quadra

3y

Crypto in itself is a scam lmao
Fake ass currency

quadra

3y

Crypto in itself is a scam lmao
Fake ass currency

0ddJay

3y

"real" currency is made up too so whats your point lol

Vonn

3y

i don't see the problem, no one blinks an eye when they Collab with alcohol companies. hell crypto and nfts are accepted too.

SinceKumbaya

3y

I notice it's always an issue when a black man gets in on the bag.

LegitAlpha

3y

This was already addressed. Alcohol is regulated in such a way that protects minors from obtaining it legally and easily. Of course there’s ways around it

Stake and other crypto sites are designed in such a way that anyone who knows how to use a computer and has access to a credit card load their crypto wallet, and deposit the funds in to the site. No age verification. You can even put in fake name and address.

Vonn

3y

which one do you think happens more often, be honest.

LegitAlpha

3y

It doesn’t matter, if even one kid gets addicted to gambling because of Drake (which they will), that morally indefensible

quadra

3y

I just know you've lost thousands gambling I can tell

LegitAlpha

3y

What does that have to do with anything?

quadra

3y

💀💀💀

LegitAlpha

3y

Explain that to the thousands of teenage kids signing up to Stake and gambling with moms credit card, beating that need into their brain for years to come. It is EXTREMELY simple to sign up for the site. Literally 0 identity verification in the process

It’s easy for you to say that cus it’s easier to hold the young impressionables responsible instead of holding the enablers with all the power responsible.

It’s literally young kids we are talking about. Not grown ass adults

Jihyo

3y

predatory nature this predatory nature that

I've never gambled in my life and I never will. Don't give a s*** who gets on stake or who streams what. People around me drank and smoked and did d**** from day 1 and yet I've been straight edge my whole life.

At the end of the day it's up to the individual. We need to start promoting the idea of taking responsibility for your own actions. We need to strengthen the will of the people. Too many weak individuals that wanna blame everything on streamers and s***. Man up, nobody is forcing you to do anything.

LegitAlpha

3y

Lol

Did you lose money using Drakes affiliate code or something? Why you so upset

quadra

3y

I'm up brother

Vonn

3y

i don't see the problem, no one blinks an eye when they Collab with alcohol companies. hell crypto and nfts are accepted too.

LegitAlpha

3y

In total, it has been reported that somewhere between five percent and 40 percent of problem gamblers in any kind of treatment- or help-seeking contact report a history of a suicide attempt (11).Nov 16, 2020

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7701043

BonelessWings

3y

Just to get your point! You have an issue with gambling itself which would be an issue with the policies that allowed gambling online in the first place.

The promotion of gambling is problematic because the market is not regulated to the extent alcohol and other vices are. Which is also a policy issue in my opinion.

I have the feeling you are arguing a proxy war on the back of Drake.

I go back to intent: Why did Stake pick Drake as a spokesperson in your opinion?

Here is why I think they did it. Drake is avid gambler and speaks often about his gambling history on his songs meaning there is a brand fit.
He is also loved by sports media outlets and gets attention for almost every minute thing he does e.g. the Drake curse. Therefore him betting on sports gets a headline every time.

Based on my points the target audience that they are trying to reach is the 25 - 45yr old male who is a sports fan that has money to spend.

Which does not make it a twitch streamers influencing a young audience thing.

Once again I understand your frustration with gambling itself I just think that it is not that bad of a look due to a given brand fit.