Stake Restriction

A stake restriction is a penalty imposed by a sportsbook on a customer account. Some restrictions are applied to all customer accounts; for example, odds boosts are often stake restricted for every user, regardless of previous betting patterns or habits. Other restrictions are imposed on an account for a specific reason, such as the account being suspected of arbitrage betting. In the most severe cases, customer accounts can be stake restricted to £0.00 - effectively rendering the account unusable for the purposes of sports betting.

Stake restrictions that have been imposed as a result of suspected foul play, such as arbing, will usually remain on an account permanently.

Stake Restrictions Beyond Sportsbooks
It is not uncommon for users to be stake restricted on a specific type of sport, but able to bet normally on others. Stake restrictions also rarely apply outside of the sportsbook, so even an account that is restricted to £0.00 sports bets can be used to play casino games, poker, or any other service offered by an operator.