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

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

 Drake is a high roller and a risk-taker. If he had actually won that bet, the profit would have been as huge as the risk. He probably bet on his country just as a support to encourage them to do better on the field. I don't think he was really expecting to win that bet, because if his intentions were to win the bet, he should be aware that Argentina was going to win his country. If he had bet against his country with that same amount, he would have made a lot of profit by now. 

[acroman08]

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

maybe both, I mean, we have seen Drake put money on risky bets so it is possible that this bet was one of those but then again, it could probably be because he wants to show support to his country team even if the chance of winning the bet is risky. the only way we can be certain whether his bet was either of the two is if he himself says the reason for his bet.

anyway, looks like he lost the bet.

[mirakal]

He can be both. I guess there's no wrong with it if he is confident with his bet, and more importantly, he can afford to lose on the amount of his bet. This is not new for Drake anymore as we used to see him losing huge amount and at some point, winning exceptional amounts too. Just let him live the life he always wanted to.

Drake of course is a high-risk taker because he got a lot in his own bankroll. You can't be one if you have nothing to lose in the first place.

[bitterguy28]

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

definitely just an act of patriotism.

he wouldn’t share it online if he had betted on argentina to win he simply shared that he bets on canada because he is supporting his home land but in reality canada has very little chance to win considering that they were already once beaten by argentina

now we are off to the finals with argentina and colombia

[alegotardo]

definitely just an act of patriotism.

he wouldn’t share it online if he had betted on argentina to win he simply shared that he bets on canada because he is supporting his home land but in reality canada has very little chance to win considering that they were already once beaten by argentina

now we are off to the finals with argentina and colombia

I also believe that, and I'll say more... I don't doubt that he has a hidden bet against Canada, since we know that the odds of the game are very favorable to Uruguay.

Regarding the final match, I'm willing to bet against Argentina as well. The main reason for this is the fact that I'm Brazilian, since I'll never, ever root for Argentina
But seriously... Colombia has shown itself to be performing very well and has also convinced me that it's counting on a lot of luck, in addition to being underestimated by other teams.

I believe that this final will be a sure thing!

[davis196]

Drake is just a multi-millionaire gambling addict, who keeps wasting money. He doesn't have the mindset of an average sports bettor(calculating risks, trying to analyze teams and trying to make smart bets). He has lots of money to waste and he doesn't care about losing 300K in a single bet. Is betting for his homeland considered patriotic? Maybe yes, but I consider this to be a ridiculous form of patriotism. There are way better ways to show off your patriotism or nationalism. I definitely wouldn't waste money on betting for my country in a football match.

[Lanatsa]

Drake is just a multi-millionaire gambling addict, who keeps wasting money. He doesn't have the mindset of an average sports bettor(calculating risks, trying to analyze teams and trying to make smart bets). He has lots of money to waste and he doesn't care about losing 300K in a single bet. Is betting for his homeland considered patriotic? Maybe yes, but I consider this to be a ridiculous form of patriotism. There are way better ways to show off your patriotism or nationalism. I definitely wouldn't waste money on betting for my country in a football match.

Some people do even not believe that it is a sponsored money which had been used to make up such bet on a certain platform or simply making some indirect marketing or exposure but if we do base him up about its net worth then he could really be able to afford those bet amounts on which it is really that too big for most gamblers.Speaking about betting just because you are living on the same country then you would be having those thoughts and thinking but since we are talking about betting then it's something that not your basis on making bets.If you are really they highly supportive with that team then it's up to you on making such choice but well it's your money then your rules but for main Target or aim on making profits with betting then of course it will really be just that depending on you.

[rahmad2nd]

Everyone has a scenario in terms of the stakes, in this case Drake chose to give support to his own country. It could be said that this was based on a sense of nationalism which he perhaps held in high regard, or could also be based on other ideas or assumptions. There are many scenarios that gamblers think about, even though the considerations are very risky. maybe for him, what he did was to show the world from his social media that he loves his country. although I'm sure if Drake really understands that Argentina has a very big chance of overthrowing Canada. but due to other factors, he chose Canada as his bet.

