Act of nationalism or another action of a high-risk taker?

[Sandra_hakeem]

Even the Opta's supercomputer gives the defending champions a 77% likelihood of winning inside 90 minutes, compared to just a 10% chance for a Canada win and 13% for a draw. Argentina have already beaten Canada in the group stage of the competition and are in good shape to win today's game.

I'm not even gonna judge from their statistics. Irrespective of how unlikely it looks, Argentina, the world's champion wouldn't wanna lose their chances of reaching the finals in this competition..

A screenshot on his Instagram shows that he had placed a $300,000 bet on Stake and he would win an estimated payout of $2,880,000.00 if Canada wins this semi-finals match. The Canadian Rapper is known for placing bets on different games but this one seems more risky.

he's been placing way more risky bets than this... I just feel he's always getting on the trend and looking for every possible means to strike a win. He clearly doesn't wager on small matches and why's that?

Is this an act of nationalism or another action of a high-risk taker?

Personally, without a doubt, I'd say this is purely an act of nationalism .

[AmoreJaz]

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Probably both? I mean he can afford to be both lol. Well more of a high-risk taker and less of a nationalistic one though, personally never seen him as one before anyway. In addition, we all know how Drake is a pretty well-known celeb gambler so it's no surprise why he chooses picks that are, well, like this.

And well again, he can afford it. He doesn't need to adopt all the efficient and higher chances of winning, he can afford to pay for losses for a really big win and this looks like one of those chances he's going to take.

We can say, he can show both of these traits - patriotic and high-risk taker. But I believe, he is already known as a high-risk taker as he was already betting hundreds of thousands of dollars even before this bet.
Some of his recent bets posted on his instagram -


https://www.instagram.com/champagnepapi/

So this $300k-bet is actually no big deal as he's very capable of betting $500k and more. But this particular bet has not been posted on his instagram yet. But we can see, $300k is just like his loose change. No surprise here. If he will lose this recent bet, it won't be his first huge loss and definitely not the last as he will continue to place bet. Do remember, he is one of the Ambassadors of stake, so we don't know his arrangements with stake and that's none of our business.

[South Park]

Contrary to the majority of predictions, it seems Drake believes his country has what it takes to beat Argentina. Even the Opta's supercomputer gives the defending champions a 77% likelihood of winning inside 90 minutes, compared to just a 10% chance for a Canada win and 13% for a draw. Argentina have already beaten Canada in the group stage of the competition and are in good shape to win today's game.

Drake appears to have full confidence in his home nation pulling off an upset against Argentina. A screenshot on his Instagram shows that he had placed a $300,000 bet on Stake and he would win an estimated payout of $2,880,000.00 if Canada wins this semi-finals match. The Canadian Rapper is known for placing bets on different games but this one seems more risky. The Canadian national team is ranked 48th and has never won or drawn a game against the number-one team in the world.

Is this an act of nationalism or another action of a high-risk taker?

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That computer is wrong, the real chances of Argentina beating Canada have to be at least of 99%, so not only Drake is taking a bet that he is bound to lose, when taking into account the real chances of this happening he is taking terrible odds, so I suppose this is going to become just one of the many losses Drake has suffered over the years, and that is making some people to wonder if there is something else going on and he may be showing signs of having problems controlling his gambling habit.

[Adbitco]

Drake is high risk taker and can bet any amount without having to think twice like I know whatever his instinct tells him that is what he does without having to think it twice. Drake often lose although his winning are of a higher values just as he do stakes and never like staking above 2 to 5 odds in most games,  most of his interest is just to get back 2x to 5x of his betting amount. Sometimes I do imagine how he does spend money for betting like normal person who would keep losing such amount without any internal connecting to the gambling site because I know he always uses stake.com to gamble this shows that he is having connection to this site.

[uneng]

Is this an act of nationalism or another action of a high-risk taker?

It's an act of marketing and personal propaganda. Nationalism goes much further than cheering for the national soccer team to win a match or championship. For a nationalist there are much more important matters than soccer to think about and to work on. Anyway, it's undeniable it's a high risk bet, since there is big money on the table, with low chances of winning, as we know Canada is a weak national team, compared to the favorite Argentina. Maybe 300,000$ is nothing for him to risk, considering it's not the first time news about Drake placing and losing huge bets appear on the internet.

[Yatsan]

He's just absolutely a risk-taker or just having a huge trust on his analysis with his bets. Also the idea that either way he could bare with the outcome. This is a normal Drake scenery; betting big amounts and losing in most instances. Some are even joking that they will oppose his bets 'coz it would give some gamblers an edge of winning the game.

Is this an act of nationalism or another action of a high-risk taker?

It's an act of marketing and personal propaganda. Nationalism goes much further than cheering for the national soccer team to win a match or championship. For a nationalist there are much more important matters than soccer to think about and to work on. Anyway, it's undeniable it's a high risk bet, since there is big money on the table, with low chances of winning, as we know Canada is a weak national team, compared to the favorite Argentina. Maybe 300,000$ is nothing for him to risk, considering it's not the first time news about Drake placing and losing huge bets appear on the internet.

