500 Casino vs Stake

500 Casino and Stake are both crypto casinos with their own in-house games, a large slot catalogue and a sportsbook, but they come from different places. 500 Casino started in 2016 as CSGO500, a CS:GO skins site built around its Wheel of Fortune, and was renamed in 2021. It is run by Perfect Storm B.V. of Curaçao, and its current homepage states a Curaçao licence numbered OGL/2024/1354/0882. It still lets you deposit and withdraw CS2 and Rust skins through a player-to-player market. Stake is a larger, sports-heavy brand covered in full on its own network site, stakemirrorlinks.com, with working Stake addresses; the operator and licence details are in our Stake review.

In short: 500 Casino suits players who come from CS2, want skins as a payment route, and like instant rakeback with VIP tiers tied to XP levels. Stake suits players for whom the sportsbook is the main event and who want a very large, polished platform. Both are unavailable in the United States and the United Kingdom.

500 Casino describes its catalogue in several ways, from "3000+ slots" in its page description to "4000+ casino games" from 74 providers on its loading screen, and reviewers count more. The fair summary is thousands of slots from dozens of providers, including Pragmatic Play, Play'n GO, Nolimit City, Hacksaw Gaming, Relax Gaming, Push Gaming, NetEnt and Big Time Gaming, with Evolution for live tables. NetEnt titles carry their own country blocks under the terms, so some players will not see them.

Stake's catalogue is also very large and is reviewed on its own site. For most slot players both libraries are big enough that the choice will come down to other things. See the 500 Casino slots guide for the detail on this side.

This is where the two feel most different. 500 Casino's originals grew from a skins site: Wheel of Fortune with 54 segments and a 50x Gold slot, CS2-style Roulette where green pays 14x, Crash, Dice, Plinko and Plinko Battles, Mines, Towers, Keno, HiLo, Baccarat, and player-versus-player games such as Duels and Case Battles. Crash, Roulette and Wheel carry jackpots, and CS2 cases are opened for real skins with a stated 10% edge in the case price.

Stake Originals are a separate set of in-house games with their own titles and rules. Both families are described as provably fair, with results you can verify after the round. Our 500 Casino Originals guide lists every in-house game here, with payouts.

500 Casino takes crypto, cards, wallets and regional methods depending on country, plus CS2 and Rust skins. Withdrawals are crypto or skins only; the help centre says it does not pay real money directly. Each crypto deposit sits in its own coin balance that withdraws in the same coin, while card and skin deposits go to a main balance that can withdraw any coin. Crypto withdrawals are described as instant once sent, with the network fee deducted from what you receive and free withdrawals listed as a VIP perk. Skin trades are held for 7 (+1) days since Valve's 2025 trade-reversal change.

You need Level 1 and a previous deposit to withdraw, and the deposit may need to be wagered once. Read 500 Casino fees and the withdrawal limits page; for Stake, see its review.

At 500 Casino you earn XP from wagering, and the VIP tiers are tied to levels: Silver starts at Level 500, then Gold, Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, Diamond, Pearl, Obsidian, Opal, Stardust and Nebula every hundred levels, up to Supernova at Level 1600. Rakeback is instant from Level 0 and can be claimed at any time, with the rate rising every 100 levels. Higher tiers add lossback, weekly reloads, a monthly bonus, free withdrawals and a VIP host, and the site advertises headline prizes such as a Rolex at Level 1200.

Stake runs its own VIP programme with tiers and a host, described on its own site. Comparing headline percentages is hard; compare what each actually credits on your own play. More in the 500 Casino VIP guide.

500 Casino's terms say it is not available at all in the United States and its territories, the Netherlands, France, the Dutch West Indies and Curaçao. Casino games are blocked in the United Kingdom and Australia, and some aliases are unavailable in Belgium, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Turkey. The list in the terms is longer and changes. Stake also restricts the United States and United Kingdom, among others.

On either site, using a VPN to get round a country restriction breaks the terms and can lead to a closed account and withheld funds. This site lists only 500 Casino's ten official aliases.

Pick 500 Casino if you play CS2, want to use skins as money, and like social originals and a rakeback that pays from the first bet. Pick Stake if sports betting matters most, or you want a larger platform with a deep sportsbook. If neither fits, our 500 Casino alternatives page compares the other sites in the network. Whichever you choose, set a budget before you deposit and read responsible gambling.