\u201cMr. Varga never disclosed to Twitch\u2019s users that he had an ownership interest in CSGOShuffle and therefore misrepresented his financial interest in the Skins Giveaway he was promoting on his Twitch channel,\u201d states the Twitch lawsuit. \u201cMr. Varga\u2019s failure to disclose his ownership interest violated, among other things, Twitch\u2019s Rules of Conduct prohibiting scams, misinformation and defrauding others.\u201d<\/p>\n
“Twitch is informed and believes that Mr. Varga also used his ownership interest in CSGOShuffle to rig results in his favor, using results generated by the CSGO algorithm to rig the outcome of lottery jackpots,\u201d it continues.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nTwitch\u2019s terms and conditions prohibit, among other things, \u201ccontent that is unlawful, fraudulent \u2026 or otherwise objectionable\u201d and using \u201cthe Twitch service for any illegal purpose, in violation of any local, state, or national law.\u201d<\/p>\n
CSGOShuffle was forced to close after it received a cease and desist notice from Counter Strike developer Valve. The developer was forced to crack down on the multi-billion-dollar gambling industry that had sprung up around skins, the cosmetic digital items found in loot boxes in Counter Strike: Global Offensive.<\/p>\n
Twitch is seeking an unspecified amount of damages from Varga, a resident of Las Vegas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Twitch Interactive is counter-suing the \u201ccelebrity\u201d Counter-Strike: Global Offensive streamer it kicked off its platform in 2016 for promoting skins gambling, rigging contests, and failing to disclose co-ownership of the site he promoted. James \u201cPhantoml0rd\u201d Varga filed suit against the video games-streaming giant in February, claiming Twitch had \u201cillegally terminated\u201d his account, which had 1.3 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":77742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,3312,19,60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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