Stake

Stake review

Stake is one of the leaders in the cryptocasino market. The project has been in existence since 2017 and over 7 years of work has grown into the largest company that not only accepts sports betting, but also offers more than 1000 online slots, games of its own development, a convenient platform for buying and selling cryptocurrency. Betting at Stake is accepted in more than 15 tokens, with players having the option to fund their accounts from a bank card.

The top 5 main benefits of Stake casino:

• $75,000 weekly draw;
• daily drawing of $100,000 among 5000 of the most active players;
• the ability to fund your account in fiat currency;
• casino availability in 100+ countries;
• availability of sports betting and live streaming.

There will be no problems with interaction with the betting site. The interface is available in 16 languages, including English, German, French, Polish, Turkish and others.

You can place sports bets and launch slot machines in the desktop and mobile versions of the site. In terms of functionality they do not differ from each other, there are minor differences in the interface, but it does not affect the gaming capabilities. On the Stake site you will find more than 1000 online slots from more than 30 world renowned providers, up to 1000 daily sports betting events and much more.

The table provides basic information about the bookmaker Stake:

year of foundation	2017
licence	No. 8048/JAZ, Medium Rare N.V., registered in Curaçao.
language versions	Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Vietnamese, French, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Finnish, Polish, Portuguese, Arabic, Spanish, German, English, Russian.
welcome bonus	none
minimum bet size	0,00002 BTC
bonuses for registered players	yes
mobile version	yes
minimum bet size	yes
live broadcasts	yes
support service	online chat, email, passive support
editorial review	4/5

Home page interface

On the main page of Stake casino there is no unnecessary information that would distract users. In the central part of the homepage there are buttons to navigate to the two main gaming sections of the portal:

• casino;
• sports.

Below is the section where you can find out the history of the bookmaker’s co-operation with the rapper Drake, who is known for his big bets on the world’s top sporting events. Drake is not the only partner of the casino. Stake has sponsorship agreements with:

• Everton FC;
• Juventude FC
• UFC;
• Formula One teams;
• Davis Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup;
• cyber sports team Team Secret.

Among the brand’s ambassadors are celebrities such as Alex Pereira, Alexa Grasso, Israel Adesanya, and Kun Agüero.

The presence of partners with global status speaks for the reliability of Stake Casino.

On the main page there is a button to create an account or authorise if you already have a registered profile. You can find out what events bettors are betting on now, you can explore bonus offers, VIP club, contact the support team.

On the Stake site you can open a forum and communicate with other customers of the bookmaker’s office. In addition to the forum, there is also a blog and social media pages. If you feel that you are experiencing problems due to frequent betting, you can use the self-exclusion programme and temporarily restrict access to your account.

Gaming Features

There are two main sections available to customers at Stake:

• sports betting and cybersports;
• casino.

The casino offers a rich selection of in-house developed slot machines and slots, while sports betting offers up to 1,000 betting events daily.

Sports betting

Stake bookmaker can compete with the top traditional bookmakers in terms of line variety. Stake’s line-up covers over 40 sports and cyber sports, with disciplines that are favoured in different parts of the world. This is important as Stake’s customers live on every continent.

For European bettors, football, handball, hockey, tennis and darts tournaments are in abundance. Players from the UK appreciate the bookmaker for betting on dog racing and horse racing.

Players from America prefer to bet on American football, basketball, baseball, lacrosse and a number of other disciplines. In Asia, there is a great demand for betting on cricket, 3×3 basketball, golf, rugby.

Players from different parts of the world can find interesting events to bet on: surfing, shooting, Olympic Games, biathlon, beach volleyball, mixed martial arts, sailing, triathlon, table tennis, harness racing. All these disciplines are available for betting in the Stake bookmaker’s line.

Among the betting options, bettors have access to prematch, live and long-term bets. A similar selection of bets is available in cyber sports. All the most important cyber sports disciplines are represented at Stake bookmaker:

• League of Legends;
• CS 2;
• Dota 2;
• King of Glory;
• NBA2K;
• Rainbow Six;
• Rocket League;
• StarCraft 2:
• Valorant;
• Cyberfootball;
• Cybercricket.

