How Stake works
A guide for people who haven’t played on Stake yet: what the casino is, what RTP and house edge mean in money, how the VIP Club and rakeback work, and where Stake accepts players. Facts only. Gambling costs money on average, and nothing here is a way to win.
What Stake is
Stake (stake.com) is an online casino and sportsbook. It takes deposits in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and USDT, and in some local currencies. Besides games from the large studios, it carries many slots built by independent studios on Stake Engine, many of them only on Stake. You must be at least 18, or older where local law says so.
RTPDaily is not Stake and isn’t run by Stake. We list the games with their published numbers; links to Stake are referral links.
RTP and house edge, in money
RTP (return to player) is the share of all money wagered on a game that it pays back over a very long run. The house edge is the rest: 100% minus the RTP. Of the 98 Stake slots we track, the middle RTP is 95.59%, a house edge of 4.41%.
That means that over many spins, about $4.41 of every $100 you bet stays with the casino. 200 spins at $1 is $200 wagered, so the expected cost is about $9. Any one session can end far above or below that, because results are random. The range among the games we track is 90.27% to 96.58%: see the highest-RTP list.
Many slots also have bonus buys and feature modes, each with its own RTP. Every game page on this site lists them side by side, from the game’s published math.
The VIP Club and rakeback
Stake’s VIP Club ranks players by their total amount wagered, not by what they lose. The first level, Bronze, needs $10,000 in bets. From Bronze, Stake lists rakeback (a share of the house edge on your bets paid back to you), weekly and monthly bonuses and level-up bonuses. Higher levels add daily reloads and, from Platinum IV, a personal VIP host.
Wagering is not the same as spending, but it has a cost: at a 4.41% house edge, $10,000 of slot bets costs about $441 on average. Rakeback returns only part of that.
| Level | Total wagered | Expected cost at 4.4% edge |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | $10,000 | $441 |
| Silver | $50,000 | $2,205 |
| Gold | $100,000 | $4,410 |
| Platinum I | $250,000 | $11,025 |
| Platinum II | $500,000 | $22,050 |
| Platinum III | $1,000,000 | $44,100 |
| Platinum IV | $2,500,000 | $110,250 |
| Platinum V | $5,000,000 | $220,500 |
| Platinum VI | $10,000,000 | $441,000 |
Diamond I to V need $25,000,000 to $500,000,000; the top level, Obsidian, needs $1,000,000,000. Stake can change these terms at any time; its VIP page has the current ones.
Where Stake accepts players
Stake’s terms don’t allow players from 45 countries and regions. If you are in one of them, this site shows “Stake isn’t available in your region” instead of a link. Some of these countries have their own Stake-branded site run by a separate company, with its own rules; we don’t link to those.
- 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
- Ontario (Canada)
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Syria
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Zimbabwe
Before you sign up
- Decide on a budget you can afford to lose before you deposit, and stick to it.
- Treat any money you put in as the cost of entertainment, not as an investment.
- If gambling stops being fun, stop. Free, confidential help is on our responsible gambling page.
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