1xBet vs Stake

About Stake

Stake.com is a crypto-first sportsbook and casino. It pioneered the "crypto only" model and remains the largest crypto bookmaker. Its product is excellent for crypto users but limited for fiat-only players.

Head-to-head — feature by feature

Competitor bonus and feature cells are a August 2026 snapshot of public ads — confirm live on each operator. 1xBet country-tier headlines (India 400% / Nigeria 300% class) are published partner packages, not a cashier-verified unlock for every account.

How 1xBet and Stake actually differ

Stake built its brand on crypto-native wallets, Originals (Plinko, Mines, Hilo-style) and VIP rakeback culture. That stack is excellent if your entire bankroll already lives in USDT/BTC and you optimise for volume rebates rather than a single large sports match.

1xBet’s counter is not “more crypto than Stake” — it is UPI, M-Pesa, bKash, JazzCash, Pix and dozens of local rails plus a traditional sports welcome you can finish on 3-leg accumulators at 1.40+. Players who only ever fund with PhonePe or Safaricom are not Stake’s core persona.

Market depth on top football and cricket still tends to favour 1xBet’s broader catalogue in our checks; Stake’s edge is product velocity in crypto UX and Originals fairness UI. Choose the constraint you actually have (fiat vs coin), not the Twitter argument about which brand is cooler.

Where 1xBet beats Stake

Odds quality & market depth vs Stake

For the 1xBet vs Stake matchup we care about price tightness after the welcome is cleared. Figures below are historical averages from public aggregator snapshots (not a live feed) on the football/cricket/NBA/tennis set we track for this comparison — use them as direction, not a ticket quote.

These are population averages — individual matches can swing either way. For a single-match price check, use OddsChecker or OddsPortal in real time.

Editorial rating breakdown

Our editorial team scores 1xBet across the five categories that matter most when measured against Stake. Scores are 0-5 and reflect the comparative performance against this specific competitor — not absolute scores. Methodology lives on our methodology page.

History and ownership

Stake.com launched in 2017 (the same year as 22Bet — a coincidence, since the two products are nothing alike) and rapidly became the largest crypto-first sportsbook on the planet. Owned by parent company Sweetspot Capital and operating under a Curaçao licence with regulated-market presence in Brazil and Argentina via local partners, Stake has scaled through massive influencer-marketing spend — including Drake’s well-publicised stream partnership and Kick.com cross-promotion — and high-profile UFC and English Premier League sponsorships.

The Stake product is fundamentally different from 1xBet. Stake is a crypto-native casino-and-sportsbook with a clean, modern UI optimised for English-first players who want fast crypto deposits, transparent provably-fair gaming on house games, and high-volume rakeback. 1xBet is a fiat-and-crypto multi-language sportsbook with deep emerging-market localisation, comprehensive sportsbook depth, and a country-tiered welcome-bonus structure.

The two products are genuinely targeting different audiences. The comparison only makes sense if you’re weighing one against the other; if you don’t bet in crypto, Stake is largely off the table.

Welcome bonus — head-to-head

Stake does not run a traditional welcome bonus. There is no “100% match on first deposit” offer; what Stake offers instead is the Stake VIP rakeback programme, where high-volume players accrue rakeback (a percentage of house edge returned to the player) at increasing rates as the lifetime wagered amount grows. For players who bet $50 a month, this is functionally zero benefit — VIP rakeback only kicks in materially after thousands of dollars wagered. For high-volume players ($50k+ wagered per month) Stake’s rakeback is the strongest in the industry by a meaningful margin.

1xBet runs the opposite model: a front-loaded welcome (typically 130% / $130 on the international frame). Operator geo-sites (Aug 2026) list higher local packages such as India 400% staged / Nigeria 300% / Kenya 200% / Uganda 300% — confirm live, and do not treat “East Africa” as one 200% band (Tanzania is a 130% headline). Plus a secondary VIP cashback programme for retention.

The practical takeaway: a new bettor with a $100 first deposit gets $130 of bonus value on 1xBet (and zero on Stake). A $50,000-per-month volume bettor will eventually accrue more value from Stake’s rakeback than from any 1xBet retention programme. The crossover point is somewhere around $5,000-$10,000 of monthly wagered volume.

