Well, it did paid off and Drake made a fortune betting on Rams with that much money. This will definitely be a big advertisement for crypto use but the thing that I fear the most is the mainstream media blotting this news out because they don't like crypto in it or maybe they might spin it around and make people think that crypto is a bad influence as it's used for gambling.
Media will always have something bad to say, they wont stop from doing this what good here is that, many celebrities are into Bitcoin now, and Drake just made a good return and increase his Bitcoin holdings. I’ve watched the game and that was a great one, many celebrities goes to the stadium to watch, I’m sure many of them placed their own bet as well. Gambling maybe bad in the eye of the others, but that’s alright they can’t hurt Bitcoin by that since fiat money are also being used for gambling.
I think there isn't anything bad the media can say about bitcoin or gambling due to the bet made by Drake. As you said, fiat is also used for gambling, so it's not an exclusivity of crypto universe, what means people will gamble anyway even if bitcoin didn't exist. And since big sums of money can't be moved anonymously through bitcoin on most gambling platforms, the media can't say it's money laundering too, because it's possible to easily investigate in case of suspicion.
You are right, but things are all too often not about the truth, but about establishing/established narratives. If the governments want to achieve a certain goal, there are always media that will accommodate politicians' goals and ideas. That's essentially the case in almost any country in the world. Someone I know said: governments and central banks are talking about banning Bitcoin because it is sooooo dangerous, but they allow young grown ups and almost kids to get wasted, go into a casino and literally lose everything they have. They could even gamble with stolen money from their parents, nobody would ask. Before they ban Bitcoin (which is soooo dangerous and speculative), why not ban gambling, especially when alcohol is involved?
I think the guy has a serious point here. Really, I can buy a digital coin that I researched well and that they want to forbid, but they do allow me to get wasted, go into a casino and place 10,000 USD on a color in a roulette game... lol... Another argument they bring up is that people borrow money to invest into crypto. Well, they have a point there, that is dangerous. But I can do a thousand things with the money I borrowed that are worse than investing into crypto.
Things aren't supposed to make sense, they are supposed to serve the strongest lobbies' interests within our society. I am glad Bitcoin by now has a lobby that is able to compete.