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Brazil court tells Apple to add age checks for casino app purchases
A Brazilian court has ordered Apple to tighten age controls around a casino-style app on the App Store, including requiring age verification before making in-app purchases. Here are the details.
As reported by Tilt, São Paulo’s Court of Justice has granted an emergency injunction requiring Apple to restrict minors’ access to the “Casino Roulette: Roulettist” app.
The decision came after four child and adolescent rights groups filed a civil lawsuit in July, alleging that minors were able to download casino-style games from the App Store and purchase virtual chips with real money, despite Casino Roulette: Roulettist carrying an 18+ age rating.
In the decision, the court gave Apple five days to block new downloads of Casino Roulette: Roulettist by users registered as minors, and require “age verification for purchases of virtual chips with real money to continue playing or expand the in-app experience,” says Tilt.
Beyond the specific app, the decision also bars Apple from allowing new apps with equivalent casino-style mechanics onto the App Store without effective age controls.
Tilt says the court also told Apple to preserve all records related to the app and present a technical report detailing the measures it has taken. The court also established a daily fine of R$100,000 (roughly $19,500) for noncompliance.
Tilt reached out to Apple for comment, but the company had not responded at the time of publication.
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