Checking Account Fraud And Sports Betting...Related?

Just curious if anyone has experienced this.

In late December and early January, I created accounts with FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, Barstool, and Bet365. I deposited about $25-$100 in each (depending on requirement to take advantage of free cash).

Within the last three weeks, I withdrew approximately $150-$350 from each account (profit), while leaving in about $25-$50 to play with.

When opening these accounts, initial deposits were made from a bank checking account or PayPal. Account has no debit card. Just used for online bill paying etc… Thought about Venmo, but used PayPal instead.

Yesterday, a mysterious $495 charge appeared that was clearly fraudulent. I notified the bank, and a credit was issued and they initiated an investigation. They said charge was made from someone who had the account number and routing number. Of course, it was not a family member.

Probably just a coincidence, but has anybody else noticed such activity after opening up a sports betting account?

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This is like the plot to Catch Me If You Can 2: big bets!