table. The first two columns show the benefit before and after a 30% fee share; the third is that the cash cap is not exceeded.

Administrative expenses and incentive awards of at most USD 70,000 for seven representatives are not estimated here. The same range is roughly USD 150 to 230 of cash per USD 1,000 of net spend.

How the 25 percent cash cap works

The cash cap is 25 percent of the Estimated Total Benefit, about USD 3.5 million in aggregate; if elections exceed it, every electing member is cut by the same percentage and receives the shortfall in Gold Coins. Class net purchases are about USD 56 million, derived from the USD 14 million benefit.

On that derived figure, the cap binds only if members who elect cash account for more than roughly a quarter of all net purchases, about USD 15 million of NPA at 23 percent. Whether it binds is known only after November 30, 2026.

Deadlines and how to claim

November 30, 2026 is the deadline for the cash election, for opting out and for objecting; the fairness hearing is December 31, 2026 at 10:00 in Russellville, and ysisettlement.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.

Dates from Doc. 40 and the settlement FAQ; no payment date has been set.

Election deadline November 30, 2026: cash or Gold Coins

Doing nothing means the default of an estimated 27 percent in Gold Coins and the release of your claims; filing the election form by the deadline means an estimated 23 percent in cash instead. Cash goes out within 60 days after the Effective Date, which follows the hearing and any appeal.

Notice had to be complete within 35 days of the August 31, 2026 order, and the objection and exclusion deadline falls no sooner than 14 days after the fee papers are filed. The fee motion is the date to watch next.

How to file the claim (election form) on the official site

The election takes five steps, all on the court-approved site. Type the address yourself rather than following a link in a message, and see how to file a claim in a gambling settlement for the player ID and payment choices.

1. Open ysisettlement.com (the court papers name it as the only official site).
2. Confirm case number 33-CV-2025-900072.00 and the court on the page.
3. Identify your account by player ID or email.
4. Choose the cash election and a payment method.
5. Submit before November 30, 2026 and keep the confirmation.

The administrator is EisnerAmper (Eisner Advisory Group LLC), appointed by Doc. 40 of August 31, 2026, the firm behind the Postlethwaite & Netterville settlement sites, described in EisnerAmper settlement administration.

The administrator's hotline is 1-833-656-1878 and its address is P.O. Box 1029, Baton Rouge, LA 70821; a notice that shows a different number or box deserves a second look.

Opt out or object by November 30, 2026

Opting out removes you from the class, forfeits both benefits and keeps your right to sue alone; objecting keeps you in and tells the judge why the settlement should not be approved. The fee motion is posted by November 16, 2026, before the objection deadline, so objectors can read it first.

The rules for each choice, including what a settlement gives up and keeps, are in join, opt out or sue alone in a gambling class settlement. The exact contents of an exclusion request are not confirmed in the court record we read.

Timeline

The settlement closes a chain of suits that began with an Ohio arbitration demand in December 2022. The table lists each step with the document behind it.

A sibling six-state settlement with SciPlay gives a comparison, and how long such cases take from approval to payment is measured in how long gambling lawsuits and settlements take. The SciPlay settlement site runs on the same Postlethwaite & Netterville platform, with EisnerAmper as administrator.

What the court has decided so far

One substantive order exists: Doc. 40 of August 31, 2026 (Judge Brian P. Hamilton), which conditionally approved the settlement, appointed EisnerAmper, ordered notice within 35 days and set the fairness hearing for December 31, 2026 at 10:00. Nothing in it decides the merits.

Preliminary approval is not a finding that Pulsz broke any law. The fee award, the incentive awards and final approval are all pending.

As of August 31, 2026 the status is claims-open; the next dated events are the fee motion by November 16, 2026, the November 30, 2026 deadline and the December 31, 2026 hearing. Nothing else is scheduled before then.

Documents and sources

Every date and figure on this page comes from the court's order, the settlement agreement, the notice and the administrator's site, listed here with the copy we read. Alacourt is a paid service, so no docket link is given, and one aggregator prints the case number as 22-CV-2025-900072.00 while the court's documents say 33-CV-2025-900072.00.

