A class action lawsuit has been filed over free play casino games, alleging that Seattle-based Big Fish uses illegal gambling practices in their mobile apps. The complaint, filed Feb. 11 U.S. District Court in Western Washington, said that Big Fish Games, Inc., an app developer that makes free play casino games , used practices similar to casinos to “reap huge profits” while never paying out anything of monetary value. The games start players off with a free, finite set of virtual chips they can use for slot machine and other casino-style games, the complaint said. After the chips run out,…

iGaming Business – Casual games developer Big Fish Games is to join forces with international secure Bitcoin wallet Coinbase to offer online customers a new way of buying games and making in-app purchases using the Bitcoin virtual currency. The partnership will make Big Fish the first gaming company to use Coinbase’s transaction platform. All Big Fish online games can now be purchased directly from the company with Bitcoin, while a number of its free-to-play online titles will also accept the virtual currency for in-app purchases. To use Bitcoin on Big Fish, players can purchase a Coinbase wallet or any other…