Stake Casino Review

Original in-house games and a solid provider list, light on player tools.

Tum Reviewed by Tum · Last reviewed 29 September 2026 · How we review

✕ Doesn't accept players from United States · see casinos that do

What we like

  • Good selection of game providers
  • Unique games
  • Nicely explained VIP program
  • Live chat support is available 24/7
  • Unlimited withdrawals

What we don't

  • Limited responsible gaming options
  • Customer support via phone is not available
  • Not all of the terms and conditions are translated to the language option provided on the website
  • Limited choice of payment methods

Quick Facts

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Licence
Curaçao
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Operated by
Medium Rare N.V. Established 2017
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Withdrawal approval
  • Bank transfer: Up to 3 business days
  • Interac: Up to 3 business days (excluding weekends and public holidays)
  • Indian Rupee bank withdrawal: Up to 3 business days
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Currencies
BCH, BNB, BTC, EOS, ETH, LINK, LTC, TRX, USDC, USDT, XDG, XRP
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Languages
Arabic, Chinese, English, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese
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Restricted countries
USA, UK, Australia, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden + 34 others Full list in the FAQ

Bonuses at Stake Casino

Sign Up Bonus

200% up to $2,000

Wagering
40x (bonus + deposit)
Min deposit
$100
Max cashout
Unlimited
Expiry
Does not expire

Bonus code: XLPROMO

Clearing difficulty Medium
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Deposits & Withdrawals

Does Stake Casino accept Interac?

Yes. Stake takes Interac from Canadian players, and Interac withdrawals take up to 3 business days, not counting weekends and holidays.

How Interac works at casinos · Why your e-Transfer may say Gigadat

Deposit methods
Withdrawal methods
Withdrawal approval times
  • Bank transfer: Up to 3 business days
  • Interac: Up to 3 business days (excluding weekends and public holidays)
  • Indian Rupee bank withdrawal: Up to 3 business days

Showing methods available to players in USA.

Games & Software

Game providers 37
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Live Casino

Stake Casino's live tables run on Pragmatic Play, Evolution Gaming. Here are the tables, limits and returns.

ONE Blackjack table

ONE Blackjack

RTP
99.59%
Seats
Unlimited
Payout
3:2

Side bets: Crazy 7, Bust Bonus, Perfect Pairs, 21+3

Lightning Blackjack table

Lightning Blackjack

Bets
$1 to $2,500
RTP
99.56%
Seats
Unlimited players
Payout
3:2

Side bets: Insurance only (explicitly)

Speed Blackjack table

Speed Blackjack

Bets
$1 to $1,000
RTP
99.54%
Seats
Not specified
Payout
3:2

Side bets: Pairs, Poker

Infinite Blackjack table

Infinite Blackjack

Bets
$1 to $5,000
RTP
99.47%
Seats
Unlimited players
Payout
3:2

Side bets: Any Pair, 21+3, Hot 3, Bust It

Blackjack table

Blackjack

Bets
$5 to $2,500
RTP
99.41%
Seats
7 seats
Payout
3:2

Side bets: Perfect Pairs, 21+3

Speed Blackjack table

Speed Blackjack

Bets
$5 to $2,500
RTP
99.41%
Seats
7 seats
Payout
3:2

Side bets: Perfect Pairs, 21+3

Blackjack Party table

Blackjack Party

Bets
$5 to $2,500
RTP
99.29%
Seats
7 seats
Payout
3:2

Side bets: Perfect Pairs, 21+3

Silver Blackjack table

Silver Blackjack

Bets
$50 to $2,500
RTP
99.29%
Seats
7 seats
Payout
3:2

Side bets: Perfect Pairs, 21+3

VIP Blackjack table

VIP Blackjack

Bets
$100 to $2,500
RTP
99.29%
Seats
7 seats
Payout
3:2

Side bets: Perfect Pairs, 21+3

Table details come from our own play-testing of each game. Tap a table for the full rules breakdown. Showing the 12 best-return tables of 18 we have verified from these providers.

♠ BlackjackInfo intelligence

For Blackjack Players

We grade Stake Casino on its actual blackjack tables, then give you the optimal basic strategy for the exact rules you'll be playing.

4.6 / 5

Blackjack rating
Based on real table rules and returns

Table quality

Rules of the best live table here, ONE Blackjack by Pragmatic Play. Other tables differ:

  • 3:2 blackjack payout, not 6:5
  • Dealer stands on soft 17
  • Double after split allowed
  • 8 decks

House edge as low as 0.41% on this table with correct basic strategy

Stakes and seats

  • Tables from $1 a hand
  • Limits up to $20,000 for high rollers
  • 8 of 18 tables seat unlimited players, never full
  • Side bets on every table: fun, but they carry a higher house edge

Bet ranges and seat counts from our own play-testing of each table

Powered by our strategy engine

Optimal strategy for Stake Casino's tables

The chart is the correct basic strategy for 8 decks · dealer stands on soft 17. Key plays:

