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If you’ve been on X lately, you’ve probably seen this but not even realized it: a clean-looking logo for an online crypto casino called Stake pasted onto a poorly cropped and low-res meme or a video.

To work around this, Stake created Stake.us, which operates as a sweepstakes casino, meaning there’s no real money being bet.

Meanwhile, the conveyor belt of repackaging viral internet media and moments to advertise for a crypto casino keeps rolling.

Kids who just want to look at memes have become the targets of a casino’s ruse.

The 50-year-old rapper, also known for hits “Dilemma” and “Ride Wit Me,” was arrested Aug. 7 in his home state at a St. Louis-area casino where he was allegedly carrying four ecstasy pills.