Poker Fraud Alert Radio - 11/26/2022 - Don't Play, Lose $10k Anyway

This is part 1 of the long show which aired on 11/26-11/27/22. Part 2 will follow a few days after. This portion only covers the BetMGM/Viejas/Global Payments Bank Theft scandal which victimized Druff and several other poker pros for up to $10k each. Topic begins at (0:15:10) mark: Druff hit with $10k bank account theft through BetMGM, later discovers it's a major fraud scheme aimed at poker pros.... (0:32:52): Druff starts investigation, calls BetMGM, where he never had an account.... (0:48:59): Druff calls Global Payments, the payment processor he believed might be partially at fault for allowing this theft to take place.... (1:01:21): After learning exit strategy to get the money off BetMGM and into the fraudsters' hands, Druff contacts PayPal and Venmo.... (1:33:40): Are you vulnerable, too? Druff explains who could potentially see thefts from their bank accounts via this scheme.... (1:40:46): Poker media and mainstream media take notice of the scandal, featuring Druff front-and-center in the stories.... (1:50:07): Reeling from bad publicity, Global Payments frantically calls Druff on a Saturday morning to make sure he got his money back.... (2:08:00): Has Borgata and BetMGM dropped Global Payments for the time being, due to this incident?.... (2:23:32): Draftkings has its own money theft scandal which may be related to this one.... (2:50:48): Where do we stand right now?.... Part 2, which will be over 5 hours, will be released a few days after this one.