Stake Key Facts

Official Website

Stake (MY)

New Customers Only. 18+. T&C Apply.

Licenses

Curaçao Gaming Authority, license OGL/2024/1451/0918, operated by Medium Rare N.V.

Payment Methods

Crypto only: Tether (USDT), Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Solana, XRP and 16 more. Buy crypto with MYR/RM in-wallet via MoonPay or Swapped. No TnG, DuitNow or FPX.

Welcome Bonuses

No dedicated welcome bonuses, except the VIP program. Several promotions can be activated

Mobile App

No native app. PWA for Android and iOS

Unique Features

Stake Only Games, 320+ exclusive games, Same Game Multi, live match streaming, Stake Vault

Overall

4.6 /5

Stake Malaysia Review 2026: Tested, Ranked & Verified

We opened our Stake account on May 30, 2026, and used it almost daily through the end of August. In that time, we placed 4,078 bets, wagered $8,564.42 across the casino and sportsbook, reached Bronze in the VIP Club, and switched our wallet display over to Malaysian Ringgit to see how well the site works for players here. This Stake Malaysia review is based on that account, with our own screenshots as proof along the way.

Our account after three months on Stake: 4,078 bets placed and $8,564.42 wagered, with Bronze unlocked and Silver still 34% away.

What is Stake?

Stake is a crypto-first online casino and sportsbook that has been running since 2017. It was founded by Australian entrepreneurs Eddie Craven and Bijan Tehrani and is part of Medium Rare N.V., the same group behind the Kick streaming platform. If you have ever seen Drake posting seven-figure bet slips, or streamers like Trainwreck and Roshtein playing slots to huge audiences, that was on Stake.

The platform combines a casino with more than 5,000 games and a sportsbook covering over 30 sports and 15 esports. Everything runs on Stake's own proprietary software rather than a generic white-label skin, which you quickly notice. The site is fast, the layout is clean, and small touches like live player counts on every game make it easy to find what people are actually playing.

One thing worth clearing up early, since a lot of people search for the official Stake Malaysia site: there is no separate Malaysian domain. Malaysian players use the main Stake.com platform, and the site adapts to us through settings like MYR wallet display and Malaysian odds format, which we cover below. If you land on anything calling itself "Stake Malaysia" on a different domain, treat it as a clone and stay away. The official site is Stake.com, full stop.

The casino homepage puts Originals, slots, and running promotions on one screen, with a live player count under every game.

Is Stake Legal in Malaysia?

We want to answer this properly rather than dodge it. Malaysia does not license or regulate online casinos at all. There is no Malaysian gambling authority that issues licenses to sites like Stake, so no online casino operating here is "licensed in Malaysia" in any real sense.

Stake operates offshore under a Curaçao license, and Malaysia is not on its list of restricted countries, so the site accepts Malaysian players and even supports MYR as a display currency. That said, Malaysian gambling law, mainly the Betting Act 1953 and the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, was written long before the internet and prohibits unlicensed betting. Playing on offshore sites sits in a legal gray zone, and Muslim players are additionally subject to Syariah law on gambling. What you do with that information is your call as an adult, but you should know the situation before you deposit, not after.

What we can assess directly is whether Stake itself is a legitimate operation, and on that front the answer is yes. Here is what we found.

Stake Licensing & Security

Licensing

Stake.com is operated by Medium Rare N.V., a company incorporated in Curaçao with company number 145353 and a registered address at Seru Loraweg 17 B. The site holds license number OGL/2024/1451/0918 from the Curaçao Gaming Authority under the country's updated National Ordinance on Games of Chance. We checked the certificate ourselves during testing, and the license was granted in 2025 and listed as Active.

Stake's Certificate of Operation, naming Medium Rare N.V., company number 145353, and an Active status on the day we looked.

The site footer also displays a GCB verification seal, a GameCheck testing badge, and Tanzanite certification, with Medium Rare Limited and MRS Tech Limited listed as payment agent companies. A Curaçao license is not the same as a top-tier European one, but the new CGA regime is stricter than the old master license system it replaced, and Stake is one of the largest operators under it.

Security

Stake has been tested the hard way. In 2023, the site suffered a hot wallet breach in which hackers took roughly $41 million in crypto. Stake covered all player funds from its own reserves and had deposits and withdrawals running again within about five hours. We would rather review a site that handled a crisis well than one that has never been tested.

