Elon Musk has settled two lawsuits filed in Austin, Texas over his 2024 America PAC sweepstakes, which promised $1 million daily to randomly selected registered voters in swing states. Settlement terms are undisclosed.
The core legal claim: the prizes were not awarded randomly, making the sweepstakes fraudulent. Philadelphia's District Attorney also sued separately to halt the giveaway as an illegal lottery. That legal pressure, combined with two Arizona plaintiff lawsuits, is what forced this resolution.
The full Verge story is worth reading for what happened during the court hearings, which reveal how the winner selection actually worked. That detail is the thread that explains why Musk settled instead of fighting.
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