Playtika na Kalubalantar Shari'ar Kasinonin Zamantakewar Al'umma a Washington Kan Neman Mayar da $225 M Dala

Masana'antar kasinonin zamantakewar al'umma na fuskantar babbar kalubale ta shari'a a jihar Washington yayin da Playtika ke neman a yi watsi da karar da ka iya sake fasalin dokar nishadi ta dijital. Hukumar jihar na kaiwa aikace-aikacen wayar hannu guda 16 hari, wadanda suka hada da shahararrun lakabi kamar Slotomania, House of Fun, Caesars Casino Slots, da Bingo Blitz. Babban muhawarar ta ta'allaka ne a kan tattara wadannan aikace-aikacen, wadanda jihar ke cewa caca ce ba bisa ka'ida ba. Bayan hana su kawai, jihar na neman sama da dala miliyan 225 a matsayin mayar da kudi ga mazauna wadanda suka kashe kudi na gaske kan tsabar kudin dijital da kuma kredit. Playtika, babban kamfani na duniya, na kalubalantar karar kafin ta ci gaba a tsarin shari'a, tana kare hanyar samun kudin ta a matsayin nishadi kawai.

Karewar Playtika ya ta'allaka ne a kan gardamar cewa wasanninta kyauta ne a zahiri. Kamfanin na nuni da fasalulluka kamar Continuous Play da Another Chance, wadanda ake zargin suna baiwa masu amfani isasshen tsabar kudin dijital kyauta don ci gaba da wasa ba tare da kashe kudi ba. Duk da haka, ofishin Babban Jojin ya yi gardama cewa kasancewar zaɓi kyauta ba ya soke wanzuwar tsarin yin fare na biya. A cikin wadannan aikace-aikace, masu amfani suna siyan tsabar kudin dijital, suna zaɓar tsabar kudin su, kuma suna samun ƙarin tsabar kudin dijital idan sun yi nasara—wata dabara da ke kwaikwayon injunan ramummuka na gargajiya da wasannin poker da ake samu a kasinonin da aka tsara.

Lambobi da Gaskiya

An rubuta girman tasirin kudi a cikin korafin, wanda ya kiyasta cewa 'yan Washington 96,350 ne ke amfani da wasannin Playtika duk wata. Bugu da kari, 'yan jihar 56,870 sun shiga aikace-aikace da Aristocrat da abokan hulɗarsa ke sarrafawa. Adadin kashe kudi ma sun fi ban mamaki. Tun daga watan Satumba na 2020, an zargi masu amfani da kashe sama da dala miliyan 151 kan tsabar kudin dijital a cikin tsarin Playtika. Wasannin Aristocrat sun samar da wani dala miliyan 74 a wannan lokacin. Wadannan adadi sun nuna babbar kudin shiga da kasinonin zamantakewar al'umma ke samu, hatta ba tare da yuwuwar sake sayar da kudi ga 'yan wasa ba.

Zargin da Babban Joji Nick Brown ke jagoranta ya dogara ne sosai kan hukuncin da kotun daukaka kara ta Ninth Circuit ta yanke a shekarar 2018 a Kater v. Churchill Downs. A wannan shari'ar, kotun ta yanke hukuncin cewa tsabar kudin dijital da ake amfani da su a Big Fish Casino wani abu ne mai daraja saboda sun tsawaita damar yin wasa. Dokar Washington na amfani da ma'anar doka mai fa'ida ga wannan kalmar, kuma jihar na gardamar cewa aikace-aikacen Playtika na aiki a ƙarƙashin tsarin ciniki iri ɗaya. Idan 'yan wasa suka kare tsabar kudi, siyan sababbi shine ke ba da damar ci gaba da wasa, wanda ke ba tsabar kudin daraja ta gaske a ƙarƙashin dokokin caca na gida.