• ysisettlement.com home page and FAQ (primary; the administrator's site)
• Order Preliminarily Approving Class Action Settlement, Doc. 40, August 31, 2026 (copy hosted by classaction.org)
• Settlement Agreement of December 23, 2025 and term sheet of June 19, 2025 (copy hosted by classaction.org)
• Long-form notice (copy hosted by classaction.org)
• classaction.org news item on the settlement (secondary, supporting)
• openclassactions.com settlement page (secondary, supporting)

Related cases

Five related cases explain where this settlement came from and who it leaves out.

Other Yellow Social Interactive lawsuits

The six-state settlement is one of 1 suits involving Pulsz's operator in our record. Every one is on the Pulsz (Yellow Social Interactive) lawsuits hub, which also answers the "Pulsz lawsuit update" question.

• Pulsz Kentucky settlement (USD 1.32M): claims closed January 29, 2024
• Sixth Circuit: Tennessee non-player suits lack federal standing: Duckworth v. YSI among the four appeals
• Pulsz Kentucky non-player suit: released by this settlement
• Pulsz Wisconsin suit: Wisconsin is not among the six states
• Pulsz operator v. Ohio player: the 2023 Delaware ruling that seeded the Ohio claims

The City of Baltimore's suit and the California suit (Boyle) are on the company hub.

Other gambling settlements with claims open

Two other gambling settlements have claims open in November 2026, and one administrative redemption right runs to August 31, 2027.

• High 5 Games Washington verdict and settlement (claims due January 4, 2027): the other open gambling settlement claim
• New York AG v. VGW Sweeps Coin redemption until August 31, 2027: administrative settlement, not a court case
• SciPlay settlement (Alabama, Ohio, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Kentucky): the six-state model, paid as of March 6, 2026

Every open claim sits in open gambling class action settlements by deadline, with fund, claim form and proof needed.

Questions people ask

Do I need to file a claim form for the Pulsz settlement?

No; only the cash election needs the form, by November 30, 2026. Check whether you are covered first with the gambling settlement eligibility checker.

How much is the Pulsz settlement payout per person?

There is no fixed amount; each member receives a percentage of their own net purchases, and the fee award is not yet decided. As an estimate, USD 1,000 of net purchases is about USD 230 in cash before deductions and roughly USD 150 to 230 after, and what other settlements actually paid each claimant is in class action payout per person.

A comparable question is asked about the Kentucky settlement, answered at Chumba Casino / LuckyLand Slots Kentucky settlement.

When is the Pulsz settlement payout date?

None has been set; cash goes out within 60 days after the Effective Date, which follows the December 31, 2026 hearing and any appeal, and Gold Coins arrive over up to 12 months. Run your own figures in the gambling settlement payout per person calculator.

Is ysisettlement.com legitimate?

Yes; Doc. 40 appointed EisnerAmper and the court-approved notice names ysisettlement.com as the only official site. Check the case number and court on the page, never pay to file, and compare any hotline or P.O. box with the ones above; the signs of a fake site are in how to spot fake settlement and claim sites.

What happens if I do nothing?

You stay in the class, receive an estimated 27 percent of your net purchases in Gold Coins in installments and release your claims against Yellow Social Interactive. The steps of a class action are in how a gambling class action works, step by step.

Can I opt out of the Pulsz settlement and sue on my own?

Yes, by an exclusion request by November 30, 2026, which forfeits both benefits. Whether a claim in court or arbitration can succeed is a separate question, covered in can you sue a casino or sportsbook.

Does this settlement decide whether Pulsz is legal?

No; preliminary approval is not a ruling on legality, which is a state-by-state matter. Account and withdrawal complaints are not part of this case, and the status in each state is on sweepstakes casino bans by state.

I played Pulsz in Wisconsin or California: am I covered?

No; Wisconsin and California are not among the six states, and Schmitz and Boyle are separate pending suits.

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Last checked: November 14, 2026. Next checks: November 16, November 30 and December 31, 2026, and weekly while claims are open.