Judge tosses case brought by Magic: the Gathering judge who wants to be paid

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A federal judge in California has dismissed a proposed class-action labor lawsuit brought in late 2015 by a man who says that he has now worked for more than 20 years as a "judge" in Magic: the Gathering tournaments and demands to be paid.

In the court ruling, which was issued Wednesday, US District Judge Edward Davila sided with the defendant, Wizards of the Coast. The judge noted that, while Paul Yale's years of experience to master all of the details of the popular card game and to become certified as a tournament arbiter takes time and extensive knowledge, "the complaint makes clear that Defendant's program is purely voluntary and could be abandoned at any time."

In other words, this is what Yale signed up for.

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