Frequently Asked Questions

The purpose of this Settlement Website is to advise you about the settlement of a class action lawsuit, Katopodis et al v. Plainville Gaming and Redevelopment, LLC d/b/a Plainridge Park Casino, Civil Action No. 2184-CV-01937-BLS1, pending in the Superior Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk County. The Action was filed on August 26, 2021 by Dr. Gregory Katopodis, Alan Casso, David Carlson, Kim Joyal, and Edward Petersen against Plainridge Park Casino on behalf of members of Plainridge Park Casino’s rewards-card program who gamed at Plainridge Park Casino between August 25, 2017, and November 30, 2023, after having gamed at Plainridge Park Casino in the preceding two years. After substantial litigation, the Parties have agreed to settle the Action, which is memorialized in a proposed written Class Action Settlement Agreement (the “Agreement”).
 

If you received a Postcard or Email Notice of this proposed class action settlement, Plainridge Park Casino’s records have identified you as a Settlement Class Member in this Action. 
 

This Settlement Website gives you a brief summary of the terms of the Agreement, explains what rights you and other members of the Settlement Class have, and is intended to help you and other Settlement Class Members make informed decisions about what action to take. The Agreement is an important legal document; a copy is available on the Documents page of this Settlement Website. We recommend that you read all of it.  
 

Dr. Gregory Katopodis, Alan Casso, David Carlson, Kim Joyal, and Edward Petersen (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) were members of Plainridge Park Casino’s rewards card program. They brought this Action in August 2021, alleging that Plainridge Park Casino failed to send rewards-card members monthly statements setting forth their total bets, wins, and losses, or notices informing them how they could obtain such information, which Plaintiffs allege was in violation of Massachusetts law.

Plainridge Park Casino denies the allegations and contends that it acted in full compliance with all laws.

Although the Court has not decided who is right and who is wrong, both sides have agreed to resolve this dispute by entering into the Agreement. In exchange for certain payments by Plainridge Park Casino, described in FAQ 5, Plaintiffs and Settlement Class Members, will release certain claims against Plainridge Park Casino concerning gambling and gaming as detailed in the Agreement. For more information about this and other terms of the Agreement, you may consult the Agreement, which is on file with the Court and can also be viewed on the Documents page of this Settlement Website.

A settlement avoids the expense and delay of a trial and provides monetary relief to the Settlement Class Members more quickly. The Plaintiffs and Plaintiffs’ Counsel representing the Settlement Class believe that the Agreement is in the best interest of the Settlement Class.

The Court has preliminarily approved the Agreement. On December 17, 2025, at 2:00 PM E.T., the Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing at the Suffolk County Superior Courthouse, 3 Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108, in Room 1015, to determine whether: the Agreement provides for a fair, reasonable, and adequate settlement of this Action; certification of the Settlement Class is proper; and the Agreement, including the settlement payments listed in FAQ 5, should be finally approved. 

As explained in FAQ 3, you have the right to file an objection to the Agreement.
 

This Settlement Website is intended to help you understand your rights. After reading it, you must decide what to do. You have two options:

The Court approved Rudolph Friedmann LLP to represent the Settlement Class Members as Plaintiffs’ Counsel. Rudolph Friedmann LLP’s contact information is listed in FAQ 6. The Court approved Dr. Gregory Katopodis, Alan Casso, David Carlson, and Kim Joyal as representatives of the Settlement Class. The Settlement Class representatives are named Parties to the Action. They were actively involved in discovery, participated in mediation, approved of the Agreement, and otherwise represented the Settlement Class Members’ interest during the pendency of this Action.

By remaining a Settlement Class Member, you consent to having Rudolph Friedmann LLP and the Plaintiffs make further decisions regarding the settlement. You do not have to pay Rudolph Friedmann LLP directly for its services.
 

