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Drake is truly living it up during his trip to Australia.
The Canadian rapper, 38, was all smiles on Wednesday as he flaunted a $700,000 win at Crown Casino in Melbourne and treated his enormous entourage to a five-star lunch.
The God's Plan hitmaker is set to kick off his highly anticipated Anita Max Win tour with back-to-back shows at Perth’s RAC Arena from 4 February, followed by four shows at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena from 9 to 13 February.
After raking in more than half-a-million at the casino, he celebrated by taking his team out to lunch on Bourke Street.
Drake and his crew reportedly booked out the private upper terrace of chef Chris Lucas' new modern French restaurant, Maison Bâtard.
He treated his group of 10 staff to oysters, caviar and lobster to start, a spokeswoman for the restaurant told Daily Mail, 'followed by our signature Rotisserie Chicken with Green Olives.'
Drake treated his entourage to a five-star lunch at Crown, where he is staying in the Presidential Villa in Melbourne, on Wednesday - after winning $700,000 at the casino
'He met with the chef after lunch to rave about the food, and was a delight to have in!' she added.
Dressed casually in a white Texas Football T-shirt and a white cap, the rapper took a snap of his team tucking into the huge meal.
DJ Gordo, who is travelling with the rapper, took to his Instagram story to share a short clip of a very happy Drake at the casino earlier in the day.
The clip was shot in an elevator, apparently at the casino, and featured Drake offering up a celebratory dance.
Captioning the clip, Gordo hinted that luck was definitely on Drake's side, claiming the rapper had won more than half a million dollars at the Melbourne casino.
'700k for lunch,' he cheekily captioned the video.
Drake re-posted the video and then shared a photo of his crew enjoying a celebratory feast
The posts come after Drake earlier shared a photo of his crotch covered in $25,000 casino tokens, before swiftly deleting the post.
'Melbourne giving me the welcome back pack,' he boasted. 'Finally... a casino showing love in Australia,' with a laugh-cry emoji.
Drake shared this photo of the Crown Presidential Villa to Instagram and spent Wednesday afternoon inside the casino
Canadian rapper Drake touched down in Melbourne on Wednesday in his private jet
Drake is most well known for his Grammy-winning hits, and now for being one of the most high profile musicians to ever take an unresolved rap beef to court.
But Drake has also been making waves in the online gambling industry since becoming an official ambassador for the online cryptocurrency casino, Stake.com, in 2022.
He has wagered millions on sports bets, suffering many defeats in soccer and UFC (for example, losing $2 million on one UFC bet in 2022), but has been luckier with the NBA and NFL, bagging $2 million betting that The Kansas City Chiefs would win the Super Bowl LVII in 2024.
The "Drake curse" is a popular belief among gamblers that any athlete or team that receives support from the rapper will lose the sporting event in which they're participating.
This curse is believed to be so strong as to affect sporting outcomes even if Drake is only seen in a photo with an athlete, or wearing a particular jersey.
Believers claim his habit of sharing his large wagers on social media dooms the side he's rooting for.
Drake also gambles on casino games, especially roulette, and often shares his hundred-thousand-dollar bets with his 143million Instagram followers.
Some believe that the money Drake gambles on Stake.com is deposited by Stake itself.
A clip, shared to Instagram by US DJ Gordo, was shot in an elevator at the casino and featured Drake offering up a celebratory dance
Drake spent his first hours in Melbourne at Crown Casino and bragged about his winnings on Instagram Wednesday afternoon, before swiftly deleting the post
After touching down in Melbourne, Drake wasted no time in showing off his luxurious Down Under tour lifestyle.
'I reckon we're home mate,' Drake captioned a carousel of photos posted to Instagram on Wednesday.
The first image shows the One Dance singer and three members of his entourage dining at Nobu in a mock paparazzi-style shot.
Drake also filmed himself bounding down the steps of his private jet, with a red solo cup in hand.
The music star looked relaxed in a pair of grey sweatpants, slippers, and a long-sleeve sports jersey as he stepped out of the massive aircraft and into the Australian sunshine.
He flew into Melbourne on his US$185million (AU$297million) Boeing 767, affectionately named 'Air Drake'.
The music mogul, who reportedly has a net worth of US$250million (AU$400million), is well known for his ostentatious displays of wealth and extravagant lifestyle.
He is currently staying at Crown in Melbourne — and more specifically, 'The Presidential Villa' occupying the entire 38th floor of Crown Towers.
The palatial suite spans over 1000 square metres, and according to the Australian Traveller, costs an eye-watering minimum of $25,000 per night.
Drake included a snap of the grandiose accommodation in his photo dump, showing one of two separate lounge rooms included in the suite featuring a wall-to-wall television.
It's not known whether Drake has a commercial partnership or contra deal with Crown to promote the casino and hotel during his stay.
'Who do we know in Australia?' he captioned a photo of his security guards escorting him to his private elevator this afternoon.
This tour will mark Drake's first performances in Australia in eight years following his last visit in 2017 with his Boy Meets World tour.
His first concert will take place on the same day as the American Super Bowl, with rap rival Kendrick Lamar reportedly set to play diss track Not Like Us during his halftime performance.
Kendrick and Drake's courtroom showdown has drawn immense publicity as it represents an unprecedented move in the history of hip hop — one of the genre's top artists suing the other's record label, with Drake claiming Universal Music Group falsely inflated the popularity of Kendrick's song.
Meanwhile, in another of his diss tracks, Kendrick infamously accused Drake of being a gambling addict.
In one blunt line, he claims of Drake in Meet The Grahams: “You got gamblin’ problems, drinkin’ problems, pill-poppin’ and spendin’ problems / Bad with money, wh**ehouse / Solicitin’ women problems."
