"Drake and American online livestreamer Adin Ross have been accused in a US civil case of using online casino money to pay for automated streams in a bid to artificially inflate the singer's royalties and popularity on music streaming platforms. No one has been charged criminally with regard to the allegations in the lawsuit. Global e-casino Stake has dismissed the claims as nonsense and said it was not concerned about the lawsuit."
"A Stake spokesperson said on Monday US time: For the record, Stake.us does not have a tipping function that could be used in this way. This is a nonsense claim and we are not concerned about this lawsuit. Nguyen, who has posted promoting Drake and the gambling platform, allegedly traded between the Stake proceeds, cash and cryptocurrency to pay bot vendors for artificial music streams on behalf of Drake and Ross."
A class-action lawsuit filed in Virginia seeks US$5m from Stake.com, Drake, Adin Ross and another Australian internet personality for alleged Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) and consumer protection violations. The suit contends that Stake.us’s anonymised design enabled Drake to use gambling winnings to purchase automated music streams, inflating royalties and popularity on platforms including Spotify. Court documents claim transfers were made through Stake’s anonymised tip system to an Australian man, George Nguyen, who allegedly operated accounts used to fund bot vendors. Stake.com has denied the claims, saying Stake.us lacks a tipping function and calling the allegations nonsense. No criminal charges have been filed. Stake.com is Curacao-licensed and is officially banned in dozens of countries; Stake.us uses e-tokens that can be purchased and withdrawn as cryptocurrency.
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