Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro Cases

Internet Gambling - California

Date Filed: August 3, 2004

Court: Superior Court of the State of California

Location: San Francisco

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP is tackling the problem of online organizations who are unlawfully advertising Internet casinos, directly harming California citizens. HBSS is representing the general public and a class of California residents who have brought the case to the state court.

Online gambling has become a growing problem throughout the U.S. and has recently become a hot issue within the State of California. The issue of this case revolves largely around off-shore gambling sites that have paid U.S.-based search engine companies, such as Google and Yahoo, hundreds of millions of dollars to advertise, an activity we believe is illegal in California.

In a recent complaint upheld by Judge Kramer of the San Francisco complex litigation department, plaintiffs have alleged that the numerous online search engines have violated California law by taking payment in exchange for advertising illegal gambling Web sites. The plaintiffs seek to enjoin any further advertising and to have the defendants disgorge their profits from such advertising to charities to be used to remedy the harm created by such gambling, the resulting addictions, and the costs to society.

If you have been directed to Internet gambling sites and lost money wagering, please contact us at gambling@hbsslaw.com. To view the complaint please click here.

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