On the account level, you get two-factor authentication and passkey support, plus an extra verification step (2FA code, email code, or OAuth) before any withdrawal is confirmed. The Stake Vault lets you move funds from your main balance to a separate, more secure store, which is a smart habit if you keep a bankroll on the site.

The Stake Originals are provably fair, meaning you can verify each result yourself, and Stake is a member of the Crypto Gambling Foundation. Third-party games are tested by independent bodies like GameCheck.

Scroll to the bottom of any page, and the operator details, payment agents, and the GameCheck, Tanzanite, and GCB seals are all listed openly.

Stake Malaysia Registration: How to Sign Up

Registering took us just a few minutes, and unlike most casinos, Stake asks for part of its KYC verification before your first deposit rather than springing it on you at withdrawal time. That felt annoying for about 30 seconds, but it turned out to be a plus because our first withdrawal later went through without any surprise document requests.

How to register on Stake step-by-step in Malaysia

1. Go to Stake.com. Use the official site directly. There is no app to download, so this works the same on your phone or laptop. Click Register in the top-right corner.

2. Create your account. You can sign up with an email address, username, and password, or link a Google, Facebook, or Kick account for a faster start. There is a field for a promo code at this stage, unfortunatly our Stake promo code MYRMAX dont unlock any exclusive bonuses at this point, but you can still use it while registering to support us. Confirm you are at least 18 and accept the terms.
3. Verify your email. Stake sends a code to your inbox. Enter it, and you are through to the next step.
4. Complete Level 1 KYC. Fill in your full name, home address, and date of birth.
5. Upload your ID before depositing. A photo of the front and back of your ID is needed for Level 2. Our account was approved in well under a minute, and after that we could deposit straight away.

Higher KYC levels (proof of address, source of funds) only come into play if your transaction volume gets large, so most casual players never see them.

Stake Bonuses & Promotions

Stake takes a different approach to promotions than most casinos targeting Malaysian players. Instead of endless reload bonuses, the value is concentrated in the welcome offer, a constant rotation of races, raffles, and challenges, and a VIP program that pays you back a slice of everything you wager.

Stake Welcome Bonuses

New players who register using a promo code can receive a 200% first-deposit bonus up to $1,000. The minimum deposit to qualify is $10, and the code needs to be entered at sign-up or on the offers page within 24 hours of creating your account. As an example, a $100 deposit gets you $200 in bonus funds on top.

Now the fine print, because this is where Malaysian welcome bonuses live or die. The wagering requirement is 40x on the combined deposit and bonus. On a $100 deposit with a $200 bonus, that means $12,000 in wagering before the bonus converts to withdrawable money. That is around the industry standard for an offer this size, but it is steep for a casual player, so treat the bonus as extended playtime rather than free money.

Stake Betting Bonus Up to -

Claim Bonus New Customers Only. 18+. T&C Apply.

Game contributions matter too. Most slots count 100% toward the requirement, sports bets count 75%, and table games like blackjack only count around 25%. If you plan to clear the bonus, slots are the efficient path to take.

Stake Promotions

This is where Stake pulls ahead of most competitors. During our three months on the site, there was always something running, and several promotions are permanent fixtures.

Daily Races. $100,000 in prizes is shared out every 24 hours based on a wagering leaderboard. You are entered automatically just by playing.

Stake's Weekly Raffle. Every $1,000 you wager earns you one ticket in a $75,000 weekly draw, split among 15 winners. The draw happens live on Kick every Saturday at 2 pm GMT, which is 10 pm Malaysian time, so it lands nicely in the evening here. One quirk to know: wagers placed between 10 pm and 11 pm MYT on Saturdays do not earn tickets because that hour is the changeover to the new raffle.

Soccer 90th Minute Payout. Running from August 25, 2026 until June 10, 2027, this one is made for football fans. Place a pre-match single on the 1x2 market in the Premier League, La Liga, or the Champions League, and if your team is leading at the 90th minute but fails to win, Stake pays you out as a winner anyway, up to $100. The minimum stake is $5, and only your first bet per match counts. We have all watched a 94th-minute equalizer kill a winning slip, so this is a useful insurance for EPL nights.

US Open Final Set Tiebreaker Refund. Tennis gets its own protection during the US Open. If your bet is voided by a final-set tiebreaker, Stake refunds it in accordance with the promotion's terms. It ran on the sportsbook homepage throughout our testing in late August, alongside the football offer.

