Nobody noticed this coming for the brand new 12 months: Drake and Adin Ross have each been hit with an RICO over their promotion of Stake.
The Toronto rapper, who isn’t shy about sharing his playing exploits on his Instagram account, and Doechii-hating streamer have been each named in a federal class-action lawsuit that was filed in Virginia on Wednesday, Dec. 31.
It claims Stake is “working as one of many largest and most worthwhile unlawful on-line casinos” relationship again to 2022.
In accordance with the plaintiffs, LaShawnna Ridley and Tiffany Hines, they declare that Stake hoodwinks and bamboozles customers whereas permitting actual cash betting within the guise of digital forex play.
Per the platform’s commercials, it “doesn’t provide actual cash playing.” On the similar time, “no buy or fee is important to take part or play [Stake] video games,” whereas offering customers “the final word social, secure and free gaming expertise.”
The grievance tells a special story, calling all of the statements concerning the platform false by mentioning that customers should buy Gold Cash bundled with Stake Money, which they’ll money out for U.S. forex.
The lawsuit accuses Drake and Ross of being “zealous” and “paid” promoters of Stake, who “masks the true nature and extent of their conduct.”
An excerpt for the lawsuit additional particulars Drake and Ross’ involvement, claiming “The 2 have engaged in live-streamed playing, wagering giant sums of cash that was offered surreptitiously by Stake. In different phrases, although Drake and Ross presupposed to be playing with their very own Stake Money, it was in truth offered to them by the home.”
Drake Was Additionally Allegedly Utilizing Stake To Buy Bots
In a hilarious twist, the lawsuit claims that Drake, Ross, and an alleged confederate, George Nguyen, used the platform’s “tipping” system to funnel giant sums of cash, together with a $100,000 tip between Drake and Ross, which was public, to fund “synthetic streaming (‘botting’) to create fraudulent streams of Drake’s music,” to manufacture recognition; disparage opponents and music label executives; distort suggestion algorithms; and distribute financing for all the foregoing, whereas concealing the movement of funds.”
Now, if that sounds acquainted, Drake accused UMG (Common Music Group) and Kendrick Lamar of cooking the books and utilizing bots to spice up the numbers of Lamar’s uber-popular Drake diss file “Not Like Us.”
This example goes to be a captivating case as a result of Drake reportedly signed a $100 million endorsement take care of Stake in 2022 and was additionally named as a defendant in two different Stake-related lawsuits that have been filed in October 2025.
Plus, there are nonetheless Stake-related posts on Drizzy’s IG web page.
Ross was additionally named as a defendant in these October lawsuits, and referred to as them “fucking bullshit” throughout a livestream.
Yikes.
You already know social media has been chiming in on the state of affairs, and they’re roasting each Drake and Ross.
