Stake.us review — scored, not Ontario-legal

This Stake.us file is a US sweepstakes / social casino desk, not a gambling licence and not an iGaming Ontario or other Canadian provincial licence. It scores 73/100 on the TrustFacts Trust Gauge.

Desk file 2026-09-13. Scoring URL https://stake.us/. Legal operator Sweepsteaks Limited (Cyprus HE436222). Sweepstakes / social casino — Gold Coins and Stake Cash. No US state iGaming number. Sweepstakes intake earns licensing 15. Not DGE/PGCB iGaming. Do not mix Stake.com (Medium Rare N.V.). US desk only — us-sweeps index, not NJ/PA/MI registers.

Gauge 73. Earned: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,13,15,21,22,23,24,25,27,29. Zero: 11,12,14,16,17,18,19,20,26,28,30.

First-party quotes sit on the signal breakdown and point at stake.us terms v18.0 (10/07/2026), responsible-play, casino home / live-dealer guide, poker help, and help.stake.us (fetched_at 2026-09-13). Confirm live excluded-state list. 21+.

Stake.us scores 73 out of 100 on the TrustFacts Trust Gauge (Acceptable), which clears the 60 rail. Rank is never sold. Read the full file, confirm the licence on the regulator register, then decide. Some visit links may be affiliate.

Stake.us is a sweepstakes / Gold Coins desk on this census, not a gambling licence and not a US state iGaming product. 21+. Confirm the live terms. A high Gauge is not a licence. Do not VPN.

US social casino / sweepstakes from Sweepsteaks Limited. Gold Coins and Stake Cash. Not state-licensed iGaming. Official Gauge 73 (sweepstakes desk). Sister of Stake.com.

Who it is for

US players on https://stake.us/ under Sweepsteaks Limited (Cyprus HE436222) in states the live terms still allow, 21+. Gold Coins and Stake Cash only.

The scoring URL on this census is https://stake.us/.

Who should skip it

Anyone treating this as Stake.com (Medium Rare N.V., Curaçao). Anyone in a licensed US iGaming state using this as a substitute for the state register. Excluded states include NJ, PA, NY, CA, MI and the rest of the live terms list. Not Ontario. Not Alberta. Not PlayNow. Not ROC Stake.com.

Do not use a VPN to join a market this file does not cover. Do not mix sister Gauges. A high Gauge is not a licence.

Verdict

Trust Gauge 73 from 19 earned signals. Pillars: licensing 15, payments 2, player safety 15, fairness 9, transparency 15, responsible gambling 7, complaints 10. Scoring URL https://stake.us/. Sweepstakes is not a DGE/PGCB iGaming licence and is not iGO or AGLC. Do not mix Stake.com.

Payout evidence

Stake.us payout evidence on this census: Stake Cash redemptions, not casino withdrawals. Same-currency rule for FIAT vs crypto.

KYC on file: Government ID and proof of address on registration, on the terms file..

Named rails: Fiat, Crypto.

Cashier last tested 2026-09-13.

Licence on file

Sweepstakes / social casino desk — no US state iGaming number posted. Intake rule for sweepstakes earns signals 1+2+3 = 15. Sweepsteaks Limited, Cyprus HE436222. Not DGE. Not PGCB. Not MGCB. Not iGO. Not AGLC. Licence strength high. Do not mix the Stake.com Curaçao file.

Legal operator on file: Sweepsteaks Limited. Licence-strength badge: high — high whenever signal 1 is earned, regardless of issuing jurisdiction.

Markets on this file: us-sweeps. Established: On file 2026-09-13. Last tested 2026-09-13.

Complaint themes

No complaint theme is logged on this file.

Desk flags: No US state iGaming number on this census. Sweepstakes is not DGE/PGCB.; Sports / lottery product nav not earned (signals 11–12 = 0); Interac not earned (signal 14 = 0); Min deposit $ not posted (signals 16 and 17 = 0); Payout time in hours or business days not posted (signal 18 = 0); Min / max withdrawal $ not posted as a general cashier figure (signals 19 and 20 = 0); Player-set deposit / loss / time limits not described (signal 26 = 0); Helpline digits not in the footer (signal 28 = 0); Confirm the live excluded-state list. Do not VPN. Do not mix Stake.com..

ADR: none on file. RG tools: Break in play · Self-exclusion · 21+.

Census

Earned signals (19): 1 1 licence; 2 2 licences; 3 3+ licences; 4 Operator legal name on T&Cs or app listing; 5 KYC steps described; 6 Age confirmation anywhere on the operator site; 7 Who-can-play / geo sentence; 8 Public T&Cs with a last-updated date; 9 Slots; 10 Live dealer; 13 Poker; 15 Two or more other methods named; 21 Same-method / original-payment rule mentioned; 22 Operator writes “24/7” or “24 hours a day”; 23 Live chat named; 24 Phone or email named; 25 Dedicated RG / GameSense / PlayWise / Patron Protection page; 27 Self-exclude or take-a-break described; 29 Native iOS and/or Android app named / mobile browser play stated.

Zero on this census: 11 Sports; 12 Lottery; 14 Interac / Interac e-Transfer named; 16 Min deposit posted as a dollar amount; 17 Min-deposit $ posted; 18 A time claim in hours or business days; 19 Min withdrawal $ posted; 20 Max withdrawal $ or “no maximum” posted; 26 Deposit, loss, or time limits described; 28 Federal and/or provincial helpline with a phone number anywhere on the operator site; 30 No mobile browser play stated, no native app. Missing signals stay 0. We do not invent a licence, bonus, or cashier figure to fill them.

Terms & welcome offer

Confirm live T&Cs on https://stake.us/. Sweepstakes, not a state iGaming product. 21+.. Always open the operator’s current terms on the URL you actually join. This review’s T&Cs pointer stays on Stake.us — not on another brand. Cite the review URL plus the integer. Do not invent a welcome figure.