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Deposit not credited and Stake refusing the human support


5 months ago
I deposited INR 2,500 into my Stake account. The amount was successfully debited from my bank account, but the deposit was never credited to my Stake wallet.
I have tried multiple times to contact Stake support. Email support has been completely stopped, and live chat only provides automated bot replies with no option to speak to a human agent. I am being refused proper assistance and no refund or resolution has been provided.
I have full proof of payment including bank statement, transaction ID, and screenshots. Despite this, Stake has failed to investigate or credit my funds.
This is unacceptable customer service and effectively denial of service after taking my money.
Disputed sportsbook Stake Sportsbook

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User name

Following a careful review and consideration of all the information, details, and proof presented by the parties during the complaint process, the AskGamblers Complaint Team has reached the conclusion that the disputed amount never successfully reached the casino's payment provider. Consequently, the casino has no means to track or recover the aforementioned funds. We strongly advise the player to seek further assistance directly with their bank or financial institution. Based on this confirmation, the AskGamblers Complaint Team considers this case resolved, and it is now officially closed. While we understand this may not be the outcome expected by the complainant, we would like to remind you that, in case of a disagreement with our decision, further assistance on the matter could be requested from the relevant regulatory body and/or appointed Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) entity.

User name
Dear gbrahmavar,

As communicated through the relevant escalation ticket, the payment provider has investigated the Transaction ID 321****646 and concluded that the funds have not been received. As we do not have any record of this transaction reaching our payment provider, we are unable to intervene or provide further assistance from our side.

In order to resolve this, we advise that you contact your bank directly. Your bank will be able to trace the transaction and provide information on its status or initiate a refund request, if appropriate.

In case your bank is unable to assist, please refer the bank to the RBI's guidelines so the matter can be escalated to the appropriate department.

We appreciate your understanding.

Kind regards,
User name loyalty-level-2
Transaction id: 3211841646.
User name
Dear gbrahmavar,

Thank you for the information provided. However, in order for us to proceed with a thorough investigation of your case, we kindly reiterate that you provide the Stake transaction ID related to this matter.

To obtain this information, please log in to your account and access the following link:
https:­//s­tak­e.c­om/­tra­nsa­cti­ons­/de­posits

Once there, locate the relevant transaction and share the corresponding transaction ID with us.

Upon receipt of this information, we will be able to review the transaction and provide you with further details.

Kind regards,

Stake Sportsbook Complaint Stats

Resolved 6 / 6
Avg. Amount $25
Avg. Complaint Duration 6 days
Avg. Response Time 2 days
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Stake KYC Level 4 impossible
I would like to express my deep frustration regarding this KYC verification process. Honestly, it feels like it is designed to discourage users from completing it rather than simply verifying their identity.

I almost gave up several times because of how exhausting this process has been. However, I need to recover my money, so I have no choice but to keep going despite all these obstacles.

The starting point should be simple: I am not a fraudster, a thief, or a cheater. I still do not understand why I am being subjected to such an extensive verification process. Nevertheless, I have cooperated from the very beginning and have done everything that has been asked of me. The problem is that every time I complete a requirement, a new one appears.

To make things clearer, here are the main issues I have encountered:

1. Customer support is not the actual verification team. They only act as intermediaries and keep sending the same pre-written responses without being able to provide any meaningful assistance or explanations.
2. The upload system only allows one document at a time. This makes the process unnecessarily complicated when multiple documents are required.
3. Scanned documents are not accepted. Only photos of the original documents are allowed. However, when you need to submit several payslips and several bank statements, this results in a large number of photos. Combining them into a single file often exceeds the maximum file size allowed by the website.
4. The requirement for signed and stamped documents is unrealistic. My employer does not sign or stamp payslips, so how am I supposed to provide something that simply does not exist? The same applies to bank statements. As far as I know, no bank signs or stamps standard bank statements. This requirement is almost impossible to fulfill.
5. The verification process is extremely slow. I waited four days just to be told that the document I submitted was not acceptable. Every rejection means starting over and waiting several more days for another response.
6. I am seriously concerned about my privacy. I have already submitted my ID, selfies, proof of address, bank statements, payslips, and other personal documents. At this point, I feel like I have shared my entire private life, yet I still don’t know if it will ever be enough.

I am simply asking for someone qualified to review my case properly and tell me, clearly and definitively, exactly what is required. I am doing everything I can to cooperate, but right now it feels like I am trapped in an endless verification process.

Please, I am asking for your help. I am genuinely desperate. I only want to complete this verification and withdraw the money that rightfully belongs to me.
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Rejecting all KYC docs and asking for the impossible
I recently hit Diamond VIP and Stake requested lvl 3+4 KYC, which shouldn't be an issue as I can provide everything needed. They rejected countless bank statements saying I needed to produce something more. They rejected both my old and new lease agreements. They rejected proof of my bank transfers matching my rental payments. I have no way of producing a utility bill in my name as its paid for by the landlord, and I showed correspondence with the landlord stating this very clearly, that although it can be produced it would be in their name as stated on the rental contract, yet Stake insists that I come up with 3 months of utility bills in my name+bank transfers proving it. They keep demanding a council tax bill when that is impossible to produce as I don't own real estate.

In order to satisfy level 4 KYC I have shown bank statements proving my sale of old crypto investments and a larger bank transfer which was the result of an inheritance. They have rejected all of this, demanding payslips from my employer, a letter from my employer, and bank statements matching these payslips. These are impossible to produce as I am self-employed, but they insist I must have payslips and there is no other way to resolve this.

As you can see they are completely unreasonable and have no intention of unbanning my account. There is nothing wrong with any of my documents, yet they just keep asking for what is impossible to provide. According to them I have to be a landowner and have an employer with a high level of income just for the privilege of losing money on their site. I want to remind you that there has been 0 mention of breaking any TOS, this is simply impossible KYC that they are demanding.
Status solved Resolved