Rap superstar Drake has bet more than $1BILLION on sport in the last year, including losing $1m on football match
RAP superstar Drake enjoys the thrill of high-stakes betting at sporting events and casinos and has risked almost £1billion in the last year.
Drake joined the crypto casino stake in December 2021 under the name DeepPockets6.
And the 36-year-old isn’t shy about posting his gambling activities on his social media pages.
The characters often make heads spin.
According to Casino.org, in just two months after joining Stake in various sports and casino betting, Drake has wagered over £800 million worth of cryptocurrencies.
Jake Paul is next on Drake’s tip list, with the artist smuggling over £300,000 to the American HIT Rival Tommy Fury on Sunday in Saudi Arabia.
If the bet comes in, Drake will take home a staggering £1.2million.
Drake sports betting ranges from Martial Arts to Formula 1 to Soccer and even American Football.
And sadly, it’s not often that he’s lucky enough to see the infamous “Drake Curse” become legendary folklore online.
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Drake’s UFC Betting
In March 2022, Drake slammed Jorge Masvidal for £230,000 to beat UFC rival Colby Covington.
A win would have bagged Drake over £862,000.
However, Masvidal lost by decision.
Two months later, Drake lost £357,000 after tipping Justin Gaethje into beating Charles Oliveira.
The payout would have been north of £800,000 again.
However, July was a better month for Drake.
Drake bet £113,000 on Stake Ambassador Israel Adesanya to beat Jared Cannonier.
Adesanya won by decision and Drake saw a return of £750,000.
And just ten days later, Drake bet on Liverpool’s Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann.
Drake wagered £1.84million on McCann beating Hannah Goldy and Pimblett to beat Jordan Leavitt.
The bet came in and Drake saw a return of over £3million.
As a thank you, Drake sent both McCann and Pimblett a Rolex.
However, the next month it was again a loss to UFC.
In August, Drake lost back-to-back bets totaling £359,000 on Kamaru Usman and Jose Aldo.
And in November, £1.67million was put on the line for Adesanya to beat Alex Pereira in a UFC 281 title fight.
But what could have been a £2.42million payout resulted in a £1.7million loss.
Drake tries his hand at football
Drake keeps a close eye on football and isn’t afraid to bet on big Bux.
In October last year, £502,000 was wagered on both Arsenal and Barcelona winning their respective games.
Arsenal prevailed for their part of the bet, winning 1-0 away at Leeds.
However, Barca lost 3-1 to rivals Real Madrid.
To rub salt in the wounds, Barca’s kit featured the OVO owl ogo in a sponsorship courtesy of Spotify.
Drake was honored after becoming the first artist to hit 50 billion Spotify streams.
He also joined billions from around the world to watch the World Cup last November/December.
Drake wagered £837,000 on Argentina beating France in the final to win the World Cup – but lost due to technicalities.
The global sensation would have netted a return of more than £2.26m had Argentina beat France in regular time.
Kylian Mbappe’s late equalizer forced the game into overtime.
Argentina won the final 3-3 on penalties, despite Mbappe scoring a hat-trick.
Good luck in US sports
In February 2022, Drake won over £449,000 with the LA Rams to win the Super Bowl against the Cincinnati Bengals and Odell Beckham Jr. scored a touchdown at any time.
Although he lost a separate prop bet on ODJ worth £328,000.
He managed to recoup £196,000 for his California namesake Drake London to be the first wide receiver drafted.
Drake’s luck with NFL betting continued last season.
Although Drake lost £174,000 at the Miami Dolphins in September last year, in November Drake raked in a whopping £1.67m on a £240,000 bet.
He tipped the Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs to be victorious in their week four matchups.
At the Super Bowl earlier this month, Drake won LARGE.
The Certified Lover Boy won over £1.25million after the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Arizona.
Drake has had good returns in basketball, baseball, and hockey.
In April, Drake took home a combined £610,000 in NBA bets thanks to the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks.
In baseball, Drake won over £96,000 that same month thanks to the Toronto Blue Jays beating the Boston Red Sox.
Drake’s baseball luck continued in May in a Game 7 parlay.
With the Dallas Mavericks, Calgary Flames and New York Rangers, Drake turned his £258,000 stake into an impressive £1.97m at aggregate odds of 8.64.
In June, Drake lost £376,000 after predicting the New York Rangers would win the NHL Eastern Conference Finals as well as the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Championship Series.
Unfortunately, the slip was ruined before it got underway, with Drake missing out on a cool £1.33million.
Drake’s need for speed
Drake is also an F1 fan.
He tipped Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to win the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix, with the Monegascans starting the race on pole position.
Drake put £251,000 on Leclerc to win – but the Ferrari ace retired on lap 27 with a turbo and MGH-U failure.
Max Verstappen, who won the world title in 2022 and retained his 2021 crown, won the race and took the lead in the drivers’ standings.
Drake missed out on £627,000.