Universal Entertainment Corporation has announced that it has decided to file criminal complaints and civil lawsuits against Aruze Gaming America, Inc (AGA) and Kazuo Okada seeking the compensation of damages for violating patent and other rights.

The suits will be filed in four separate jurisdictions – the United States, Macau, the Philippines and Hong Kong – with Universal claiming that AGA had “illegally used patents on gaming machines belonging to the company to conduct the sales of gaming machines” in each jurisdiction.