Open Data: Download the Case Database (CC BY 4.0)

The case database holds 207 gambling lawsuits from 23 jurisdictions in 19 categories, records as of 14 November 2026, and every row of it is downloadable as CSV or JSON under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. No account or form stands between you and the files.

Reporters, researchers, consumer bodies, lawyers and players checking a case can all use them. The case pages, hubs and trackers of this site are built from the same records, so a figure in a file matches the figure on the page.

What is in the files

Two files carry the whole collection and 12 smaller files carry one tracker each, all regenerated at every build from the same records that produce the case pages. Everything below describes those files.

Files, formats and what each one holds

cases.csv is one row per case with 39 columns, UTF-8, lists joined with semicolons; cases.json holds the full record including parties, claims, money, dates, links, every source with its retrieval date and the open verification items. Each row follows the rules described under how every case is sourced and checked.

The tracker files are open-claims, settlements-by-year, kalshi-by-state, cftc-v-states and sweepstakes-bans, one CSV each. A reader who wants a single table does not need the full file, and the claim windows that are still open sit in the first of them as open gambling class action settlements by deadline.

How a row is read: one settlement as the worked example

Take GL-US-0202, the Pulsz six-state settlement: status claims-open as of 31 August 2026, claim deadline 30 November 2026, fund USD 14,000,000 recorded as the estimated total benefit, currency USD, and the formula column says how the per-claimant share is computed.

The payout_estimate column is always an estimate, with its formula in the next column, and never a promised amount.

The case page address sits in the page_url column. The fee-deduction wording of this record is under verification, so the table leaves it out.

What the data can and cannot tell you

Three columns decide how much weight a row can carry: status with its date, the source flag and the last-checked date. Each one answers a different question about the row.

Status is a date-stamped step, not a verdict

A status is the last step recorded for the case on the date in status_date, and a complaint states one side's allegations, only the court's orders decide anything.

The vocabulary is filed, motion-to-dismiss, certified, settled-preliminary, settled-final, judgment, dismissed, appealed, claims-open, claims-closed, paid, withdrawn and stayed. The value claims-open applies to 5 records, among them three US consumer settlements for gambling play with a claim deadline.

Where a value came from: primary source, record flag, last checked

198 of 207 records carry a status read from an order, docket or filed complaint (status_read_from_records = yes); the others rest on court press releases, regulator decisions or press, and the flag says which. A status read from a record outranks one read from a report.

The primary_source_url column holds the first primary-typed source of the record, and 204 records have one. The last_checked column holds the freshest retrieval date among the record's sources.

A value that looks wrong can be reported through the form described on the corrections page, and a confirmed error is fixed in the files at the next build.

Empty cells, open items and secondary-only records

An empty cell means the value was not found in a source, never that it is zero or unknown by nature, and 206 records carry a docket number while only 138 carry a link to the docket itself.

Money stays in its own currency column and is never converted. 80 open verification items across 23 records ship in cases.json, and a record with no primary-typed source is to be quoted with attribution to the secondary source named in it.

License, attribution and citation

The data is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license: use, copy, redistribute and build on it for any purpose, including commercially, as long as you name GamblingLawsuits.org, link to this page and the license, and say whether you changed anything.

The suggested citation line reads "GamblingLawsuits.org, Gambling litigation case records, version 2026-11-14, gamblinglawsuits.org/open-data/", with the date of the records you used. A DOI is planned for the quarterly studies, none is assigned to the files yet.

Versions and the change log

The version of the files is the records date shown in the Files section, and the change log below it carries the counts of cases, statistics and facts for that date. Records dated 2026 number 10, and 0 records carry no filing date because no source gave one.

Stable identifiers never change once assigned: GL-, the country code and a number, as in GL-US-0202. A record is corrected in place, and the corrections page lists what changed on published pages. For status changes between versions, see what changed in gambling litigation in the last 60 days.

Questions people ask

Is this the gambling lawsuit database I can search by name?

No, this page is the download; the same records can be searched by case name, brand, court or state without downloading anything. The search matches names, aliases, defendants, courts and categories, and you can search all gambling lawsuits from one box.

How do I look up an open class action settlement?

The US gambling settlements with a claim window as of 14 November 2026 are the Pulsz six-state settlement (to 30 November 2026), the High 5 Games Washington case (to 4 January 2027) and the New York AG VGW redemption (to 31 August 2027). The tracker for open gambling class action settlements by deadline lists them with the official claim site, and filing is free.

Can I use the data commercially or in a model?

Yes, CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use and derivative works, including loading the files into software or a model, with attribution to GamblingLawsuits.org and a link to this page. The records describe one side's allegations where the status says so, and the license does not change that.

Which settlements need no proof of purchase?

That depends on the settlement agreement, not on this dataset: the columns claim_form_url and administrator_url point to the official notice where the proof rules stand. The steps are in how to file a claim in a gambling settlement.

What this page does not cover

The files hold court cases and attorney-general settlements with a consumer payout or claim deadline, not regulator fines that never reached a court, not operator reviews, not legal advice. The categories and their hubs are listed on the page for all gambling lawsuits by category.

Sources and method

Every record names its sources with retrieval dates in cases.json; 553 source entries stand behind the 207 records, and the method for choosing and ranking them is described on the methodology page.

GamblingLawsuits.org is a non-commercial project. It takes no money from operators, affiliates or law firms. Filing a settlement claim is always free. This site is not a law firm and not a claims administrator. The rules for independence are set out in the editorial policy and independence page.