Molly Bloom describes the extreme stakes of her New York underground poker games during the 2008 financial crisis.
Disclosure
Molly Bloom put bank employees on payroll to vet prospective players
“I mean, I had bank employees on my payroll, basically, because in LA, people drive a Lamborghini, they rent a house in the valley, right?”
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Molly Bloom took direct rakes during her poker games' final six months
“In some of those games where I was betting on the players, and they were bad bets, I started to take a rake. This was the last six months.”
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Asset forfeiture left Molly Bloom's bank account at negative $10 million
“I looked, logged into my bank account, and I read -9,999,000. The division of asset forfeiture, Had taken everything”
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Molly Bloom states 17 FBI agents raided her home to arrest her
“Five days later, in the middle of the night, 17 FBI agents, machine guns, high beam flashlights, put me in handcuffs, And shackles, and put this piece of paper in front of me that said, the United States of America versus Molly Bloom.”
Disclosure
SDNY offered Molly Bloom deferred prosecution and money back to inform
“So they said, if you're willing to give, you know, if you're willing to work with us, we'll give you all your money back. We'll give you a deferred prosecution, which will keep you out of prison.”
Disclosure
Molly Bloom rejected seven-figure book deals for a celebrity hit piece
“And then the publishers were willing to pay me six, seven figures for a celebrity hit piece. I was broke living with my mom. Again, I turned that down.”