  • Always split Aces and 8s; never split 5s or 10s
  • Double hard 11 vs dealer 2–10, and hard 10 vs 2–9
  • Stand on hard 17+, and on 13–16 vs dealer 2–6
  • Never take insurance
Practice these rules → Open the full strategy engine
H Hit S Stand D Double Hard totals shown · your hand (rows) vs dealer up-card (columns)

Our Full Stake Casino Review

Stake is one of the best-known crypto casinos in the world, combining a casino, a sportsbook, Stake Poker and its own range of “Stake Originals” games under one account. Its terms name the operator as Medium Rare N.V., a company with its head office in Curaçao, licensed by the Curaçao Gaming Authority under licence OGL/2024/1451/0918. Most players deposit in cryptocurrency, although Stake also takes local currencies such as Canadian dollars and Indian rupees in selected markets.

For blackjack, Stake offers its own in-house blackjack game plus live tables from Evolution, Pragmatic Play and Live88. The bonus rules are the thing to understand first. Stake’s deposit bonus rollover is weighted by house edge, so low-edge blackjack clears it very slowly, and the in-house blackjack game cannot be played at all while a rollover is active. For most blackjack players, Stake’s value is in rakeback and VIP rewards rather than the welcome offer.

First Impressions

Stake puts its casino, sportsbook and poker room behind a single account and wallet, with a public chat room that runs alongside the games. Stake Originals have their own category next to the live casino, table games and slots, and you can hold balances in several cryptocurrencies at once and swap between them in the wallet.

The site leans heavily on promotions and community features: daily races, weekly raffles, forum challenges and prize drops run by game studios, several of them on blackjack. Stake says it runs a VIP programme with more than 15 levels, and much of the site’s reward structure is built around it.

The Game Library

Stake’s own guide to playing blackjack lists the main options: Blackjack from Stake Originals, live Blackjack from Evolution, Pragmatic Play and Live88, and Evolution’s First Person Blackjack and Lightning Blackjack. Stake does not publish the deck count or dealer rules for its Originals blackjack game, so check the in-game rules before you play.

Stake’s house edge guide says blackjack is generally its lowest-edge card game, usually 0.5% to 1.5%, and gives Pragmatic Play’s live Blackjack as an example at 0.70%. Stake regularly runs blackjack prize drops and tournaments with Pragmatic Play and Live88, which are the most useful promotions for a blackjack player.

For card counters, Stake’s own blog is frank. It says counting is “frowned upon” and that casinos monitor behaviour patterns, and it argues that multi-deck shoes and continuous shuffling make counting impractical online. The terms themselves do not mention card counting, but they allow Stake to close accounts that have “taken unfair advantage” and ban software-assisted play.

Outside blackjack, Stake Originals cover dice, crash, plinko, mines, keno, Hilo and more, and the live casino adds roulette, baccarat and game shows alongside thousands of slots.

The Welcome Bonus in Practice

Stake has two kinds of welcome offer. The standard one, unlocked with an affiliate code entered within 24 hours of sign-up, gives immediate rakeback: 3.5% of the house edge back on every bet, the same reward normally unlocked at Bronze VIP level. Stake’s landing pages also advertise a first-deposit bonus:

Term What Stake says
Bonus 200% of your first deposit, up to $3,000
Deposit Minimum $10, maximum $1,500
Wagering 40x deposit plus bonus
Maximum bet 10% of deposit plus bonus
How it is credited Contact live support; credited within 24 to 48 hours after review

The weighting works differently from most casinos. Stake’s Deposit Bonus Requirements policy sets the rollover at a 4% house edge, so games with a lower edge count for less: a game with a 1% edge counts $0.25 for every $1 wagered. Some games are blocked entirely while a rollover is active.

Game Counts toward rollover
Games with a 4% house edge or higher In full
Live blackjack at a 0.70% edge About 17.5% (0.70 divided by 4)
Stake Originals, including Blackjack Cannot be played
Evolution Lightning Blackjack and First Person Lightning Blackjack Cannot be played
What this means for blackjack players: a $100 deposit with a $200 bonus carries a $12,000 rollover (40 x $300). On live blackjack at a 0.70% edge, only about 17.5 cents of each dollar counts, so you would need roughly $68,600 of blackjack bets, with no single bet above $30. Stake’s own blackjack game is off limits until the rollover is cleared. Unless you plan to play slots, skip the deposit bonus and take the rakeback code instead.

Rakeback and VIP

Rakeback applies to slots, table games and live dealer games, but because it is a share of the house edge, it pays little on blackjack: $10,000 of live blackjack at a 0.70% edge returns about $2.45. VIP levels start at Bronze after $10,000 wagered and climb through Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond to Obsidian at $1 billion. Higher levels add weekly and monthly bonuses, level-up bonuses, reloads from Platinum and a VIP host.

Banking and Withdrawals

Stake is built around crypto. It supports more than 20 coins, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Tether, USD Coin, Solana, Dogecoin and Tron, and you can buy crypto on the site through MoonPay or Swapped. In selected countries Stake also accepts local currency by bank transfer, Interac in Canada, and Visa or Mastercard.

