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Complaint Review: Global Cash Access ATM Machines - Las Vegas Nevada

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  • Reported By: denisejean — Connecticut USA
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  • Global Cash Access ATM Machines 3525 East Post Road Las Vegas, Nevada United States of America

Global Cash Access ATM Machines Scott Betts atm charged but gave no money Las Vegas, Nevada

*Consumer Comment: Global Cash Access blames it on "Visa Worldwide System Crash"

*Author of original report: Update

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On October 16th 2009, my husband and I went to mohegan sun casino, we used the atm and was given a message that the transaction had been denied by financial institution. We spoke with someone from the cashier dept, along with a line of others who had the same problem. The lady behind the glass said the atms were down and to try again in a about 10- 15 min. we walked around a bit and went to another atm. Again the atm denied our request, went back to a cashier and was told it had been up and down for a few hours and to keep trying. So we did. Little did we know that every time we tried our bank account was being charged! Finally another patron of the casino saw us at the atm and said to stop using it as she called her bank and found out that the money was being deducted from her account. We again went to a cashier worried of what was happening. She said the casino has nothing to do with the atms and they would be happy to do a cash advance if the atm wasnt working. We had planned this trip for awhile and decided it would be safer to do a cash advance then risk the atm. We paid the outrageous fee for the cash advance and tried to enjoy our time. The next morning we checked our bank accounts only to find our worst fears the atm company stole our money.


The problem I have is why would a Mohegan sun employee offer a cash advance with a a high fee?  Was Mohegan sun cashing in on this situation? Why were they allowing patrons to use the atms even when they knew people were having money taken out of their accounts without receiving cash. Once, I started reading about the company involved, I was alarmed at the fact that this has happened before and that the President of Mohegan sun commented about a past situation similar to this one. So it is obvious that the casino was aware of what was going on and did not do anything to warn its patrons of a potential problem. In the end people who traveled a long way or planned their trips in advance were in a particularly hard situation and with the casino offering cash advances it was a last resort for some to make the best of their experience. The casino made out on the deal, they enjoyed the advance fees in their pockets and the atm charges percentage. It was a win -win for them and a nightmare for their patrons. The casino made no attempt to help its patrons, no warning, no respect, no care for the people who are loyal customers.


 


ATM Services Company Stumbles Again
By Eric Gershon
The Hartford Courant
September 18, 2008


Mitchell Etess, the president and chief executive of Mohegan Sun, expressed confidence in Global Cash, saying it has until recently been dependable. The recent double-whammy mystified him, but he said he has "no doubt that they're taking the situation very seriously.""They are by far the industry leader," Etess said."In all the time we've dealt with them we've never had a single significant issue. Obviously it's odd and amazing that this has happened in two different aspects of their business two weeks apart. It is so far out of the norm, it's shocking."

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Global Cash Access blames it on "Visa Worldwide System Crash"

AUTHOR: Kyle - (USA)

POSTED: Friday, October 23, 2009

I posted this report earlier today on another forum site:

My mother was one of the victims of this incident. I have asked her to provide me with a written statement containing the details. This is what I know so far:On Friday, October 16th at 10:25 pm, she made an attempt to withdraw $1,000 from the ATM machine at Sycuan Casino in El CaJon Ca. This attempt failed. She made a second attempt to withdraw $1,000 at 10:26 pm. This attempt also failed. She made a third attempt to withdraw $1,000 at 10:27 pm. This attempt was successful.On Monday, October 19th, she checked her Morgan Stanly account and discovered that $1,000 was missing. She then called Morgan Stanley customer service and was informed that three $!,000 withdraws had been made, then $1,000 was returned back to the account. She was directed to contact Global Cash Access at 800-644-0439. They own the machines that dispense the cash.Global Cash Access informed my mother that there was a two hour worldwide crash of the Visa network. She was given their mailing address as: P.O. Box 97398, Las Vegas Nevada, 89193.She has spent the past four days on the phone with GCA and Morgan Stanley. She is being told that this will take months to resolve.The question remains; what about all the people who are not even aware that they have been a victim of the same "worldwide system crash", or is this just a cover story trying to place the blame on Visa?

My mother was one of the victims of this incident. I have asked her to provide me with a written statement containing the details. This is what I know so far:

On Friday, October 16th at 10:25 pm, she made an attempt to withdraw $1,000 from the ATM machine at Sycuan Casino in El CaJon Ca. This attempt failed. She made a second attempt to withdraw $1,000 at 10:26 pm. This attempt also failed. She made a third attempt to withdraw $1,000 at 10:27 pm. This attempt was successful.

On Monday, October 19th, she checked her Morgan Stanly account and discovered that $1,000 was missing. She then called Morgan Stanley customer service and was informed that three $!,000 withdraws had been made, then $1,000 was returned back to the account. She was directed to contact Global Cash Access at 800-644-0439. They own the machines that dispense the cash.

Global Cash Access informed my mother that there was a two hour worldwide crash of the Visa network. She was given their mailing address as: P.O. Box 97398, Las Vegas Nevada, 89193.

She has spent the past four days on the phone with GCA and Morgan Stanley. She is being told that this will take months to resolve.

The question remains; what about all the people who are not even aware that they have been a victim of the same "worldwide system crash", or is this just a cover story trying to place the blame on Visa?

My mother was one of the victims of this incident. I have asked her to provide me with a written statement containing the details. This is what I know so far:

On Friday, October 16th at 10:25 pm, she made an attempt to withdraw $1,000 from the ATM machine at Sycuan Casino in El CaJon Ca. This attempt failed. She made a second attempt to withdraw $1,000 at 10:26 pm. This attempt also failed. She made a third attempt to withdraw $1,000 at 10:27 pm. This attempt was successful.

On Monday, October 19th, she checked her Morgan Stanly account and discovered that $1,000 was missing. She then called Morgan Stanley customer service and was informed that three $!,000 withdraws had been made, then $1,000 was returned back to the account. She was directed to contact Global Cash Access at 800-644-0439. They own the machines that dispense the cash.

Global Cash Access informed my mother that there was a two hour worldwide crash of the Visa network. She was given their mailing address as: P.O. Box 97398, Las Vegas Nevada, 89193.

She has spent the past four days on the phone with GCA and Morgan Stanley. She is being told that this will take months to resolve.

The question remains; what about all the people who are not even aware that they have been a victim of the same "worldwide system crash", or is this just a cover story trying to place the blame on Visa?

I intend to look into this further to determine if we were lied to and if Visa was falsely accused.

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AUTHOR: denisejean - (USA)

POSTED: Tuesday, October 20, 2009

The mohegan Sun Casino and Global cash access company, Have been working diligently to resolve the problem, I experienced on Oct 16th, 2009.
After reading the previous reports from/about this company, I became nervous as to what was going on with my accounts. I jumped on the band wagon as a way of warning others of a potential problem with these companies, however, there was/ is no need . I contacted Mohegan sun and they have been working tirelessly with me along with Global cash access to help fix this problem. I have never experienced a more dedicated team , working to unravel a serious technological mistake.Thank you to Mohegan sun and Global cash Access for your help in sorting this all out. I think the lesson here is to wait for all the information before getting to upset.
Sincerely, Denise jean

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