Drake, a Canadian rapper, lost his $1 million wager on Argentina defeating France even though the South American squad won the 2022 World Cup.
Drake was seen selecting the Lionel Messi-led Argentina team to win the match in a video that was shared on Twitter the day before Argentina took on France. According to reports, Drake lost money as a result of the betting website's policies.
The problem, according to Fox News, was that Drake "placed a wager in a market where extra time is ignored and the outcome is decided using the score after 90 minutes of play.
As at 90 minutes full-time at the World Cup finals on Sunday in Qatar, Argentina and France were on a 2-2 draw, before playing extra-time were they both levelled at 3-3 and eventually going into penalties that saw Argentina
Had Drake’s bet paid off, the singer would’ve walked away with $2.75 million, a win of $1.75 million.
Also in November, Drake lost $2million after placing a bet that Israel Adesanya would beat Alex Pereira in a UFC fight, which unfortunately Adesanya lost.
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