Crypto-first vs multi-currency

Stake is crypto-native. The cashier is built around 20+ supported coins (Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, USDC, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Tron, BNB, Solana, Polygon, plus a smaller set) with native wallet integration: deposits clear in roughly the time it takes to confirm on the chosen network (under 30 seconds on TRC-20 USDT, 10-20 minutes on Bitcoin). Withdrawals are similarly fast — typically processed within 30 seconds of submission.

Stake also accepts fiat deposits in USD and EUR through credit-card and bank-transfer rails, but the fiat experience is clearly secondary: rates are sub-optimal for non-major currencies, and the fiat selection is heavily centred on EU/US-resident players. Local Asian, African and LatAm rails are not the strong point.

1xBet runs deep fiat localisation — UPI, M-Pesa, bKash, JazzCash, Easypaisa, OXXO, Pix, MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money — alongside the same crypto stack (40+ coins). For a player in India / Bangladesh / Pakistan / Kenya / Nigeria / Mexico / Brazil who deposits in local currency, 1xBet is the only practical answer; Stake either won’t accept the local rail or will charge punishing FX through the cashier.

Sportsbook depth

Stake’s sportsbook is functional but shallow by international comparison. On a typical Premier League top-six fixture Stake opens 500-700 markets — which is fine for the standard match-winner / handicap / total-goals layer plus the most popular props, but thin on the deep prop layer (corners, cards, throw-ins, specific-player markets at the lower-volume tier). 1xBet on the same match opens 1,200+.

On cricket the gap is wider. Stake covers IPL but with only 200-300 markets per match — well short of 1xBet’s 700+. On esports both books are competent on Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, LoL and Valorant majors but 1xBet has deeper map-by-map prop coverage; Stake leans more on match-winner and total-rounds pricing. On smaller-league football Stake drops to a 30-60 market skeleton on lower-tier domestic leagues; 1xBet maintains a 200-400 market layer down to League Two / Liga Hypermotion / Bundesliga 2 / Serie B.

Where Stake is genuinely competitive is in-play UI quality — the Stake live screen is one of the cleanest in the industry, with very fast cash-out execution and smooth bet-builder mechanics. The 1xBet live screen is denser and packs more markets; whether you prefer the Stake aesthetics or the 1xBet depth is a personal-fit question.

Casino and Stake Originals

Stake’s casino centrepiece is the Stake Originals suite — Plinko, Mines, Limbo, Hilo, Crash, Dice, Roulette, Wheel, plus another 20-odd house-built games. They run on a published provably-fair RNG that lets players verify each round’s seed independently. RTPs are competitive (Plinko 99% on the most volatile setting, Mines variable, Crash 99%) and the games are tightly designed.

The third-party slot library is around 3,000+ titles (Pragmatic, Hacksaw Gaming, Nolimit City, BGaming, Push Gaming, Practical, the standard supplier roster). Live-dealer is well covered with Pragmatic Play Live, Evolution and Ezugi tables. There is no traditional casino welcome bonus on Stake — value is concentrated in the rakeback programme and in periodic challenges / promotions.

1xBet runs a 5,000+ slot library from the same supplier roster, 200+ live-dealer tables, and the in-house 1xGames instant-win suite. The 1xGames games include 1xWin, Wheel of Fortune, Penalty, Heads or Tails — they are not provably-fair-published in the Stake sense, but they have run reliably for years. The casino welcome is up to €1,500 across the first four deposits plus 150 free spins.

For a player who specifically wants provably-fair house games with verifiable seeds: Stake. For everyone else: 1xBet has the wider supplier library, the bigger welcome bonus, and the broader live-dealer table count.

VIP rakeback vs front-loaded bonus economics

The fundamental question between Stake and 1xBet is bonus structure. Stake puts all retention value into a high-volume rakeback ladder; 1xBet puts the headline value into the welcome bonus and runs a lighter retention programme behind it.

Worked example. Player A deposits $100 once and bets $200 of total volume in their first month. On 1xBet they receive $130 of bonus credit (the 130% boost on first deposit) which, after 5× accumulator wagering, converts to roughly $80-$110 of clearable cash value depending on luck on the wagering. On Stake they receive $0 of welcome value and accrue maybe $0.50-$1.50 of rakeback from the $200 of volume.

Player B deposits $5,000 once and bets $50,000 of total volume per month for six months. On 1xBet they receive the same $130 boost on the first deposit plus VIP cashback on retention — total bonus value over six months perhaps $400-$600. On Stake they accrue rakeback at rates of 5-12% of house edge depending on tier — over six months at $50k volume that’s plausibly $1,500-$3,000+ in rakeback value.

