Who owns Stake?
As of : Stake's own licence page names Medium Rare N.V., a Curaçao company, with Curaçao Gaming Authority licence OGL/2024/1451/0918. Press reports link Stake.com to Easygo, an Australian-founded group. A leaked Curaçao registry from September 2026 reportedly listed the application as under assessment. No regulator notice settles this.
| Ultimate owner | Easygo (Stake / Kick) (private (owned by its two co-founders, per press)) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | Medium Rare N.V., Curaçao |
| Licences | Curaçao — CGA OGL/2024/1451/0918 |
| Products | Casino, Sports betting |
| Sportsbook | esports odds and trading: Oddin.gg reported |
| Website | stake.com |
| Also runs as | stake.us, stake.dk, stake.it, stake.com.co, stake.pe, stake.mx |
| Companies of the other sites | Sweepsteaks Ltd (stake.us) Stake Denmark A/S (stake.dk) · Denmark — Spillemyndigheden Stake Italy S.r.l. (formerly Baldo Line S.r.l.) (stake.it) · Italy — ADM 16017 Stake Colombia S.A.S. (stake.com.co) · Colombia Coljuegos Contrato 2226 STAKE PERÚ S.A.C. (stake.pe) · Peru MINCETUR Uno Capali (permit holder) (stake.mx) · Mexico SEGOB |
| Sister casinos | 4 |
| Fines and actions | Stake’s own company: 6 · whole Easygo (Stake / Kick) group: 7 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 25 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- Easygo (Stake / Kick) owns 5 casino and betting brands (11 websites) in our data.
- 7 fines and regulator actions against the owner since 2024.
Who is behind it
Easygo was founded in 2016. Easygo Group Holdings Pty Ltd lists Stake, Stake Engine and the streaming site Kick as its products. The US sweepstakes site stake.us runs through a separate company, Sweepsteaks Ltd.
Licence and what it means for you
Curaçao gives players much less protection than the UK or Malta. Check if online casinos are legal where you live before you play. Stake's own licence page names Medium Rare N.V. with Curaçao Gaming Authority licence OGL/2024/1451/0918. A leaked registry from September 2026 reportedly listed the application as under assessment. No regulator notice settles which account is current.
Licence records
| Regulator | Type | Valid | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curaçao — CGA OGL/2024/1451/0918 | — | active | register |
What each licence means, and self-exclusion
Sister sites
Easygo's other products are Stake.us, a sweepstakes casino for the US, and Kick, a streaming site.
4 sister casinos
Same owner often means the same terms, the same support team and the same payout rules. A self-exclusion at one brand may not cover its sister sites.
Does self-exclusion at Stake cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Legal actions
In August 2026 Florida's Attorney General sued Stake over alleged illegal gambling and deceptive marketing. In February 2026 the Illinois Gaming Board sent Stake.us a cease-and-desist letter; it said it believes the site runs an illegal online casino in Illinois. In August 2025 the Los Angeles City Attorney filed a civil suit against Sweepsteaks Ltd alleging unlicensed gambling. In June 2025 Arizona sent Stake.us a cease-and-desist letter; Stake.us left Arizona in August 2025. Michigan (2024) and, per a secondary report, Maryland (2025) also sent cease-and-desist letters. The claims in the lawsuits are not proven.
On 12 February 2025 the UK licensee TGP Europe agreed to close the Stake UK site after a UK Gambling Commission probe into an unofficial advert; the site closed in March 2025.
All 7 fines and regulator actions, with sources
6 of these 7 concern Stake’s own company; the others concern other companies of the Easygo (Stake / Kick) group. The company column names who was fined.
