Stake review

Stake.com is operated by Medium Rare N.V., a company registered in Curaçao. For its first years Stake ran under a sublicence from Antillephone N.V., which was how Curaçao licensing worked under the old master-licence system. After Curaçao's gaming reform replaced master licences with direct licences from the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA), Medium Rare N.V. obtained its own licence, number OGL/2024/1451/0918. The certificate is widely reported as issued in 2025 and active. You can confirm the current status yourself by clicking the licence seal in Stake's footer or searching the CGA's public register.

What a Curaçao licence means for you

A Curaçao licence is real regulation, but it is lighter than the UK Gambling Commission or the Malta Gaming Authority. In practice that means:

• The operator must meet licence conditions on fairness, anti-money-laundering checks and complaints handling.
• There is no national compensation scheme if something goes wrong, and dispute routes are slower than with a local regulator.
• The licence does not make Stake legal in your country. Stake blocks players from a list of restricted countries, which it publishes in its terms and which changes over time.

Track record

Stake has paid out at scale for years and is one of the most visible brands in the industry through sports sponsorships and streamer partnerships. Visibility is not proof of good conduct, but a long history of processing withdrawals is a meaningful signal. The most common complaints we see are about verification requests on large withdrawals and accounts closed for breaking country rules, both covered below.

The Stake casino lists thousands of games. Slots make up most of the library, from large studios such as Pragmatic Play, Hacksaw Gaming, Nolimit City, Play'n GO, Push Gaming, Relax Gaming and many more, plus a growing set of Stake-exclusive titles made with studio partners.

Useful things to know before you play:

• Filters matter. You can sort by provider, new releases and features such as bonus buys. Bonus-buy availability depends on your country.
• RTP can vary by casino. Many studios ship the same slot in several RTP versions. Open the game's information panel to see the RTP of the version you are actually playing.
• Demo mode. Many games can be tried without staking real money, which is the cheapest way to learn how a slot behaves.

Table games include several versions of blackjack, roulette, baccarat and video poker, alongside the live casino covered below.

Stake Originals are games Stake builds in-house. They are simple, fast and provably fair, which means you can check every result yourself using the server seed, your client seed and the bet's nonce. Our glossary explains those terms.

The best-known Originals each have their own guide on this site:

• Dice: pick a target and a side, and the multiplier follows from your win chance.
• Crash: a multiplier rises until it crashes; cash out before it does.
• Limbo: set a target multiplier and see whether the round reaches it.
• Mines: reveal tiles on a grid and avoid the mines.
• Plinko: drop a ball through pegs into multiplier slots, with adjustable risk and rows.

Others include Keno, Wheel, Hilo, Blackjack, Baccarat, Diamonds and Dragon Tower. Originals carry a low, published house edge, often around 1% for games like Dice and Limbo. A low edge does not stop you losing; it only means the expected cost per bet is small. Fast games with auto-bet can burn through a balance quickly, so set limits first.

Stake's sportsbook covers football, basketball, tennis, American football, cricket, ice hockey, MMA and boxing, and a deep esports section with Counter-Strike, Dota 2, League of Legends and Valorant. Both pre-match and live betting are available, with live statistics and, on some events, streams.

Features worth knowing:

• Bet builder on many football and basketball matches, combining several markets from one game into a single bet.
• Cash-out on many markets, letting you settle early for a value based on current odds.
• Odds formats can be switched between decimal, fractional and American in settings. Our glossary explains each.
• Sports promotions run around major tournaments; see our bonus code guide.

Sports bets also count towards VIP progress at a higher rate than casino bets, according to widely reported figures. More on that in our Stake VIP guide.

Stake is crypto-first. Each coin has its own wallet inside your account, and the cashier shows a deposit address (and a memo or tag where the network needs one). Widely supported coins include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Tether (USDT), USD Coin, Dogecoin, XRP, Tron, BNB and others; the exact list and the networks for each coin are shown in the cashier and change from time to time.

Our step-by-step deposit guides cover the details for the three most common coins: Bitcoin, Litecoin and USDT.

Points to watch:

• Pick the right network. Sending a coin on a network Stake does not support for that wallet can mean lost funds. USDT in particular exists on several networks.
• Memos and tags. Coins such as XRP need a destination tag; leaving it out delays or loses the deposit.
• Buying crypto. If you hold no crypto, partners inside the cashier let you buy it with a card or other local methods. The partner, not Stake, sets fees and runs its own checks.
• Local currency methods. In some countries Stake offers local fiat options. Availability depends on where you live.
• Minimums. Minimum deposits and withdrawals differ by coin and are shown in the cashier.

Stake uses tiered verification. Basic levels ask for personal details; higher levels ask for a photo ID, proof of address and sometimes a selfie or proof of where your funds come from. Stake can request verification at any time, and in practice it often does before a large or first withdrawal, or when account activity changes.

Tips that save time:

• Use your real details from the start. Mismatched names or dates of birth are the most common reason checks stall.
• Upload clear, uncropped documents with all four corners visible.
• Keep your account to one person, one device setup and one country you are allowed to play from. Logging in from different countries or through a VPN often triggers extra checks or closure.

• Two-factor authentication (2FA). Turn it on in settings; it is the single best protection against stolen passwords.
• Phishing. Fake Stake sites copy the design to steal logins and deposits. Only use addresses from a trusted source such as our live list, and read why Stake mirror domains change.
• Deposit addresses. Copy the address from the cashier each time and check the first and last characters after pasting.
• Sessions. Review active sessions in settings and log out devices you do not recognise.

Stake suits players who already use crypto or are willing to learn, who want casino and sports in one place, and who value provably fair games and quick payouts. It suits less well if you want the strongest consumer protection, prefer paying by bank card directly, or live somewhere Stake does not accept players.

If you are comparing, see how it stacks up in Stake vs Roobet, Stake vs BC.Game, Stake vs Rollbit and Stake vs Shuffle. Whatever you choose, set limits before you play; our responsible gambling guide shows how.