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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Entertainment
Louise Bonquin

Drake Involved in New Scandal—Why the Rapper Is Facing RICO Charges for Gambling

Drake, the rapper, singer, and actor, just started the New Year with a string of scandals. He is being sued alongside high-profile streamer Adin Ross and an Australian man known as George Nguyen for allegedly luring unsuspecting players into the high-stakes world of Stake.us, an online gambling site for casino games, which is said to be illegal.

The lawsuit indicated there is a criminal conspiracy in this activity, as the 'house' profits were allegedly invested in fraudulent streaming campaigns to make sure that Drake's songs would continue to dominate global music charts. According to USA Today, the proceeds from the online casinos were used to artificially boost streams of his music, which means they were shockingly manipulating the numbers of streams for the rapper's catalogue.

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