Global Poker / No More Paypal as of 6/30
JoeOffsuit
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Just woke up and saw the notice.
Immediately went to process a cashout of most of my profits there.
The website tells me cahsout success.
Then I get an email that they want my ID documents again, and they want me to give them my bank details through a link they sent me.
The link is asking for routing number and account number of a bank account.
(I am about as likely to send that to an offshore as I am to someone claiming to be an exiled prince)
So I email them back with updated ID documents, and ask them to process my cashout directly to the paypal account that I deposited with.
I am afraid I may have to run to a bank and create a separate empty savings account. I used to have one back in the day, but that was a LONG time ago.
Anyone want to set an over/under on how long this site lasts without paypal?
Immediately went to process a cashout of most of my profits there.
The website tells me cahsout success.
Then I get an email that they want my ID documents again, and they want me to give them my bank details through a link they sent me.
The link is asking for routing number and account number of a bank account.
(I am about as likely to send that to an offshore as I am to someone claiming to be an exiled prince)
So I email them back with updated ID documents, and ask them to process my cashout directly to the paypal account that I deposited with.
I am afraid I may have to run to a bank and create a separate empty savings account. I used to have one back in the day, but that was a LONG time ago.
Anyone want to set an over/under on how long this site lasts without paypal?
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Depends on how other deposit/withdrawl methods work. I think there are many other poker sites that are doing OK without Paypal.
I requested my funds on the 25th, sent my driver’s license and the first page of a bank statement, and received the funds on the 27th.
Yes, everyone should be careful. But this isn’t some no-name company processing the payments.
If/when Global does switch to some shady operator to process payments, then I’d be concerned. But that hasn’t happened yet.
Tough to answer though. It ranges from "they are worried about legality" to "they are social engineering nitwits."
I haven't read anything indicating that it was PayPal's decision and not Global's. I can think of many reasons why Global might chose to switch to a new payment processor.
The part that concerns me is the free money giveaways. I guess casinos do some form of that but it makes me nervous. Maybe they are trying to retain nervous clients.
Hopefully the giveaways are simply kicking back a little rake.
That said, I left behind plenty on the site, its growing again, I will try to meet up with you guys on the next Global night.