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Drake and popular streamer Adin Ross have been sued for promoting illegal gambling in Missouri. The class action lawsuit was filed in court on October 27, and names Drake and Ross alongside the crypto-based sweepstakes platform Stake as co-defendants. News of the lawsuit was first reported by attorney Daniel Wallach.
In the 34-page filing reviewed by The FADER, plaintiff Justin Killham accuses Drake and Ross of using “deeply fraudulent pretenses” to advertise Stake and mislead impressionable viewers. The suit says their claims of using their own personal funds to place bets is not true: “Stake apparently fronts Drake and Ross ‘house money,’ so any reported losses are part of a marketing tactic designed to draw attention,” the filing reads.
The glamorous lifestyles depicted in Drake and Ross’s streams are enticing young viewers to begin gambling illegally, the lawsuit claims. “Stake’s and Drake’s and Ross’s conduct here threatens the welfare of Missouri residents and especially its young people,” it continues, pointing to a 2021 study from the National Institutes of Health which claimed that online gambling is flourishing with adolescents despite its illegality, “which puts their mental health and well-being at serious risk.”
The lawsuit asks for damages, disgorgement of profits, and injunctive relief to be determined by jury trial. Seven other states have sued Stake on similar grounds in 2025. Based in Curaçao, Stake accumulated $4.7 billion in 2024 revenue and processed $219 billion in crypto transactions, the lawsuit claims.
The FADER has reached out to Drake’s representatives for comment.