Drake’s $100 Million Gambling Deal Questioned After Report Claims He Wins Far More Than Average Players

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Drake’s $100 Million Gambling Deal Questioned After Report Claims He Wins Far More Than Average Players

Fresh scrutiny is surrounding Drake after a new report questioned his unusually high win rate on the gambling platform Stake.

According to an investigation by Bloomberg Businessweek, the rapper allegedly won slot machine games operated by Stake’s parent company, Easygo Entertainment, at a rate four times higher than the average user. After reviewing 1,500 hours of livestream footage from 25 players, the outlet found Drake won big twice as often as the next-luckiest bettor. However, his success rate reportedly dropped to more typical averages when he played third-party games.

The findings arrive as Stake, Drake, and streamer Adin Ross face a class-action lawsuit accusing them of promoting gambling in a misleading way. The suit claims they “glamorizing” a “highly addictive” product that “threatens the welfare of Missouri residents and especially its young people.” All parties have denied wrongdoing.

Stake called the report “categorically incorrect,” adding that comparing win rates across different games “ignores how game mathematics work.”

Cofounder Ed Craven previously addressed speculation in 2022, writing, “I can assure everyone that despite certain widespread notions of odds being rigged in some people’s favors or money not being real, we have no direct control of the odds of any of our games as these are controlled by a third-party. Odds are the same for all players regardless of their sponsorship status and money spent by promoters is very real. Real odds, real money, real players- These are things I believe should be the industry norm when it comes to influencer marketing.”

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