This thread isn't about paypal. You're one of the few that still have that option, the rest of us are stuck hoping we get paid.

Paypal is still an option! For the unworthy, who aren't part of the super lucky specially selected customers to be forcefully bullied on to Worldpay. And like a dewd has succinctly pointed out, done so with a fluffy rainbow email where Global has pissed on our backs and told us it's raining.

Yeah, still irate.

Wow. Faith restored. Thanks Global poker

Glad I withdrew my roll before heading to the WSOP. Guess it's time to move to another site for now. Same **** happened with FTP before Black Friday with them struggling to find processors and withdrawals getting longer.

LOL zero ****s given, sophia da BOSS

Blatant Lie

Not at all.

I personally don't think the "sky if falling" nor do I understand all the hostility towards WorldPay. Based purely off reviews alone they seem to have a higher percentage of good reviews as Paypal is one of the worst reviewed payment processors around and many people have issues with it.

The website and the people who work there probably were just as blinded sided as you guys with the shift over to WorldPay as a secondary option, perhaps so they don't have to process as much through Paypal. I'm use the cashouts will be just as quick after approval on business days, you entitled crazy people need to calm down and relax.

I've been playing on this site for a year now and I don't think this is a panic situation at all. I've been playing online poker for nearly a decade and never seen people freak out more over a change in processors. They did notify you guys via email at the beginning of the month that there would be a shift and some people would be trialing it.

Have you guys tried asking them if you can continue to use Paypal for the time being?

Lol at poker players, the most unloyal turn-cost customers around. I'm sure the site will have plenty of traffic with or without the small vocal minority that seems to have a huge issue with a small site change. Anyone saying they don't have a bank account to use and most use Paypal is a clown, how do you not have a bank account?

I personally world prefer Worldpay over Paypal and I'm thrilled I was put into that trial group and I hope I can use them going forward. Also lol at people saying you cannot trust them with your bank information, but you were willing to provide your ID's before, Worldpay is a perfectly trustable payment processor as is Paypal. Although there is an entire website dedicated to how much Paypal sucks. Aptly titled - Paypalsucks.com

https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.paypal.com
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/online/paypal_02.html
http://complaints.paypalsucks.com/

In before someone calls me a "shill"

I've been around the poker community longer than many of you. This is my old account I had deactivated a while back because there were no USA poker sites and I no longer wanted to use this site for whatever reason. I have an older one as well but forgot the spelling of the name.

https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/members/374825/

I'm getting warm fuzzy feelings seeing familiarities GP has with merge, lock, ft, etc in the past. Pretty soon we might even see massive tilt and chip dumping on the tables followed by desperate sellers offering discounts in this very thread.

How in ****s name did you guys ever think PayPal was partnered with these scam artists? I wonder what else they've been lying to our faces about?

It’s fine that you would rather use worldpay but I would rather use PayPal. Our anger comes from us not having the option when we were told that we would.

Looks like they changed their tune a little bit. Very clear and nice but no longer mentioning World Pay at all. Beggars can't be choosers I guess...


We are contacting you on behalf of Global Poker Customer Service.

As cashouts will now be sent directly to your bank account it is important that we ensure correct ownership of the account we are sending funds to. This is important for your security but also in relation to Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Funding (CTF) obligations.

In this light, we are asking for your kind cooperation to fill up our bank details form through the following link and attach your bank statement.

https://globalpoker.zendesk.com/hc/e...d=360000112828

In relation to your bank statement, please note that:

● The statement must be in the bank account you have nominated.
● Your name, address and your account number must be clearly visible
● The statement must be dated within the last 3 months.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.


Regards,

Monica


I feel like they just made a really poor decision on how to go about this change, I would have been sketched out too had I received that first email out of nowhere. This seeeems better than Paypal, to be honest, assuming they don't steal all of our identities... I do feel like maybe it should mention World Pay, but really only because I know they are using it. Maybe they shouldn't though, the all so fragile and elusive "recs" might get scared away.

Honestly I think the key to that is their marketing, and they seem to be doing pretty well at that...

