Originally some people may have heard about the class action lawsuit
being filed against Trevor “TmarTn” Martain and his partner in crime
Thomas “ProSyndicate” Cassell and their CSGO Skins
Lotto gambling ring, along with Valve for enabling the gambling for so
long without regulation. However, in a recent report it’s been made
clear that YouTuber and streamer James “Phantomlord” Varga and CSGO
Shuffle have also been added to the mix.

For those of you
unfamiliar with James “Phantomlord” Varga and CSGO Shuffle, it was one
of the sites that he was associated with along with CSGOjackpot. This
was revealed in a report by e-sports journalist Richard Lewis after
chatlogs had been leaked that showed connections between Varga and the
gambling websites.

Valve had originally missed out on CSGO
Shuffle and CSGOjackpot in their cease and desist letter that went out
to various Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gambling sites, but it
appears as if the law firms Jones Ward PLC operating from out of
Louisville, Kentucky, Paul C. Whalen PC from Manhasset, New York, and
Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC from Seattle, Washington, did not miss those
sites.

In fact, Richard Lewis did another video report that
updated the community about the progress of the lawsuit that has been
filed against Valve and a number of gambling site operators and gambling
sites that many feel were misleading in service operations as well as
targeting minors.

Lewis managed to get in a short interview with
Jasper D. Ward IV from Jones Ward PLC who explained that they’re trying
to get as many different people from as many different states to join in
on the class action suit against the YouTubers and the online gambling
rings for potentially breaching both state and federal laws.

None
of the suits that allowed gamers to gamble on skins in Counter-Strike:
Global Offensive had obtained gambling licenses from the districts in
which they operated, and many tried to skirt the law by circumventing
due process.

Lewis points to the recent press publication on
Legal Newsline that covered the lawsuit’s recent advancement, which
includes 30 plaintiffs from across the country.

Jasper Ward
explained to Lewis that since a lot of kids under the age of 18 have
been targeted by the gambling rings, they themselves cannot reach out
directly to the law firms but they can have their parents reach out and
get in contact with the lawyers spearheading the suit.

You can find out more by visiting Jonesward.com or by contacting them directly at csgolawsuit[at]jonesward.com.

They
plan on taking the suit to trial by jury and they seek damages and
restitution of all monies that were “wrongfully obtained”.

It
will be interesting to see how this suit plays out, especially given how
brazen and arrogant some of these YouTubers have been after they were
called out for their lack of disclosure and ties to potentially illegal
gambling rings.

And yes, the FTC is also well aware of all of this taking place, which may have completely separate ramifications cheap csgo Stickers on the YouTubers and their business partners.