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Stake guide in English · Legality and safety
Stake: Legality and Safety
Information about Stake for English-speaking players, put together by an independent affiliate website. This is not Stake.
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Short answer
These are different questions
Whether Stake is willing to serve someone in a given place, and what the law in that place says about it, are different questions with different sources. The first is answered by Stake's terms of service. The second is answered by the law and the courts of the country where you live, and only they can answer it.
Stake's terms can address only the first question, and Stake says so itself: it is not able to verify the legality of its service in each jurisdiction, and it is the user's responsibility to make sure that use is lawful. The wording is in the card below.
In Stake's own words
Terms §4.5(b): the law where you live
Residing in jurisdictions from where it is illegal or gambling is not permitted. Stake is not able to verify the legality of the Service in each jurisdiction and it is the User's responsibility to ensure that their use of the Service is lawful;
Source stake.comQuoted verbatim from Stake's English page
The restricted territories in Stake's terms
Stake's terms of service contain a clause that lists territories whose residents are not permitted to use the service. The full clause is in the card below, exactly as Stake words it. It also says the restriction applies to anyone located in such a territory, whatever their nationality.
That list is Stake's, and Stake changes it. This page refers to the terms as they stood when this site last read them; the current terms on Stake's own website are what counts. A place missing from the list only means Stake has not named it. It says nothing about what the law there allows, and this page draws no conclusion from the list in either direction.
In Stake's own words
Terms §14.3: the restricted territories (full list)
14.3 Persons located in or reside in Afghanistan, Alberta, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, North Korea, Ontario, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Zimbabwe (the "Prohibited Jurisdictions") are not permitted make use of the Service. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing restrictions on engaging in real-money play from Prohibited Jurisdictions applies equally to residents and citizens of other nations while located in a Prohibited Jurisdiction. Any attempt to circumvent the restrictions on play by any persons located in a Prohibited Jurisdiction or Restricted Jurisdiction, is a breach of this Agreement. An attempt at circumvention includes, but is not limited to, manipulating the information used by Stake to identify your location and providing Stake with false or misleading information regarding your location or place of residence.
Source stake.comQuoted verbatim from Stake's English page
The terms say plainly: do not mask your location
Another clause deals with location directly. It treats an attempt to manipulate your real location through a VPN, a proxy or similar services, or through incorrect or misleading information about where you live, with the intent to get around geo-blocking or jurisdiction restrictions, as a breach of the terms of service. The restricted-territories clause adds that manipulating the information Stake uses to identify your location counts as circumvention.
This site describes no way around a regional restriction and does not answer questions of that kind.
In Stake's own words
Terms §14.4: do not mask your location
The attempt to manipulate your real location through the use of VPN, proxy, or similar services or through the provision of incorrect or misleading information about your place of residence, with the intent to circumvent geo-blocking or jurisdiction restrictions, constitutes a breach of Clause 5 of this Terms of Service.
Source stake.comQuoted verbatim from Stake's English page
Who cannot register, and what the player warrants
The terms list the people Stake does not accept for registration: those below the minimum age set in the terms, those living where gambling is prohibited or not permitted, and those who give misleading information or try to pass as someone else. The clause on the law where you live says again that Stake cannot verify legality everywhere and that responsibility rests with the user.
A later section of the terms, headed as the player's own warranties, has more sentences about location. The player warrants that they access the website from a place where doing so is permitted, and that they will not use the service while located in a place that prohibits online betting or casino play. In other words, these terms hand the question of what the local law says entirely to the player to judge and to bear.
In Stake's own words
Terms §4.5(a): age
Under 18 years old or under the legal age of majority or gambling in their jurisdiction, whichever is greater. It is the User's sole responsibility to ensure that their registration of the Service is lawful in their jurisdiction;
Source stake.comQuoted verbatim from Stake's English page
Terms §4.5(b): the law where you live
Residing in jurisdictions from where it is illegal or gambling is not permitted. Stake is not able to verify the legality of the Service in each jurisdiction and it is the User's responsibility to ensure that their use of the Service is lawful;
Source stake.comQuoted verbatim from Stake's English page
Terms §4.5(c): misleading information
c) Provide misleading information or try to pass by third parties.