Fines from the 40 regulators, prosecutors and courts we track, online gambling only; fines against land-based casinos are out of scope. How we count fines.
| Date | Company | Regulator / court | Amount | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | Stake (incl. its two co-founders) and payment processors | Florida Attorney General | — | Lawsuit alleging illegal online gambling and deceptive marketing. source |
| 2026-02-04 | Stake.us | Illinois Gaming Board | — | Cease-and-desist letter for its sweepstakes casino. The Board said it believes the site run illegal online casinos in Illinois (720 ILCS 5/28-1(a)(12)) and must block Illinois users or stop offering prizes of value. Part of a batch of more than 60 letters sent with the Illinois Attorney General. source |
| 2025-08-28 | Sweepsteaks Ltd | Los Angeles City Attorney (People of California) | — | Civil suit (25STCV25304) alleging unlicensed gambling; seeks restitution, penalties and injunction. Allegations unproven. source |
| 2025-06 | Stake.us | Arizona Department of Gaming | — | Cease-and-desist as illegal sweepstakes operator; exited Arizona Aug 2025. source |
| 2025-02 | TGP Europe (Stake UK white label) | UK Gambling Commission | — | After a UKGC probe into an unofficial advert, the UK licensee TGP Europe agreed to close the Stake UK site (Feb 2025). source |
| 2025 | Stake.us | Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency | — | Cease-and-desist; Stake.us left Maryland (reported, secondary source). source |
| 2024-01-18 | Stake.us (Cyprus-based parent) | MI MGCB | — | Cease-and-desist (letter dated Nov 2 2023) alleging an unlicensed online lottery/raffle; operator blocked Michigan. source |
About Easygo (Stake / Kick)
Australian-founded group behind Stake and the Kick streaming site. Easygo Group Holdings Pty Ltd lists Stake, Stake Engine and Kick as its products. Stake.com is run through Curaçao company Medium Rare N.V.; stake.us (sweepstakes) through Sweepsteaks Ltd.
Headquarters: Australia · Founded: 2016 · Ownership: private (owned by its two co-founders, per press)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: Stake's own licence page and terms say stake.com is owned and operated by Medium Rare N.V. with CGA licence OGL/2024/1451/0918 (read as a search snippet of the site text). Press reporting on the CGA leak describes the same licence as 'assessment in progress'; the two accounts are not reconciled.
- We have no company registration number for Medium Rare N.V..
Easygo (Stake / Kick) sister sites, fines and sources →
Ratings elsewhere
- Trustpilot: read the reviews there
Ratings from other websites, with their source. We do not copy their reviews, and they do not change our facts.
Often compared
- Are Kick and Stake owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by Easygo (Stake / Kick).
- Are Stake and VinderCasino owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by Easygo (Stake / Kick).
Questions and answers
Who owns Stake?
Stake's own licence page names Medium Rare N.V., a Curaçao company. Press reports link Stake to the Easygo group.
Is Stake licensed?
Stake's own licence page names Curaçao Gaming Authority licence OGL/2024/1451/0918, held by Medium Rare N.V. A leaked registry from September 2026 reportedly listed the application as under assessment. No regulator notice settles this.
Is Stake the same as Stake.us?
Same group, different companies and products. Stake.us is a sweepstakes site run by Sweepsteaks Ltd.
Is Stake available in the UK?
No. The UK site closed in March 2025.
Is Stake legit?
Stake is run by Medium Rare N.V., which holds a licence from CGA (Curaçao, OGL/2024/1451/0918). Check the licence in the Curaçao licence register. Its owner is Easygo (Stake / Kick), a private company. Fines and regulator actions against Stake’s own company: 6; against the whole Easygo (Stake / Kick) group: 7. Sister sites with the same owner: 4. Guide: How to check a casino. We do not rate sites. A licence from your country’s regulator is the main protection.
What are Stake’s sister sites?
Stake has 4 sister casinos with the same owner, Easygo (Stake / Kick): Kick, VinderCasino, Stake Brasil, Stake Argentina. Full list: all Easygo (Stake / Kick) sister sites.
Sources
- https://www.financemagnates.com/fintech/cards-face-up-curaao-leak-lifts-the-lid-on-who-owns-offshore-casino-brands/
- https://news.bitcoin.com/igaming/curacao-casino-secrets-exposed-regulatory-leak/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stake_(online_casino)
- https://www.easygo.io/
- https://stake.com/licenses
- https://stake.com/es/policies/terms
Last checked 25 Oct 2026. How we check facts. Gambling can be addictive. Help: BeGambleAware, GamStop, Gamblers Anonymous.
