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How Businessweek Analyzed Slots Gameplay by Stake’s Star Influencers

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By Leon Yin, Surya Mattu, Cecilia D'Anastasio Verified
| Bloomberg News Verified
For its feature article “How to Win Slots and Influence People,” Bloomberg Businessweek analyzed almost 500 hours of slots gameplay on the cryptocurrency casino Stake to see how often the casino’s paid influencers win big compared with more casual streamers. The analysis found that rapper Drake and livestreamer Adin Ross, who have both been Stake-sponsored, posted win rates far higher than other streamers while playing games owned and operated by Stake’s parent company, Easygo Entertainment.
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Drake, Adin Ross Have Unusual Win Rates at Crypto Casino Stake

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By Cecilia D'Anastasio Verified, Olivia Solon Verified, Leon Yin
| Bloomberg News Verified
Businessweek | The Big Take How to Win Slots and Influence People Illustration: Connor Campbell Studio Crypto casino Stake pays Drake and other stars to bet, with clips of big wins spreading to impressionable gamblers. The numbers show surprising luck at work. February 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM EST Drake just needed some juice. In 82 minutes of online slots play, the Canadian rapper’s starting balance of $3.5 million worth of Bitcoin had dwindled to $422,355.
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Crowdsourced accountability reporting shines a brighter light on Big Tech

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By Leon Yin
| Nieman Lab Verified
Crowdsourced accountability reporting shines a brighter light on Big Tech “As access to official APIs and research agreements decreases, crowdsourcing emerges out of necessity.” -rowdsourced-accountability-reporting-shines-a-bri I predict an uptick in crowdsourcing-based investigations, especially for tech accountability. As access to official APIs and research agreements decreases, crowdsourcing emerges out of necessity.
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