Every real gambling settlement has exactly one claim website, named in the court's preliminary approval order and run by a settlement administrator the judge appointed; everything else, from lookalike domains to "claim your Chumba refund" pages, is either an aggregator pointing at that site or a fraud.
Which page in front of you did a judge approve? As of 14 November 2026, 5 US consumer settlements accept claims: Pulsz until 30 November 2026, High 5 until 4 January 2027 per the administrator site, and the New York VGW redemption until 31 August 2027.
Checks drawn from the Pulsz order of 31 August 2026, the High 5 order of 14 August 2026 and the administrators' own contact pages; checked 14 November 2026.
Short answer: the real site is the one named in the court's order, and it never charges a fee
Filing a claim is always free: no court-approved administrator in the record has ever charged a fee, asked for a wallet or card to "validate" a payout, or paid by gift card, and only 5 US gambling settlements accept claims as of 14 November 2026.
Five checks decide it: who the order appointed, which box and phone the notice shows, whether the deadline matches, whether anything costs money, and whether a settlement exists at all. The index of settlement administrators handling gambling cases lists who ran what.
If the page is real and you want to file, how to file a claim in a gambling settlement shows what the form asks for. GamblingLawsuits.org is not a law firm and not a claims administrator, and it never hosts a claim form.
What the courts have actually decided
Five orders and one court finding carry the method: who the court appointed, which site it approved, and what a judge called a site that pretended to be it.
| Matter | Court and docket | What the order or finding says | Date | Id |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulsz six-state settlement: claim by 2026-11-30 | Franklin County, Ala., 33-CV-2025-900072.00, Doc. 40 | EisnerAmper appointed Settlement Administrator; election, exclusion and objection due 30 Nov 2026 | Entered 31 Aug 2026 | GL-US-0202 |
| High 5 Games Washington verdict: claim by 2027-01-04 | W.D. Wash. 3:18-cv-05275 | JND appointed (para. 10); Kroll directed to transfer high5lawsuit.com to JND (para. 11) | Order of 14 Aug 2026 | GL-US-0010 |
| DraftKings NFT securities settlement: what was paid | D. Mass. 1:23-cv-10524, ECF 106 and ECF 139 | A.B. Data ran claims; status letters with a response date; distribution authorized | 30 Jul 2025 and 27 Jul 2026 | GL-US-0443 |
| Zynga social casino settlement (USD 12M) | W.D. Wash. 2:22-cv-00214, Dkt. 63 | JND gave direct notice to over 90 percent of the class | Final approval 1 Dec 2022 | GL-US-0012 |
| Zappos data breach (non-gambling precedent) | D. Nev. 3:12-cv-00325, Dkt. 358 | The court called a lookalike site "attempting to usurp the role of the plaintiff class and counsel in notifying potential class" members | Not confirmed in the court record | facts row |
| Visa and Mastercard interchange (non-gambling, as reported) | E.D.N.Y. | Per a law-firm blog, the court ordered an investigation of a phony settlement site and a magistrate recommended shutting it down | Dec 2023 | facts row |
Check 1: the administrator in the preliminary approval order
The preliminary approval order names the administrator and, in the gambling record, usually the website: Judge Hamilton's order of 31 August 2026 in Robinson v.
Yellow Social Interactive (Franklin County, Alabama, 33-CV-2025-900072.00, Doc. 40) appointed EisnerAmper, and Judge Cartwright's order of 14 August 2026 in Larsen v. PTT (W.D. Wash. 3:18-cv-05275) appointed JND Legal Administration and directed Kroll, the notice administrator until then, to transfer high5lawsuit.com to JND (para. 11).
The administrators in the record are few. JND ran DoubleDown, Zynga, VGW Kentucky, High 5, SpinX, Grande Games and the Wynn securities case; Angeion ran Big Fish, Huuuge and Papaya; EisnerAmper with the P&N platform ran SciPlay's 2025 six-state settlement, Playstudios and Pulsz; A.B. Data ran Dufoe; Epiq ran MGM; Heffler ran Playtika. See JND Legal Administration: gambling settlements, claim sites and payment timelines for one example.
When no administrator is named, the record says so. The 2023 Pulsz Kentucky settlements list only a "Pulsz Platform Settlement Administrator, PO Box 231, Valparaiso, IN" (a secondary source, so treat it as unconfirmed), and the New York VGW assurance names no administrator and no form.
Check 2: the PO box, the phone number and the "only authorized website" line
Real administrators use a small set of post office boxes and toll-free numbers, and a notice that gives a different box, a mobile number or a chat link fails the check.
