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Stake Strikes Partnership Deal With Esports Team Vitality

By Leon Travers

28 Jul 2025

Leon Travers28 Jul 2025

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Stake enters partnership with Team Vitality’s CS2 team as official betting partner
Team Vitality is widely regarded as one of the top Counter-Strike 2 teams around
Good news for CS2 bettors as Stake looks set to roll out exclusive Team Vitality promotions

Stake Becomes Vitality’s CS2 Team’s International Betting Partner
Top Talent on Display
What Will Stake Customers Get From This Partnership?

Stake.com continues to expand its presence by partnering with the Counter-Strike 2 team of French esports organization Team Vitality.

Stake Becomes Vitality’s CS2 Team’s International Betting Partner

The big announcement at IEM Cologne 2025 was not of a player moving to another team, but the signing of a mega 7-figure partnership between Stake.com and Team Vitality’s Counter-Strike 2 team.

This new deal continues Stake’s strategy of partnering with the biggest names in mixed martial arts, soccer, Formula 1, tennis, and horse racing.

Esports can now be added to that list. As the winners of IEM Katowice 2025, IEM Melbourne 2025, BLAST Rivals 2025 Season 1, IEM Dallas 2025, and the Austin Major 2025, Team Vitality’s CS2 outfit are one of the very top teams in this sport.

Vas Roberts, Team Vitality’s Co-CEO shared his delight through a LinkedIn post that stated, “This amazing partnership will empower us to create innovative experiences, deliver exclusive content, and strengthen support around our CS2 roster as we pursue new competitive milestones.

Thank you to Stake for placing your trust in our vision, our players, and the global Vitality community. The road ahead is exciting, and we’re just getting started.”

Top Talent on Display

While the esports landscape is continually changing with players moving around between different organizations, Team Vitality remains competitive by attracting the world’s top-rated CS2 players. Among its current roster are:

Dan "apEX" Madesclaire - one of only nine players to win three major titles

AWPer Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut - owns the outright record (27) for the most MVP awards

Shahar "flameZ" Shushan - plays at a consistently high level whenever he takes the stage

William "mezii" Merriman - first British player to win a Counter-Strike major title

Robin "ropz" Kool - Kool by name, cool by nature

What Will Stake Customers Get From This Partnership?

With the ink barely dry on this partnership agreement, we don’t know for certain what this partnership means for Stake.com customers. However, HugeStakes.com has closely followed Stake for a number of years, so we can make an educated guess.

Team Vitality Promotions

On top of the new player welcome bonus that’s available to customers who register on Stake and redeem our promo code, we expect Team Vitality-centered promotions to be rolled out, particularly for the big esports events. These will likely include Double Winnings and Insurance (money back) promos.

Live Streaming

Stake already offers live streaming on all the top esports matches, so nothing will change on that front. What will probably happen is live collaborations between Vitality and Stake’s customers. Could you imagine exclusive CS2 matches with your heroes? It may happen in the future.

Enhanced Betting Options

Through this partnership, Stake has shown its commitment to helping esports evolve. Team Vitality will wear Stake’s logo on its shirts, promoting increased brand awareness. This will draw more bettors over to this brand, and that’ll lead to enhanced betting experiences, including: