Parents who sued the online gaming platform Roblox in a class action argued at a hearing Thursday morning that the company was negligent and committed fraud against their children when it failed to warn them that Robux, Roblox’s in-game currency, could be used as currency in third-party virtual casinos.
Roblox had tried to get those claims dismissed, arguing it was not responsible for off-site Robux transactions.
In their complaint, the parents claim that Roblox knowingly allowed third-party gambling websites to accept wagers using Robux. And since the company charges a 30% fee to convert Robux used on gambling websites back into dollars, Roblox made millions of dollars in the process, they said.
