A $1.6 million settlement with the Venetian Las Vegas is paying Californians who used the resort’s website, and the booking side of the deal carries the larger checks. The money is not sent automatically, so a claim form has to be on file by the cutoff. That date is now less than four weeks away.
Does a Californian who booked a Venetian hotel room on the resort’s own website between Sept. 18, 2024 and March 16, 2026 have to file a claim to be paid? Yes. The court-approved notice says a Claim Form must be submitted by November 24, 2026, and the settlement fund for bookers is estimated to pay about $71.39 per valid claim.
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Who counts as a Venetian booking class member
The case is Vasquez v. Venetian Las Vegas Gaming, LLC, No. 5:25-cv-07934, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, before Judge P. Casey Pitts. The settlement notice defines the Booking Settlement Class as California residents who, while in California between September 18, 2024 and March 16, 2026, made a reservation for a Venetian hotel stay through the Venetian website.
A room booked by phone, through a travel site or at the front desk does not fit that description. The class is limited by state and by booking channel, and both limits matter. The open class action listing for the case describes the same group, and it estimates about 35,159 people fall into the booking class.
Where the $71 figure comes from
The settlement is split into two funds. The notice sets the Booking Settlement Fund at $931,713.50 and the Browsing Settlement Fund at $668,286.50, for a combined $1,600,000. The long-form notice puts the booking estimate at about $71.39 per member, based on an assumed 20 percent of class members filing claims.
That number is an estimate, not a fixed check. The notice says the actual amount depends on how many valid claims come in. Class counsel may ask for up to one-third of the $1.6 million in attorneys’ fees, the class representative may receive up to $5,000, and administration costs come out of the funds too, with the court deciding what is approved.
If more than 20 percent of bookers file, each check shrinks. If fewer file, each check grows. Anyone planning around the figure should treat roughly $71 as a midpoint, not a promise.
How to file the Venetian claim before November 24
The notice says a claim can be filed online at the official settlement website, and it encourages online filing. A paper claim form can be downloaded from the same site and mailed to Venetian Las Vegas Settlement, P.O. Box 3278, Portland, OR 97208-3278. The notice lists a toll-free line at 877-367-1772 for questions.
The administrator is Epiq Class Action & Claims Solutions, Inc., according to the court’s preliminary approval order, which Judge Pitts signed on August 26, 2026. The order sets the claim deadline at 60 days after the notice date, which works out to the November 24 date printed in the notice.
Anyone unsure whether a booking falls inside the class can check the settlement website, which the notice names as the place to file and to find the full terms.
The browsing class pays far less
A second group covers California residents who accessed or navigated venetianlasvegas.com during the same dates without necessarily booking. The notice estimates about $3.60 per member for that class, based on an assumed 10 percent claims rate, and it puts the group at roughly 996,705 people.
Some people belong to both classes. A Californian who browsed the site and then booked a room there falls into the booking class, which carries the larger payment. The notice describes the two classes separately, so a person in both can check the settlement website for how to file for each.
Dates after the claim deadline
The same November 24 date is the cutoff for two other steps. A class member who wants to be excluded from the settlement, and keep the right to sue the Venetian separately, has to mail a written request to the Portland post office box. A class member who wants to object has to file or postmark an objection with the court by that date.
Judge Pitts has scheduled the final approval hearing for December 3, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in San Jose. The notice says the hearing may be rescheduled, and payments can only follow once the court approves the settlement. The notice does not give a payment date.
The settlement website and the court-approved notice are the places to confirm anything about the case, including the hearing date, which the notice says may change.
Has a Californian who booked on the Venetian’s website filed by the November 24 cutoff?
A Californian who booked on the Venetian’s website in the class window and lets November 24 pass has not filed a claim for a share of the $931,713.50 booking fund. The same date closes the window to object or opt out, and settlements that run on several dates are easy to mix up.
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This article was produced with AI assistance and edited for accuracy against the sources linked above.
