Osećam se potpuno prevarenim od strane Stake.com-a i želeo sam da podelim šta se dogodilo kako drugi ne bi nasedli na isto.
Imali su promociju koja je nudila 1,2 puta veću opkladu, što znači da bi se za svakih 100 hiljada dolara uloženih u igru vaš napredak na višem nivou računao kao 120 hiljada dolara. Morao sam da uložim još 100 hiljada dolara da bih prešao na viši nivo, tako da sam sa bonusom mislio da mi je potrebno samo oko 85 hiljada dolara.
Uplatio sam novac i počeo da se kladim koristeći kockice – najbezbednija metoda, gde gubite oko 1 dolar za svakih 100 dolara koje uložite. Ali posle nekog vremena, primetio sam da se moj napredak na nivou nije povećavao kako sam očekivao. Ispostavilo se da promocija 1,2x nije ni funkcionisala, iako je bilo reklamirano da je aktivna.
Obratio sam se podršci i dobio sam ovaj odgovor:
„Nažalost, trenutno imamo nekih tehničkih problema u vezi sa ovom promocijom."
Iskreno nam je žao zbog eventualnih neprijatnosti koje vam ovo može prouzrokovati, ali budite uvereni da bi se sve uskoro trebalo vratiti u normalu.
Naš tim trenutno radi na tome i sve bi trebalo uskoro da bude u funkciji.
To je to. Bez nadoknade. Bez upozorenja da je promocija zatvorena. Morao sam da uložim dodatnih 20 hiljada dolara, što me je koštalo još 200 dolara, sve zato što sam delovao pod lažnim informacijama.
Ovo nije mala greška. Uplatio sam i kladio novac na osnovu prekršenog obećanja. Ulog je ili namerno obmanuo korisnike ili nije imao nikakve zaštitne mere za neispravnu promociju. U svakom slučaju, rezultat je isti: Nepravedno sam izgubio novac.
Budite oprezni. Promocije koje iznenada ne uspeju mogu koštati prave ljude pravog novca.
Podrška mi se ponovo javila rekavši:
„Nadamo se da će ovaj problem uskoro biti rešen i da će vaš uloženi iznos biti ispravljen."
Ali iskreno, to ništa ne rešava. Šteta je već učinjena. Uplatio sam, kladio se i gubio novac na osnovu lažnih očekivanja. Popravka praćenja nakon što se to dogodilo ne vraća mi 200 dolara koje sam nepotrebno izgubio. Ne želim ovo dodatno klađenje NAKON što sam uložio sve za svoj rang. Ako ništa drugo, trebalo je da se objavi nešto kada ova promocija nije uspela (još uvek je aktivna i nema objave, uzgred).
Ovo nije samo „tehnički problem" – to je nedostatak odgovornosti.
Podrška sada kaže:
„Nažalost, nemamo mogućnost da vam vratimo novac. Kao što je već pomenuto, problem je već prijavljen. Molimo vas da budete strpljivi i sačekate ažuriranje jer bi problem uskoro trebalo da bude rešen."
Dakle, u suštini... treba samo da čekam, ne dobijem nikakvu nadoknadu i prihvatim činjenicu da sam izgubio dodatni novac zbog njihove neuspešne promocije?
Smešno je kako ove velike kompanije nikada ne moraju da preuzmu pravu odgovornost. Ako pogreše? „Sačekajte ažuriranje." Nema povraćaja novca. Nema izvinjenja. Nema rešenja koje zaista pomaže.
Rešavanje problema „uskoro" ne poništava činjenicu da sam uložio više nego što je potrebno i izgubio više nego što je trebalo. Reći „sačekajte ažuriranje" ne pomaže kada je šteta već učinjena.
Ovo je neverovatno razočaravajuće. Stejk, potrudi se. Ovo nije ispravno.
I feel completely scammed by Stake.com and wanted to share what happened so others don’t fall for the same thing.
They had a promotion offering 1.2x wagered, meaning for every $100k wagered, your level-up progress would count as $120k. I needed to wager another $100k to level up, so with the bonus, I thought I only needed to do around $85k.
I deposited and started wagering using dice – the safest method, where you lose around $1 for every $100 wagered. But after a while, I noticed my level progress wasn’t increasing as expected. Turns out, the 1.2x promo wasn’t even working, even though it was advertised that it was active.
I reached out to support and got this response:
"Unfortunately, we are currently experiencing some technical issues regarding this promotion.
We are truly sorry for any inconvenience this might cause you, but rest assured that everything should be back to normal soon.
Our team is working on it as we speak and everything should be up and running very soon."
That’s it. No compensation. No warning that the promo was down. I had to wager an extra $20k, which cost me another $200, all because I was operating under false information.
This isn’t a small mistake. I deposited and wagered money based on a broken promise. Stake either intentionally misled users or had zero safeguards in place for a malfunctioning promo. Either way, the result is the same: I lost money unfairly.
Be careful out there. Promotions that suddenly don’t work can cost real people real money.
Support got back to me again saying:
"We are hoping that this issue will be resolved soon and that your wagered amount will be corrected."
But honestly, that doesn’t solve anything. The damage is already done. I deposited, wagered, and lost money based on false expectations. Fixing the tracker after the fact doesn’t give me back the $200 I lost unnecessarily. I don't want this extra wagered AFTER I wagered everything for my rank up. If anything an announcement or something should have been made when this promotion didn't work (it's still up and no announcement btw).
This isn’t just a "technical issue" — it’s a lack of accountability.
Support now says:
"Unfortunately, we don't have an option to provide you with a refund. As mentioned, the issue has already been reported. Please be patient and wait for an update because the issue should be resolved soon."
So basically... I’m just supposed to wait, get no compensation, and accept the fact that I lost extra money because of their broken promotion?
It’s funny how these big companies never have to take real accountability. If they screw up? "Wait for an update." No refund. No apology. No fix that actually helps.
Fixing the issue "soon" doesn’t undo the fact that I wagered more than necessary and lost more than I should have. Saying "wait for an update" doesn’t help when the damage is already done.
This is incredibly disappointing. Stake, do better. This isn't right.
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