Drake knows his way around a casino, there’s no arguing it. You could say we all have Drizzy in awe due to his success in all spheres of life and business, and gambling is no different for the Canadian superstar. The Toronto native turns to gold everything he touches. Acting, music, producing, and now gambling are all his fortes. The eternal bachelor is one of the most popular global artists and one of the few who is not shy to show all facets of his personality.
For Drake, gambling stands high on his lists of priorities. Yes, you could say that it is easy for him to gamble considering his net worth, but it’s not like that. Drizzy is not playing with small sums. As far as high stakes gambling goes, he is one of the top dogs among all celebrities. Whether it is roulette, online slots, or sports betting the Six God is not hiding when things go wrong. He wins big, and he lives with the losses. For a while Drake has lived with the knowledge that the entire world believes that his bets are cursed.
Drake curse was a major Internet meme that went on for a while as few of his major bets have failed to hit the target. Yet, Drizzy didn’t give up. Instead he went in even stronger. Yet, after one of his most recent missteps, for many folks the Drake curse is still well and truly alive. Putting Internet memes aside, Drake has made gambling not only a part of his personality, but also one of his major business ventures. If you’re not aware he is contracted to online crypto casino and sports betting outlet Stake where he serves as an ambassador for the brand.
Celebrities such as Drake are changing the way online casinos are running their business. Being good at what you do is no longer enough. You require a fine representation and Drake fits into that bracket. His contract with Stake is worth somewhere close to $100 million a year, and as a part of it, Drake puts the company’s name in his social media platforms bio, does promotional content to promote the brand, and streams at least once a month his gambling sessions. It is nothing he didn’t do before, and the Drake/Stake partnership is a match made in heaven.
With Drizzy representing one of the biggest crypto casinos on the market, the way celebrities are changing the online casino game is now more evident than ever. Their example is what you would call a jackpot. A bingo! A celebrity that loves to gamble, is passionate about it and about sports and sports betting, and his name rhymes with the name of the casino brand. As we said a heavenly match. It is only a matter of time before other online casinos start to follow suit, as having a high-end celebrity and bonafide superstar as our main representative pays off heavily for Stake despite the hefty contract handed out to the Canadian Rapper.
It is more than interesting to see just how Drake evolution happened in front of our eyes. From a side character in a Canadian TV show, to a musician on the rise, to becoming one of the hardest rapping artists on the scene. Today, Drake is well known as a rapper, lyricist, music producer, with an eye on making his name in acting too, but this time around in Hollywood. On top of that he is one of the biggest gamblers among celebrities. A title he carries with pride we would say. The reason for this is simple; he’s good at it.
You need to lose a bit in order to win. Drake curse is not real, while it was funny seeing people losing their minds over it. Yes, Drizzy did lose a few major bets here and there, and all of them were followed through by the eye of the public. Yet, he’s far from being a loser. With the amount of $1 million bets Drake has made throughout the years, in our eyes he is a winner, both in casinos, in personal life, and in his business ventures. Let’s take a look at his major sports bets.
Maple Leafs Debacle
Drake is super proud of his Canadian origin. You will see him often representing the city of Toronto, the Raptors, and of course the Maple Leafs. The latter ruined his day a month ago. His $1 million bet happened in May, when his hometown Maple Leafs played the Florida Panthers. He was so convinced in the win of the Canadians that he played a $1 million bet on his team. The Maple Leafs lost, but Drake wasn’t too worried about it. While people already started screaming that the Drake Curse is back, Drizzy had a different idea. He said that this time around it is all Justin Bieber’s fault, and that all gamblers now have Bieber Curse on their backs. Justin, another major Canadian superstar, didn’t place a bet, but made a surprise appearance at the Maple Leafs game. Unlike him, the Six God had two bets. $1 million was placed on Toronto’s win whether in regular time, overtime, or on penalties. A second one, a $250 thousand bet was placed on Maple Leafs win by two score difference. Both failed, but only time will tell if Drake Curse is back.
NBA Finals/Stanley Cup
As we said, Drake is a massive hockey and basketball fan. Last year, he showed this affection by betting on both the HL and NBA final matches. It was yet another $1 million bet by Drizzy that backfired. He was rather optimistic so he placed a bet on the Dallas Mavericks beating the Boston Celtics, and on the Edmonton Oilers to beat the Florida Panthers. He was twice failed by Canadian teams, and both times it was against the Florida team. While so far it would appear that Drake Curse is real, as we’re only talking about his losses, it is not like that. Instead, it is about the major wagers Drizzy made, with no regard for odds, betting on his favourite teams and gut feeling.
