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  "version": "2026-09-18.1",
  "title": "Rakeback rate correction and support excerpt",
  "reviewedOn": "2026-09-18",
  "supersedes": [
    "stake-source-review-2026-09-15.json#SRC-009",
    "stake-source-follow-up-2026-09-17.json#campaignEvidence"
  ],
  "previousRate": 0.05,
  "currentRate": 0.035,
  "rateType": "total",
  "basis": "eligible wager × game house edge",
  "code": "save5",
  "referralUrl": "https://stake.com/?c=01e1102fa0&offer=save5",
  "finding": "The former publisher-only 5% claim is withdrawn. Current coverage uses the official standard rate of 3.5% of the house-edge basis. No special save5 rate is established.",
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "RB-001",
      "status": "Official",
      "sourceTitle": "Stake Help — What is Rakeback?",
      "sourceUrl": "https://help.stake.com/en/articles/4821738-what-is-rakeback",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-18",
      "finding": "The public casino rakeback rate is 3.5% of the house-edge basis.",
      "limitation": "The general help article does not name save5 or establish individual account eligibility."
    },
    {
      "id": "RB-002",
      "status": "Publisher-supplied support excerpt",
      "sourceUrl": "/assets/research/stake-support-rakeback-2026-09-18.png",
      "suppliedOn": "2026-09-18",
      "finding": "The excerpt says referrals receive rakeback and gives 1 BTC × 2% house edge → 0.0007 BTC. Dividing the return by the house-edge basis implies 3.5%.",
      "limitation": "The cropped excerpt has no sender headers, visible date or code name. It is supplied as a support reply by the publisher, not independently authenticated. It is not proof of account redemption.",
      "sha256": "85df397cb1120245639532dda87078911711520eb32cfc85b14844eabe92b945",
      "width": 1920,
      "height": 370
    }
  ],
  "independentRedemptionTest": false,
  "operatorCampaignTermsUrl": null
}