Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
No. of Recommendations: 12
On Truth Social, Trump has repeatedly promoted Stake, an unregulated online casino that, according to state gambling regulators, is operating illegally. Trump publicized Stake alongside the UFC match being held at the White House on his 80th birthday, June 14. He posted AI-generated images featuring himself, UFC CEO Dana White, and the Stake logo on April 9, May 8, and twice on May 20.
Stake is a major sponsor of the UFC, including prominent placement in the UFC octagon.
Stake.us users play traditional casino games like slots and roulette. The company, which is based in Cyprus, claims it is a “safe and free gaming experience.” But gambling regulators across the country say it is an illegal online casino. Stake.us has two types of currency: 1. “Gold Coins” which cannot be converted into real money, and 2. “Stake Cash” which can be converted to crypto currency or gift cards. To obtain “Stake Cash” players buy “Gold Coins” and receive “Stake Cash” for free.
A lawsuit by the Los Angeles City Attorney called this “a ruse” that is indistinguishable from real money gambling. Nevertheless, Stake.us has not obtained or sought gambling licenses from any jurisdiction in the United States.
Why is Trump lending his image — and the White House itself — to this kind of scheme? One possible answer was included in the May 20 FEC filing of MAGA Inc., the primary Super PAC connected to Trump. On April 27, Bijan Tehrani, the co-owner and co-founder of Stake, donated $1 million to MAGA Inc.https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p...
No. of Recommendations: 2
Why is Trump lending his image — and the White House itself — to this kind of scheme? One possible answer was included in the May 20 FEC filing of MAGA Inc., the primary Super PAC connected to Trump. On April 27, Bijan Tehrani, the co-owner and co-founder of Stake, donated $1 million to MAGA Inc.
How fucking ridiculous. But that's true of almost everything about Trump. Utterly ridiculous...and dangerous, too.
No. of Recommendations: 3
Trump: Bought and sold.
No. of Recommendations: 0
THANKS for posting.
I've been busy punishing your Treasury Auctions as promised- --haven't caught up on the 3rd world news yet.
BAAAAAAA
No. of Recommendations: 14
Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns (as promised) and medical records
has Fox "News" viewers wondering what is Joe Biden is hiding?
No. of Recommendations: 2
Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns (as promised) and medical records
Lord Trump just announced the results of his latest checkup: "perfect", as only Trump can be so perfectly perfect in every way.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 4
Lord Trump just announced the results of his latest checkup: "perfect", as only Trump can be so perfectly perfect in every way.
Have you seen the video of Trump at one of his rallies talking about how he aced the dementia test? He says at the end it gets really difficult and then proceeds to make up a load of bullshit about how they asked him to take a series of numbers and mentally perform addition, subtraction and multiplication on them. And, of course, he got it right. What a brazen liar.
"Pick a number sir, any number. OK, 203. Multiply times nine, divide by two, add on 1324, subtract 1292, sir. Multiply it out one more time by 19. What's the answer, sir?" He then boasted to the crowd: "And I got it right."
