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Poker pro Rampage says he is down $600k sports betting this year and now his bookie is refusing to pay him.
Rampage is one Ethan Yau, who has made a name for himself on YouTube and various poker streams for his aggressive playing style.
Neema Khazaie, an agent for Diamond Sportsbook, is supposedly refusing to pay out his winnings after willfully accepting deposits during a lengthy downswing.
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner claims he attempted to make a withdrawal from his sports betting account on Oct. 7. But he was "met with some excuses."
Scammer of 2024 *repost*
— Rampage (@rampagepoker) November 12, 2024
Neema Khazaie of Sherman Oaks, CA
Throughout year I attempted to experiment with sports betting again. Shameful to admit, I’ve silently lost over $600K making poor decisions. The bookie I bet through the most and collected at least $300K from me, Neema…
Scammer of 2024 *repost*
Neema Khazaie of Sherman Oaks, CA
Throughout year I attempted to experiment with sports betting again. Shameful to admit, I’ve silently lost over $600K making poor decisions. The bookie I bet through the most and collected at least $300K from me, Neema Khazaie, an agent for a book.
Through the first 6-8 months of this “relationship” he provided great customer service as I lost piles and sent him infinite paypal/zelle. Then things change when I request a withdrawal from my account on October 7th (their policy was to always post and no credit). Had about $37K~ as a balance and was met with some excuses, ghosting for the first time which caused some hesitation. A few days passed, then a week, and so forth with zero response. Degenerately, I go back and gamble. Go on a mini upswing winning just a measly $30K~ in about a week and a half’s time.
Now the book limits my account and I’m furious. Not only are they not paying my account balance but they’re claiming “sharp” action AFTER I’M DOWN 600K and GO ON A 30K UPSWING.
To make matters worse, I also made the Trump presidency bet with this scammer. I sent $50K @ -220 odds (right after he was shot at). So now I’m sitting here, over a month since I’ve requested my originally withdrawal. My amount owed went from $37K to a whopping $138,969.89 owed - about $80K of which IS MY DEPOSIT.
It’s truly an incredible business he runs, forces players to post money. Win money when bets lose and ALSO just takes all the funds from an original deposit as well. Just kissed it all goodbye. Note: if you’re looking for a trusted insurance and auto broker though, hit him up for the BEST deals! For sure not going to scam.
Beware of this and learn from my mistakes. At this point, I’m just scamming myself.
This prompted one of Rampage's followers to post in response:
"PSA to poker players: Keep playing poker and stay away from degen gambling."
The story of this alleged scam also hit the pages of Reddit.
And Redditors were mostly not moved by the sob story, noting Rampage's apparent reckless behavior.
"This guy got so lucky bring in the right place at the right time to make enough money to be set for life and seems determined to waste it."
"Rampage ran hot playing against fish on Hustler’s Casino. He was up $1M at one point. He’s since punted the majority of his winnings and lives like a degenerate."
"A million can earn you $50k a year invested in relatively safe index funds at a reasonable 5% return without touching the principle. That seems like "set for life" territory to me. I'm prolly just a poor though lol."
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