High 5 Games has reached a settlement with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Gaming Division following an investigation into the operation of an unlicensed online casino, High5Casino.
The DCP summarily suspended High 5 Games’ service provider license in Connecticut on March 14, 2025. After the closure of its casino product, High5Casino, Connecticut regulators reinstated High 5’s Online Gaming Service Provider license.
### Connecticut Consumers to Receive Restitution From High 5 Games
Starting May 2022, the company is allowed to continue providing its slot games to licensed iGaming providers in Connecticut.
The settlement, valued at approximately $1.5 million, includes $643,000 in restitution to customers who lost money at High 5 Casino, and nearly $800,000 will be allocated to consumer complaint resolution programs, education, protection, enforcement, and litigation.
DCP Commissioner Bryan T. Cafferelli commented on the settlement, “We are pleased the Connecticut consumers who were lured into placing wagers on an unlicensed platform will be made whole, and that this company has ceased operations of its unlicensed casino in Connecticut.”
The full settlement also outlines additional remedial measures by High 5 Games. High 5 has agreed to “maintain its current level of geofencing, which is designed to block users physically located in Connecticut and users employing VPNs or proxies to mask their physical location from accessing the High 5 Casino platform.”
The company has also agreed not to offer or reintroduce any gaming application offering sweepstakes games for users in Connecticut unless it obtains a consumer-facing iGaming license.
Moreover, High 5 Games has agreed not to license or supply its games to other sweepstakes casino operators in Connecticut unless the DCP confirms that the operation of such games does not violate the law.
DCP Gaming Division Director Kris Gilman stated, “We are satisfied with the outcome of this investigation, which has resulted in the return of funds to consumers who were harmed by the unfair marketing of an unlicensed sweepstakes casino.”
He added, “If you’re going to gamble, Connecticut is the best state to place a wager. We work hard to ensure fairness in our licensed market, and when violations do occur, we make every effort to make sure customers are made whole.”
### Montana Becomes the First to Outlaw Sweepstakes
Online sweepstakes casinos continue to be under scrutiny across the United States. Montana became the first state to enact a law effectively banning sweepstakes casinos, starting October 1, 2025.
Under Montana’s legislation, each violation can lead to a fine of up to $50,000 and/or ten years in prison.
This ban has prompted criticism from the Social and Promotional Games Association, which claimed, “Montana just criminalized everyday digital promotions with a law so broadly written it fails to name what it bans.”
In another legal battle, a Washington jury ordered High 5 Games to pay $24.9 million in damages in February after finding that the social casino business model violated Washington gambling regulations.
This information reiterates the details of the settlement between High 5 Games and the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Gaming Division. Connecticut regulators have since reinstated High 5’s Online Gaming Service Provider license following the breakdown of its casino product, High5Casino.