Stake Crash: the multiplier, the cash-out, and what the records say

What Stake Crash is

"Crash" here is a casino game, not a fault. Stake lists it in its Originals catalogue, the operator's own games that run on Stake's provably-fair system. Stake's guide describes it as a multiplier that starts at 1.00x and climbs until the round crashes, says the payout keeps rising as the round goes on, and says you control when to cash out; a round that crashes first is over, which this site reads as the bet being lost (the guide does not spell out a payout formula).

This page is about the Stake Originals game only; it does not cover other games that share the name and does not list or compare operators.

How a round is played: bet, cash-out target, countdown

On 2026-09-03 the game page showed a manual and an auto tab, a bet amount field, a field labelled cash out at (preset to 2.00), a button to bet on the next round, the multiplier readout at 1.00× and a countdown to the next round. Stake's guide describes the same two inputs: the bet amount and the target multiplier at which the game cashes you out automatically, then a green button to join the next round.

Rounds are shared and timed. Stake's guide says the gap between rounds is short, that you must place the bet before the countdown ends, and that other players' actions and results appear in a leaderboard. It also says there is no demo mode for Crash; you can watch rounds without betting, and that is the only free way to learn the pace.

In the auto tab the guide describes two stop rules: stop after a set profit and stop after a set loss. Beyond auto mode, the guide states the game has no bonus rounds or special features.

• Bet amount: the only figure that sets how much one round can lose.
• Cash out at: the multiplier at which the game cashes you out for you; you can also cash out by hand earlier.
• Bet (next round): joins the coming round; a countdown shows how long you have.

The operator's numbers: 99% RTP, 1% house edge, 1,000,000x ceiling

Stake's guide states a theoretical RTP of 99%, which it restates as a house edge of only 1%, and says the multiplier can rise to a maximum of 1,000,000x. All three are the operator's own figures. This site has not audited them and knows of no independent audit; it also has not observed a 1,000,000x round.

An RTP below 100% means the long-run expected value of every bet is negative. A higher target multiplier pays more when it hits and is hit less often; the guide says nothing about the distribution of crash points, and this site does not estimate it.

How fairness is documented for Crash

For most Originals, Stake's game-events page gives a per-bet formula that turns a random number into the result (Dice, Mines and Plinko are documented that way on this site). Crash is different. The page's Crash entry says only: "See the BitcoinTalk seeding thread to learn about how we utilise the salt hash based provable fairness modal for this particular game." The thread is external to stake.com, and this site has not reproduced the model.

What can be said from Stake's own page: Crash does not use the per-bet game-event formula the page gives for Dice, Mines and Plinko; its fairness model is the salt-hash one the page refers to. What cannot be said from that page: any formula, how the crash point relates to a player's seeds, the house edge, or the maximum. Treat the 99% and 1,000,000x figures as coming from the guide, not from the fairness documentation.

Martingale, 1-3-2-6, Labouchère: what the guide lists and what they cannot do

Stake's guide suggests trying the 1-3-2-6 system, the Martingale and the Labouchère, and suggests noting past rounds to predict future ones. This site does not carry either suggestion. On betting progressions, an independent reference (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0) is direct: "Regardless of the specific progression, no such strategy can statistically overcome the casino's advantage, since the expected value of each allowed bet is negative", and on the Martingale in particular, "A large financial loss is almost certain in the long term if the player continues to employ this strategy." On past rounds, the same source: "past results do not affect the future".

A progression changes the shape of your results, not their average: small wins more often and a rare large loss, or the reverse. A low auto cash-out such as 1.10x hits often and pays little; a high one hits rarely and pays a lot. Neither moves the expected value, which the operator itself states is negative.

Bet size and a stop rule: the only part you control

Rounds are fast and there is no demo, so a budget can go in minutes. Decide the bet per round, a total loss limit and an exit rule before joining, and use the auto tab's stop-on-loss setting rather than your nerve. Stake's own guide says to set a budget and daily deposit limits; the responsible gambling page on this site lists the tools and resources.

This site offers no strategy, no signal and no predictor, and does not claim that any cash-out target is better value than another.

Where it is played, and what to confirm first

Crash sits in Stake's Originals catalogue; this site saw the tile there on 2026-09-03. Before opening an account, read the regional restrictions and the age rules in the terms: Stake's terms name 44 restricted jurisdictions, recorded in this site's source register on 2026-09-03. This site gives no legal conclusion for any place and does not accept any way of working around a restriction.

The Originals overview on this site explains how to read the catalogue as a dated record, and the provably-fair page explains the general verification method.