High 5 Games Partners With Caesars Digital to Enter Casino Market in West Virginia

High 5 Games, a game provider for our best real money online casinos, has officially entered the West Virginia online casino market through a partnership with Caesars Digital.

This expansion marks the fifth market where High 5 Games has launched its titles via Caesars Digital, following successful entries in the Michigan online casino, NJ online casino, PA online casino, and Ontario online casino markets.

“High 5 Games has brought exceptional content to our online casino players in multiple jurisdictions," said Matthew Sunderland, Senior Vice President and Chief iGaming Officer at Caesars Digital. "This expansion to West Virginia will further elevate our portfolio in that market with a new selection of games that should entertain our players."

High 5 Games brings wide portfolio to WV

In addition to West Virginia sports betting apps and other mobile casino apps in the state, Mountain State players now have access to High 5 Casino and its portfolio of over 500 titles from High 5 Games - a list that includes Green Machine Deluxe, Da Vinci DeluxeWays, 88 Drums, and others.

Additionally, players can take advantage of High 5’s Rapid Rewards, a limited-time promotional system that randomly grants boosts and features a $100,000 prize pool. No opt-in is required.

The promotional system can be applied across both Caesars Sportsbook & Casino and Caesars Palace Online Casino, which ranks as our fastest payout online casino.

"We’ve seen positive outcomes from our partnership with Caesars Digital, a prominent operator in the U.S. market, so we look forward to expanding into West Virginia," said Anthony Singer, CEO of High 5 Games. "With our enhanced focus on Power Bet and continuously evolving portfolio, we're committed to providing unique experiences to the players in West Virginia."

High 5 Games’ Power Bet feature allows players to increase their stake to activate a bonus feature such as the split reels bonus, which doubles the player's bet and any consequent winnings.

About High 5 Games

Founded in 1995, High 5 Games develops casino content for land-based and online casinos. Its slot portfolio is available in over 150 countries across six continents.

High 5 Games operates the sweepstakes casino platform High 5 Casino, which is live and available across the whole United States, with the exception of two states – Michigan and Washington. Sweepstakes casinos like High 5 work using virtual currencies known as ‘Gold Coins’ and ‘Sweeps Coins.’

However, last month, a Washington District Court Judge deemed two of High 5 Games’ mobile apps illegal. Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright found that both High 5 Casino and High 5 Vegas violated the state’s Consumer Protection Act (CPA) and Recovery of Money Lost at Gambling Act, since the coins used on the site are items of value under Washington law.

High 5 is now responsible for compensating a group of customers for any losses they suffered on the platforms. The exact amount of compensation will be decided by a jury at a later date.

High 5 Games controversy in Washington

In June, two mobile game apps offering High 5 Games products were ruled illegal in Washington State. The verdict came after Judge Cartwright found High 5 Vegas and High 5 Casino to offer online gambling, which is currently illegal in the state. 

High 5 contended that it operates virtual coins and, therefore, constitutes a “social casino” that doesn’t offer real-money gambling. However, the judge determined that online gambling constitutes any activity that requires users to purchase a stake in a game of chance, with a prize offered on a certain outcome. 

The ruling came six years after Rick Larsen, a High 5 Games player, sued the company, claiming that the app promoted illegal gambling because it required players to purchase additional game tokens for real money.

The company’s response was that players aren’t required to purchase additional coins and can access its games for free, hence not requiring players to spend real money to participate.   

About Caesars Digital

Caesars Digital is a branch of Caesars Entertainment, which operates both Caesars Palace Online Casino and Caesars Sportsbook & Casino. Caesars Palace launched its online casino in August 2023, while the Caesars Sportsbook launched in 2021.