I actually thought of it as well as an act of promoting oneself but Drake is popular already without this aspect on his career. He's definitely just enjoying his financial capabilities with the things he does. He worked hard for it tho so yes, he has the rights to bet any amount he would think of.

[FinneysTrueVision]

It is well known that Drake is paid to promote Stake. I wouldn’t consider him a risk taker because he could be gambling with a fake balance, or if he is playing with his own money he will make enough from this sponsorship that it will cover his losses and still leave him profitable.

Even the most casual soccer fan knows that it is nearly impossible for Canada to beat a team as good as Argentina. This is merely a publicity stunt to promote Stake.

[Apocollapse]

It's really stupid to think Canada will beat Argentina, if he want to support his country, he better bet on ice hockey where it's the most popular sport in Canada. If I were him, I would take my bet as a donation since it's impossible to see Canada to win against Argentina.

But, this could be just a promotion, many people will disagree with Drake's picks, Drake get a lot traffic since this bet is something like controversial.

[Hirose UK]

Anyone who sees their country competing will definitely support, especially since Canada itself has performed optimally to be able to enter the semifinals so there must be confidence even though it will be against strong team like Argentina.

I think most people would do the same thing as Drake did, indirectly supporting their own country in competition and this is an attitude that is quite nationalistic in my opinion.
Who knows what happened, it is clear that full confidence is in his country national team, taking betting options with full confidence and large amounts is not everyone can do, but Drake did all this and something like this is not the first time he has done it.
I would say that losing $300,000 is not a difficult thing for Drake because of course he only considers it small amount, look at his wealth and how many times he has lost big, in the end Drake will still be in the gambling industry to return to betting.
But perhaps what Drake is disappointed and regrets is not about the amount of money he lost but about his country losing to Argentina and being eliminated, it is possible that in the match for third place Drake will do the same thing.

[satscraper]

Contrary to the majority of predictions, it seems Drake believes his country has what it takes to beat Argentina.

Ha, do you know what the word  of "drake"means   in Yiddish. Looks like he is a real "drake" who is more concerned with PR stunt rather than money. I concede to the majority, though. His stash allows him to make unreasonable predictions, the aim being to make international news, and make money on a good day.

[Kelward]

I guess that Drake, was just being patriotic when he placed a bet that his home country Canada, will win a world class team like Argentina, with Lionel Messi, in it. He has lost his money as usual and I believe that he is very rich and have moved on, so I wouldn't worry about him. I commend Canada for coming this far in the competition but for them to beat a team like Argentina, will be a miracle, and it didn't happen, figuratively David didn't beat Goliath in the match. Some people are insinuating that Drake, and stake, have something going to promote the bet company and have the rapper on the front pages, I wouldn't worry about that either because there's no proof .

[ethereumhunter]

I guess he is a high risk taker and act of nationalism together in that bet because we knows that he often place a bet with a big money. But we don't knows if that big money is his own money or the money is from other things. He will not tells where the money comes from and focus his bet so we will see what will happens later.

If he lose that money, that will not be too big for him because he still have much money that he can use for many things. He can hopes that this time he can wins a lot of money and used that money for anything he wants. Maybe he will not thinks much about the big risks of losing his money since he often do that.

[Charles-Tim]

I guess that Drake, was just being patriotic when he placed a bet that his home country Canada, will win a world class team like Argentina, with Lionel Messi, in it. He has lost his money as usual and I believe that he is very rich and have moved on, so I wouldn't worry about him. I commend Canada for coming this far in the competition but for them to beat a team like Argentina, will be a miracle, and it didn't happen, figuratively David didn't beat Goliath in the match. Some people are insinuating that Drake, and stake, have something going to promote the bet company and have the rapper on the front pages, I wouldn't worry about that either because there's no proof .

I do not know what is wrong with Drake. I have also just seen it as promotion but even if it staked on Argentina, his promotion for Stake will still work as planned. This will make people not to really talk about it. The match has been played and Argentina won with 2 goals to nothing as expected. Some people posted in the past on this forum that staking opponents of the match Drake is staking could be the right stake. Drake was never like this before. He promoted Staked but won until few matches until the serial loss began.

[Zoomic]

Contrary to the majority of predictions, it seems Drake believes his country has what it takes to beat Argentina. Even the Opta's supercomputer gives the defending champions a 77% likelihood of winning inside 90 minutes, compared to just a 10% chance for a Canada win and 13% for a draw. Argentina have already beaten Canada in the group stage of the competition and are in good shape to win today's game.

Drake appears to have full confidence in his home nation pulling off an upset against Argentina. A screenshot on his Instagram shows that he had placed a $300,000 bet on Stake and he would win an estimated payout of $2,880,000.00 if Canada wins this semi-finals match. The Canadian Rapper is known for placing bets on different games but this one seems more risky. The Canadian national team is ranked 48th and has never won or drawn a game against the number-one team in the world.

Is this an act of nationalism or another action of a high-risk taker?

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Drake is a risk taker who is also demonstrating an act of nationalism. Drake just won't bet against his country even when it's obvious that the chances for his country to win the match is very thin. Although this is not a professional way to gamble, but it's his money, he can risk it whichever way it pleases him provided that is what he can afford to lose.

