⚖ Oral Arguments, with Context

The Ninth Circuit hears a contract dispute arising from allegations of online gambling with Robux. Robux is the virtual currency used on Roblox, an online gaming platform. Children who allegedly lost that currency on outside gambling websites sued Roblox and people alleged to run those sites. This appeal is not a ruling on whether the gambling was unlawful. It concerns one defendant's request to send claims to arbitration, a process for deciding disputes outside the usual court trial. The district court denied that request. The defendant will seek a trial on whether an arbitration agreement was formed; the plaintiffs will defend the denial. Listen for the difference between actually knowing a website's terms and being given sufficiently clear notice of them. Under Ninth Circuit precedent, without actual knowledge, online contract formation requires reasonably conspicuous notice and an unambiguous indication of agreement. Section four of the Federal Arbitration Act provides a trial when formation is genuinely in dispute; whether this record presents such a dispute is the point of contention.

De Ridder, et al. v. Selinger, et al. (No. 25-6635) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, argued October 19, 2026.