The list of tournaments on which Stake accepts bets is constantly updated.

Registered users can watch live broadcasts of matches. This is a convenient feature, as there are many bettors who bet in live rather than pre-match. For them, the availability of broadcasts is one of the main advantages when choosing a bookmaker.

After registration, Stake customers can customize the ‘Favourites’ section. Both tournaments and individual matches can be added to it. This allows to get quick access to the events of interest and not to choose them from the general list. On the main page of the bookmaker’s office there is a section ‘My bets’. It includes all the games on which you have made a bet. In the section, the player tracks the statistics of won and lost bets.

Casino

The section in Stake is given no less attention than the block with sports betting. In total, the portal has more than 3000 slots in the game library. The interface of Stake casino is convenient. On the main page there is a horizontal menu, through which you can go to different categories of games:

• favourites – slots marked by the bettor;
• recent – games that the user has played recently;
• contests – slots participating in promotions;
• Stake games;
• exclusive games;
• slots;
• casino live;
• game shows;
• novelties;
• Stake Poker;
• buy-in bonus;
• enhanced payout;
• blackjack;
• baccarat;
• roulette.

The main page partially duplicates sections from the hamburger menu. In the central part of the screen there are selections from the following categories: Stake games, slots, casino live, game shows, exclusive games, novelties.

Each selection lists the most popular slots and the player can see how many users have started that game.

If you are not satisfied with the games on the main page you can find a slot by name or open the whole category in the lobby. Note that not all slot machines on the portal work in demo mode, especially if the client launches the game without registering in the casino.

On the main page, the client can choose a selection of slots by provider. The list of game providers includes BGaming, Pragmatic Play, Endorphina, NetEnt, Belatra, Red Tiger, ELK Studios, Thunderkick, GameArt, Spinomenal, Hacksaw Gaming and others.

The platform has a large selection of exclusive entertainment that is created by providers specifically for Stake Casino. The platform has not stopped its efforts to create unique content, as the greatest demand at Stake is for slots of its own development. These are mostly crash games. If you look at the number of players online, these games have more players than other slots.

Those customers who prefer to play other than slots and crash games have access to the casino live section and game shows. The games from these two sections are united by the presence of a real host or dealer who determines whether the customer has won or not.

For fans of card games, there is a Stake Poker section. It features two basic varieties of the game – Texas Hold’em and Omaha.

When launching the poker room, the player gets to the main page. On it you can see the current cash games and tournaments. The latter are divided into two categories: paid and free. For the latter, registration is available without making a deposit, while the client can get real money if he becomes the winner of the tournament.

Each tournament in Stake poker room has a description: the number of participants, the prize pool, how the prize pool is distributed, the cost of entry.

For the convenience of players, all amounts in the poker room are displayed in dollars. This allows you to estimate the cost of entry and the size of the potential profit regardless of the current exchange rate of the selected cryptocurrency.

Welcome Bonus

The welcome bonus at Stake is not available in all regions. The casino site allows players from over 100 countries to register, so a number of bonuses are tailored to the needs of customers from a particular region.

New customers are welcomed by Stake with a deposit reward for their first deposit. If a player deposits at least $50 after creating an account, his deposit is increased by 200%. The maximum reward is $500.

The received bonus funds must be wagered. Wagering multiplier x40. When crediting the balance of $500, the player must make bets totalling at least $20,000.

Bonus programme

The lack of a welcome bonus for a number of players is compensated by regular promotions that are available as part of the loyalty programme. In total, about 15 offers are available, but two promotions are of most interest:

• daily races;
• weekly raffle.

Under the first offer, Stake raffles off $100,000 every day. You will not need to make a deposit to become a participant of the drawing. To win a part of the prize pool, all you need to do is to bet on sports or play slots. For each bet made, the player gets points and due to this rises higher in the standings. The 5000 most active customers get the reward.

You can track the turnover of the leaders’ bets and the amount of their remuneration on the promotion page.

