A federal judge again allowed negligence claims to proceed against Roblox in a class action brought by parents who claim the game essentially functions as an illegal gambling ring for children.
The parents first sued in August 2023. According to their complaint, their children lost money when they wagered Roblox’s in-game currency, Robux, on third-party gambling websites.
The parents claim Roblox knowingly allowed these third-party gambling websites to accept wagers using Robux — and that Roblox made millions of dollars in the process. The game charges a 30% fee on the gambling websites’ conversion of Robux back into dollars.
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, a Barack Obama appointee, said in seven-page order Thursday that Roblox acted with misfeasance, noting it had a duty to protect its users.