Unfortunately, as we know, in the end Canada was overthrown by Argentina. I don't know for sure, this is just my personal assumption, it looks like Drake gave up after Julian Alvarez scored a goal in the 22nd minute. Then, Messi completed Argentina's victory in the 51st minute. So, it will be interesting for us to wait for the Copa America final match between Argentina vs Colombia. The question is, will Drake participate in betting. Yo, let's wait for the news.

[ethereumhunter]

Drake is just a multi-millionaire gambling addict, who keeps wasting money. He doesn't have the mindset of an average sports bettor(calculating risks, trying to analyze teams and trying to make smart bets). He has lots of money to waste and he doesn't care about losing 300K in a single bet. Is betting for his homeland considered patriotic? Maybe yes, but I consider this to be a ridiculous form of patriotism. There are way better ways to show off your patriotism or nationalism. I definitely wouldn't waste money on betting for my country in a football match.

He will not minds wasting his money to place a big bet on anything he wants because he have a lot of money. But we hopes that he will not greedy and expecting to make money from gambling because that will not easy for him even if he use a big bet. Maybe he doesn't thinks about patriotic and just wants to place a bet but we don't knows his reason and only knows that he place a big bet.

We don't have to waste a big bet on betting especially if that's our favorite team because we wants to be careful when playing gambling. We will not wants to see a big lose happens to us so we must limits our money to playing gambling. But we can hopes that he can wins on the bet so he will gets much money.

[irhact]

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?

If he won the bet he would had been called a good risk taker but as he lost, he is going to be laughed at and being called a loser and this is bad side of gambling. If I was in similar situations I would bet on my country to qualify too as I would love to see my country play in the final and win the tournament. All individuals will wish for their country to win, Drake is not lacking money therefore he can afford to risk $300k and put it where his mouth is. If I was betting on my country to win I wouldn't had put $300k since that would be too much money for me to risk but $30 would had been a comfortable amount. I think it's both as Drake is a high risk taker and he love his country.

[Majestic-milf]

 Gambling is all about risks and Drake has been known to do the unthinkable when it comes to gambling. Granted, anything can happen in football but in this Copa America competition, Argentina are certainly the favorites to win and maybe Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia in the Qatar world cup of 2022, I don't think they'd lose to Canada especially now they are in the semi final stages of the tournament.
Call it an act of nationalism or solidarity but I will say it was a waste of funds. In another setting, Drake is loaded so $300k is just a scratch for him. One will say "he should have used that money to touch the lives of those who are in war ravaged zones than waste it" but heck, it's his cash and he invested it the way he saw fit.

[Richbased]

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

Gambling Canada to win Argentina even though the possibility was very slim was a kind of showing love for his country but the amount he used is huge even when he is obviously having fun losing money. And we all are aware that Drake is always known for placing huge bets and he loses most of the time so it's not a new thing anymore but what I get from all this risks he's taking is just that he feels he's only having fun but I don't like his pattern of having fun at all because these amount he's been always losing to gamble is what most people are working so hard to get all their life but couldn't get such opportunity.

Drake just like to lose money.

I also feel the same because I have never for once heard about him winning a bet, it always losing bets maybe he derives joy in losing or he feels he has so much money and just want to offload some out of his custody but I feel this is just a show of lack of self consciousness. He is obviously seen in scenes of spending lavishly on gambling even when he loses most of the time, can't he just give those money to charity, the less privileged people in the society? Can't he invest in human capacity development rather than always losing a huge some of money that can take care of a whole community.

[bering]

This is not act of nationalism but i think it's more likely to considers as risky taker and people should be watching Drake track records while gambling that he is a gambler who always spends a lot of money betting on certain events and before this loses Drake have lost huge money several times and for an example for world cup 2022 final match Drake was lost 1 million because at that time he was betting on Argentina and for other sport Drake was bets on Israel Adesanya for MMA title fight against Alex Pereira and he lost 2 million from this event and the latest is for El Cassico too Drake was lost $ 649.000 because he bets for Barcelona which at that time Barcelona lost from Real Madrid and as the richest rapper in the world with a total wealth of hundreds of millions of dollars Drake can spend a lot of money on gamble to satisfied his hobby without having to worry about the results of his bets because he can make more money than he spends

[Marykeller]

I guess Drake bets is a form of marketing for the stake. No normal being will have numerous losses to gambling bets and they continue betting carelessly on games without learning to quit for a while or minimize the huge amount they stake even though they have millions of dollars in their account.

