Stake Esports Betting: games, markets and how it works

Stake esports betting is the esports section of the Stake Sportsbook. It has its own lobby and its own calendar, listing upcoming series from the biggest tournaments to smaller regional leagues, with pre-match and live odds on most of them.

Bets use your normal crypto balance, so there is nothing separate to fund. If you are setting up, see the deposit guides for Bitcoin, Litecoin and USDT. If your usual Stake address does not load, the live mirror list shows working addresses with response times measured in your browser.

The core titles are Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, League of Legends and Valorant, which together account for most of the esports betting volume at any bookmaker. Depending on the calendar you will also find Call of Duty, Rocket League, StarCraft II, Overwatch, Rainbow Six Siege and EA Sports FC.

Coverage is event-driven. During a major, such as a Counter-Strike major, The International for Dota 2, the League of Legends World Championship or Valorant Champions, you will see hundreds of lines per series. Outside the big events, tier-two and tier-three matches are listed with fewer markets and lower limits. Exactly which tournaments are listed on a given day is shown in the lobby.

Match winner

The simplest bet: who wins the series. Most series are best-of-one, best-of-three or best-of-five, so check the format on the match page.

Map or game winner

A separate market for each map in Counter-Strike and Valorant or each game in Dota 2 and League of Legends. Each is priced independently, which creates variance within a series.

Handicaps and total maps

A map handicap such as -1.5 on the favourite in a best-of-three means they must win 2-0. Total maps over or under lets you bet on whether a series goes the distance.

In-game props

Where offered: round handicaps and totals in Counter-Strike and Valorant, kill totals, first blood, first to a number of kills, towers and Roshan in Dota 2, dragons and barons in League of Legends. Availability varies by event and the number of props rises for the biggest matches.

Outrights

Tournament winner markets are posted before and during events. They tie up funds for weeks and carry a larger margin than single-match prices.

Esports limits are generally lower than on football, and a maximum payout per bet applies. The bet slip shows both. Bets settle on official results, normally within minutes of the series ending, though disputes, tournament rulings and score changes can delay settlement.

Pay particular attention to forfeits, remakes, technical pauses and replacements. A series that does not finish may be void or may be settled on the result if a minimum number of maps was played. These rules differ by market and by game, so read the rules attached to the specific market. For any problem with a payout, use withdrawal pending as a starting point.