CSGO Lotto owners and founders Trevor Martin and Thomas Cassel are being sued together with Valve. The attorney representing the illegal gambling site has said that he will be giving any further public comments.
According to Polygon, a complaint was filed recently in the Southern District of Florida, which added the two owners to one of the two complaints filed against the gaming corporation. The suit was filed by an anonymous parent on behalf of their child, which was a victim of the controversy. The game corporation is accused of allowing the creation of an illegal gambling market, where players could gamble in-game items like casino chips.
An attorney that represented the "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive" illegal gambling website has come forward to defend the owners. Due to the pending process of taking legal action against them, they will not give any more public comments. His upcoming comments will only be heard in the legal arguments to the court that they will participate in.
Cassell tweeted recently a brief non-apology about the issue after the scandal was reported through different publications. Martin was also explaining that he shared videos to test out the gambling market. He also said that all of his videos had disclosures, though it was clear that they were added after the news broke out, according to Kotaku.
Both owners have also posted numerous videos that show them gambling weapon skins using their website. When they win their bets and collect large sums of cash, they react with surprise and elation to garner attention to curious gamblers.
YouTube user HonorTheCall discovered that Martin was the director of the website, while Cassell was the vice president. In every weapon skin gambling video they show, the website was promoted as a service, but they never cite what their role in it was.
The two owners' failure to disclose their interests in the gambling website also violates YouTube guidelines. The authenticity of their videos will also be questioned due to their violation. It was also insinuated that they may have been fixing the outcome of the gambling bets to stage their videos.
Martin apologized recently in a video stating that his connection to the website has been a matter of public record since it was formed in 2015. He also said that the website does not allow any minor under the age of 18 to interact with it. He clarified that it was stated in a policy available in both terms of service and the initial sign up page of the website.
Check out Martin's non apology video below: