Key Takeaways
- Drake won a record $30 million Stake jackpot.
- The rapper also collected a seven-figure payout from the World Cup after Canada beat South Africa.
- The wins come after years of volatile betting results.
Canadian rapper Drake has enjoyed one of the strongest runs of his high-profile gambling career after landing a record-breaking slot jackpot worth more than $30 million days after collecting a seven-figure payout from a successful World Cup bet.
The wins mark a rare reversal for the famed rapper, whose public betting record has swung between multi-million-dollar gains and losses in recent years — helping to fuel the long-running “Drake Curse” meme among sports fans.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It does not offer financial or betting advice.
Drake Lands Record $30 Million Stake Jackpot
Drake won more than $30 million playing the “OMG Counter” slot on crypto gambling platform Stake, marking the largest publicly disclosed payout of his partnership with the company.
Stake said the prize totaled $30,042,235, representing Drake’s first maximum jackpot since becoming the platform’s global ambassador in 2022.
The win came on a slot game developed by Easygo, Stake’s parent company, and ranks among the largest gambling payouts publicly associated with the rapper.
In response to the video on his Instagram showing him reacting to the win, Stake CEO Edward Craven wrote: “Not even pissed.”
Social media users have responded to the win, with one stating:
“Stake bout to try not to pay Drake for the rest of the year.. they gonna rig all his bets to lose for the next year and a half.”
Another wrote: “Drake has successfully switched career from music to a successful gambler.”
Stake has expanded rapidly in recent years but has also faced increased regulatory scrutiny.
The company withdrew from the UK market in 2025 after regulators imposed a £316,250 fine over anti-money laundering and social responsibility failings.
Its marketing practices, including the use of influencers and streamers, have also attracted attention from regulators in several jurisdictions.
Canada World Cup Bet Delivers Seven-Figure Payout
The slot jackpot follows another successful wager for Drake after Canada defeated South Africa 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup, allowing him to cash a sports bet worth just over $1 million.
Before kickoff, Drake revealed he had staked $770,000 through Stake on Canada progressing, with the bet offering a total payout of approximately $1.001 million.
Following Canada’s victory, the wager generated a profit of roughly $231,000.
Sharing the bet on Instagram before the match, Drake joked that he had increased the size of the wager after receiving messages from South African DJ Black Coffee.
Canada’s win secured its place in the Round of 16 as the country continues its home World Cup campaign alongside co-hosts the United States and Mexico.
Betting Record Has Swung Between Big Wins and Heavy Losses
Drake has regularly shared major sports bets through Stake, backing events across the NFL, UFC, boxing, football, and the NBA.
His public betting record has been highly volatile.
After suffering several costly defeats in late 2022, including a $1.595 million wager on Israel Adesanya at UFC 281, his tracked results fell to an overall loss of roughly $3.84 million.
The following year marked a dramatic turnaround.
Winning bets on a variety of sports events helped erase those losses and lifted his publicly tracked betting record to a peak profit of around $4.58 million by mid-2023.
More recently, however, his results have deteriorated again.
High-profile losing wagers across boxing, UFC, and NFL have pushed his publicly tracked sports betting record back into negative territory before his latest winning streak.
Bloomberg Businessweek also reported earlier this year that Drake had won unusually frequently on Stake slot games produced by Easygo.
The publication cited internal data reviewed during an investigation into the platform and its relationship with the rapper.
‘Drake Curse’ Continues to Follow His Bets
The fluctuations in Drake’s gambling record have helped sustain the long-running “Drake Curse”, an internet meme suggesting athletes and teams publicly backed by the rapper often go on to lose.
The theory has become a recurring talking point across major sporting events, with fans frequently highlighting Drake’s wagers before championship games and title fights.
Drake has frequently acknowledged the reputation.
On Saturday, Drake posted his $1 million bet on Morocco to qualify against Canada, claiming he was trying the “reverse curse strategy.”
In a bittersweet turn, Morocco beat Canada 3-0, giving Drake a payout of $1.4 million — but ultimately seeing his team kicked out of the competition.
In 2025, Drake jokingly stated that sports betting “isn’t my gift” and suggested there would likely be “plenty more content” for believers in the curse as he continued placing wagers.
His recent Canada victory and record slot jackpot, however, may have temporarily shifted the narrative.
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Kurt Robson is a London-based reporter at CCN, specialising in the fast-moving worlds of crypto and emerging technology. He began his career covering local news in Cornwall after graduating from Falmouth University with First Class Honours in Journalism. There, he cut his teeth on everything from council meetings to missing swans.
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