The Agreement provides that, in exchange for the Released Claims by Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class Members as described in the Agreement, Plainridge Park Casino will pay $4,175,000 into the Settlement Fund. Subject to the Court’s approval, the Settlement Fund will be used to make Settlement Award and Incentive Award payments, pay Plaintiffs’ Counsel Fee Award and out-of-pocket costs, and cover Administration Costs. Any unclaimed funds will then be donated to a Non-Profit entity whose purpose is to address problem gambling in Massachusetts. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Settlement Fund will be divided as follows:
 

• Settlement Awards. There are approximately one hundred and thirty thousand (130,000) members of the Settlement Class, each of whom will receive a Settlement Award of approximately $21.50. If Settlement Class Members fail to do what is necessary to receive the Settlement Award within ninety (90) days of issuance, the Agreement provides that the Settlement Award will be forfeited by the Settlement Class Member and will be paid as residual funds to the Non-Profit entity described below.
  
   
•  Incentive Awards. Dr. Gregory Katopodis, Alan Casso, David Carlson, Kim Joyal, and Edward Petersen (who passed away during this case) were named Plaintiffs in this Action beginning in August 2021. Since then, Plaintiffs spent significant time and effort to prosecute this case on behalf of all potential Settlement Class Members. As compensation for that service, the Agreement calls for a payment to each in the following amounts: (1) $36,071 to Dr. Katopodis, of which $16,071 is reimbursement of expenses he paid, and (2) $20,000 each to Mr. Casso, Mr. Carlson, Ms. Joyal, and Nicole Blongiewicz on behalf of the Estate of Edward Petersen.
  
   
• Plaintiffs’ Counsel Fee Award & Out-of-Pocket Costs. Rudolph Friedmann LLP represented Plaintiffs for the entirety of this Action on a contingency fee basis. That means Rudolph Friedmann LLP spent time and advanced money prosecuting this case while not being paid or reimbursed for its services. As such, Rudolph Friedmann LLP took significant risk in that, if Plaintiffs did not prevail, it would not receive payment or be reimbursed for expenses advanced for this Action. As compensation to Rudolph Friedmann LLP for its representation of Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class Members, the Agreement provides for a Fee Award of up to 25% of the Settlement Fund (up to $1,043,750) plus no more than $55,000 for out-of-pocket expenses. Notwithstanding its right to seek additional compensation from Plaintiffs, Rudolph Friedmann LLP has agreed to these limitations on their requests.
  
   
• Administration Costs. The Court approved Kroll Settlement Administration LLC (“Kroll”) to act as the Settlement Administrator of the above settlement payments. As the Settlement Administrator, Kroll is responsible for sending the Settlement Notice to Settlement Class Members, creating and maintaining this Settlement Website and call center to provide information about this Action and the Agreement, disbursing the payments awarded by the Court to the Settlement Class Members and other interested parties, and performing other duties as ordered by the Court or as agreed to by counsel for the Parties. Payment to Kroll is expected to be in the amount of approximately one hundred forty thousand dollars ($140,000) for its services.
  
   
• Residual Funds.  Any residual funds that remain after all approved payments are made, including the amount of any Settlement Awards that are forfeited, will be paid to either: (1) Serious About Solutions Inc., if approved by the Court; or (2) another recipient if Serious About Solutions Inc. is not approved by the Court. If the Parties cannot agree on a recipient within 21-days after the Court’s Determination that Serious About Solutions is not approved as the recipient, any residual funds will be dispersed to the Massachusetts IOLTA Committee.

If the Agreement is approved, you will be able to designate your preferred Payment Method via a secure portal on this Settlement Website. You will be able to receive your Settlement Award either electronically (via Zelle or other electronic means) or by physical check mailed to you. If you do not elect a Payment Method within thirty (30) days of final approval, Kroll will issue your Settlement Award via a Payment Method it decides is most appropriate. 
 

If you have any questions about this settlement, want to view the Agreement or other important documents, want to learn more about this Action, or to elect a Payment Method, please refer to this Settlement Website.
 

You can also obtain information by calling toll-free (833) 630-5412, or by directly contacting the Settlement Administrator via the Contact page of this Settlement Website or by mail at:
 

Katopodis, et al. v. Plainville
Gaming and Redevelopment, LLC
c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC
P.O. Box 225391
New York, NY 10150-5391
 

If you intend to object to the Agreement, you must file your objection with the Court and serve all papers on the following attorneys by the Objection Deadline, December 10, 2025:
 

Please do not contact the Court, Plainridge Park Casino, or Plainridge Park Casino’s attorneys with questions about the Settlement Agreement or the Action.