{
  "title": "Stake source review — 15 September 2026",
  "version": "2026-09-15.3",
  "reviewedOn": "2026-09-15",
  "publisher": "WagerVerity",
  "method": "Manual review of linked public operator sources and independent calculation checks, with a separately labelled campaign-benefit confirmation supplied by the WagerVerity publisher. No independent account redemption, deposit or operator support conversation was performed.",
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "SRC-001",
      "topic": "Welcome access",
      "status": "Official",
      "scope": "Eligible new Stake.com accounts",
      "finding": "A valid affiliate code can unlock early rakeback access before Bronze.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://help.stake.com/en/articles/5091363-how-to-get-my-welcome-offer",
      "limitation": "Account eligibility and code validity still apply.",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-15"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-002",
      "topic": "After-signup timing",
      "status": "Official",
      "scope": "Stake.com welcome code",
      "finding": "24 hours after account creation, through the Offers page.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://help.stake.com/en/articles/5091363-how-to-get-my-welcome-offer",
      "limitation": "Does not establish reassignment of an existing affiliate relationship.",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-15"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-003",
      "topic": "Casino rakeback",
      "status": "Official",
      "scope": "Eligible Stake.com casino wagers",
      "finding": "Wager × game house edge × 0.035.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://help.stake.com/en/articles/4821738-what-is-rakeback",
      "limitation": "A calculation basis, not a share of total wager or a prediction of session results.",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-15"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-004",
      "topic": "Casino affiliate commission",
      "status": "Official",
      "scope": "Attributed casino activity",
      "finding": "Wager × game house edge ÷ 2 × commission rate.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://stake.com/affiliate/overview",
      "limitation": "Default rate 10%; actual agreement and eligible activity may differ.",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-15"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-005",
      "topic": "Sportsbook affiliate commission",
      "status": "Official",
      "scope": "Attributed sportsbook activity",
      "finding": "Wager × 0.03 ÷ 2 × commission rate.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://stake.com/affiliate/overview",
      "limitation": "Separate from player rakeback.",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-15"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-006",
      "topic": "Poker affiliate commission",
      "status": "Official",
      "scope": "Attributed poker rake",
      "finding": "Attributed rake × commission rate.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://stake.com/affiliate/overview",
      "limitation": "Rake is not the pot or wager amount.",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-15"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-007",
      "topic": "Registration-code priority",
      "status": "Official",
      "scope": "Optional code field during signup",
      "finding": "A code entered during registration takes priority over the referral link.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://help.stake.com/en/articles/9995632-how-to-become-a-stake-affiliate",
      "limitation": "One affiliate relationship per account; no inference about switching later.",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-15"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-008",
      "topic": "Bonus-drop qualification",
      "status": "Official",
      "scope": "Code-specific Stake.com drops",
      "finding": "A code can require activity over the last 7 days.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://help.stake.com/en/articles/9983166-how-do-i-become-eligible-for-bonus-drops",
      "limitation": "The original code terms and remaining claims determine availability.",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-15"
    },
    {
      "id": "SRC-009",
      "topic": "save5-specific campaign rakeback",
      "status": "Publisher-confirmed benefit",
      "scope": "Publisher-stated Stake.com campaign rate; account and market eligibility not independently confirmed",
      "finding": "The WagerVerity publisher confirmed on 2026-09-15 that save5 gives 5% total rakeback: eligible wager × game house edge × 0.05. This is not an additional 5% added to the general rate and is not 5% of the total wager.",
      "sourceUrl": "/corrections/",
      "limitation": "Publisher confirmation is separate from the general 3.5% rate in the reviewed public Stake help. No independent redemption, approved market list, expiry, currency, reward cap, minimum deposit or wagering terms were confirmed.",
      "checkedOn": "2026-09-15"
    }
  ],
  "publishedReferral": {
    "code": "save5",
    "url": "https://stake.com/?c=01e1102fa0&offer=save5",
    "referralId": "01e1102fa0",
    "suppliedBy": "WagerVerity publisher",
    "suppliedOn": "2026-09-15",
    "evidenceScope": "Publisher-confirmed code, link and 5% total campaign rakeback benefit. This is not independent confirmation of redemption, complete terms, approved markets or account eligibility.",
    "campaignBenefit": {
      "rakebackRate": 0.05,
      "rateType": "total",
      "basis": "eligible wager × game house edge"
    },
    "benefitConfirmedBy": "WagerVerity publisher",
    "benefitConfirmedOn": "2026-09-15",
    "campaignStatus": "not independently confirmed"
  },
  "revisionNote": "Version 2026-09-15.1 introduced the nine-record source review. Version 2026-09-15.2 corrected the publisher-supplied code and referral link. Version 2026-09-15.3 records the publisher-confirmed 5% total campaign rate in SRC-009 and links it to /corrections/. The eight operator-source records, their findings and their review dates are unchanged."
}