Gates of Hades at Stake: The Numbers It Publishes
In short — our verdict: 7.9/10 — Stake documents Gates of Hades more fully than any other listing we opened, putting the return, the house edge and the round limits on the game's own page. Its lobby API reports the same edge value of 0.0348.
One listing of the six carries the game's numbers on the page itself, and Stake's lobby API returns the matching house edge without being asked. The licence behind that page is a messier story, and the regulator tells it two different ways.

7.9/ 10 transparency
- Licence & trust7.9
- Game transparency10.0
- Money & access6.2
What this measures: how much this operator publishes and how much of it we could verify against its own pages and the licence register — not how good the casino is. A criterion the operator does not publish scores five, not zero. the full test method lists every criterion and its weight.
- The only listing in this set that prints the game's return, house edge, round limits and win cap
- A house edge of 3.48% on the page that matches the edge value of 0.0348 in the operator's lobby API
- INR named among the local currencies for this specific title, not just somewhere on the site
- Demo flagged as enabled in the lobby record the operator's own API returns
Table of contents
- What Stake Publishes About This Game
- What Stake Publishes in Place of Bonus Terms
- What Stake Puts on the Page
- Finding the Game at Stake
- Moving Money from India
- Bonus Rules Without a Bonus
- One Licence, Two Answers
- Where Stake Oversells the Game
- Gaps Stake Leaves in the Record
- Our Call on Stake
- One Licence, Two Answers from the Same Regulator
- Key Terms Used on This Page
- What Else Do Readers Ask
What Stake Publishes About This Game
| Figure | Value on the operator's page | Cross-check |
|---|---|---|
| Return to player | 96.52% | Matches the game's own rules screen |
| House edge | 3.48% | Matches the edge value 0.0348 in Stake's lobby API |
| Round limits | 0.20 to 240.00 | Matches the demo client's stated minimum and maximum |
| Maximum win | 10,000x | Matches the cap printed twice in the rules |
| Volatility | High | Contradicts the MEDIUM badge inside the game |
Figures current as of ; the operator's live terms prevail.
What Stake Publishes in Place of Bonus Terms
| Condition | Detail |
|---|---|
| Rollover basis: | calibrated on a 4% house edge |
| Rollover multiplier: | varies by affiliation and bonus type, never published as a number |
| Game exclusions: | this title is absent from the list barred during an active rollover |
| Fixed welcome amount: | not published |
| Deposit window: | up to 24 hours on INR deposits |
| Withdrawal window: | up to 3 business days on INR withdrawals |
What Stake Puts on the Page
Stake prints the game's maths where a reader can see it, which is unusual among the listings we checked. Its page gives a 96.52% return, a 3.48% house edge, a round limit running 0.20 to 240.00, a 10,000x ceiling, plus the two feature prices at 100x, 500x the bet. Most operator pages we opened for this title carried a name, a thumbnail, a play button.

Those figures are more than press-release copy.
We cross-checked the house edge against the operator's own lobby API, which returns an edge field of 0.0348 for this title. The two agree to the decimal, which is the kind of internal consistency worth showing rather than asserting.
INR sits among the local currencies the page names for this game specifically.
Finding the Game at Stake
Search the Stake lobby for the title and it comes up, with a free demo attached. You do not need an account to look.
One oddity is worth a shrug rather than a worry. Stake dates the release . The studio says 22 May. A day apart, and nothing rides on it.
Moving Money from India
For Indian accounts Stake publishes two routes: bank transfer by IFSC code, plus cryptocurrency. You get a stated window of up to 24 hours on deposits, up to three business days coming back out.
Bank transfer by IFSC code is the one Indian rail the official pages actually name, so plan around that.
Identity checks are documented for this market in particular. The operator's India list runs to passport, driving licence, Voter's EPIC card, PAN card, Aadhaar, accepted as plastic cards only, valid three months or more.
Bonus Rules Without a Bonus
Stake publishes no fixed welcome bonus for this market, saying as much itself: the rollover multiplier varies with affiliation and bonus type, while a deposit-bonus requirement applies to only some welcome offers. Each welcome offer we found was missing at least one published condition, which is why this page leaves the bonus line blank.
What is publishable turns out narrower, also more useful. The operator's deposit-bonus policy lists games a player may not bet while a rollover runs, and this title sits outside that list.
The same policy calibrates rollover on a 4% house edge, while the game runs at 3.48%.
One Licence, Two Answers
The Curacao regulator describes this Stake licence in two incompatible ways, both of them official. Its certificate portal prints OGL/2024/1451/0918 against Medium Rare NV, company number 145353, calling the current status Active.
Its licence register, dated , prints that same number with a status of Assessment in progress, beside an expiry of June 09, 2026 that has already gone by.
Both readings stand exactly as the regulator published them.
A reader deciding where to deposit is better served by knowing the regulator's own two records disagree than by being handed the friendlier one.
Where Stake Oversells the Game
Stake calls this a high volatility slot, while the game's own rules screen carries a MEDIUM VOLATILITY badge above the line that medium volatility games pay out steadily. The operator repeats the catalogue consensus instead of the client.

