Aside from being a global hip hop icon, Drake is famous for his outrageous sports betting activity. It doesn't matter if it's the biggest UFC matches or the NBA Finals; you will usually find the "One Dance" singer making a huge bet on them.
His latest sports betting foray saw him bet $1 million on the New England Patriots winning Super Bowl LX. He was so confident in his win that he even dared anyone on Instagram to match his $1,000,000 stake on the Pats.
However, there is a meme running around sports betting circles that whichever player or team Drake supports loses. This superstition appeared to come true, as the Seattle Seahawks lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy at Levi's Stadium — the stomping grounds of their NFC West rivals, San Francisco 49ers.
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Because of this result, the rapper took to Instagram to say that he's taking time off sports betting. He posted a video of him playing online roulette, with the caption reading, "I’m off sports betting…sticking to what I know…"
Drake is very public about his passion for gambling, so it's hard to tell if he can actually stay off sports betting in the long term. It's likely that he'll come back and drop another ridiculous bet if there's an exciting game.
The Super Bowl fail puts Drake at three straight years where he incurred a loss in sports betting, per TheDrakeCurse.com. The website also reported that he lost $786,072 on his all-time public sports bets.