Bank statement charge
What is a BREEZE*STAKE charge on my card?
Who charged you
Breeze the payment company behind Stake.us card purchases
BREEZE*STAKE is Breeze, a payment company that processes card purchases on Stake.us, the US social casino and sweepstakes site run by Sweepsteaks Limited. The charge is usually a Gold Coin package bought on Stake.us with your card, or a temporary hold that drops off within a few business days.
How it can show on a statement
BREEZE*STAKEBREEZE*STAKE ALTAMONTE FL
Find out what it was
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If you have a Stake.us account, open Transactions, then Purchases, and compare the dates and amounts with your statement.
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Read the last four characters of the line, if your bank shows them, and match them with the last four characters of a reference ID in your Stake.us purchase history.
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Check whether the line is still pending or has posted: several pending lines for one purchase are usually holds that drop off.
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Search your inbox and spam folder for Stake.us and Breeze and for the exact amount: Breeze can send receipts by email.
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Ask who else in your household plays on Stake.us and could have used your card.
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Still a charge you did not agree to? File your complaint here. We write it with you and send it to Stake.us (Sweepsteaks Limited), so you do not have to chase it yourself.
Not in any of your accounts? If nobody in your household made it, someone else may have used your card details. Your card issuer can stop the card, so the charges do not continue.
Why does it say “BREEZE*STAKE”?
Stake.us does not bill card purchases under its own name. Breeze, a payment company, sells the digital items for the sites it works with as the seller of record and processes the payment, and it says this is why its name shows on the payment page and the bank statement. Breeze writes its charges as BREEZE*, then the name of the site, then four characters, so STAKE after the asterisk names Stake.us. Card statements quoted in a public court record show the line as BREEZE*STAKE ALTAMONTE FL: the place in Florida is part of the billing name and does not tell you where the purchase was made.
The four characters at the end match the last four characters of the reference ID of the purchase in your Stake.us history, and Breeze says the date on your statement can be later than the purchase itself. Stake.us is run by Sweepsteaks Limited, a company in Cyprus. The international Stake casino is run by a different company, Medium Rare N.V. in Curaçao, and is not offered in the United States.
Why you might see this charge
- A Gold Coin package bought on Stake.us with a debit or credit card, processed by Breeze.
- An extra pending line next to a purchase: Breeze says these are usually temporary authorization holds that drop off within a few business days.
- A purchase that shows on your statement with a later date than the purchase, because it was approved first and processed by your bank afterwards.
- A purchase made by someone in your household with your card on a Stake.us account.
- Money coming in: Breeze also pays out prize redemptions for Stake.us, so a Breeze payment into your account can be a redemption you asked for.
Is BREEZE*STAKE legit?
Yes. Breeze is a real payment company that sells digital items for game and sweepstakes platforms and processes their card payments, and Stake.us uses it for card purchases. A BREEZE*STAKE line is normally a Gold Coin purchase on Stake.us, even though the site name is cut short.
Other businesses also use the Breeze name. Breeze's own lines start with BREEZE* followed by the site name, and Breeze says a charge that does not follow its format is likely from one of the others. Check the line against the purchases in your own Stake.us account rather than against any message that mentions Stake.
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Questions about BREEZE*STAKE
What is BREEZE*STAKE ALTAMONTE FL on my statement?
It is Breeze, the payment company that handles card purchases on Stake.us. STAKE names the site and ALTAMONTE FL is part of the billing name. The charge is usually a Gold Coin package bought on Stake.us.
Is a Breeze Stake charge from Stake.us or the international Stake casino?
On a US card, from Stake.us, the US social casino and sweepstakes site run by Sweepsteaks Limited. The international Stake casino is run by a different company, Medium Rare N.V. in Curaçao, and its terms list the United States among the countries where it may not be used.
Why do I see more than one Breeze Stake charge for one purchase?
Breeze says extra lines with the same name are usually temporary holds, not double payments, and that pending holds disappear within a few business days. Compare the posted lines with your Stake.us purchase history.
Why is the date of the Breeze charge different from my purchase?
Breeze says the date on a bank statement can be later than the purchase, because the payment was approved first and processed by your bank afterwards. The last four characters of the line match the reference ID of the purchase.
What if I did not agree to a BREEZE*STAKE charge?
File a complaint on Complain.biz soon: the Stake.us terms say money spent on Gold Coins cannot be refunded, so a clear, early complaint matters. We write it with you and send it to Stake.us, so you do not have to chase it yourself.
Based on
- I don't recognize a charge on my card: charges appear as BREEZE*[platform name]*[4 characters], the statement date can be later, the last four characters match the reference ID (Breeze Help Center)
- What is Breeze and how does it work: seller of record for partner platforms, payments and payouts (Breeze Help Center)
- There are duplicate charges on my card: temporary authorization holds (Breeze Help Center)
- Breeze Labs Terms of Service: merchant of record services, digital items and receipts by email (Breeze)
- Stake.us Terms and Conditions: Sweepsteaks Limited, Gold Coin purchases cannot be refunded, payment method in your own name, card purchases and redemptions (Stake.us)
- Pending purchase: purchases listed under Transactions, Purchases (Stake.us Help Center)
- Stake.com Terms and Conditions: Medium Rare N.V., Curaçao, United States among the prohibited jurisdictions (Stake.com)
- Federal court decision quoting company credit card statements with charges to BREEZE*STAKE ALTAMONTE FL, an online gambling website
- Stake.us adds a card option: Breeze handles fiat card purchases and redemptions (SweepsKings)
- Reddit r/stakeus: card purchases through Breeze declined
- Reddit r/stakeus: withdrawal to a bank account through Breeze