Stake (Easygo Entertainment) — Corporate Accountability Profile
Entity Type: Privately held crypto-gambling and casino operator Sector: Online gambling / crypto Listing: Private (Easygo Entertainment Pty Ltd, Australia)
Overview
Stake.com is operated by Easygo Entertainment Pty Ltd of Melbourne, Australia, with Curaçao gambling licensing for its global operations. Stake had Octagon-side branding at UFC Freedom 250 on the White House South Lawn on June 14, 2026.
Basis for Inclusion
Subject Classification: Privately held company with significant US-facing brand presence at a federal-property event.
Basis for inclusion:
- DOCUMENTED: Octagon-side branding at UFC Freedom 250 (IBTimes UK).
- DOCUMENTED: Stake.com is not licensed to take wagers from US residents; geofences US users (Stake.us is a separate sweepstakes-model entity).
- DOCUMENTED: September 2023 hot-wallet exploit / theft from Stake; FBI attribution.
What is NOT the basis for inclusion:
- General gambling operations outside the US.
- End-user wagering activity.
UFC Freedom 250 — White House Event (June 14, 2026)
See: UFC Freedom 250 — White House Event.
No public disavowal of the Hokit “Michelle Obama is a man” remark as of June 16, 2026.
Leadership and Controlling Holders
| # | Name | Role | Anchor | Profile (to draft) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward (Eddie) Craven | Co-founder | [E] | edward-craven-board-member-profile |
| 2 | Bijan Tehrani | Co-founder | [E] | bijan-tehrani-board-member-profile |
| 3 | Mladen Vuckovic | Director (per ASIC filings) | [E] | mladen-vuckovic-board-member-profile |
Verification needed: Easygo Entertainment Pty Ltd board roster confirmable through ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission) filings. Individual profiles deferred.
Investigative trail pointers (public records)
Education only — verify independently. Absence of hits is not proof.
| Channel | Starting points |
|---|---|
| Federal courts | CourtListener / PACER party and attorney searches (spelling variants) |
| Campaign finance | FEC + OpenSecrets for committees and donors tied to documented roles |
| Corporate / LLC | State secretary of state; OpenCorporates for cross-border shells from reporting |
| Sanctions / PEP | OpenSanctions when international business context is already sourced |
| Contracts / grants | USAspending.gov for named entities from investigations |
Use public-records-research-specialist, corporate-intelligence-investigator, and public-corruption-ombudsman evidence tiers.
Sources
- IBTimes UK, “UFC Freedom 250 Sponsors Revealed,” 2026.
- ASIC company-extract for Easygo Entertainment Pty Ltd.
- Curaçao Gaming Control Board licensing register.
- UFC Freedom 250 — White House Event.
Factual correction requests: factcheck@patriot.university.