Elon Musk's raffle: Legal dispute over millions of million

Elon Musk's raffle: Legal dispute over millions of million

A current legal dispute around the Tech billionaire Elon Musk deals with the US courts and could have far-reaching consequences. At the center of the argument is a controversial raffle that Musk initiated in connection with the US elections. A woman from Arizona filed a lawsuit at the court in Texas and raises serious accusations against the Tesla boss.

The applicant accuses Musk because she claims that the originally announced raffle of one million dollars a day did not meet the actual conditions. Instead of having the lucky winners select, the selection process is said to have been manipulated. More precisely, there was later an admission of the organizers that the winners were selected in a targeted manner, which questions the credibility of the raffle. As part of the lawsuit, the woman demands a punishment of at least five million dollars per participant affected.

Musk and the elections

The case also becomes active in political events by Musk's active role. The entrepreneur submitted his voice to Texas during the last US presidential election, right next to the space station of his space company SpaceX. He not only handed over his vote, but also actively spoke out for Donald Trump and supported his election campaign with more than $ 120 million.

This raffle was part of a larger initiative that also aimed to promote the support for the first and second additional items for the US constitution that concern the right to freedom of expression and gun ownership. In order to be able to participate in the raffle, registered voters had to sign an online petition that supported these topics. The use of such political issues and the influence of personalities such as Musk raise questions about the fairness and transparency of the election activities.