
Drake, Adin Ross, Akademiks Sued Over Gambling Scandal
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Drake, Adin Ross, and DJ Akademiks face a lawsuit over alleged illegal gambling and racketeering on Stake.us, following New Jerseys ban on sweepstakes casinos. Plaintiff Jason Nufio claims the celebs promoted the site while concealing paid deals, leading to risky bets. Akademiks is accused of using bots to inflate Drakes streaming numbers, and Stakes gold coins are alleged to be a fake cover for gambling. Nufio seeks his losses and damages, highlighting the potential harm of celebrity endorsements in rigged games.
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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Drake, Adin Ross, Akademiks Sued Over Gambling Scandal. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
It's April 29th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, AI-powered stories from the world of fame. I'm Cory with the story. Drake, Aiden Ross, DJ Academics, and the gambling site Stake.us are catching heat in a new lawsuit over illegal gambling and record tearing filed. In New Jersey on Wednesday, April 22nd. This comes right after New Jersey passed the law on August 15th, 2025, banning sweepstakes casinos in the state and emirs. Another suites against Drake and Ross in places like Missouri, New Mexico, and Virginia. The plaintiff, Jason Nufio from Rosale, New Jersey, says he dropped a real cash on Stake.us and got burned, claiming the celebs used their fame to. Hyped the site while hiding paid deals that tricked everyday players into risky bets. Docs accused Academics of straight-up helping Drake pump his streaming numbers with butts, all while cashing in through Stake's tipping system, and they. Stay the site's gold coins are just the fake cover to dodge gambling laws.
Stake hasn't commented yet, but Nufio is pushing for his losses back plus damages, shining a light on how 11 dorsements can hit fans in the wallet. When the game's rid, from the jump.
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