During a live gambling stream, PayMoneyWubby placed a $10 bet on a newly released game on Stake. The on-screen animation showed a 50,000x multiplier land—the game’s max win worth roughly $500,000. The multiplier indicator lit up, and the result appeared in the game’s recent hits panel.
Then Wubby navigated to another page to check his balance. The expected $500,000 wasn’t there. He told viewers he messaged his Stake representative to figure out what happened. As of the stream, the payout had not appeared in his account. The situation remains unresolved.
The whole thing raises questions about how online casino games actually work. In these systems, outcomes are determined by server-side random number generators the moment a bet is placed. The animations players see are just visual representations of that result—not the result itself.
This matters because it means the game’s back-end could have registered a different outcome than what appeared on screen. If the server didn’t record a 50,000x win, the animation showing one would be a visual bug.
Reloading a page or navigating away shouldn’t change a settled result in a properly functioning system. The outcome is stored server-side and should sync when the client refreshes. If Wubby’s win was legitimate on the back-end, the money should appear regardless of him clicking to another page.
The game was listed under Stake’s “New Releases” category. Newly launched games sometimes surface unexpected bugs where the graphics layer doesn’t match the RNG outcome. Many games on Stake are provided by third-party developers, which can complicate dispute resolution.
Stake operates primarily under a Curaçao license and handles bets in cryptocurrency. The platform has been tied to Kick, the streaming site where many gambling streamers now broadcast. Wubby has been streaming gambling sessions regularly—reportedly around an hour daily for several months.
What happens now
For Stake, the reputational cost of not paying a legitimate win to a high-profile streamer would likely outweigh $500,000. If the back-end recorded the win, paying out quickly would be the standard move. If the server didn’t register a 50,000x result, Stake would need to demonstrate that with the official round ID and settlement log.
Neither Stake nor Wubby has publicly confirmed whether the win was credited or denied. Viewers are waiting to see if he receives the money or gets an explanation that the animation glitched.
