🚨 Stake.com Silencing Users After Imposing 15% Withdrawal Tax in India — Legal Compliance or Strategic Deflection?

Hey folks,

I want to shed light on a growing concern affecting Indian users on Stake.com — and perhaps others globally:

❗ 15% Tax on INR Withdrawals  
Stake recently began charging a 15% fee on INR fiat withdrawals, claiming it's due to “legal compliance” with Indian banking regulations.

Now they say they’re operating legally — but what about the months (or years) they were openly violating Indian payment laws by routing UPI deposits through 3rd-party vendors?

Many of us, myself included, had our bank accounts frozen due to these shady transactions, and Stake never took responsibility.

😡 Selective Refunds & Ignored Complaints  
Some users are mysteriously refunded.  
Others, despite facing verifiable financial damage and emotional trauma, are stonewalled.

Their classic response?  
“Everything has been answered” — even when nothing was actually addressed. It's gaslighting at scale.

❌ Support Shutdown: Email Channel Gone  
Stake has officially discontinued email support. Here's what I received:


But here's the trick — live chat becomes inaccessible once your account is placed on withdrawal-only mode, or if you start asking the “wrong” questions.

This isn't a move toward better support. It's a deliberate tactic to:

• Silence users
• Avoid written paper trails
• Dodge data access requests
• Escape legal scrutiny

⚠️ This Is NOT Responsible Gambling – It’s Corporate Gaslighting  
This is no longer about addiction or user behavior. It’s about:

• Deliberate evasion of responsibility
• Mental and emotional destabilization of users
• Manipulation via selective communication and refund bias

I've escalated this to the Curacao Gaming Control Board (XCM) and the Gambling Commission of India.

If you've experienced similar mistreatment — don’t stay silent. Document everything. Speak out. Demand answers.

Finally, I got scammed by Stake. I never expected this kind of reply from their support.

Hello there!

Thanks for reaching out to Stake support team.
After reviewing this once more, our team has confirmed that your transaction was not sent to Stake, so you will not be able to receive those funds either.

Please, review the information entered at the moment of transfer.

Kind regards,  
StepanFa  
Help Centre | Stake Smart  

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