I put together the numbers behind Stake's VIP ladder because most write-ups list the perks and skip the cost. Everything below comes from Stake's own terms, help centre and VIP pages as of 11 September 2026. Corrections welcome.
The thresholds (lifetime wagering, USD)Bronze 10k, Silver 50k, Gold 100k, Platinum I 250k, II 500k, III 1M, IV 2.5M (VIP host), V 5M, VI 10M, Diamond I to V 25M to 500M, Obsidian 1B.
Three rules that matter: it is wagering not deposits ($100 bet ten times = $1,000 of progress); sportsbook wagers count 3x toward progress; and the game does not change your progress, only your cost.
Expected cost of each level = wagering x house edgeOriginals (1%) vs slots at 96% RTP (4%):
Bronze: $100 vs $400
Silver: $500 vs $2,000
Gold: $1,000 vs $4,000
Platinum I: $2,500 vs $10,000
Platinum III: $10,000 vs $40,000
Platinum IV: $25,000 vs $100,000
Diamond I: $250,000 vs $1,000,000
Live blackjack played to basic strategy sits around 0.5 to 0.6%, so roughly 60% of the Originals figure. The same level costs about four times more through slots than through 1% Originals.
Rakeback: the only reward with a published formulawager x house edge x 3.5%, credited per bet, win or lose, claimable from the VIP page any time. $1,000 through a 1% Original returns $0.35; through a 4% slot $1.40. It starts at Bronze, or from the first bet if an affiliate enables it via support.
Level-up bonusesNot published. Player-reported figures this year: about $15 at Silver, $50 at Gold, $100 at Platinum I, $200 at Platinum II, $500 at Platinum III, $800 at Platinum IV. Set against the cost column above: at Gold that is $50 back against $1,000 (Originals) or $4,000 (slots) of expected loss.
Weekly boost and monthly bonusSaturdays ~12:30 GMT via Telegram, and mid-month by email. Calculated from wagering, level, P&L and game mix. No public formula; losing weeks pay more. Anyone quoting an exact percentage is guessing.
Bonus maths, since it comes up in every VIP threadExpected value of a bonus = B - (B x rollover x house edge). A $100 bonus at 40x on a 4% slot forces $4,000 of wagering with $160 of expected house take, so it is worth about -$60. Break-even rollover = 1 / house edge: 25x on a 4% slot, 100x on a 1% game.
CalculatorI built a free VIP calculator (lifetime wagered, target level, bet size, bets per hour, game type, sports 3x) plus rakeback, bonus rollover and a dice simulator that runs flat vs martingale over thousands of rolls:
https://northedgeca.com/tools/Not advice, and Stake's pages are the source of truth if anything here has moved.