A bettor who aims to win a huge amount of money from gambling wouldn't want to be sentimental about their picks for Canada to win against Argentina.

What I understand about Drake's gambling strategy is that he bets on the personal relationship or love he has for someone or the team. If he likes someone, he doesn't mind placing huge bets on the person to win even when it is obvious that the odds are against the person to win

[Betwrong]

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Is this an act of nationalism or another action of a high-risk taker?
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It was both, in my opinion, but in addition to that it was a well-considered act aiming to draw attention to Drake once again. He lost his $300,000 bet, but did he lost overall? I don't think so. Believe it or not, just recently there were many people around the world who didn't know who Drake was. I, for instance, was one of them. As I google him now, sure, the face looks familiar, but I swear I didn't know the name up until recently. He knows that without bets like that he's risking becoming forgotten and losing much more than hundreds of thousands USD because of that.

[Webetcoins]

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?

If he won the bet he would had been called a good risk taker but as he lost, he is going to be laughed at and being called a loser and this is bad side of gambling. If I was in similar situations I would bet on my country to qualify too as I would love to see my country play in the final and win the tournament. All individuals will wish for their country to win, Drake is not lacking money therefore he can afford to risk $300k and put it where his mouth is. If I was betting on my country to win I wouldn't had put $300k since that would be too much money for me to risk but $30 would had been a comfortable amount. I think it's both as Drake is a high risk taker and he love his country.

Drake is not new in this game but even on this bet alone, win or lose, he is qualified as a good risk taker due to the amounts involved. He won't care even if some people laugh at him. It happens at all times. I won't say it's the bad side of gambling but it is when one gets addicted. We can show our support for our home country even if we won't gamble and bet on them.

If we are a gambler, there may be better choices than them, that can earn us a profit. Based on the stats of Canada, indeed that Drake is supporting his country and not caring about the win. This is a big thing for the players and maybe they can perform better? So drake still has a chance to win there.

[Natalim]

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

We can consider both. Drake is very popular for his losing bets, so this one is no surprise at all. But you have to commend this guy for believing in his national team. It's like he puts his money where his mouth is, and not many can do that. It's still gambling, though, so we never know the outcome, even though we play with probability. In sports betting, sometimes you can find a team that is underrated, and that's what he believed about his team. Unfortunately, he lost.

So IMO, it's just another normal day in the office for him.

[Sunderland]

The main goal is to promote that platform, and it has been successful because there has been a lot of discussion about it on social media, including us here also talking about it.
The weirder the bet or the bigger the loss is = the more viral it becomes.
And perhaps he's betting with a special deposit bonus as one of the top influencers on that platform, so even if he loses it won't be that big/$300k.

[Beparanf]

The main goal is to promote that platform, and it has been successful because there has been a lot of discussion about it on social media, including us here also talking about it.
The weirder the bet or the bigger the loss is = the more viral it becomes.

This is correct. Drake is known for being an ambassador of Stake but he is already betting before Stake partner to him and he do a lot of this bet ever since. He is a celebrity so he probably just having some fun on his own way and at the same time fulfilling his job as a brand promoter.

And perhaps he's betting with a special deposit bonus as one of the top influencers on that platform, so even if he loses it won't be that big/$300k.

He really, I remember watching one of his early stream for Stake and mention about their partnerships rewards.

[Agbamoni]

Drake is a high roller and a risk-taker. If he had actually won that bet, the profit would have been as huge as the risk. He probably bet on his country just as a support to encourage them to do better on the field. I don't think he was really expecting to win that bet, because if his intentions were to win the bet, he should be aware that Argentina was going to win his country. If he had bet against his country with that same amount, he would have made a lot of profit by now. 

You're right here. He is a celebrity and an influencer whom so many people look up to. He probably had the bet to propel his country to win the match. Now what he did was super cool to him and to others who might have understand the jerk. But remember he is an influencer; many people are looking out to him as a role model. I believe there was a lot of people who staked high in that bet hoping that it would turn out right because of the influence of Drake. It will come as a shock to them when they have lost.