Drake, Adin Ross named in a new gambling lawsuit in Virginia

• Adin Ross, Drake, and co-defendant George Nguyen are named in a lawsuit in Virginia over their activity on Stake.us
• The plaintiffs, Stake.us players themselves, allege that the website has not been truthful about "for-fun" only gameplay, citing the option to cash out Stake Cash in US dollars at a 1:1 ratio
• Stake has denied similar accusations levelled at the company when another lawsuit was filed in Missouri several months ago

Canadian entertainer and "certified lover boy" Drake and Adin Ross, an Internet personality and online streamer, are facing another lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Wednesday, December 31. The lawsuit also names George Nguyen as a co-defendant.

Lawsuit alleges Stake.us allowed real money gambling, Drake and Adin Ross promoted it

The pair is accused of helping promote a website that the plaintiffs insist is "one of the largest and most profitable illegal online casinos." LaShawnna Ridley and Tiffany Hines, on whose behalf the lawsuit is filed, insist that Sweepstakes Ltd. d/b/a/ Stake.us is "misleading customers" by allowing dual-currency use.

Ridley and Hines allege that the Stake Cash currency, which is purchasable along with Gold Coins, can then be exchanged into US dollars at a rate of 1:1. What is more, the lawsuit finds fault with both Drake and Adin Ross, who are described as "zealous" promoters of the website.

Both Drake and Adin Ross are not as friendly with Stake these days, however, as Drake has stopped playing on the casino, after he supposedly had a falling out with Kick boss, Ed Craven.

Similarly, Adin Ross decided to start streaming on Twitch instead of Kick. Kick is a platform that was created to challenge the Amazon-owned streaming platform’s dominance in the live streaming space, and has largely succeeded.

Kick notably allowed users to choose whether they want to see gambling content or filter it out altogether. Both Kick and Stake share the same founders, Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani.

The suit alleges that Drake and Adin Ross engaged in live-streamed gambling with money that was provided 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 complaint read. The complaint also makes other allegations, such as:

"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."

This is not the first time a lawsuit has been filed, making similar accusations

This new lawsuit comes only several months after Drake, Adin Ross, and Stake were also named in another lawsuit filed in Missouri, alleging more or less the same:

"To wit, when Ross and Drake purport to gamble online with Stake, they often do not do so with their own money despite telling the public in Missouri and elsewhere the opposite. This fact is not shared with the public in Missouri by Stake and/or Rossand/or Drake. These acts are deceptive, fraudulent, and unfair and violate Missouri law."

Stake has commented at the time, rejecting the allegations that have been made in the media, and vowed to vigorously defend this and all such claims.

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