Are you serious? The other two users clearly seem to be from India, which I am most certainly not. Please stop posting baseless nonsense that adds absolutely no value to this discussion. It’s obvious that you’re somehow personally offended by these posts—so why even bother responding if you have nothing meaningful to contribute?

If you need proof to back up my statements, I can gladly provide it. But honestly, it’s ridiculous that you’d make assumptions without even bothering to read the full post, only to jump to conclusions based on a sentence or two. This behavior makes it impossible to take your comments seriously.

Grow up, act like an adult, and stop making false claims. Stick to facts instead of wasting time with baseless accusations. Provide REAL answers or questions regarding this situation instead of filling the thread with utter bullshit

Ok, maybe you are not HIM, still YOU have the same pattern as this guy. Come here, spam your stuff instead of admitting to your own shortcomings.
By the way, back to back posting is against forum rules. Not only did you spam, you spammed twice. Just stay in your thread and follow the rules here.

Also, did you agree to the TOS while registering at stake? Yes you did. Did you know well enough that stake added banned regions? 100% you did. Did you continue playing? For sure you did. And now you want your money back because some places like bet365 got sued and payed a couple of hundred euros. Not gonna happen. Use the welfare money you get from the government to get another education or whatever.

Once they verified your ID stake closed your account, they did everything right. Like I said before, you can enter whatever address at level one, this gets only checked later at level 2 and 3. You tried and you failed. That sums up your whole situation. Level 1 is NOT KYC, you don't provide any ID or anything. At Fiat sites you ALWAYS enter address, date of birth and everything when you register. You see that as KYC as well?
Lastly you say you have no money, live from the welfare help, yet you play at stake, duelbits and roobet frequently.

By the way, If I use a Swiss IP to play on stake it won't let me, just saying. I bet you used VPN to circumvent this -> you knew exactly what you were doing!

 

The TOS Argument:
Yes, I agreed to the TOS when I registered, but that doesn’t place Stake above the law. Terms of Service cannot override national regulations. Stake allowed me to register, deposit, and gamble as a Swiss player, only closing my account after verifying my ID. This is a clear compliance failure.

While the casino may argue that its TOS is binding, no legal contract could be formed in this case because Swiss law prohibits such agreements with unlicensed gambling operators. As a result, the casino has no legal right to keep my deposits or winnings—just as I wouldn’t have had the right to cash out any winnings had I been in net profit.

What’s even more concerning is how Stake handles KYC. If they were truly following their TOS, why didn’t they request KYC verification while I was actively losing? Instead, they waited until I submitted my ID, only to block my account when it became evident I was non-compliant under Swiss regulations. Meanwhile, other players have reported their accounts were blocked for KYC as soon as their net profit exceeded $10,000. This selective enforcement strongly suggests that Stake turns a blind eye to losing players while strictly monitoring profitable ones. There are countless examples online of players being blocked only after accumulating substantial balances, raising serious questions about their practices.

VPN Usage:
You’re right—I did use a VPN. But this is highly relevant because Stake explicitly assured the ESBK during a prior lawsuit that Swiss players couldn’t register or access their platform, even with a VPN, claiming to have taken measures to block such access. Clearly, that claim was false, as I was able to register, deposit, and play without any issues while using a VPN.

This isn’t just a technical oversight—it’s a blatant failure to comply with Swiss regulations and the commitments they made to the ESBK. In other jurisdictions, your argument might hold weight, but in Switzerland—where gambling laws are strict and Stake is explicitly banned—this represents a serious violation.

KYC Compliance:
The notion that Stake’s KYC Level 1 is meaningless is laughable. Are you suggesting anyone can create an account with a fake name and address, deposit funds, and play without any intervention? How can you possibly argue that’s legitimate? Hypothetically, I could register as "Dora the Explorer from Mars," gamble, win $100k, and only then be asked for ID or proof of residence. What happens if I can’t prove I live on Mars? The casino keeps the money.

What if I admit that I purposefully entered false information to protect my privacy or to hide my identity because I’m self-excluded, banned, or have another reason to use fake information? Do you think the casino would simply say, “Oh, that’s okay, no problem”? Of course not. For these reasons, KYC Level 1 is especially important. According to your logic, any player could just create a new account with false details and continue gambling, which would clearly violate the rules set by their licensing body. The casino could simply block the account and keep the funds, citing their TOS or the player’s intentional misuse of fake information to bypass restrictions.