Only active clients participate in the weekly drawing of the prize fund of $75,000. When the turnover of bets reaches $1000, the player receives a ticket for participation in the drawing. The more bets made, multiples of the turnover of 1000, the more tickets can be earned and accordingly increase your chances of success.

On the Stake website, you can explore all the bonus offers that are available for playing casino games and betting on sports. The list of bonus offers includes extra payouts for betting on tennis tournaments, Formula 1, and partner football matches.

There is a section Contests on the Stake website. These are additional bonus offers, which can be compared to a lottery, but here the client has double winnings. To participate in the contest, you need to bet in exclusive slots. There is a limit on the size of the minimum bet amount. If the player receives a win with odds of 1000, 4000 or other, which is designated in the terms and conditions of the contest, the player receives a prize. The reward amount can be $400, $1,500, $2,200 or more. Stake Casino offers more than 30 contests where the player takes away not only the winnings with high odds, but also extra money.

For slots lovers, Stake has prepared a weekly draw of $50,000. To participate in the promotion, you need to play at least 10 games during the week. The payout goes to the players who got the biggest win or collected the highest multiplier.

At the casino, customers are paid for participating in tournaments of providers, for the highest odds and much more. The list of themed offers is constantly updated, so don’t forget to visit the ‘Promotions’ section on the casino website.

We recommend subscribing to the official Stake Telegram https://t.me/Stakelivechallenges. The channel regularly publishes thematic contests and exclusive promotions that are not presented on the main site. The condition for receiving a bonus can be making a deposit, betting on sports or slots or other. Already more than 20,000 subscribers follow the Stake channel and are the first to know about new bonus offers.

VIP programme

The Stake casino website states that since 2017, customers have received bonuses totalling over $1 billion as part of the VIP club. Considering Stake’s annual turnover of over $2 billion, such an amount is quite realistic.

To join the VIP club it is not enough to register on the Stake website. Registered clients participate in daily and weekly prize drawings, but only those who reach a betting turnover of $10,000 get the status of special clients.

There are four statuses in the bonus programme:

• bronze ($10,000) – monthly bonuses, level up bonuses, rakeback, weekly bonuses;
• silver ($50,000 – $100,000) – monthly bonuses, level up bonuses, rakeback, weekly bonuses, bonus growth;
• gold ($100,000) – monthly bonuses, level up bonuses, rakeback, weekly bonuses, bonus growth;
• platinum ($250,000 – $1,000,000) – monthly bonuses, level up bonuses, rakeback, weekly bonuses, bonus growth, daily bonuses/reload.

The amount of reward under the bonus programme is not fixed, as bonuses are accrued on the basis of weekly and monthly activity of clients. After joining the VIP-club each client is assigned a personal manager who promptly solves all difficulties and tells about available bonus offers.

Registered clients have a VIP section in their personal cabinet. It indicates the current status within the programme, what progress on the way to the next stage. Within the bonus programme, the turnover of bets to get a new status is given by all casino games, but if you aim to get to the next level faster, you should pay attention to the bookmaker Stake. Betting on sports gives x3 to the betting amount that goes into the turnover to reach the required level.

When a customer reaches the starting level in the VIP programme, they get access to the VIP channel in the Telegramme. If you still have questions regarding the bonuses, you can always write to the casino support team.

How to register

In the bookmaker and casino Stake can register customers who have reached the age of majority. Depending on the jurisdiction, this is either 18 or 21 years old. You must not lie about your age, as the site administration may request account verification, where a discrepancy will be revealed. If fraud is detected, the player’s account will be blocked. This will also happen if a duplicate profile is detected. Adult players who have not been previously registered on the platform can create an account at Stake.

For quick registration, the customer can choose a Facebook, Google, Line or Twitch account. To complete the procedure, it is necessary to give access to personal data. In the future, the profile in the social network can be used for authorisation in the casino.

There is a variant of registration with filling out a questionnaire. To open the account creation form, you need to click on the ‘Register’ button on the home page.

The questionnaire has the following fields to be filled in:

• email address;
• name;
• password;
• date of birth;
• mobile phone number;
• promo code if available.

