Parq Vancouver casino denies Drake’s ‘profiling’ claim

A British Columbia casino is defending itself against reports that it ‘profiled’ Canadian hip-hop superstar Drake over the weekend.

On Saturday, Drake posted a message to Instagram slamming the Parq Vancouver casino as the “worst run business I have ever witnessed.” Drake went on to claim that the venue was “profiling me and not allowing me to gamble when I had everything that they originally asked me for.”

Drake has yet to clarify what specifically prompted his outburst, although Parq issued a statement on Saturday saying is was “sorry to hear about this experience” while claiming that it was “required to adhere to strict regulations with respect to gaming.” Parq added that it had “made several efforts” to contact Drake in order to have “a productive conversation to resolve this issue.”

Later that day, Parq issued a second statement saying it “would like to apologize for the experience our customer had.” Parq said it “categorically stand[s] against racism of any kind” but it operates in “one of the most complex, highly regulated industries” and was doing all it could “to ensure that these new regulations are better understood by all our guests.”