Chris Moneymaker<\/a>, the 2003 WSOP champion and Poker Hall-of-Famer. Moneymaker took to Twitter in June to complain PayPal had frozen more than $12,000 he intended to use as buy-ins for fantasy football tournaments.<\/p>\nHe threatened to sue and asked to hear from Twitter followers with similar experiences. There were many.<\/p>\n
Legal action was apparently aborted, however, after Moneymaker\u2019s funds reappeared in his account ten days later.<\/p>\n
Evans and her fellow plaintiffs are using the lawyer the former world champion briefly hired, Eric Bensamochan.<\/p>\n
Along with racketeering, they accuse PayPal of unjust enrichment, violation of the federal Electronic Funds Transfer Act, breach of contract, and of breaching various state laws in California.<\/strong><\/p>\nThey are seeking three times the amount seized by PayPal in enhanced damages, plus punitive and exemplary damages as permitted by law. They also want the court to order the company to cease and desist from engaging in the \u201cunfair, unlawful and\/or fraudulent business practices\u201d outlined in the lawsuit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lena Evans, a two-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner, is suing PayPal. In a RICO lawsuit filed Thursday in a Northern California federal court, she accuses the digital payments giant of \u201cfraudulent, oppressive, and malicious conduct.\u201d In the proposed class-action suit, Evans says PayPal froze $26,984 in her account without warning or explanation. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":198236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,14],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Poker Player Lena Evans Accuses PayPal of Racketeering<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n