This is why KYC at all levels is vital—not just for the casino but also for the player. I didn’t lie during my registration, and now that Stake has systems in place (where you apparently can’t even deposit anymore without KYC Level 2), your argument holds even less ground. Your point actually supports my case: it demonstrates how flawed and inconsistent Stake’s compliance measures were at the time.

If you truly believe someone can register with a completely fictional name and address, deposit, and play, please provide proof. I’m sure many players would find such evidence highly interesting. After all, crypto’s reputation as a money-laundering hotspot would only be amplified if casinos made it as easy as you claim.

If you have constructive input, I welcome it. However, personal insults (my financial situation) and baseless accusations(like the alt accounts) don’t contribute to a meaningful discussion. Let’s keep this civil and focus on the actual issues at hand.

Yeah, I wonder why Stake suddenly does this? hmmmm...

In another aspect it is something very good as their will be much less claims or accusations in terms of scams because of this.

Wonder how much money got laundered in those seven years tho, wouldn't interest just me but probably every other government

Well I will comment only the assertion of the KYC at the registration process in stake.com. I believed from your points of arguments both of you are not new gamblers and new to stake.com. and you know how the registration was and how stake.com asked participants of the casino to did KYC to level up from level 1 to level 2 and those who did it were given some sum of dollars and that happened last year and a deadline was given to those who had not did their KYC. So if you were actively participating you would have experienced it as well. And the registration of stake.com was always with KYC and the only thing was there was no ID Card and other documents addition but mobile phone number and email address, and addresses were there so KYC is not a new thing in stake. This has been discussed in this thread many times.

Just take a look at this. I was messing around Stake, playing Pump for some minutes until I decided to move onto crash, I stayed as expectator and nothing remarkable happened, until our of no where the multiplier started to get up and up, finally crashing at x50 !
I had not even wagered anything in that round, and even If I had, I would probably cashed out at 1.50 or 2 because of the fear of losing the money easily.
Once more, this is just a other piece of evidence this game is not for the faint of heart and one of the most unpredictable ones one could partake in, definitely not for newbies but rather for those who have had previous experiences with several casino games, in which one is in control of one's exposure to risk.



It is not the highest Crash multiplier I have ever witnessed, but certainly is a highlight for many during their crash sessions!

Apparently you can't read either because I already wrote the level 1 is NOT KYC. It's the same procedure as on many other sites when you register, you enter your name, bday and so on. Where is that KYC? You didn't send any ID yet. THAT is KYC.

"Know your customer" only comes into play when they actually VERIFY the data you entered. And this verifications can ONLY be done after requesting an ID or other documents. How else would KYC work huh?

You have NEVER been verified and once you have been ( AFTER you sent your ID ) they took action. Stake did everything right and you played with a VPN to bypass the restriction on your account, as I have stated before. Trying to play with a Swiss IP, not gonna work. So why would you use a VPN if you "thought" it would be ok to play from Switzerland?? What a pretender! You knew what you are doing and now you are crying, what a weak move.

This is BS excuse blaming the casino for not blocking you since it’s your own responsibility to check whether your country is allowed to play or not on a casino. Stake has a lot users which means checking all the account 1 by 1 thoroughly during level 1 verification is very hard.

They can only verify everything if you already provide documents that will confirm all the details that you use on your KYC lvl 1.

It’s dumb attitude for gambler to never read ToS before you register as you agree that you read it the moment you register on the Stake.

This is or was expected, most especially as it involved gamblers, sorry to say this but many gamblers have gambled to the extent that sometimes, it seems like they have also gambled away their brains and sense of proper reasoning, they want the casinos to do everything their way and how it pleases them even when the casino really have no say or option in some of this things, like the kyc for example, as a fully registered and highly regulated casino, the management have no say in matters that concerns kyc, as a matter of fact, they must make sure that all users are kyced if they really want to keep their license and run the business safely without attracting unnecessary fines from the regulators.

This are things some gamblers really don't consider or even think about, they want the casino to do away with KYC as if it was the casino's choice to implement kyc in the first place.