A man from Missouri has filed a lawsuit against rapper Drake, online streamer Adin Ross, and the parent company of gambling platform Stake, accusing them of promoting illegal online gambling to residents.
Court records say that Justin Killham of Independence accuses Sweepstakes Limited of violating state gaming and consumer protection laws through its U.S. platform, Stake.us.
Killham claims that Stake.us is a “virtual clone” of Stake.com and that the company is disguising real-money gambling as a social casino and sweepstakes, allowing Missourians to access and take part in illegal online gambling.
The lawsuit also says that Stake engaged in deceptive marketing practices that targets younger, more vulnerable consumers.
The suit names Drake and Adin Ross, as both of them have promoted Stake on their livestreams and social media pages.
Killham claims that Stake pays Ross and Drake millions of dollars every year to promote their services, and alleges that both influencers misled their viewers by claiming they gambled with their own money rather than millions of virtual Stake money.
Killham is looking to recover gambling losses that he and other Missourians that used the site have had.
Though he argues the site uses legal loopholes, other gambling companies like sportsbooks Fliff and PrizePicks follow similar practices and are still allowed to operate.
Stake has reportedly denied the accusations.
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