The DoubleDown settlement claim form is closed and no longer accepting submissions. The deadline to file was April 11, 2023, the court granted final approval of the $415 million settlement on June 1, 2023, and payments have already been distributed to class members who filed valid claims, including a second round of payments issued in 2024 from money left in the fund. If you’re searching for the form now, there is no active claims process to join.
What the Settlement Covered
Benson v. DoubleDown Interactive, LLC alleged that four social casino apps — DoubleDown Casino, DoubleDown Fort Knox, DoubleDown Classic, and Ellen’s Road to Riches — operated as illegal gambling under Washington state law because virtual chips purchased in the games qualified as things of value.1Truthinadvertising.org. Class Action Settlement Agreement DoubleDown Interactive and International Game Technology denied the allegations but agreed to settle. IGT’s subsidiaries contributed $269.75 million and DoubleDown contributed $145.25 million, for a total fund of $415 million.2SEC.gov. EX-99.1
The class included anyone in the United States who played any of the four apps on or before the date of preliminary approval and had made at least one in-app purchase. There was no minimum spending threshold. Confirmatory discovery covered U.S.-based in-app transactions from April 1, 2014 through June 30, 2022, which is roughly the spending window the administrator used to calculate losses.1Truthinadvertising.org. Class Action Settlement Agreement
If You Filed a Claim but Never Got Paid
Two payment rounds have gone out. The first distribution was made in late 2023 after final approval on June 1, 2023,3Top Class Actions. DoubleDown Interactive Casino Games $415M Class Action Settlement and a second round was issued in 2024 from funds that remained after the first.
If you filed a valid claim and believe you should have been paid, start by confirming the contact and account information on file with the settlement administrator matches what the company had in its transaction records. Mismatches between the claim form and DoubleDown’s database were a common reason claims were flagged.
If you received a check and never cashed it, the money doesn’t simply disappear. Uncashed settlement checks are eventually subject to state unclaimed property laws. The dormancy period — the time after which an uncashed check has to be turned over to the state — typically runs three to five years depending on where you live. Search your state’s unclaimed property database under your name periodically. If a check turns up there, you claim it directly from the state.
Taxes on Any Payment You Received
If you got a payment from this settlement, it likely counts as taxable income. The IRS treats most class action proceeds that replace lost money, as opposed to compensating for physical injury, as ordinary income.4IRS. Tax Implications of Settlements and Judgments The DoubleDown settlement compensated players for money spent on virtual chips, which is an economic loss, so the payments do not qualify for the personal injury exclusion under IRC Section 104.
The settlement administrator would have issued a Form 1099 to claimants whose payments exceeded the IRS reporting threshold. Even if your payment fell below that threshold and you never received a 1099, the income is still technically reportable. A tax preparer can help you classify it if you’re unsure.
If You Missed the April 11, 2023 Deadline
There is no way to submit a claim now. The deadline was a hard cutoff and no extensions were announced. Late claims are not being accepted, and the settlement website no longer functions as an intake portal.
When settlement funds go uncashed, courts handling class actions generally choose one of three paths: redistribute the money to claimants who did file, return it to the defendants, or send it to a nonprofit through a cy pres distribution. The DoubleDown settlement has already gone through at least one redistribution round in 2024, which points toward the court favoring further distribution to actual class members over a return to the companies. That means additional payments, if any, would go to people who filed on time — not to people who missed the deadline.
How the Case Got Here
Plaintiffs filed the original complaint in the Western District of Washington on April 17, 2018.5Justia. Benson v. Double Down Interactive, LLC et al IGT disclosed the $415 million agreement in an SEC filing in August 2022.2SEC.gov. EX-99.1 The claim, objection, and opt-out deadline fell on April 11, 2023, and the court held the final approval hearing on June 1, 2023.3Top Class Actions. DoubleDown Interactive Casino Games $415M Class Action Settlement Payments followed later that year, with the supplemental distribution in 2024.
Social casino litigation involving other platforms is still developing, so similar cases may open new claims processes in the future. For this particular settlement, though, the filing window is done.