JND uses Seattle WA 98111 (box 91300 for High 5, 91350 for VGW) and 1-888-663-1726. EisnerAmper and P&N use Baton Rouge LA 70821 (box 1548 for SciPlay and Playstudios, box 1029 for Pulsz) with 833-853-6181, 1-844-586-2442 and 1-833-656-1878.
A.B. Data uses Milwaukee WI 53217, box 173039, (877) 883-9186, and Angeion 1650 Arch Street, Suite 2210, Philadelphia. Two live notices add a line a fake rarely copies: "This is the only authorized website for this litigation" on sciplaysettlement.com and ysisettlement.com.
Compare the box and number on your notice with the order, then run the site through is this settlement website legit? check a gambling claim site.
| Administrator | PO box and phone | Gambling settlements run |
|---|---|---|
| JND | Seattle WA 98111, boxes 91300 and 91350, 1-888-663-1726 | High 5, VGW Kentucky, Zynga, DoubleDown |
| EisnerAmper | Baton Rouge LA 70821, boxes 1548 and 1029 | Pulsz, SciPlay, Playstudios |
| A.B. Data | Milwaukee WI 53217, box 173039, (877) 883-9186 | DraftKings NFT |
| Angeion | 1650 Arch Street, Suite 2210, Philadelphia | Big Fish, Huuuge, Papaya |
| Epiq | Per the notice | MGM Resorts USD 45 million data breach settlement (administrator per press, secondary) |
Check 3: the deadline and the case number match the order
A real notice carries the case number and the deadline exactly as the order sets them, and a page whose deadline or number differs from the docket is wrong or fake: Pulsz is 33-CV-2025-900072.00 with election, exclusion and objection due 30 November 2026 and a fairness hearing on 31 December 2026.
High 5 is 3:18-cv-05275 with 4 January 2027 and 8 February 2027 on the administrator site after the order's 13 November and 14 December 2026 (the extension order has not been seen).
The mismatches in the record teach the habit. The Pulsz case number prints as 22-CV-2025-900072.00 on one aggregator copy and 33-CV-2025-900072.00 on the court's e-notice, which is an open item in our record.
SpinX's superseded deadlines of 20 February 2025, 7 July 2025 and 12 November 2024 sit on third-party pages against the administrator's 16 February 2026.
Check 4: no fee, no wallet, no gift card, no "activation"
No court-approved settlement in the record charges anything, and the FTC's refund page says the same for its programs: "The FTC will never threaten you, say you must transfer money to get a refund, or promise you a prize".
Real payments look different: Pulsz pays by check or electronic payment within 60 days of the Effective Date, with checks void after 90 days (s. 2.1(c), (d)). Dufoe checks were mailed, SciPlay payments began on 6 March 2026, and Lieberman pays by EFT only.
The documented gambling scam patterns come from secondary reports. A scam report describes a lookalike named Chumbacasinoo.com demanding activation, network and wallet-validation fees, and trade press describes "free sweeps hack" offers after the FTC consent-farm crackdown. No court order on a fake gambling claim site exists in the record.
Anything that quotes you a fixed payout before the claim deadline is not the administrator: every real figure is an estimate from a formula. See class action payout per person: what gambling settlements actually paid for the measured ranges.
Check 5: the gambling cases that have no claim site at all
The fastest check is whether a claim can exist at all: for most gambling cases people search, the record holds no settlement, no administrator and no form.
| What people search for | What the record holds | Status and date | Id |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chumba: VGW (Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Slots, Global Poker) lawsuits | Only Chumba Casino / LuckyLand Slots Kentucky settlement (USD 11.75M) paid cash, closed 6 Mar 2023; New York AG v. VGW: Sweeps Coin redemption until 2027-08-31 has no form | Claims-closed as of 6 Mar 2023; redemption open | GL-US-0200, 0225 |
| Roblox: Roblox Robux gambling class action | No settlement, no class certified, no claim form; the USD 10 million Doe v. Roblox settlement of 2023 concerned content moderation, not gambling | N.D. Cal. 3:23-cv-04146, pending | GL-US-1000 |
| DraftKings and FanDuel: DraftKings lawsuits: every case, what settled, and whether there is a payout | No class payout except Dufoe (paid); DraftKings gambling-addiction class action (dismissed, on appeal) dismissed 23 Mar 2026 | Dufoe paid after the 27 Jul 2026 distribution order | GL-US-0443, 0406 |
| Kalshi: Kalshi lawsuits | No consumer settlement; consolidated class action 1:25-cv-08585 pending an arbitration motion | Pending | company record |
| Stake.us: Stake.us (Sweepsteaks) lawsuits | A Stake.us mass arbitration intake (updated 21 Apr 2026, secondary), not a filed proceeding; no settlement, no form | No settlement | GL-US-0242 |
| Crown Coins: Crown Coins (Sunflower) lawsuits | Seven federal class actions, four stayed for arbitration; no class certified, no settlement (per the court tracker) | As of 26 Oct 2026 | GL-US-0230 to 0236 |
| High 5 and Pulsz | Real, open claims with official sites | Claims-open | GL-US-0010, 0202 |
A "claim form" site for any of the cases in the middle rows is therefore not a court-approved site. The full list of cases by type starts at sweepstakes casino lawsuits.