MLB Refund. Baseball bettors get a similar safety net: refunds of up to $100 when a game falls apart in the ninth inning. Between this, the tennis refund, and the 90th Minute Payout, Stake keeps at least three sport-specific insurance offers live at any time, which is more than most books targeting Malaysian players bother with.

Challenges. Community challenges attach cash prizes to hitting big multipliers on specific games. When we checked, there were nearly 2,000 active challenges across 537 games with about $4.785 million in available prizes, and 694 had been won that week. Minimum qualifying bets started from around RM20, with top prizes above RM100,000.

Challenges priced in Ringgit: qualifying bets from RM20.13, prize pools above RM100,000, sorted highest first.

On top of these, look out for Chat Rain (random rewards dropped in the site chat for active KYC Level 2 players) and bonus drop codes shared on Stake's Telegram channel, on X, and by Kick streamers.

Stake VIP Program: Claim Cashback Regularly

The VIP Club is the real long-term value at Stake, and we got to test it firsthand since we crossed into Bronze during our review period. Progress is based on lifetime wagering, with a few multipliers: sports and racing bets count 3x toward your total, exclusive Only on Stake games count 2x, and regular casino games count 1x. That 3x sports multiplier is why we hit Bronze faster than our raw $8,564 wagered figure suggests.

Wagering thresholds and perks for the first four tiers, with Bronze highlighted as the level we reached.

Once we reached Bronze, a Weekly Boost and a Monthly Bonus appeared in our VIP panel as claimable rewards, sized according to recent play. Rakeback also unlocks from Bronze, returning a percentage of the house edge on every bet whether you win or lose. Reload bonuses stay locked until Platinum.

Inside the VIP panel: two rewards ready to claim, rakeback tracking underneath, and Reload greyed out until Platinum.

Leave rewards sitting, and Stake nudges you. This prompt appeared after ours had gone unclaimed for a full day.

Our advice: log in at least once a week after you hit Bronze. Weekly and monthly claims expire if ignored, and over time, they add up to real cashback.

Sportsbook Section

The casino gets the main focus, but the Stake sportsbook is a serious product in its own right. It covers more than 30 sports, from football, tennis, and basketball down to niche picks like ski jumping and water polo, plus a separate racing section with horse and greyhound meetings from around the world. Malaysian esports betting gets proper treatment too, with 15+ games including Dota 2, CS, and League of Legends, all games with big Malaysian followings, and futures markets on major events year-round.

Last session we had in the sports lobby listed: 59 live events, three running promotions including US Open and MLB refunds, and 25,372 bettors on one Barcelona fixture.

Two settings make the sportsbook feel at home for players here. Your wallet can display in MYR, and the odds settings include a dedicated Malaysian odds format, as well as decimal, fractional, American, Indonesian, and Hong Kong formats. Not many international books bother with Malay odds, so this stood out to us straight away.

Six odds formats live in settings, and Malaysian sits right there under Hong Kong.

Football betting is their main focus, alongside the casino section, offering 100+ markets for big matches. To check the pricing, we pulled up Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano: 1.13 on Barcelona, 9.60 on the draw, 19.00 on Rayo. That works out to a margin of about 4.2% on the 1x2, which is on the sharper side for a crypto sportsbook and competitive with mainstream international books.

Live Betting

In-play betting is fast and well laid out. We never saw fewer than 20 live events available, and odds refreshed instantly rather than being suspended for long stretches. Live match pages come with real-time stats and a scoreboard view, and on many events you can flip straight to a Live Stream tab and watch the game while you bet. We used the streams for tennis and football during our testing, and having the match and the markets on one screen is a habit that is hard to give up.

One tap swaps the scoreboard for a live stream, keeping the match and the 1UP and 2UP markets on the same screen.

Stake also runs 1UP and 2UP early payout markets, where your team getting one or two goals ahead locks in your win regardless of the final score. Combined with the 90th Minute Payout promotion, football bettors get more protection here than at most books.

Cash Out Feature

Cash out is available on eligible pre-match and live bets, singles and multis alike. The offered amount updates with the live odds, so you can lock in profit early or cut a loss when a match turns. Availability depends on the market, and note that cashed-out bets are excluded from promotions like the 90th Minute Payout, so pick one or the other on a given slip.

BetBuilder

Stake calls its bet builder Same Game Multi, and it became our most-used sportsbook feature. You combine multiple selections from a single match into one bet at boosted combined odds. On that Barcelona vs Rayo fixture, we stacked the draw, Rayo in the 1UP market, and Dani Olmo as anytime goalscorer, and the slip came out at total odds of 60.43.

