After a while they realized that people that gamble under 50 cents are not profitable, it is just extra work that doesn't provide much profit, so they started to get the whales, they were the only big place anyway so all whales were there, so they just gave up on small gamblers and focused on that. I am quite happy to say that I am finally happy to play somewhere else, wolf.bet is so much different, they are definitely 100x better for people who gamble with smaller amount of money.
I partially agree with you. Stake does tend to focus on whales more than small gamblers just like other crypto casinos for obvious reasons, but they don't ignore small gamblers completely based on my experience.
Wolf.bet is definitely better in comparison in this area. They actively listen to gambler feedback(Whale or Small gambler) and improve their site based on the feedback.