I'm shocked today after I noticed that there is an email from Stake about VIP ladder bonus, it is quite shocking because most people think that VIP ladder bonus is given to players with good/decent wager activity or progressing on the VIP level significantly while I did not wager much for almost a year.
After I clicked the link, I saw that the bonus is $350+ and I decided to request my overall statistic to prove that I'm not wagering much.

I wagered $16k only this month and pretty sure this amount is an average amount of my wager activity since last year when I decided to reduce my gambling activity.
This VIP ladder bonus that I've just received break my understanding, because as what I said above that this VIP bonus is normally given to those who make significant progress in the VIP program while in fact I did not do significant progress. 
Anyone here also received VIP ladder bonus while you are not making decent wager like me?

I'm now at Plat V 27% on the way to Plat VI, long way to go and with my current limit, I doubt that I will be able to level up in the next 2years LOL.
Yes, I enjoy the free money, played for a while by buying bonus on some slot games and managed to turn my balance to $550 then I withdraw $500 and lost the remaining balance after withdraw
Frankly, I'm still surprised how can I received this VIP ladder bonus while I did not gamble much.
However I have to say thanks to Stake for this bonus after I felt so disappointed with the weekly/monthly bonus LMAO.

Checked my email after seeing your post since I also wagered $10k this month $11k to be exact lol, I didn’t receive any email like that from Stake even before. I actually didn’t even know about the VIP ladder bonus since I’ve never gotten one. Is that the 1st time you got that kind of bonus?

Right now, I’m just hoping for the post monthly bonus and hopefully we’ll get it today.

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@drosh Regarding the Stake freeroll, yeah there’s no wagering requirement, but as far as I know you do need to complete KYC in order to be eligible to join that freeroll.

Rare to see, mostly these ladder are came out with around 100$.

Not sure for other, but for me around thats number and required a lot waggering to trigered those bonus. Good things is just came out with 16,000$ waggering, don't spend them all-in once.

Maybe withdraw some hahaha.

Honestly I also think $350 is quite high but if you think $100 then I think it's too low for Platinum V I mean $100 is more appropriate for Platinum II because I am Platinum 1 I only claim $50 If I'm not mistaken @Ahoy once claimed it was around $400 and I think he was Platinum VI, have you ever claimed this bonus before? I'm curious about the bonuses for other Platinums or even Diamonds level. I'm also curious if this bonus will impact on @panjul07 weekly bonus, I hope he posts something next Saturday because I observed how the bonus system works.

Edit: Ah @Ahoy clarified that the bonus is only $356 for Platinum VI

LOL, it's a scam man. Hope u never fell for this. These offers/messages are not from stake, yet they are displayed under messages in their official telegram channel, basically bought advertisement by some tricky scammers. Because of things like this stake is already considering moving on from telegram some time soon.

A too good to be true bonus terms in public post usually is a scam. No casino even the biggest one like Stake will offer a 350% deposit bonus without any wagering requirements.

It’s a guaranteed profit considering it’s a deposit bonus that can be withdrawn immediately after x1 wagering on the deposit amount.

A bonus like always incorporates with wagering requirements. They just lower it sometimes.

Lucky accident This is the 2nd time I received VIP ladder bonus, the first one was when I have just levelled up to Plat V.
At that time I wagered more than what I used to do because I chase the level up within 2 weeks IIRC, it was like $250k wager in 2 weeks because I started to chase it when I was 90% on Platinum IV.
The current one is quite surprising because it comes when I reduced my gambling activity for more than a year.

Today I saw in a local group some users posted that their accounts were getting deposit offers starting from $60 upto $200 yeah it depends on VIP level
Well, there is something different in this period for example the duration is only for 2 days previously for 3 days. There is also my friend who said that his account has been active in the last few months and have received a deposit offer well, the assumption that only inactive accounts get it is refuted that means the criteria have changed. Try checking your email guys who knows, maybe you are one of them

I am getting the deposit bonus email for past couple of months. My arrangement is deposit $200 in a given month and place at least $400 worth of bets (casino/sports). Last month I got over excited and completed this within the first day, thinking that I must be getting at least $50 but I got only $15 after 30 days.
This time also I got the same email but I know that it is nothing to be excited about so I will just play as normal and claim extra $15.
I am also 86% to platinum so I guess after few weeks it will be perfect to reach plat 1.