That gap stays small in practice, though it does reveal a page written from third-party data rather than from the info screen.
Gaps Stake Leaves in the Record
The operator's live pages stayed shut to us. Stake serves an HTTP 403 challenge to non-browser clients, so its terms, licence page, game page were all read from archived snapshots of those same official URLs, each carrying its own snapshot date.
Minimum and maximum INR amounts for deposits or withdrawals stay unpublished.
Its table of local-currency betting limits looks like an answer to the stake question, and it would be easy to lift. The article heading it states plainly that the figures cover Stake original games. This is a third-party title, and the operator ties those figures to its own in-house games, so they stay out of the table here. Whether the demo needs a login stays unstated too.
Our Call on Stake
Stake earns the better disclosure score of the two listings we verified, because it publishes the game's return, edge, limits, cap where a reader can check each one, and because its own API agrees with its own page. The licence picture reads weaker than the disclosure.
We do not recommend Stake as a first stop for a player who wants a documented bonus. A rollover that shifts with an affiliate code resists pricing before a deposit, and that is the whole of our objection.
If published game maths is what you want, this is the stronger listing. If you want a bonus you can cost out in advance, the other verified operator publishes complete conditions. If neither ranks as your priority, open the info screen at whichever casino you actually use, then read the return figure printed there.
One Licence, Two Answers from the Same Regulator
| Regulator source | What it prints | Dated |
|---|---|---|
| Curacao certificate portal | Licence OGL/2024/1451/0918, current status is Active | Read |
| Curacao register, row 193 | The same licence, status Assessment in progress | |
| Register expiry | June 09, 2026 | Already gone by |
| Licensee | Medium Rare NV, company number 145353 | Consistent across both records |
Key Terms Used on This Page
- House edge
- The operator's share of turnover; Stake prints 3.48% for this game and its API returns the same figure as 0.0348.
- Lobby API
- The operator's own game-data endpoint; Stake's returned this title as active, not blocked and demo enabled on .
- Rollover
- The turnover a bonus must clear; Stake calibrates it on a 4% house edge but publishes no fixed multiplier.
- IFSC code
- The Indian bank routing code Stake requires on withdrawals, alongside a stated window of up to three business days.
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What Else Do Readers Ask?
Questions about this listing fall into two halves: what Stake actually publishes about the game, and what the Curacao regulator says about Stake. Answers below come from the operator's API, its policy pages and the register, all read on .
Does Stake list Gates of Hades?
Yes, its lobby API returned the record with demo enabled, under a slug naming both provider and title, when queried .
What return does Stake publish for this slot?
A theoretical 96.52%, alongside an operator-side edge of 3.48% that its API repeats as the value 0.0348.
Which payment methods does Stake name for India?
Two only: an IFSC bank transfer, plus crypto. Deposits are stated at 24 hours or less, withdrawals at three business days.
Can a player bet this game while clearing a Stake bonus?
Yes, the title sits outside the operator's published list of games barred during an active rollover.
How do you check an operator's licence?
Process: read the number in the terms, look it up in the regulator's own register, then quote both records word for word.
Which documents does Stake accept from Indian players?
Aadhaar, PAN card, a Voter's EPIC card, a driving licence or a passport. Plastic format only, three months of validity remaining.
Is India restricted at Stake?
No, India sits outside the prohibited jurisdictions clause, though masking location through a VPN counts as a breach of its terms.