Ethan Yau aka Rampage, a YouTube vlogger has been accused of running an illegal poker club and breaking financial laws by encouraging the transfer of funds for gambling purposes. An angry posted appeared in the News, Views, and Gossip section on the 2+2 forum on Monday, trying to stir up trouble for the WSOP bracelet winner.
Ethan Yau Accused of Breaking Online Gambling Laws
The poster clearly has an axe to grind, as their use of language is all about whipping up some hate for Ethan Yau.
They start by airing grievances that Yau encourages his YouTube followers to play on apps that are dedicated for play chips only, but he, in fact, runs club games where real money is calculated and transactions are made after play.
Yau is said tell potential players “to deposit money v.i.a Zelle, Venmo, Bitcoin and Cash App” where they will be able to play the play chips games for real money.
Ethan “Rampage” Yau the Content Creator
Ethan Yau has become one of the most proflic poker content creators online today. His YouTube channel has grown to having almost 90,000 subscribers, who regularly get to watch videos of him in live action at the casino.
The Boston, Massachusetts, native has only been playing for three years but has already made a name for himself after winning the $500 No Limit Hold’em – Grande Finale (Event #26) in last year’s WSOP Online for $164,494.
His more recent grind looks to be the standard $2/$5 live cash game where he uploads footage of the most interesting hand and the biggest pots.
The move to making poker video content was a natural one after gaining plenty of experience doing the same in the video gaming world. And it now looks as if having some accountability to his viewers has helped to push his game to the next level.
We are interested to see how his reputation looks after this year’s World Series of Poker which starts at the end of next month.
It’s unlikely that Ethan Yau is doing anything illegal with a poker club he advertises on his YouTube page. As an American he will understand very well what the risks are.
“Screenshots as evidence of the seedy dealings between Mr. Yau A.K.A “Rampage” and his cohorts”
On the other hand the original poster claims to have:
“Screenshots as evidence of the seedy dealings between Mr. Yau A.K.A “Rampage” and his cohorts. This includes realtime transactions for gambling wagers, and video evidence of his co-conspirators deleting chat logs after taking money and refusing to honor a cash-out or refund.”
As of now the thread is closed to further replies, but this doesn’t necessarily make it the end of the story. We await more news on whether or not the poster reports Yau to the relevant law enforcement agency.
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