To proceed to the completion of registration, you should check all entered data and click ‘Continue’.

At the second stage of registration, the player must read the user agreement, then agree to the rules of the casino and click Play Now.

Personal Cabinet

After creating an account at Stake, players get access to the personal cabinet. To open it, you need to click on the Profile icon at the top right of the home page. The personal cabinet has the following sections:

• wallet;
• vault;
• VIP;
• partners;
• statistics;
• transactions;
• my bets;
• settings;
• self-restriction;
• online support.

In the ‘Transactions’ section the player can check not only deposits and withdrawals, but also all operations that take place on the game account. Taking into account the VIP programme, a player can be credited with reload, tournament payout, rakeback, vault deposit, promotion payout and other transactions.

In ‘Statistics’ you can check the report on tournament participation, large winnings, results of drawings and other information that passes through the client’s game balance.

There are several categories in the settings. Let’s list the most important ones:

Through the personal cabinet, the player gets access to the main statistics and all operations that take place on the game balance.general – confirmation of email address and mobile phone number;

• security – change password, connect two-factor authentication;
• preferences – customising notifications, form of fiat numbers;
• API – token creation, active tokens;
• sessions – data on the time spent on the casino site;
• ignored users – players who have been added to the blacklist to avoid communicating in the in-game chat;
• verification – a form to confirm your identity;
• offers – a form for activating a promo code, including for activating a welcome bonus.

Stake casino and bookmaker accepts players from different parts of the world, so there may be a language barrier. By default, the site’s interface is available in English, but the player can choose a more familiar language, the one he speaks and writes in. Stake supports 16 language versions.

To change the version of the site interface you need to open the side menu and find the Language button and click on it. From the list that opens you can choose a more acceptable variant. Stake has a chat room where players communicate with each other. It is divided into language versions, which allows you to communicate within your own community.

How to bet

For traditional sports and cyber sports, Stake offers only two betting options: single and express. In the first case, the client bets on one outcome in a particular match, while in the second case the bet is placed on several outcomes in different meetings. It is not possible to combine several bets on one match in an express.

The process of making a single and parlay bet is almost 100% similar. The only difference is the number of outcomes that need to be added to the coupon. Universal instructions for betting on sports:

• authorisation in the bookmaker’s office Stake;
• go to the ‘Sports’ section;
• in the line select the sport you are interested in;
• open the required tournament and match;
• study the presented variants of the table of contents;
• after selecting the outcome you need to click on the odds;
• the last action sends the match to the coupon.

In the coupon, the player must specify the amount of the bet and confirm the operation. The amount of potential winnings is displayed in the coupon.

In case of a parlay bet, the player must add at least two outcomes and select the ‘Express’ type in the coupon. In the field for the bet specify the amount and confirm the operation. The amount of potential winnings is displayed in the coupon.

The amount of winnings is influenced by the odds and the amount of the bet. By default in Stake the odds are written in decimal format, but you can choose other options: American, fractional, Indonesian, Hong Kong and Malaysian. The amount of winnings is not affected, but the quotes themselves will be recorded in a more familiar format.

How to start a slot machine

Registered customers can play online slots and other gambling entertainment. In the case of slot machines, there is an opportunity to play in demo mode, when the game is played not from the main balance, but from a virtual account. The format of the game bettor chooses at the start of the slot.

Algorithm for starting a slot machine:

• authorisation in Stake casino;
• selecting the ‘Casino’ section;
• search for a slot by name, provider, category or from the general list;
• clicking on the game icon;
• selecting the currency to display the balance;
• selecting the main or demo account;
• selecting the bet amount;
• starting a spin of the reel;
• receiving winnings.

Demo mode is not available in all slot machines.

Do you need to undergo verification

The first stage of verification the user passes at the stage of registration. After creating an account, it is necessary to set up a cryptocurrency wallet, and this requires confirming the email address specified during registration.

After setting up the wallet, the player can buy cryptocurrency or transfer a deposit from another wallet.

To withdraw money, the player can assign account verification. It is not possible to refuse verification of identity. Verification establishes three basic facts: the age and region of residence of the player, the transfer was ordered by the owner of the account, the money will come to the account owner’s account.

