TouchPlay Litigation Ends
TouchPlay Litigation Ends
TouchPlay Litigation Ends
The Appeal Board, which has authority to approve or reject claims against the state,
approved a $150,000 settlement in the Red Line Vending, Inc.; Lottery Service
Corporation of Iowa, Inc.; William R. Wohlers; and Thomas C. Wohlers vs. The Iowa
Lottery Authority and the State of Iowa. The case, which was filed in Floyd County
District Court in May of 2008 (LACV029076), alleged damages stemming from the
state’s ban of the TouchPlay program. The State has denied any wrongdoing, and the
settlement acknowledges the denial of liability.
“The TouchPlay settlements saved the state from potential economic catastrophe,” said
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. “We treated TouchPlay vendors fairly,
acknowledging their substantial losses. At the same time we put in a tremendous amount
of effort to minimize the financial damage to the state.”
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