Publicity Stunt? Drake Throws Shoe at Drone That Caught Him Gambling on a Penthouse Balcony

  • Drake is in Australia performing 14 shows across several weeks
  • A drone flew over his balcony and saw a laptop with an online casino open
  • One person zoomed in to seemingly show a drone operator in the background
Airborne drone
In what looks to be a publicity stunt, a drone flew to Drake’s penthouse balcony in Sydney and spotted his laptop open to an online casino. [Image: Shutterstock.com]

Superstar rapper Drake is currently in Australia performing a run of 14 shows over several weeks. As soon as he landed on January 29, he went to the casino at the Crown Melbourne, reportedly winning AU$700,000 (US$444,443). He’s now in Sydney, staying in a penthouse.

online casino is clearly open on the device

Drone footage appeared on social media of the 38-year-old’s open laptop on the balcony. An online casino is clearly open on the device as Drake walks outside while the drone takes a look. He proceeds to take off a slider and try to throw it at the contraption, which then zooms away:

While some fans expressed their incredulity at the footage, others questioned if this was just a publicity stunt. An eagle-eyed viewer slowed down the footage and zoomed in on what appears to be a drone pilot off to the side:

Drake has a long-running partnership with the Stake gambling site and some people have speculated that this was just an ad for the platform. He also released a new album titled “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U” last week.

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