Stake Ecuador

Talk of blocking is not new in Ecuador. In 2023 the SRI said it was studying, with the telecoms ministry and ARCOTEL, how to block the IP addresses of betting sites that refused to register for tax. To our knowledge that threat has not been carried out against Stake or other offshore sites, but the 2026 regulation now gives the authorities an explicit power to block domains of unlicensed operators, so this could change.

Today, when Stake.com fails to load in Ecuador the cause is usually ordinary: a congested mobile network, DNS trouble on a home router, or a filtered office or university connection. A mirror is the same Stake platform on another address, with your account and balance unchanged. The list on this page is timed from your own browser, so the fastest address on your connection appears first. Our Is Stake down? page shows whether the platform itself has a problem.

Mirrors help with routing problems, not with a regulator's order. If Ecuador does block Stake, you must follow the law. Do not use a VPN to hide your location; Stake's terms ban it and accounts can be closed.

1. Open this page and wait a few seconds while every mirror is tested from your connection in Ecuador.
2. Pick the mirror marked with an asterisk: it answered fastest on the last check.
3. Check that the address bar shows exactly the host from the list and a valid HTTPS padlock.
4. Log in with your usual Stake account. Balance, history and VIP progress are the same on every mirror.
5. If it stops loading later, come back here instead of searching: the list is re-tested on every visit.

Ecuador uses the US dollar, which makes Stake simple to read: set the display currency to USD and balances match prices at home. Cards issued in Ecuador are often declined for offshore gambling, and card payments to foreign betting sites can attract VAT, so most players use crypto. A common route is to buy USDT or USDC with a bank transfer on a P2P marketplace or an international exchange, then send it to the Stake deposit address. Our USDT deposit guide explains which network keeps fees low.

Stablecoins suit Ecuadorians because they track the same dollar you already spend, so there is no exchange-rate swing between deposit and withdrawal. Bitcoin and Litecoin also work; see our Bitcoin deposit guide. The Central Bank does not recognise crypto as a means of payment, but holding it is not banned.

On P2P trades, use escrow and confirm the bank transfer has arrived before releasing coins. How winnings from an unlicensed foreign site and crypto gains are taxed in Ecuador is not clear-cut; this is not tax advice.

Football dominates. LigaPro matches between Barcelona SC and Emelec (the Clásico del Astillero), LDU Quito, Independiente del Valle and Aucas draw the most bets, along with Ecuadorian clubs in the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana and La Tri's World Cup campaign. European football, especially LaLiga and the Premier League, follows, and cycling has a following thanks to Richard Carapaz.

On the casino side, players try slots, live roulette and Stake Originals such as Crash and Plinko. Mainland Ecuador is on UTC-5 all year (Galápagos UTC-6), so European evening matches kick off in the early afternoon. Stake shows decimal odds, which most Ecuadorian bettors already use.