AFC High and Super Bowl Low
The Canadian Rapper is fond of the most popular American sport, football. As the NFL season closes to its final stage, Drake starts pouring his massive bets in. Each year he goes ballistic during the NFL playoffs. In recent years he took home just slightly over $2 million after his bet hit that Kansas City Chiefs are going to bet then Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship game. It was a $1.1 million bet. The following year, he backed the Chiefs in the final vs. Eagles, wagering close to $950k across few different wagers. The Eagles demolished the Chiefs in a dominant fashion, and none of Drake’s bets went through. He had the Chiefs winning, Mahomes scoring the first touchdown and Kelce being the MVP. None of it materialized.
World Cup Glory
In addition to football, basketball, and hockey, Drizzy likes to wager on soccer too. This was evident during the last World Cup. When the final match came around, Drake had a wager set up. It was another $1 million that was placed on Leo Messi and Argentina. The South American side won the tie, bringing $1.75 million to Drake. Prior to the final many fans were mad that Six God decided to wager on this duel citing their concerns over the Drake curse. To that point Argentina hadn’t lifted the trophy for 36 years while France was looking for a consecutive title. As we said people Drake curse is not real and it can’t hurt you.
NBA Playoffs Income
With Toronto Raptors outside of the playoffs picture, and with finals being far away back in April, Drizzy took his chances on the NBA Playoffs. The game of his choice was the duel between the Los Angeles Lakers, and Minnesota Timberwolves. Drake made an introduction to this game on his social media platforms where he shared a betting slip from Stake showing a $1,026,871.42 payout. He followed it with a caption that was a war cry for Anthony Edwards and it went as follows: ” Lemme see sum Ant.” Edwards delivered as Minnesota won against the Lakers, and he contributed with 29 points.
UFC/Boxing
In addition to all of the sports we’ve listed above and that Drake wagered on, he is also a big fan of MMA and boxing. In recent years many of his bets were tied to UFC and boxing. Back in 2024 he lost $700 thousand betting on Sean Strickland to beat Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297. As his monetary loss was not enough, he was also thanked by Dricus on Twitter as the fighter joked that it was the Drake curse that was what pushed him to a victory. As far as boxing losses goes, Drizzy missed a chance to cash in another $1 million as he was too sure that Fury is going to beat Usyk. That scenario failed to materialize, and Drake was on the losing block once again.
The luck turned its pretty face toward Drake when he recognized that Alex Pereira was on the rise, and covered his win over Jamahal Hill in the UFC 300 main event with an $675,000. It is not easy to keep a track of all of Drake’s bets, as he had quite a few, winning some and losing some. Many news outlets have done the math, and estimate that they have wagered more than $1 billion since joining Stake. Of course not all of it had gone to sports betting as he also enjoys some roulette and slots too. Also, massive wins such as the one where Drake won $3 million when he wagered on McCann to see off Hannah Goldy and Pimblett to beat Jordan Leavitt. If you remember he gifted both fighters a Rolex.
While you could believe that Drake is gambling too much, that’s not the case. Compared to his net worth he is making minor bets. Let’s take a look at it.
Six God Net Worth
As of May, 2025, Drake Net Worth is approximately $250 million. That’s right people, he is a quarter of a billion heavy. For one of the biggest names in the music industry this comes as no surprise. At the end of the day, he is an ex-actor, a celebrity icon, having numerous hits, and sold-out tours. Add to that mix many sponsorship deals, and personal business ventures such as OVO, and you get an idea why Drake has so much money to make $1 million bets. Drizzy is not just a pretty and smiley face. He takes his brand, and his business ventures seriously. Year after year he is churning albums, with each having more than a few platinum releases. His concerts get sold out in a matter of hours, and with his hands in so many businesses that it is hard to count, the money will never stop flowing.
Drake is a brand in his own right and deals he has with Universal Music Group and Stake account for more than a few millions yearly. He is also one of the most streamed artists on Apple Music, Spotify and other streaming services. The royalties from his music only could keep him afloat without too many issues.
With everything above said, it is clear that Drake sees sports betting only as a pastime, and that no matter how many wagers he makes, his net worth is not going to suffer. He is just too big of a brand for it to happen. At the end of the day, he went as far as to serve as a brand ambassador for a sports betting outlet. That is how much he is sure in his bets. The law of probability also states that his luck is bound to change so keep an eye open for the next wager on Drake’s menu.