Many of us have involved our emotions in our bets at one point or the other, not because we really saw potentials in the team we are supporting, but because we cannot afford to bet against our favourite team or wish they lose the game.

Gambling is all about taking risks, though the strategies and style of gambling may be different, the goal is same. What matters the most is the ability of gamblers to take precautionary measures when they gamble to avoid getting into trouble.

[Dave1]

Contrary to the majority of predictions, it seems Drake believes his country has what it takes to beat Argentina. Even the Opta's supercomputer gives the defending champions a 77% likelihood of winning inside 90 minutes, compared to just a 10% chance for a Canada win and 13% for a draw. Argentina have already beaten Canada in the group stage of the competition and are in good shape to win today's game.

Drake appears to have full confidence in his home nation pulling off an upset against Argentina. A screenshot on his Instagram shows that he had placed a $300,000 bet on Stake and he would win an estimated payout of $2,880,000.00 if Canada wins this semi-finals match. The Canadian Rapper is known for placing bets on different games but this one seems more risky. The Canadian national team is ranked 48th and has never won or drawn a game against the number-one team in the world.

Is this an act of nationalism or another action of a high-risk taker?

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Just like the rest of us here, we support our own country and so Drake will have to take that big risk again and most likely lose money. But the thing is that this guy has more money that us so he can take that risk and we can say that he is playing money that he can afford to lose.

Maybe nationalistic, but still gambling for him, just like in the NBA wherein he did support the Raptors and they won a championship, Drake will continue to support his country no matter what the odds are. For others he could be stupid because we all know that Canada has a slim chance to win against Argentina, but for some, this is the very definition of gambling, it's the unknown.

[Davidvictorson]

Is this an act of nationalism or another action of a high-risk taker?

And Canada lost the match.

This is not nationalism or another action of a high-risk taker, I have drawn the conclusion that he is a businessman.

At this point, someone should start to calculate how much he earns social media where he makes these posts. The engagements and all must mean something huge in dollar. Someone needs to do the calculations. He isn't stupid he knows what he is doing. He is a freaking businessman.

[danherbias07]

It's an emotional bet, not a pro sports gambler. I don't blame him, that's what he had to do or else his Canadian brothers will kick his ass.
There's nothing to choose, he only needs to bet for his own country just like what he did with the Raptors when they won the championship.

It doesn't mean we have to follow it. It's his own choice. He took his chance and maybe deep inside he really believed that his team would win it. I have my share of doing the same thing and it was against the Celtics. I kept on betting for the Mavs believing Kyrie would defeat them. It's all emotional and being a fan of the two superstars.
Emotional gambling can really be expensive.

[Zigabel]

Contrary to the majority of predictions, it seems Drake believes his country has what it takes to beat Argentina. Even the Opta's supercomputer gives the defending champions a 77% likelihood of winning inside 90 minutes, compared to just a 10% chance for a Canada win and 13% for a draw. Argentina have already beaten Canada in the group stage of the competition and are in good shape to win today's game.

Drake appears to have full confidence in his home nation pulling off an upset against Argentina. A screenshot on his Instagram shows that he had placed a $300,000 bet on Stake and he would win an estimated payout of $2,880,000.00 if Canada wins this semi-finals match. The Canadian Rapper is known for placing bets on different games but this one seems more risky. The Canadian national team is ranked 48th and has never won or drawn a game against the number-one team in the world.

Is this an act of nationalism or another action of a high-risk taker?

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This to me is just basically a show of patriotism of which shouldn't be done by poor gamblers except for those who are very wealthy and are willing to risk any amount and wouldn't be affected by such because they have got enough money to not bother over if they eventually get to loose the money. drake is very wealthy and that is some kind of advantage for him so loosing this funds will not be a problem to him as he's most likely going to recover in days or weeks time from other of his business. its very possible drake may be seeing fun in this form of gambling and for him its gambling for fun meanwhile for others who are gambling to win money they would want to make this attempt of patriotism at any point because they know that its not going to be so much in their favor, they would rather pick another option.

[avp2306]

Is this an act of nationalism or another action of a high-risk taker?

Both, He's just believe that their current team has a chance to beat Argentina that's why Drake is so confident for betting that amount on his national team. Also he's a gambler and capable to lose that amount since provably that is small figures for him and he can't let that amount go. But if he's lucky that Canada will successfully defeat Argentina then provably that we could see that Drake would take home a lot of money.

Whatever result will show up the benefit will be on the side of Drake since again he get a exposure and people talk about his current activities. Although we really know that he's already famous but creating another noise for people to talk about will be a huge gain for him especially on his presence on gambling industry.

[Lida93]

Is this an act of nationalism or another action of a high-risk taker?

It's both, it's a blend of risk with nationalism. Drake is a public figure and as a popular personality him picking Argentina against his own country irrespective of whether his country do stand a winning chance or not could be interpreted differently by his own country men. They won't just take it as gamble but that the dude doesn't have faith in his country especially when he has to make it public with a screenshot on his social media handle.
By the way, what's $300, 000 to Drake, he has previously lost much more than that amount and the guy is still bubbling.