In the basic version, the player is asked for a national passport, bank card details and documents confirming residence in the selected region. Stake reserves the right to order a second verification and request other documents. It is not possible to refuse verification of identity. It is not possible to withdraw winnings without verification.

Payment systems and limits

Actual ways to deposit and withdraw money are available in the ‘Wallet’ section in the personal cabinet on the Stake website. The list of payment systems will differ in different regions. Among the most popular payment options are bank cards, e-wallets and cryptocurrency.

At Stake, a player can have an account in the following cryptocurrencies: BTC, ETH, LTC, USDT, DOGE, BCH, XRP, EOS, TRX, BNB, USDC, APE, BUSD, CRO, DAL, LINK, SAND, SHIB, UNI, MATIC.

The casino has the right to set a limit on the minimum and maximum withdrawal and deposit amounts. The platform itself does not charge a commission for payments, but it can be assigned by payment services.

Deposits to Stake are credited instantly. To make a deposit, you just need to follow three simple steps:

• get an address to top up the account – go to ‘Wallet’, then to ‘Top up account’;
• choose a convenient payment option
• use the received address to transfer money from your cryptocurrency wallet.

For those customers who do not have a cryptocurrency wallet, but want to bet in BTC, can buy a token on the exchange using the Moonpay service.

To withdraw money, the player leaves the address of his cryptocurrency wallet in the wallet and orders a payout to it. It is important to remember – the withdrawal is available to the same wallet from which the deposit was made. Stake can also set a withdrawal limit if the previous deposit is not 100%.

Self-exclusion

Gambling involves the risk of losing money, as the bettor can lose more than win on the distance. It is not possible to gamble on credit, expecting to cover interest and monthly payment with winnings.

On the Stake site there is an option of responsible gambling. In a special calculator you can specify your income and expenses, and the system will calculate the funds you have after deducting all mandatory payments.

Through the self-exclusion option, the player can set bet and loss limits. The limit can be selected for three periods:

• day;
• week;
• month.

It is also possible to restrict access to the site, but the player must have a verified email address to activate this option.

Support service

Stake Casino has implemented a passive customer support system. A player can open a help centre. It has more than 30 answers to the most frequent customer queries. The answers are divided into groups:

• wallet;
• account;
• casino;
• sports betting;
• bonuses and promotions;
• VIP programme;
• questions on other topics.

If the answers to the questions are not enough to solve your problem you can write to the support operator in the online chat on the casino website. The speed of response depends on the line load.

Conclusion

The interface of Stake has no serious disadvantages. The site has a convenient control menu. From the main page, customers can get to the casino and betting office, register, learn about promotions, casino partners, top bets and the best players. There is quick access to online chat and Stake’s social media links.

There are over 40 sports betting disciplines on which a bettor can place a single bet or put together an express. There are no systems, chains, anti-express and a number of other types of bets at Stake. The company attracts high odds, the presence of free broadcasts, horse racing, betting on mixed martial arts.

The casino has more than 3,000 gambling activities. There are slot machines, crash games, table and card games, live casino and game shows. The portal has slots from more than 30 providers. Bettors pay special attention to the games of Stake’s own development. To each slot machine on the site is indicated the number of active players. Features of the drawings, customers can discuss in-game chat.

New customers can pick up the bonus only in the first 24 hours after registration. To activate the reward, it is necessary to contact the support team and provide a promo code.

Attracts bettors with the Stake loyalty programme. There are bonuses for VIP-clients who make bets totalling over $10,000. It is also possible to get a prize at lower costs. Every day 5000 of the most active clients draw $100,000, and every week there is a drawing of $75,000 among those who have made bets from 1000.

No serious drawbacks to Stake’s performance have been identified. There are restrictions on a number of regions, but this problem is common to many bookmakers and casinos that accept bets in cryptocurrency. If desired, players can limit their spending on the site, set a temporary ban on entry. Stake Casino accepts bets in more than 15 cryptocurrencies, while you can also make a deposit in fiat funds.