The four components
| Component | Weight | What we measure |
|---|---|---|
| Offer value for Plinko | 40% | Expected cash value of the welcome offer for a player wagering $5,000/week on Plinko at 1% edge, after wagering requirements and game weighting. Rakeback with no wagering scores highest. |
| Plinko quality | 30% | Paytable fidelity to the 99% benchmark, provably-fair tooling, settlement speed, auto-bet controls (stop-on-profit/loss), mobile usability. |
| Payments | 20% | Median withdrawal time across three test withdrawals, fees, coin support, minimums. |
| Track record | 10% | Years in operation, licence, public dispute history, transparency of terms. |
How we test
Mia registers a fresh account at each brand at the start of every month, enters our code, deposits the minimum, plays 200 drops of Plinko on 16 rows medium, records the bonus credited and any rakeback accrued, then withdraws. The timestamps of deposit and withdrawal go into the payments score. Daniel audits the paytable against our tables and verifies ten drops with the brand's provably-fair tools.
What changes a score
A failed code, a changed paytable, a withdrawal that takes more than 24 hours, or a change to the published terms. Scores are recomputed at each monthly check and the bonus table is regenerated. Commission rates are not an input.
Why Stake is our flagship
It scores highest on three of four components: the reference Plinko implementation, the fastest withdrawals we have measured, and the longest track record. Its offer – rakeback unlocked by GETRAKEBACK with no wagering – scores above every deposit match in our model for a volume player. We say so openly on every page because that is what our method produces, not because of the commercial terms.
