Gas fee

The fee charged by the network (not the casino) for processing a transaction — you always pay it yourself.

A gas fee, or network fee, is the amount charged by the blockchain network — not the casino — for processing your transaction. The name comes from Ethereum, but the principle applies on every network: the fee is paid by the sender and its size depends on the network's current load, not on how much money is moving.

How large it is. The orders of magnitude differ many times over between networks. Tron and Litecoin transactions are typically the cheapest, Bitcoin and Ethereum noticeably more expensive and volatile at peak times. The same USDT moves on several networks: TRC-20 and ERC-20 are the same money, only the fee differs by an order of magnitude. The casino itself usually charges no handling fee; if more than the network fee disappears from a withdrawal, ask support for a written explanation and compare the amount in a block explorer.

How to reduce the fee:

- Choose a cheap network that the casino supports in both directions — a cheap deposit does not help if the withdrawal only runs on an expensive network. - Do not split withdrawals into small amounts: every transaction is a separate fee, and one larger withdrawal is almost always cheaper. - Avoid peak hours, when the network is congested and the fee rises. - Check the withdrawal minimum. If the minimum is small and the network fee large, the fee eats a proportionally large share of the amount.

A fee set too low saves nothing — the transaction waits until the network accepts it and the confirmation is delayed. A comparison of networks, minimums and speeds is in the payments overview; which networks each operator supports is visible in the casino reviews.

Guide

The gas fee can make a small withdrawal pointless

The gas fee is a blockchain's network fee and, unlike a bank's service charge, it is not fixed — it
depends on how loaded the network is at the time. On the Ethereum network the same transfer can cost
many times more at peak than at night; on TRC-20 the fee is practically
non-existent.

Why that matters to a player. If you make frequent small withdrawals — which is sensible for staying
under the KYC threshold — then that fee repeats every time. Ten
withdrawals a month on an expensive network can cost more than the house edge on all your play. With a large and
rare withdrawal the fee is marginal, but then the KYC risk is greater. That is a real choice,
not a theoretical one.

Who pays the fee. Some casinos cover the network fee themselves, some deduct it from the withdrawal and
some require a minimum amount for exactly that reason. That line is in the terms and it matters more than an advertised
"free withdrawals" — the payments page compares houses and networks, our
article on network fees goes into the numbers.

The gas fee is not included in the RTP calculation, so it comes on top of the expected
loss. The fast withdrawals ranking measures time; the fee
has to be looked at separately.

Estonian bank-transfer alternatives are covered by kiiredvaljamaksed.ee;
licences are shown by the Tax Board's list.

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Marten Kask

Editor-in-chief

Fact-checked

Rasmus Kuusk

Editor for crypto payments and security

Verified August 2026 · Independent, not funded by any operator