Exactly what I was thinking. Akron is as close as it gets to third world in North America outside of Detroit and Flint. And New Orleans which us still a mess from Katrina

Everyone may have an opinion. You are entitled to yours.
The facts remain
That Global gave no one any warning of the change
No chance to withdrawal one last time with PP.
They have been very dodgy and vague in their replies thus far.
It looks as though payout times will increase.
Some of us ( chosen at random ) have been waiting 48hrs plus since we initiated a cashout request while we can see in the cashout thread others are cashing out and still receiving their funds in PP within 24hrs.

Has anyone received money from this wonderful new "Trail"?

48 Hours since I attempted to cash out and nothing. Customer service refusing to reply to my emails and give me a status update. Why does this feel like Black Friday all flippin over again? was excited about this site.....damn

1. Global did warn everyone at the beginning of the month they were adding something new and would be trialing it.

2. You could ask Global Poker if you could use Paypal again for another cashout and then try Worldpay, but honestly why not just use Worldpay? It will be just as fast once you've gotten setup I'm sure. Also lol at anyone saying they don't have a bank account.

3. I doubt payout times will increase at all it will still be 24-48 hours after approval. On the weekends I agree with you as I used to get Paypal funds set to me even on Saturday and Sunday, and unfortunately that will not longer be a thing. However there's always Mon-Fri, 24-48 hours. That's not bad at all in fact it's damn good compared to most poker sites in the USA.

4. You've been waiting for them to give you the approval not waiting for Worldpay. There's many people shifting over so it will take them some time to answer and approve all the requests. It happens, but I understand the frustration.

Ok so I really want to know why the switch? The company line seems contrived and as they are switching from a service that their player pool trusts to a service that is clearly unknown to most of your player pool there has to be an actual reason for the switch. I think allot of people would be more comfortable if Global were just honest about the reason for the change. Saying it is because "players wanted more options" and then switching to only world pay after saying for weeks that it was just a second option comes across as misleading and for those of us that went through Black Friday makes this seem illgitimate and we are justifiably concerned. So GPJoey why not put us all at ease and explain the actual reason for this change. If you do that it will go a long way with me at least as a show of good faith. Until that happens I will remain very sceptical of the motivation for this move.

1. Adding a new option for withdraws vs. forcing a new withdraw method are two different things. When they knew they were making a permanent switch they should have given everyone a fair notice on when the new cashout policy would be effective.

2. There's nothing wrong with being cautious about giving your banking information. I know from past poker withdrawing experiences, I'd rather not.

3. Can't disagree to much here. Unless you're in a regulated state with online poker, 48 hours is still better than anywhere else.

4. They knew the change they were making. Having your team ready to make the transition easy for their customers is on them. It seems their support staff isn't too sure on the change themself, or how to handle questions.

Anyone received ANY money from Worldpay yet?

Not as far as I can tell. I was approved early Wednesday morning and still nothing. The confirmation email I got once approved initially said 24-48 hours but now a Global rep is telling me today in the other thread that its 3-5 days and should be in my account soon.

Nobody with any brains gives their bank account information to a poker site. We already know where to slot you.

That's strange because last I checked I had brains, and I had also given my bank information to a poker site. The website in this case is Global Poker.

Could you elaborate further on why you personally feel as though you shouldn't give them your information?

Oh, pray tell. Where do you "slot" me exactly?

Providing a bank statement to a poker network, or any site, is risky. What is their need to know your current balance? Can they not prove, (actually protect themselves), that the account is yours if you show the top half of the front page minus the specifics? What if an employee goes rogue? I'm not alerting then to the fact that I have a balance. **** them. What business that issues a refund requires a bank statement? Global is merely sending money to an account. 'Need to know' applies here.

You are grossly incorrect to refer to people without a brick and mortar type banking arrangement as 'clowns'. Many large employers now do direct deposit and hand employees reloadable debit cards. Why should they open/maintain a second account if they are mostly living check to check? There are a lot of people depositing on sites that fit the check to check lifestyle. That's why they send $30-50 now and then. Your lack of understanding why some people don't have them doesn't give reason to call them clowns. To each their own....

According to this, you don't have to include your balance or recent transactions.

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Like I stated before, just open an account at a completely different bank from your regular bank account. Use it strictly for poker.

That’s what I do. I have my every day bank accounts and then I have my poker bank account. EZ day.

When did you get that? Different from what I saw couple days ago. Much safer like that, maybe they're amending it to a more sane level.