Notices, emails and status letters: what the real ones look like
Real administrators do send email, and the record shows what the legitimate follow-up looks like: in Dufoe v.
DraftKings the administrator mailed claim-status letters on 7 October 2025 with a response deadline of 28 October 2025, and the Pulsz exclusion address is a named mailbox, info@YSISettlement.com. Zynga's class got direct notice from JND, and Pulsz notice runs within 35 days of preliminary approval.
An email that arrives before any preliminary approval order exists, or for a case with no settlement (Check 5), cannot be a notice. The dates a real notice must carry are explained in claim, exclusion and objection deadlines explained.
Differences by country
Outside the US the real channel is a different kind of body, and a "claim form" site for these cases is a red flag by itself: in Australia the court-appointed scheme administrator is the class law firm and pays only by EFT, in Malta the regulator takes BTM players' claims by email, in Germany and Austria there is no administrator at all, and the FTC runs its own refunds through five named firms.
| Country | Who runs claims | How to recognize the real channel | Id |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia: Crown Resorts money-laundering-risk shareholder class action | Maurice Blackburn, court-appointed Scheme Administrator ([2025] VSC 596 para 32(c)) | EFT to an Australian bank account; registration closed 23 Aug 2024 | GL-AU-0003 |
| Malta: BTM Entertainment player funds claims | The regulator (MGA), by email | Invitation of 1 Apr 2026 on mga.org.mt; no deadline | GL-MT-0014 |
| Germany and Austria | No administrator | Individual judgments or funders taking 32 to 47 percent | GL-AT-0005 |
| United States, federal refunds: Fortnite FTC USD 245 million refund order | Epiq, Rust Consulting, Analytics Consulting, JND, Simpluris | Claims through ftc.gov; Fortnite closed 9 Jul 2025 | GL-US-1017 |
A German "Casino-Rückerstattung claim form" site is a funder, a law firm or a fraud, never a court administrator. How the German courts actually decide is in why German courts order online casinos to refund losses.
What this page does not cover
This page gives the method; it does not rate any aggregator, directory or app by name, does not cover settlements outside gambling, and does not recover money already sent to a scammer. The wider set of guides: how gambling lawsuits and settlements work covers the rest of the process.
How to start a lawsuit is a separate question, answered in how a gambling class action works, step by step.
Identity theft after a casino breach is a data-breach matter, with the MGM settlement as the example. See casino and sportsbook data breach lawsuits and settlements.
Questions people ask
Are class action settlement emails real?
Some are: administrators send notice and status emails from the settlement's own domain, as in Dufoe and Pulsz, but a real email never asks for a fee, a card or a wallet and always matches the order's case number and deadline.
Is a settlement administrator like Kroll or JND legitimate?
Both are real administrators, JND for DoubleDown, Zynga, High 5 and SciPlay's 2022 Washington settlement (the 2025 six-state SciPlay settlement ran through EisnerAmper) and Kroll as notice administrator for High 5 until 14 August 2026, and the question is never the firm but whether the notice in your hand names the firm the order appointed. See Kroll Settlement Administration: is it legitimate.
The official settlement site is offline. Is the page I found the real one?
After a settlement closes the official domain lapses or redirects, as DoubleDownSettlement.com now redirects to JND's inactive-case page and HGSettlement.com is offline, so a live claim page on a closed settlement's name is not the court-approved site. The case record is on the DoubleDown Casino settlement (USD 415M) page.
Is there a Chumba Casino, DraftKings or Roblox settlement claim form?
No: VGW's only completed cash settlement closed on 6 March 2023 and the New York redemption has no form, DraftKings has paid one class (Dufoe, claims closed 21 July 2025) and Roblox has no settlement at all. Start from VGW (Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Slots, Global Poker) lawsuits.
Where do I report a fake settlement site?
Report the site to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov and to the administrator named in the order, and tell us so the case page carries a warning. Our corrections page takes the report.