- Drake made a $300,000 Bitcoin wager supporting Canada in Copa America 2024.
- Daniel Regha criticized Drake’s wager as futile and predicted Argentina’s win.
Because the 2024 Copa America event proceeded towards its finals, Canadian rapper Drake made headlines as he confirmed his help for his dwelling nation by putting a wager in crypto.
Drake’s wager
Posting on Instagram, Drake positioned a hefty $300,000 wager in Bitcoin [BTC], accompanied by the caption “This could get Messi,” a playful nod to soccer icon Lionel Messi of Argentina.
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It’s value noting that Drake’s wager of $300,000 wasn’t explicitly said as cryptocurrency however was made on Stake, an internet on line casino platform the place transactions sometimes contain crypto.
Nonetheless, Nigerian social media persona Daniel Regha dismissed Drake’s wager as a waste of cash, and said,
“Canada can’t beat Argentina in the Copa America semi-finals; It’s almost an impossible prediction. What a way for Drake to lose money.”
Did the wager repay?
This transfer occurred forward of the anticipated semi-final match between Lionel Messi’s Argentina and Canada scheduled for ninth July.
As anticipated by many, Drake misplaced the wager as Argentina received the match in opposition to Canada. Evidently, if Canada had received, Drake’s $300,000 wager would have paid out $2,880,000 to the staff.
That being mentioned, Drake making huge bets on sports activities isn’t new. Within the 2022 World Cup, he wager $1 million on Argentina to beat France, however Argentina solely received in a penalty shootout after further time.
This wager had costed Drake $1 million as a result of Argentina didn’t win in common time. Lately, he additionally misplaced one other $1 million every betting on the Dallas Mavericks to win the NBA Championship and the Edmonton Oilers to win the Stanley Cup.
And, therefore, an apparent query arises – Will Drake proceed his betting spree regardless of losses, or be taught from his errors?