Source stake.comQuoted verbatim from Stake's English page
Terms §5.1(e)(f): the player's own warranties
e) You are accessing stake.com from a jurisdiction in which it is legal to do so; … f) You will not use our services while located in any jurisdiction that prohibits the placing and/or accepting of bets online and/or playing casino and/or live games;
Source stake.comQuoted verbatim from Stake's English page
Translations are only a guide; the English version prevails
Stake's terms say that the English version is the only legal basis of the relationship between you and Stake, and that where a translation differs, the English version prevails. Every card on this site shows Stake's English wording, because that is the version that counts. Anything this site writes in its own words is only a summary.
In Stake's own words
Terms §3.6: the English version prevails
The English version is the only legal basis of the relationship between you and us and in the case of any discrepancy with respect to a translation of any kind, the English version of these Terms and Conditions shall prevail.
Source stake.comQuoted verbatim from Stake's English page
About safety: what this page can actually check
This site cannot say whether Stake is safe. What can be checked is limited. First, who operates the website: the terms name the company that owns and operates it, and the company name and address are in the card as Stake wrote them. Second, what the regulator's register shows: this site copies the row for that licence number, with the register's own edition date, and the row is in the card.
These documents say who runs the website and how the register records it. They do not say whether money kept there is secure. This site has not opened an account and does not vouch for the security of funds on any platform.
In Stake's own words
Who operates Stake
Stake.com is owned and operated by Medium Rare, N.V. … a company with head office at Seru Loraweg 17, B, Curaçao.
Source stake.comQuoted verbatim from Stake's English page
Licence (Stake's own statement)
The website stake.com is operated by Medium Rare N.V. which is licensed by the Curaçao Gaming Authority under license number OGL/2024/1451/0918.
Source stake.comQuoted verbatim from Stake's English page
The row in the regulator's register
Curaçao Gaming Authority online gaming licence register (12 October 2026 edition), row 194: OGL/2024/1451/0918, Medium Rare N.V., B2C, company number 145353, issued 9 December 2025, expiry 9 June 2026, status "Assessment in progress". The register itself notes that it does not guarantee a licence's current validity; this site copies the row and draws no conclusion.
Stake's wording194 OGL/2024/1451/0918 Medium Rare N.V. B2C 145353 9-Dec-25 9-Jun-26 Assessment in progressSource gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.comSummary by this site; Stake's English wording above prevails
Other risks to know about
Stake's own deposit tips note that blockchain transactions are usually irreversible. Stake's help centre says that a coin sent over the wrong network, or to a wrong address, may not be recoverable; the details are on the deposit page. The terms also reserve Stake's right to ask for identity documents at any time and to restrict the service, payments or withdrawals until identity is determined. The wording is in the card below.
Gambling is not a way to make money. If you notice yourself chasing losses, borrowing to bet, or waiting for a withdrawal as if it were the only thing that mattered, stop first and read the next section.
In Stake's own words
Terms §4.8: identity checks
Stake reserves the right, at any time, to ask for any KYC documentation it deems necessary to determine the identity and location of a Player. Stake reserves the right to restrict the Service, payment or withdrawal until identity is sufficiently determined, or for any other reason in Stake’s sole discretion.
Source stake.comQuoted verbatim from Stake's English page
If gambling already feels out of control
Stake describes tools of its own, shown below: a loss limit, and self-exclusion with a minimum period. Beyond those, contact a gambling support service in the country where you live; a doctor or a trusted person is another place to start.
This site lists no helpline. English-speaking readers live in many countries, and none has been verified here as serving every one of them, so naming a service that may not reach you would be worse than naming none. These services are separate from Stake and from this site.
In Stake's own words
Loss limits
Loss limits enable users to set boundaries on the amount of money they can potentially lose within a specified time frame. … However, any increase in the loss limit is subject to a 24-hour cooling-off period.
Source help.stake.comQuoted verbatim from Stake's English page
Self-exclusion
The indefinite exclusion has a minimum period of 6 months from the application date.
Source help.stake.comQuoted verbatim from Stake's English page