Now, the big question is this.... Is Drake being funded by Stake.com to make these huge bets, because he is an affiliate and a brand ambassador for Stake.com.
The same thing apply to his occasional gambling streams, where he gives away tons of money. It is one thing using your own money, but paid streamers are playing with casino money.
Will we ever know what happens behind closed doors.... right.
I think you have a valid idea there. For instance, celebrities affiliated to wine companies get free supplies for advertisement purpose. But, from the look of things, Drake gambles often and doesn't win often. Which resulted to the drake curse. Any team he support doesn't win. Do you think stake is getting their funds back from his losses and milk the publicity to their own personal advantage. A lot of drake fans, can easily switch to stake casino for their gambling activities. Most celebrities that doesn't promote online gambling, mainly gamble offline. Also, they don't flaunt their gambling lifestyle. Drake shares screenshots across his social media platforms, which is doing his work as an ambassador of stake casino. He is yielding the casino lots of profits and may be given the privilege to receive additional funds for gambling. It is certain, money spent on streams is sponsored by the casino for promotional purposes. I know celebrities for gambling indoors with other celebrities. Mostly card games. Although, from his deal, he may be restricted from using other online casinos, that's why we may not have seen him staking on other online casino aside stake. But, since, he is making fame too from his huge wagers, Stake may not sponsor all the money. They could pay for some percentage, while drake completes it with his own money. Probably, what the casino pays him as a brand ambassador.
I wonder how his endorsement deal with Stake works. Their brand is all over his Instagram, where he has over 143 million followers. Every time he posts a bet slip it gets noticed by major publications. The reason why Drake's Curse is even a thing is because of the enormous publicity he receives. It wouldn't be unreasonable to assume he is making as much money as some of the highest paid athletes in the world. Betting a few hundred thousand is probably nothing to him. What he earns from the endorsement is more than enough to cover his losses.
He is very popular and wealthy, which makes it easy for him to attract people with his updates. If he were to promote a gambling site, which I believe he is, people might follow him in gambling on the same site. I'm not sure if the amount he lost is real or if he's just trying to promote a gambling site in that way. But as long as it's less than a million, I think it's quite reasonable, given his millions in net worth. I think he bets on various sports because I know he also wagers on NBA games, not only betting but also attending games courtside during playoffs.
He wagers on other sports on Stake casino. That's what matters. It's been a long term deal, and the both parties must have built some rapports. They work together to receive the best results. Stake is getting what they're paying for, and it's drake's duty to give them the best publicity. The argument can be, whether he uses his earnings from stake to play games or stake provides additional funds for his gambling activities. If he is playing his music money, I don't think he'll wager often times huge amounts like that. The real money comes from stake; endorsement money and commissions. Stake offers good commission to advertisers and Drake could be getting some of it for the people playing because of him. But, I'm not sure how they track the traffic he's pulling to stake casino.