Is Stake Legal in India?

Stake is operated by Medium Rare N.V. under licence OGL/2024/1451/0918 issued by the Curaçao Gaming Authority. The licence requires fair games, protection of player funds, KYC and anti-money laundering checks. It is a foreign licence: it regulates how Stake operates, but it does not make online gambling legal in any particular country.

In August 2025, India adopted the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act. The law prohibits offering and advertising online money games across the country, and its rules apply from 1 May 2026. Several companies have challenged the law in the Supreme Court of India, and the case is still pending. Until the court decides, the ban remains in force.

Gambling is also regulated by the states. Some states, such as Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, have their own bans on online games for money. Rules can change quickly, so check the current law of your state before you play.

• Games in the Stake Originals collection are provably fair, and every round can be verified.
• Accounts can be protected with two-factor authentication.
• Stake runs KYC checks before withdrawals.
• Responsible gambling tools let you set deposit and loss limits or self-exclude.

Always make sure you are on the real Stake website and never share your password or 2FA code with anyone.