Drake Sued for Endorsing ‘Unlawful’ Gambling Platform: ‘Deeply Fraudulent’

A Missouri man says Drake and streamer Adin Ross promoted the online casino Stake, thereby “glamorizing the platform to millions of impressionable fans.”

Drake and online streamer Adin Ross are facing a class action lawsuit accusing them of promoting illegal gambling by endorsing the online sweepstake casino Stake.

In a case filed Monday (Oct. 27), lawyers for a Missouri man say Drake, Ross and Stake engaged in “deceptive, fraudulent and unfair” practices in the state — and that Champagne Papi used his massive celebrity to “encourage impressionable users to gamble.”

“Drake’s role as Stake’s unofficial mascot is quietly corrosive — he’s glamorizing the platform to millions of impressionable fans, many of whom treat his wild betting habits like gospel,” write lawyers for plaintiff Justin Killham.

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