Stake.eu Welcome Bonus: the Germany-Only Social Casino Explained

Stake.eu is Stake's social casino built exclusively for Germany. Its welcome bonus — 20 Stake Cash plus 20,000 Gold Coins, no purchase required — is only available to new accounts registered from Germany with the German sign-up code shown on our German page. Players outside Germany cannot register there; they use stake.com with the code CRBONUSES. Status: September 2026.

What is Stake.eu and who can use it?

Stake.eu runs on the sweepstakes model. Its terms list Germany, the US mainland and Hawaii as the only permitted territories; no VPN is needed, the minimum age is 18 and the contract is governed by German law. The operator is Sweepstakes Services Limited in St. John's, Antigua. There are two balances: Gold Coins are pure play credit that can never be redeemed, while Stake Cash cannot be bought, is obtained only for free and is the only currency that can lead to prizes — after 3× wagering and identity verification. What many call a payout is called redemption on Stake.eu: after verification with ID and proof of address, Stake Cash is redeemed to a bank account. The German sign-up code goes into the code field of the registration form and the welcome bonus has to be ticked (opt-in), otherwise the credit may not arrive. According to a moderator in the official Stake.eu chat it arrives within roughly four hours, partly by e-mail; if nothing shows up after one to two days, support unlocks the 20 SC on request. A second account is not allowed.

What do international players use instead?

Players outside Germany use stake.com with the registration code CRBONUSES. Stake.com has no classic welcome bonus; the value sits in rakeback, Daily Races, the Weekly Raffle and other recurring promotions. Stake.com has blocked German IP addresses since the end of 2023, which is why Stake.eu is the only route for players located in Germany. A full platform comparison is available in a separate article.