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YouTubers Trevor 'TmarTn' Martin and Thomas 'Syndicate' Cassell have reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission regarding FTC charges that the two endorsed CS:GO skin-gambling website CSGO Lotto in their videos without disclosing that they owned the company.

In the Matter of CSGOLotto, Inc., a corporation; Trevor Martin, also known as TmarTn, individually and as an officer of CSGOLotto, Inc.; and Thomas Cassell, also known as TheSyndicateProject, Tom Syndicate, and Syndicate, individually and as an officer of CSGOLotto, Inc. 위의 사과 비디오 소동 이후 공식적인 언급은 변호인을 통하겠다는게 TmarTn과 CS:GO Lotto 관련 인물들의 입장인 것 같다. 거기에 더해 2016년 7월 7일, 이름을 밝히지 않은 어느 여인께서 똑같은 사건으로 밸브사를 고소하면서 CS:GO Lotto를 피고인 목록에 포함시킴으로. In the Matter of CSGOLotto, Inc., a corporation; Trevor Martin, also known as TmarTn, individually and as an officer of CSGOLotto, Inc.; and Thomas Cassell, also known as TheSyndicateProject. TmarTn's Career. TmarTn is a YouTube gamer who first debuted on YouTube in May 2010 and has been successful in making a very good career in the social media field. Martin has two channels where he posts his gaming videos. In his very first channel named TmarTn, he is seen playing Call of Duty game and teaches the beginners to play it. 'Now, my connection to CS:GO LOtto has been a matter of public record since the company was first organised back in December 2015,' TmarTn states. 'However, I do feel like I owe you guys an apology.

According to an FTC press release, the pair are now required to 'clearly and conspicuously' disclose their relationships with anyone who endorses their videos, or otherwise asks them to promote a product or service. This is the first time the FTC has taken action against social media influencers.

“Consumers need to know when social media influencers are being paid or have any other material connection to the brands endorsed in their posts,” FTC Acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen said in a press release. “This action, the FTC’s first against individual influencers, should send a message that such connections must be clearly disclosed so consumers can make informed purchasing decisions.”

The FTC has also sent warning letters to 21 other influencers regarding Instagram posts with the FTC's updated guidelines on social media influencers.

TmarTn and Cassell owned and operated CSGO Lotto, and advertised it in their popular YouTube videos without disclosing their relationship to the site. The site allowed users to gamble on CS:GO matches using in-game skins as virtual currency. The FTC's complaint also alleges that the pair paid other influencers anywhere from $2,500 to $55,000 to endorse CSGO Lotto without disclosing that they had been paid to do so.

In July 2016, following several videos that accused the pair of owning CSGO Lotto and not disclosing that relationship, Team EnVyUs released a statement in which they distanced themselves from TmarTn. EnVyUs stated that he had been given a small amount of equity in the organization in exchange for supporting the organization's YouTube channel, but that he was never involved in team operation, and does not sit on the organization's board.

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Three of YouTube and Twitch's most popular gaming personalities, Trevor 'TmarTn' Martin, Thomas 'ProSyndicate' Cassell, and Josh 'JoshOG' Beaver, are embroiled a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gambling scandal following improper disclosure of their financial and ownership involvement with betting site CSGO Lotto.

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Counter-Strike gambling and betting has come under heavy fire by the community over the past few years because of its lack of regulation. By betting decorative skins that are earned by opening in-game crates (which can then be purchased for money on the Steam marketplace), websites are able to circumvent the category of 'traditional gambling.' Counter-Strike's developer, Valve, has been quiet on the matter.

YouTubers Ethan 'h3h3Productions' Klein and HonorTheCall accused Martin and Cassell of openly promoting the CSGO Lotto site without being forthcoming about their ties within the company. Viewers have also complained about being misled to believe Martin had no prior knowledge of the website. In March, Martin specifically said he 'found a new site' in reference to CSGO Lotto.

Beaver has come under less criticism, primarily because he disclosed a promo deal between his videos and CSGO Lotto. According to the Federal Trade Commission's outline on endorsements, he failed to do so correctly by only putting said sponsorship in the description of his videos.

Martin, Cassell and Beaver are all officers of the company's corporation, which was established in Orlando, Florida, Martin's hometown. Martin currently acts as the company's president, Cassell as vice president, and Beaver as secretary. Martin and Cassell have both failed to notify their viewers of such a link until recently, following the release of HonorTheCall's videos, when Martin said that it was 'no secret' that he and Cassell were owners of CSGO Lotto.

Martin's explanation to fans has changed over time, however. Martin told YouTube channel Scarce that he was not originally involved in CSGO Lotto when he first came in contact with the site. However, according to Florida Department of State's Division of Corporations' online service, Martin was the original incorporator of the business in December 2015.

A large concern is that Martin, Cassell and Beaver would have access to the back end of the CSGO Lotto site due to their ownership. This would allow each of them to know the numbers and potentially rig the winning of a bet for entertainment and promotional purposes on their site, something that fellow Twitch streamer Mohamad 'm0E' Assad recently went under fire for in relation to CSGO Diamonds, another gambling site.

After the release of h3h3Productions's video, Martin began to make all of his videos regarding CSGO Lotto private on YouTube, as well as his vlog defending his nondisclosure of ownership. His Twitter has been relatively silent, aside from a now-deleted Twitlonger statement Monday, which a user managed to cache before its deletion.

'I've admitted to wishing I was more upfront about owning the site,' Martin said in the now-deleted statement. 'It was always public info but I was never very outspoken about it. My idea was to keep business business, while the focus of YouTube was simply making entertaining content. Obviously, that was misleading to viewers and something I very much regret.'

Various attorneys on Twitter, notably Ryan Morrison, also known as VideoGameAttorney, have said that what Martin and Cassell have done is illegal. However, the legal ramifications Martin, Cassell and Beaver will face currently remains unclear.

Answers to all:

1) Yes what the CSGO YT'ers did is illegal
2) Yes they are reported
3) Not helping Bashur
4) I can eat a grande combo solo

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- Video Game Attorney (@MrRyanMorrison) July 5, 2016

Martin, for his part, claims in his statement what they did was 'legal' and that conducting business in a legal manner was his company's top priority. Cassell, on the other hand, was more forthcoming with his thoughts on the matter, although he claims he did nothing wrong.

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I apologize to anyone who feels mislead regarding the ownership of @CSGOLotto. I will always be more transparent from here on out!

- Mr. Syndicate (@ProSyndicate) July 4, 2016

I do however stand very firmly behind the fact that @CSGOLotto has never & will never scam/steal from players.

- Mr. Syndicate (@ProSyndicate) July 4, 2016

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I've always disclosed that my CSGO videos were sponsored & even asked a YouTube employee if anything more was needed & they said it wasn't.

- Mr. Syndicate (@ProSyndicate) July 4, 2016

Things might change soon, however, as a Counter-Strike player Michael John McLeod has opened a class-action lawsuit against Valve for allowing an 'illegal online gambling market.' In the suit, McLeod alleges that Valve 'knowingly allowed an illegal online gambling market and has been complicit in creating, sustaining and facilitating that market.'

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In an analytics report by Chris Grove from Narus Advisors, CS:GO has made $7.4 billion dollars annually (with 1.9 billion for jackpot sites where players bet skins in lottery-style games).