Crypto casino rakeback compared: the rates each operator actually publishes
Rakeback is a share of the house edge handed back on every bet, win or lose. Of the six crypto casinos below, only three put a number on it in their own help pages: Duel (50% of the edge), Stake (3.5% of the edge) and BC.Game (a published formula). Gamdom, Roobet and Shuffle describe the mechanism but not the rate. Every figure in the tables comes from the operator's own pages, with the date we read it; anything we could not find there is marked “not published”, not guessed.
Published rakeback, operator by operator
| Operator | Published rate | Percentage of | Unlock | Pays | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel | 50% | House edge on slots and live games; Originals run at 100% RTP inside a daily zero-edge band | None — every account | Instantly, as withdrawable cash, no wagering | Duel, “Why Bonuses Suck” ↗ · 2026-06-23 |
| Stake | 3.5% | House edge of the game (theoretical edge on sports bets) | Bronze tier (after $10,000 wagered), or a referral code entered within 24 h of signing up | Accrues continuously; claim on the VIP page, no wagering | Stake help centre ↗ · 2026-09-16 |
| BC.Game | Formula: wagered × 1% × 5–15% | A flat 1% “house edge” assumed on every wager, whatever the game; your share is 5% (VIP 14–21), 7% (22–29), 10% (30–37) or 15% (VIP 38+) | VIP level 14 | Claimable every 30 minutes, in BCD (BC.Game's dollar-pegged token) | BC.Game blog ↗ (post dated 2020-07-18) · 2026-09-16 |
| Gamdom | Not published (only “up to 15%” for new accounts) | Adjusts with bet size, RTP and house edge — the formula is described as proprietary | Plays from the first bet; the up-to-15% boost must be switched on within 6 h of registration | Instant (from $0.10) plus weekly and monthly rewards that expire if not claimed inside the period | Gamdom help centre ↗ (article dated 2026-02-04) · 2026-09-16 |
| Roobet | Not published | “A percentage of your wagered amount” — the help centre gives no number; only the temporary Rakeboosts are quantified (+10% to +20% for 1–72 h) | Level system (RooWards); rakeback runs from the first bets | Instant claim every 30 minutes, plus daily, weekly, monthly and a Vault whose tranches expire after 24 h | Roobet help centre ↗ (article dated 2026-07-20) · 2026-09-16 |
| Shuffle | Not published | “A percentage of this edge back” on total wagers, win or lose | $1,000 wagered (Bronze) | Accumulates; claim any time on the VIP page | Shuffle help centre ↗ (articles dated 2024-10-21 and 2026-04-13) · 2026-09-16 |
Only figures that appear on the operator's own help centre or policy pages are quoted. Rates, tiers and boosts change and can be geo-specific — confirm inside your own account before depositing.
What $1,000 wagered actually returns
A rate on the edge is a small number on the wager. The table converts each published rate into money for a common stake: $1,000 put through a slot with a 2% house edge (the house expects to keep $20), and $1,000 through live blackjack at a 0.5% edge (the house expects $5). Where the operator publishes no rate, we leave the cell empty rather than invent one.
| Operator | Rate used | $1,000 on a 2% slot | $1,000 on 0.5% live blackjack | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel | 50% of edge | $10.00 | $2.50 | Paid as cash the moment the bet settles |
| Stake | 3.5% of edge | $0.70 | $0.18 | Bronze rate; higher tiers are not quantified by Stake |
| BC.Game | 1% × 5% (VIP 14–21) to 1% × 15% (VIP 38+) | $0.50 – $1.50 | $0.50 – $1.50 | The formula assumes a flat 1% edge, so the game's real edge does not change the payout; nothing below VIP 14 |
| Gamdom | Up to 15% (new-account boost only) | up to $3.00 | up to $0.75 | Only inside the boost window; the standard rate is not published |
| Roobet | — | — | — | No rate published; boosts of +10–20% apply to an unknown base |
| Shuffle | — | — | — | No rate published; rakeback starts after $1,000 wagered |
Percentage of the edge, not of the wager
Every rate above is applied to the house's expected take, never to your stake. That is why “50% rakeback” at Duel is worth one cent per dollar on a 2% slot, and “3.5% rakeback” at Stake is worth seven hundredths of a cent per dollar on the same game. It also means the game you choose matters as much as the operator: on a 0.5% live table the same rate returns a quarter of what it returns on a 2% slot, because there is a quarter as much edge to share. BC.Game is the odd one out — its formula fixes the edge at 1% for every game, so low-edge tables pay exactly the same rakeback as high-edge slots.
Instant, weekly, monthly — and what expires
Timing changes real value. Duel credits the rebate as soon as the bet settles. Stake lets the balance accrue and you claim when you like. Gamdom's instant portion never expires, but its weekly and monthly rewards must be claimed inside the week or month or they are gone. Roobet splits rewards between an instant claim, daily, weekly and monthly bonuses and a Vault that releases three times a day with tranches that expire after 24 hours. Money you have to remember to collect is worth less than money that simply lands, so when two operators quote similar figures, the one with fewer claim windows is the better deal.
Stake.us rakeback is a different product
A large share of the searches that reach this site ask about Stake.us, the US sweepstakes site, rather than Stake.com. They share a name and a VIP ladder but not a product: Stake.us runs on Gold Coins and Sweeps Coins, and its rakeback is credited in those coins from the Bronze tier. Third-party pages quote the Stake.us rate at anywhere from 3.5% to 5% depending on the sign-up code used. We could not confirm a flat figure on Stake.us's own public pages, so we do not quote one, and we have no partner link for Stake.us. Nothing on this page about Stake's 3.5% should be read as a Stake.us figure.
Numbers we refuse to repeat
- “Gamdom 60% rakeback” — an affiliate promo-code headline; the help centre states no such rate.
- “Roobet 20% cashback up to $1,400 + $5 free bet” — not on Roobet's own pages; RooWards publishes no rate at all.
- “Stake up to 35% rakeback” — Stake quantifies only the Bronze 3.5%; higher-tier percentages are not published.
- “BC.Game 20–24% unlock rate” — this figure circulates from BC.Game's 2026 release notes about unlocking bonus BCD; we could not open the note to verify it, so it stays out of the tables until we can.
Rakeback FAQ
Is rakeback the same as cashback?
No. Cashback is a percentage of your net loss over a period, so it pays nothing in a winning week. Rakeback is a percentage of the house edge on every bet, so it pays whether the bet won or lost. Roobet's loss-back and BC.Game's weekly cashback are cashback-type rewards; the figures in the tables above are rakeback only.
Does rakeback carry wagering requirements?
Not at any of the six operators as their help pages describe it: Duel, Stake and Shuffle state the rebate is claimable or withdrawable, and Gamdom and Roobet describe it as a claimed balance rather than a bonus with a rollover. BC.Game pays in BCD, its own dollar-pegged token, which you then use or withdraw under BC.Game's token rules.
Why do Gamdom, Roobet and Shuffle not publish a rate?
All three make the percentage depend on VIP level and, at Gamdom, on the game's RTP and bet size, and they choose not to print the schedule. The only honest way to value them is to play a known volume and read the rewards page yourself; the cashback simulator lets you plug in whatever rate you observe.
Which operator returns the most per dollar?
On published numbers, Duel, by a wide margin: 50% of the edge against 3.5% at Stake and a fixed 0.05–0.15% of turnover at BC.Game. Whether that beats a rival's welcome match depends on the match's wagering — run it through the bonus-EV calculator before deciding.
Operator detail: Duel · Stake · BC.Game · Gamdom · Roobet · Shuffle · how we verify.