Method What Stake says
Crypto No maximum withdrawal; minimum and network fee vary by coin; large amounts may be held for manual processing
Bank transfer (local currency) Up to 3 business days
Interac (Canada) Up to 3 business days, excluding weekends and holidays
Visa or Mastercard Up to 3 business days; only back to the card you deposited with; C$5 to C$3,000 in Canada

Every deposit must be wagered once before it can be withdrawn, in both crypto and local currency. Stake publishes no processing time for crypto withdrawals. Identity verification is needed before your first local-currency withdrawal, and Stake can ask for more documents at any time.

Licensing and Safety

Stake’s Curaçao licence gives lighter protection than a Malta or UK licence. Complaints go to [email protected], the terms name no independent dispute service, and they say management’s decision on disputes is final, with Curaçao law and courts governing.

The restricted list is long. Stake does not accept players located in 44 countries plus Ontario, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Brazil, Mexico, Portugal and South Africa. The rest of Canada, India and much of Asia and Latin America are open. Using a VPN or false information to get around the restrictions is a breach of the terms.

Responsible gambling tools are strong for a crypto casino: deposit, loss and wager limits (increases take 24 hours), breaks of one day to one month, exclusion from the casino or sportsbook alone, and self-exclusion with a minimum of six months.

Customer Support

Support is available 24/7 by live chat, which opens once you are logged in, and by email at [email protected]. There is a large help centre covering payments, bonuses, VIP rewards and account security. No phone line is listed.

Mobile Experience

The Stake app is a progressive web app rather than a download: you add it to your home screen from Safari on iOS or from the browser menu on Android. It runs the full casino, including Stake Originals and the live dealer tables, and works like the mobile site with a home screen icon and push notifications.

Who Stake Casino Is For

A good fit if you:

  • Play with cryptocurrency and want no maximum withdrawal
  • Want live blackjack from Evolution, Pragmatic Play and Live88
  • Prefer rakeback and VIP rewards to a wagering-heavy bonus
  • Play from Canada outside Ontario, India or another open market
  • Want self-service limits and product-level exclusions

Look elsewhere if you:

  • Want a deposit bonus you can clear on blackjack
  • Live in the US, UK, Australia, Ontario or another of the 44 restricted countries
  • Want an independent dispute service or a top-tier licence
  • Want published rules and deck counts for every blackjack game
  • Want to bank in a local currency Stake does not support

Verdict

Stake is a polished crypto casino with a solid blackjack offer: an in-house game, live tables from Evolution, Pragmatic Play and Live88, regular blackjack promotions, and crypto withdrawals with no upper limit. The responsible gambling tools are better than most offshore sites offer.

Its bonus is built for slots. Weighting by house edge means blackjack clears the rollover at a fraction of the normal rate, and Stake’s own blackjack is locked while a bonus is active. Sign up with the rakeback code, play blackjack with cash, and keep in mind the Curaçao licence and the long restricted list. As always, only wager what you can afford to lose.

Stake Casino FAQ

Is Stake licensed?

Yes. Stake.com is owned and operated by Medium Rare N.V., which has its head office in Curaçao and is licensed by the Curaçao Gaming Authority under licence OGL/2024/1451/0918. Some payments are handled by its Cyprus subsidiaries. It is an offshore licence, and the terms name no independent dispute service: complaints go to [email protected].

What is the Stake welcome bonus?

New players who enter an affiliate code within 24 hours of signing up get instant rakeback of 3.5% of the house edge on every bet. Stake also advertises a 200% first-deposit bonus up to $3,000 on deposits of $10 to $1,500, with 40x wagering on deposit plus bonus and a maximum bet of 10% of that combined amount. The deposit bonus is credited within 24 to 48 hours after you contact live support.

Does blackjack count toward the Stake deposit bonus?

Only at a reduced rate. Stake sets its rollover at a 4% house edge, so a live blackjack table with a 0.70% edge counts about 17.5 cents per dollar wagered. Stake Originals Blackjack, Evolution’s Lightning Blackjack and First Person Lightning Blackjack cannot be played at all while a rollover is active.

How long do Stake withdrawals take?

Stake says bank transfers, Interac and card withdrawals in local currency take up to three business days. It publishes no processing time for crypto, has no maximum withdrawal, and says large crypto withdrawals may be held for manual processing. Every deposit must be wagered once before it can be withdrawn.

What blackjack games does Stake have?

Stake has its own Stake Originals Blackjack, plus live blackjack from Evolution, Pragmatic Play and Live88, and Evolution’s First Person Blackjack and Lightning Blackjack. Stake’s guide gives Pragmatic Play’s live Blackjack a house edge of 0.70%. The deck count and dealer rules for the Originals game are not published, so check the in-game rules.

Which countries cannot play at Stake?

Stake’s terms bar players located in 44 countries plus Ontario, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa. The rest of Canada and India are not on the list. Using a VPN or false details to get around the restrictions breaches the terms.

Player Feedback

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