YouTuber “Coffeezilla” (real name: Stephen Findeisen) made a shocking claim that a regulated online sports betting company offered him $1 million cash “no strings attached.”
Not an illegal offshore sportsbook. Not a crypto or dual currency gambling site. A regulated betting platform.
Findeisen has 4.36 million YouTube followers and a history of content critical of online gambling and its addictive qualities. He said that a person at a regulated sportsbook made him the offer and, in exchange, he would not have to do anything.
But the person did give him a recommendation on how he could use the money.
Logan Paul vs. Coffeezilla Lawsuit
Findeisen claimed that the person at the sportsbook company said the $1 million would help him fight off a defamation case involving Logan Paul. The Paul litigation has nothing to do with sports betting.
Paul sued Findeisen in 2024, claiming that Coffeezilla’s videos about Paul’s CryptoZoo defamed him by falsely portraying him as running a scam and causing reputational and financial harm.
Findeisen made the revelation in a viral 34-minute video on online gambling.
“I was offered $1 million to cover my legal fees in an ongoing case. Now, this was offered by a person who said they wanted to remain anonymous, no strings attached – very nice person. They said they just wanted to help out. Sounds great, but then I found out the money was coming from a sports betting company. They were one of the top people, and that’s obviously a dilemma for me.
I am publicly against gambling, and here this person’s kind of privately telling me, well, gambling can pretty much solve all my problems. Pay my legal fees. You know, they’re telling me, oh, their company is regulated. It’s fine, it’s above board. Ultimately, I had to say no. Thank you for the offer, but you know, in my head, there’s no such thing as a $1 million no strings attached. I obviously can’t take $1 million from a sports betting company and then go make a video criticizing sports betting.”
Findeisen never mentioned the name of the person or the betting company.
Bigger Picture
The offer wasn’t the first time Findeisen said he’d been “bribed” by an online gambling platform. Earlier in 2025, he said he was offered $20,000 to make a negative video about an online casino’s rival. However, that involved an unregulated online casino.
Many regulated sports betting companies have sponsorship or “ambassador” deals with media brands or influencers. Obviously these involve something in return. Findeisen claimed the betting company did not ask him to promote the brand in any way.
If the claim is true, it would appear the betting company wanted to morally corrupt Findeisen and undermine his critical coverage.
His allegation came as U.S. public opinion on sports betting has dramatically worsened in recent years.
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