Three legs from a single fixture, priced together at 60.43 before we added the bet.

Building one is simple: open a match, switch to the Same Game Multi tab, and tap selections across markets like goals, cards, corners, and scorers. The slip recalculates the total odds live, and incompatible legs are grayed out so you cannot build an invalid combo.

Casino Section

With over 5,000 games from more than 100 studios, the Stake casino is one of the biggest libraries we have reviewed. The lobby shows a live count of how many people are in each game, which has become our favorite way to find new games and slots. When you see 2,000+ people in Mines or 700 in a new Pragmatic slot, that tells you something no promo banner can.

The exclusives deserve a mention. The Only on Stake section holds 320+ slots you will not find elsewhere, built with partner studios, and these games earn 2x VIP progress on every bet. There is also an Enhanced RTP category with over 20 slots running at 98% RTP, a meaningful edge over the standard 96% versions of the same games.

Every slot and casino game on this shelf carries a 2x VIP badge, so each spin counts double toward your next tier.

The Stake Originals (Dice, Mines, Plinko, Crash, Limbo, Keno, Hilo, and more) are the in-house, provably fair games the site was built on. Plinko carries a top multiplier of 10,000x, and Mines forces the kind of push-your-luck decisions that kept pulling us back. For crash game fans, the Burst Games section collects Aviator, JetX, Chicken Road 2, Mine Drop 2 and dozens more in one place.

Aviator, JetX and Chicken Road 2 share a single shelf, which saves hunting through the main slots catalog.

Live Casino Games

The live casino runs deep, led by Evolution and Pragmatic Play. On a random evening during our testing, the top Evolution blackjack lobby alone had over 1,000 players seated, with hundreds more across roulette and baccarat tables at stakes for every bankroll.

What matters for Malaysian players is the Asian table selection, and Stake delivers: Super Andar Bahar, Mega Sic Bo, Dragon Tiger, and Bac Bo all have dedicated live tables, alongside the western staples. Game show fans get 32 Evolution games and 18 from Pragmatic, including Crazy Time (300+ players whenever we looked), Lightning Roulette, Monopoly Live, and Sweet Bonanza Candyland.

1,079 players were seated at the top Evolution blackjack table when we captured this, with Dragon Tiger and Super Andar Bahar a scroll below.

Opening the publisher filter breaks the game shows down by studio: 32 from Evolution, 18 from Pragmatic Play.

Slots

Slots make up the bulk of the library, with Pragmatic Play, Hacksaw Gaming, Nolimit City, and Play'n GO carrying the biggest catalogs. All the slots Malaysian players actually search for are here: Gates of Olympus 1000 regularly showed 600+ concurrent players during our sessions, with Sweet Bonanza 1000, Wanted Dead or a Wild, and The Dog House Megaways close behind.

New releases land constantly, and between the live player counts, the Trending section, and a personalized Games For You row, finding your next slot never requires scrolling through thousands of slots blind. Bonus Buy versions are available in their own category for players who prefer to skip straight to the feature.

Gates of Olympus 1000 held 678 players mid-session, the busiest slot on our screen that evening.

Browsing the exclusive shelf with our balance in Ringgit. Odin's Vault, Waylanders Forge, and Candy Dash 2 were drawing the biggest crowds.

Malaysian Deposit & Withdrawal Methods on Stake

Stake is built around crypto betting, and for Malaysian players, that is the practical payment option to use quickly in and out. There is no direct MYR bank transfer, but the site addresses this in two ways: you can buy crypto with Ringgit right in the wallet via MoonPay or Swapped, and you can set your entire balance to display in MYR, so you always know what your bets are worth in real money.

Switch on fiat display, select MYR from the list, and every balance and bet is shown in Ringgit from then on.

Malaysian Deposit Options

Stake supports more than 22 cryptocurrencies, with deposits as low as $0.01 and no upper limit. Deposits are credited near-instantly, and if you do not hold any crypto yet, the built-in Buy Crypto tab takes MYR directly. We tested it with a RM 500 Bitcoin purchase, and the flow was as simple as any local e-commerce checkout.

You can buy cryptocurrency directly on Stake in Malaysia.

We picked up RM 500 worth of Bitcoin without leaving the wallet, with no problems, using MoonPay, and you can also use Swapped to handle the purchases.

