VGW Holdings Limited (“VGW”) is an online interactive entertainment company which specializes in the development and distribution of online social casino games. including Chumba, Luckyland, and Global Poker. In June 2025, the Attorney General’s office for the state of New York announced that it had sent cease and desist letters to operators of 26 different online sweepstakes casinos stating that such casinos were “illegal” under New York law. Among the list of online sweepstakes casinos identified by the New York Attorney General were Chumba, Luckyland, and Global Poker, each operated by VGW.
Numerous states, including New York, have gambling loss recovery statutes that provide a private right of action, allowing individuals to sue to recover money they lost while gambling. This means that consumers who spent real money to access additional coins and gaming options on any of VGW’s online casinos have a civil claim to recover their losses.
Labaton Keller Sucharow is representing clients in individual arbitration claims against VGW Holdings Limited on behalf of users who lost money gambling on its online sweepstakes casinos. If you lost money on Chumba Casino, LuckyLand Casino, or Global Poker within the past two years, you may be eligible for a claim under applicable gambling loss recovery statutes, depending on your state of residence.