Stake review
The reference crypto casino: originals, thousands of slots, live tables, sportsbook and poker in one custodial account, under a Curaçao licence with the operator and licence number in its terms. It publishes no per-game edge and excludes 45 jurisdictions, France included.
stake.com
Gambling is for adults (18+) where it is legal. Every game has a house edge: over time you lose more than you win. Never bet money you need, and stop if it stops being fun.
Many of these casinos exclude France, the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries in their own terms. Check the rules where you live before playing: using a VPN to get around a block breaks their terms and can cost you your balance.
- House edge / fee
- Not published per gameStake's help centre explains the house edge but gives no figure per game. Rakeback returns 3.5% of the house edge, and sportsbook rakeback is computed on a default 3% edge.
- Custody
- Deposit accountCustodial: you deposit into a balance held by the operator
- Licence
- Curaçao · OGL/2024/1451/0918Medium Rare N.V. (Curaçao). Terms clause 1.1; part of the payments go through Medium Rare Limited and MRS Tech Ltd in Cyprus.
- Identity check (KYC)
- Above a thresholdLevel 2 verification and proof of identity, address or source of funds can be requested, including before a withdrawal.
- Excluded countries
- 44Terms clause 14.3 lists 45 prohibited jurisdictions, including France, Belgium, the UK, the US and Ontario; using a VPN is a breach (14.4). US players are sent to Stake.us, a separate sweepstakes product.
- Token
- No token
- Fairness
- Stake Originals are provably fair (client seed, hashed server seed and nonce), and Stake points to the Crypto Gambling Foundation to check them. Third-party slots rely on their providers' RNG.
- Activity
- A$257M profit for EasygoProfit reported by Easygo, Stake's parent company, in December 2025 (NEXT.io, Gambling Insider). Stake publishes no wagered total.
Who it’s for
Pick it if
You want the deepest catalogue and a sportsbook in one account, with provably fair originals.
Skip it if
You are in France, Belgium, the UK, the US or another of its 45 excluded jurisdictions, or you want wallet-to-contract play.
Strengths / Limits
Strengths
- Operator and Curaçao licence number published in the terms.
- Provably fair originals, checkable through the Crypto Gambling Foundation.
- Official affiliate terms: 10% commission weighted by the house edge.
- Rakeback of 3.5% of the house edge from the Bronze VIP level.
Limits
- No house edge published per game.
- 45 excluded jurisdictions, France and Belgium included.
- KYC can be required before a withdrawal.
Transparency score · 5/6
One point for each fact the operator publishes itself.
- Operator namedYes
- Licence number publishedYes
- Excluded countries listedYes
- House edge or fee publishedNo
- Verifiable drawsYes
- Affiliate terms publishedYes
Excluded countries
Terms clause 14.3 lists 45 prohibited jurisdictions, including France, Belgium, the UK, the US and Ontario; using a VPN is a breach (14.4). US players are sent to Stake.us, a separate sweepstakes product.
- Afghanistan
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Cayman Islands
- Colombia
- Congo - Kinshasa
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Liberia
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Malta
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- North Korea
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Syria
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Zimbabwe
Games
- Stake Originals (dice, limbo, crash, plinko, mines…)
- Slots
- Live casino
- Sportsbook
- Poker
What it offers
- Provably fairYes
- In-house gamesYes
- SlotsYes
- Live casinoYes
- SportsbookYes
- Player vs playerYes
- Rakeback / cashbackYes
- Own tokenNo
- Wallet loginNo
- No KYCNo
“Not documented” means we found no official page, not that the feature is missing.
How to start safely
- Check that you are allowed to play
Read the excluded countries on the card. If yours is listed, do not play: deposits from excluded countries can be seized.
- Open the official site yourself
Type stake.com or use a bookmark: clones of casino sites are common and drain wallets.
- Set a budget before the first bet
Decide what you can lose, send only that, and treat it as spent. Do not chase losses.
- Verify a round
On provably fair games, note the hashed seed before betting and check it after the round with the casino's verifier.
Security record
2023-09 — Stake's Ethereum, BSC and Polygon hot wallets were drained of about $41M; the FBI attributed the theft to North Korea's Lazarus Group. Source
Official domains: stake.com · playstake.club · playstake.info · playstake.io · playstake.casino
Sources
Checked on 30 Sept 2026. Facts change quickly: re-check prices and fees in the app.
StakeNot published per game · stake.com
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