Here is the full list of supported tokens with their withdrawal limits and fees:

Maximum bets vary by token. On USDT, the limit shown to us was 25,000,000 per bet with a maximum profit of 2,500,000 per single bet, which no Malaysian player is likely to test any time soon.

How to Deposit Step-by-Step

1. Log in and open the Wallet at the top of the screen.
2. Select Deposit and choose your cryptocurrency, for example BTC.
3. Copy the deposit address shown, scan the QR code, or tap Use Your Wallet to connect MetaMask or one of 15+ other supported wallets directly.
4. Send the funds from your exchange or wallet. Our Bitcoin deposit was credited after a single network confirmation.
5. No crypto yet? Open the Buy Crypto tab instead, pick your coin, enter the amount in MYR, and complete the purchase through MoonPay or Swapped.

Three ways in one screen: copy the address, scan the QR, or link an external wallet. One confirmation and the funds land.

Malaysian Withdrawal Options

Withdrawals mirror deposits: pick your crypto, and the funds move to your own wallet, usually within minutes. Each coin has a small network fee and a minimum amount, both of which are listed in the table above. Unusually, Stake places no cap on how much you can withdraw in one go or over time, whereas most casinos limit big winners to slow monthly installments.

Every payout requires an extra verification step, either a 2FA code, an email code, or OAuth confirmation. It adds ten seconds and a lot of peace of mind. From your crypto wallet, you can then sell to MYR on whichever exchange you bought from.

How to Withdraw Step-by-Step

1. Open the Wallet and select Withdraw.
2. Choose the cryptocurrency you want to cash out in.
3. Paste your personal wallet address. Double-check it, since crypto transactions cannot be reversed.
4. Enter the amount, keeping the minimum for that coin in mind.
5. Confirm with your 2FA or email code. Our withdrawals landed within a few minutes.

Mobile App & Special Features

If you came here searching for a Stake download or a Stake APK, save yourself the hunt: there is no official Stake app on Google Play or the App Store. Any "Stake" app you find there is unaffiliated and should not be trusted with your money.

What Stake offers instead of a dedicated mobile betting app is a progressive web app (PWA). Follow the short guide on the site, and an icon will appear on your home screen that opens Stake in full screen and enables push notifications for promotions and results. In practice, it behaves like an app, and the mobile site itself ran smoothly for us across three months of phone-heavy use, including live streams and Same Game Multis. We still rate the mobile setup lower than a true native app, but the day-to-day experience is better than the "no app" label suggests.

Beyond the PWA, a few features make Stake feel different from every other casino we have tested. The Vault gives your bankroll a protected second wallet. The Statistics panel shows your complete record (ours read 4,078 bets, 393 wins, 3,626 losses, and every ringgit wagered), which is a level of transparency about your own play that most casinos would rather you never see. There is a global chat with random Chat Rain rewards, a full community forum, and a blog with betting guides and event previews.

Customer Support

Support runs 24/7 through live chat and email, with real humans on the chat rather than an AI deflection bot. Replies took about 20 minutes when we used it, which isn't the fastest on the market, but the agent resolved our question in one exchange without scripted back-and-forth. Emailing [email protected] is the better channel for anything complicated, with responses within a day.

The help center is the quiet star: roughly 140 properly written articles covering payments, KYC, bonuses, and games. We found answers there twice before ever needing the chat. Support is offered in five languages, including English, which comfortably covers Malaysian players.

For an outside sanity check on our own experience, Stake holds a 3.9/5 on Trustpilot from more than 16,400 reviews, a strong score for a gambling operator. Praise centers on fast payouts and the interface, while recurring complaints include slow chat responses and issues with withdrawals, which aligns with our "good but not instant" impression.

Pros & Cons

Summary & Verdict

After three months, 4,078 bets, and one VIP tier climbed, our verdict is that Stake earns its reputation. It is the most complete crypto gambling site available to Malaysian players right now: a massive casino, a sharp sportsbook with Malay odds and live streams, banking that processes withdrawals in minutes, and a rewards system that rewards consistent players rather than just new ones.

It is not for everyone. If you want to deposit straight from a Malaysian bank account and never touch crypto, Stake will frustrate you, and the lack of local licensing means you are relying on an offshore regulator if a dispute ever arises. The welcome bonus also demands serious wagering before it converts.

For players comfortable with crypto, though, the package is hard to beat. We rate Stake 4.5/5, and we say that as players who are keeping the account open and active now that the review is done. Overall, this is one of the most solid sportsbooks and casinos we played on over time, with rewarding cashbacks.

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