The President Is Promoting an Online Casino Regulators Call Illegal

Follow along with me:

According to state gambling regulators, Stake.us operates as an illegal online casino in multiple states.

Trump then repeatedly promoted Stake imagery on Truth Social, including AI-generated images tied to a UFC event at the White House.

Then came the timing:

On April 27, Stake co-founder Bijan Tehrani donated $1 million to MAGA Inc., Trump’s primary Super PAC.

But the broader signal is bigger than online gambling.

The same filing reportedly included:

• a $1M donation from the chairman of a major government contractor
• a $5M donation from Reynolds American

Then, according to the reporting, Reynolds executives met with Trump to discuss vape restrictions.

The article says Trump called the FDA commissioner during the meeting, and within a week new guidance was issued facilitating flavored vape sales again.

That’s the mechanism worth watching:

donation → access → policy attention → favorable outcome

Not hidden.
Not subtle.
Increasingly normalized.