"Mai amfani yana siyan tsabar kudin dijital, yana zaɓar tsabar kudin, kuma yana samun ƙarin tsabar kudin dijital idan ya yi nasara." - Ofishin Nick Brown, Babban Joji na Washington

Tarihi

Wannan rigimar shari'a ta kunshi batutuwa mafi girma na kare masu amfani da kuma dabi'u na masana'antu. Korafin ya yi zargin cewa aikace-aikacen da ake magana a kansu na karancin kulawa da shekaru, wanda ka iya fallasa kananan yara ga hanyoyin caca. Bugu da kari, jihar na ikirarin cewa kamfanoni sun karɓi rahotannin da yawa daga masu amfani da ke bayyana manyan sakamakon kansu, ciki har da basussuka, lalacewar dangantaka, da damuwa ta motsin rai. Duk da cewa ba a gwada wadannan zarge-zarge a kotu ba tukuna, suna kara wani yanayi na gaggawa ga shari'ar. Playtika na ci gaba da cewa samfuransa ana nufin nishadi ne na manya kuma sun dace da tsarin doka na kayayyakin dijital.

Gabatarwar da za a yi nan gaba game da bukatar yin watsi da lamarin za ta zama wani muhimmin lokaci ga masana'antu. Idan kotun King County ta yarda shari'ar ta ci gaba, ka iya kafa wani precedent da zai fallasa kowane wasa da ke siyar da rayuka ko kredit masu yiwuwa ga makamantan gardamomin shari'a. Matsayin masana'antu shine cewa nishadi na dijital da ake biya ya kamata ya kasance a wajen dokar caca muddin babu hanyar sake sayar da kudi. Hukuncin da ke goyon bayan jihar zai wakilci babban sauyi a yadda tattalin arzikin dijital ke sarrafawa a Amurka.

Me yasa yake da muhimmanci ga 'yan wasan Jamus

Ga 'yan wasan Jamus, shari'ar Washington wata alama ce ta karuwar kulawa ta doka a duniya. A Jamus, Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021) ta kafa kasuwa da aka tsaurara ra'ayinta ga ramummuka na kan layi da poker. Duk da cewa kasinonin zamantakewar jama'a a halin yanzu suna aiki ba tare da lasisin GGL a Jamus ba saboda ba su bayar da kyautar kudi ba, muhawarar shari'a kan darajar kredit na zamani ma tana da amfani a nan. Dokar Jamus tana da saurin kamuwa da wasannin da ke karfafa kashe kudi ko halayen jaraba. Idan kotunan kasa da kasa suka fara sanya kasinonin zamantakewar al'umma a matsayin caca, GGL zai iya yin irin wannan matsayi don kare masu amfani da Jamus daga kashe kudi ba tare da kulawa ba.

A halin yanzu, wasa na bisa doka a Jamus an tsaurara shi ga kamfanoni da ke kan jerin sunayen GGL. Wadannan gidajen yanar gizon dole ne su bi ka'idojin iyaka na Yuro 1,000 ga ajiyayyar kuɗi na wata-wata da ake bibiya ta hanyar tsarin LUGAS da kuma iyakar fare na Yuro 1 ga kowane jujjuya. Koyaya, kasinonin zamantakewar jama'a a halin yanzu suna cikin wani yanki mai banbanci inda wadannan kariya ba su aiki gare su. Sauya ma'anar shari'a, kamar wanda ake nema a Washington, zai iya haifar da rufe wannan rami, yana tabbatar da cewa samfurori na caca da aka kwatanta an rike su daidai da ka'idojin kare masu amfani na manyan matsayi kamar na abokan hulɗarsu da ke samun kudi na gaske.

Abin da ke nufi ga kasinonin da ke da lasisin GGL

Kamfanonin da ke da lasisi a Jamus sukan fuskanci rashin daidaiton gasa daga kasinonin zamantakewar jama'a da wuraren kasashen waje marasa kulawa. Duk da cewa kasinonin da ke da lasisin GGL suna ba da gudummawa sosai ga bin ka'idoji, ganininfi na katin shaida, da haraji, aikace-aikacen kasinonin zamantakewar jama'a na iya guje wa wadannan kudaden. Nasara ta shari'a ga jihar Washington zai iya baiwa masu kula da Turai damar duba hanyoyin samun kudi na kasinonin zamantakewar jama'a. Wannan zai iya haifar da daidaita filin wasa ta hanyar bukatar duk samfurori masu kama da caca su cika mata ka'idojin kariya na masu amfani daidai. Ga kasuwar da ke bisa doka, wannan zai kawo dauki ga samar da 'yan wasa zuwa wurare masu aminci, da aka sarrafa inda tsarin kamar OASIS ke bayar da gaskiyar kulawa game da jaraba.