James “PhantomL0rd” Varga has reportedly won his lawsuit against Twitch, which began more than two years ago in San Francisco. The former streamer, who sought damages after he was banned from Twitch in 2016, claimed on Twitter he had won the suit “on all counts,” and that his victory was a win for “ALL streamers.” I WONNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!I WON MY LAWSUIT VS TWITCH ON ALL COUNTS!!!!!Twitch LOST EVERYTHING, including the fraud claim against me for the CSGOShuffle allegations!!!This is a win for ALL streamers! Twitch can’t bully, lie & treat streamers unfairly the way they have for years!!! pic.twitter.com/G0gxqiBkRQ— PhantomL0rd (@PhantomL0rd) April 23, 2021 Streaming reporter Zach Bussey tweeted that Varga was awarded nearly $21,000 in the verdict, although this figure, Bussey says, “seems like a bit of a win financially” because Twitch could have lost more after a ruling in October 2019 that removed the $50,000 cap for damages. Twitch banned Varga on July 19, 2016. Varga was reported to have owned CSGO Shuffle, a website that allowed players to gamble on weapon skins. Varga allegedly obtained betting percentages and house money to use on the website without disclosing this to his viewers on Twitch or YouTube. Varga claimed in…
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PhantomL0rd reportedly wins lawsuit vs. Twitch, awarded over $20000 in damages