For 95% of players, 1xBet is the better economic answer. For the 5% who put through five-figure monthly volume, Stake’s rakeback eventually pulls ahead.

Mobile experience

Stake does not ship a native iOS app or Android .apk in most regions — it relies on a PWA (Progressive Web App) installed via “add to home screen.” The PWA is excellent: fast, reliable, no installation friction, no antivirus false-positives, no app-store availability problems. For most players the PWA is genuinely better than a native app.

1xBet ships native Android .apk and native iOS apps in addition to a PWA. The native apk has the standard sideload experience (one-time enable Unknown Sources permission, 100MB download, install). For players in countries where the App Store / Play Store distribution is restricted, the .apk is the right choice; for everyone else the PWA path works on 1xBet too.

UI-side, the Stake mobile experience is one of the best in the industry — clean, fast, intuitive bet-slip mechanics. The 1xBet mobile experience is denser and surfaces more markets; experienced bettors often prefer this, casual players sometimes find it overwhelming.

Live streaming and content

Stake offers live streaming on a smaller catalogue than 1xBet — typically 15,000-20,000 events per week (most Premier League / Champions League / La Liga / IPL / NBA matches) vs 40,000+ on 1xBet. The headline tier-1 coverage is largely the same (you get the EPL match streams on both); the long tail differs.

Both books gate streaming behind a positive account balance — you don’t need to have placed a bet, just have funds in the account. Stream quality is comparable: 720p typical, 1080p available on flagship matches, low-latency on both with the standard 5-15 second delay vs live broadcast.

Support and localisation

Stake supports English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Polish, Hungarian, Turkish and Vietnamese — about 12 languages all told. Live chat is 24/7 in English with extended-hours coverage in the other languages. Support quality is strong: first-reply averages 1m 30s in our sample, resolution quality is high, and the support team has a reputation for being faster than industry average on KYC and withdrawal questions.

1xBet supports 40+ languages including the deep emerging-market set (Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Swahili, Hausa, Arabic across regional dialects, Vietnamese, Thai, Filipino, Indonesian) that Stake doesn’t cover. Support quality is comparable but the value of multi-language support depends on whether your preferred language is in either list.

Licence and trust signals

Both operators hold a Curaçao licence as the international base. Stake additionally holds local licences in Brazil and Argentina via partner-operated brands; 1xBet has local partner arrangements in several jurisdictions but not the same direct-licence presence in LatAm.

Trustpilot scores: Stake at 4.1/5 across 12,000+ reviews, 1xBet at 3.6/5 across 30,000+ reviews. Stake’s score is higher partly because its audience is concentrated in higher-volume players who get high-quality VIP service; 1xBet’s lower score reflects a much wider mass-market audience including emerging-market casual bettors who tend to leave more critical Trustpilot feedback.

Both operators have credible payout track records. Both publish responsible-gambling tools and run the standard SE / time-limit / deposit-limit framework. For a sports bettor primarily worried about “will I get paid out” both books are credible — and substantially better than the long tail of unbranded Curaçao sportsbooks.

Payment-method overlap — full table

Every fiat and crypto deposit-and-withdrawal method either operator supports. "Yes" means the method is fully supported with reliable processing in our last test cycle; "Limited" means it works in some markets or has known reliability issues; "No" means the method is not supported.

Withdrawal speed compared

Headline times based on our last quarterly withdrawal-speed test, taken across verified accounts in five countries (India, Bangladesh, Kenya, Brazil and Spain). All times are after KYC clearance — first-time withdrawals on new accounts add 1-3 business days for KYC review on either book.

Best for — which player should pick which

The "right" choice between 1xBet and Stake depends on what kind of bettor you are. Here’s the editorial team’s pick by use case:

Verdict — 1xBet vs Stake

Stake is the better choice if you bet exclusively in crypto, want the highest-volume rakeback and don't need local-currency rails. 1xBet wins decisively if you want a real welcome bonus, deeper market book and local fiat methods like UPI, M-Pesa or Pix.

Stake vs 1xBet is not a “who is better sportsbook” abstract — it is fiat rails + finishable sports welcome versus crypto rakeback culture. Pick Stake for pure coin volume; pick 1xBet when UPI/M-Pesa/Pix and a 5× acca clear matter more than Originals. Mixing both only makes sense if crypto volume and local-wallet sports are separate bankrolls.

FAQ — 1xBet vs Stake