Drake and Adin Ross are being sued over promoting the gambling platform, Stake. The lawsuit was filed in Virginia by plaintiffs LaShawnna Ridley and Tiffany Hines on December 31, as reported by Complex.The plaintiffs allege that the website has been "operating as one of the largest and most profitable illegal online casinos" since at least the year 2022.In the federal class-action lawsuit, the plaintiffs accuse Ross, Drake, and a third man of luring users into real-money gambling on Stake as part of a racketeering conspiracy. The lawsuit accuses the three men involved of working with Stake to "prey upon consumers," unlawfully expose them to the "substantial risks of gambling addiction," and jeopardize their financial well-being, as per The Rolling Stone.The plaintiffs further claim that they were "influenced to participate" in the platform's "predatorial gambling environment" after they viewed Drake's paid promotion of the site.An excerpt of the lawsuit obtained by Complex reads,"The two have engaged in live-streamed gambling, wagering large sums of money that was provided surreptitiously by Stake. In other words, though Drake and Ross purported to be gambling with their own Stake Cash, it was in fact provided to them by the house."The lawsuit also alleges that the defendants have been using Stake's "tipping" feature to move massive sums of money, referencing a public tip of $100,000 between Drake and Ross, to artificially boost ('botting') Drizzy's music streams across several platforms.How did Drake use Stake to boost his music?BROWN GIRL GRINDING⭐️ @LorenLorosaLINKThe docs continue by alleging that Drake knew what was going on but that the other parties listed were his co-conspirators. Who would mask the money transfer or tipping transfer as various “give aways” etc.. These transfers were encrypted and not widely available to be seenAs reported by HotNewHipHop, Plaintiff Loren LoRosa took to X recently to allege that Drake, Ross, and George Nyugen had been using Stake's "tipping" feature to finance artificial streaming and create fraudulent streams of Drizzy's music. In the filing, the plaintiffs alleged,"In addition, through Stake's Tipping function, defendants have financed their combined artificial streaming ("botting") to create fraudulent streams of Drake's music, fabricate popularity; disparage competitors and music label executives; distort recommendation algorithms; and distribute financing for all of the foregoing, while concealing the flow of funds."Additionally, the lawsuit also claims that Drizzy knowingly and willingly allowed his alleged co-conspirators to make encrypted transfers under the guise of "giveways," which are widely unavailable to the public. The lawsuit cites one $100k tip transfer between Ross and the 6ix God in 2023.This is not the first time Drizzy and Ross have been targeted for their affiliation with Stake. In October 2025, a Missouri man filed a similar proposed class action against the two and Sweepsteaks Limited, the company behind Stake, as reported by The Rolling Stone.The October 2025 lawsuit, as well as the current lawsuit, allege that the gambling platform uses an unlawful, dual currency system that bundles virtual, purportedly non-redeemable "gold coins" with a second type of token, referred to as "Stake Cash," which can be cashed out for real money.