Drake Slammed in RICO Suit: Gambling Cash Fuels Bot Farms to Rig His Streams: In the glittering world of hip-hop, Drake's empire faces its biggest threat yet—a explosive federal RICO class-action lawsuit filed in Virginia federal court by LaShawnna Ridley and Tiffany Hines. The suit accuses the rap icon, streamer Adin Ross, and Australian facilitator George Nguyen of running a racketeering scheme through the online casino Stake.us, illegally promoting gambling while funneling proceeds into massive "streaming farms" of bots to artificially pump up Drake's Spotify play counts and chart dominance. What started as high-stakes livestreams with house-provided chips masked as personal bets evolved into a shadowy money-laundering operation via Stake's unregulated tipping system, allegedly skirting U.S. laws since 2022. Plaintiffs claim this fraud not only preyed on Virginia gamblers but distorted music discovery, sidelining real artists by hijacking playlists and royalties with fake streams. No response yet from Drake, Ross, Stake, or Nguyen, but the suit demands damages and a jury trial, echoing a prior Missouri case and threatening to expose more cracks in the streaming game's underbelly. As hip-hop watches, this could rewrite the rules on fame's illusions. Story By Donnell Ballard. #Drake #Lawsuit #GamblingProblems
