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Network Fee

Crypto

What is Network Fee?

A network fee is what the blockchain charges, not the casino — which is why crypto minimums often sit above the deposit minimum.

ByPoker Desk·Poker & Crypto Analyst

Reviewed byKris Fawkes·Chief Editor

What it means in practice

A network fee is the amount a blockchain charges to process a transaction. It is paid to the network itself, not to the casino, and it varies with congestion rather than with the size of the transfer. This is why "no fees" on a crypto cashier is true and incomplete. Somebody pays the network. If the casino pays, it usually sets a minimum withdrawal high enough to absorb it, which is why crypto minimums are often higher than the deposit minimums beside them. If you pay, a small withdrawal can lose a meaningful percentage to a fee that has nothing to do with the amount. The practical consequence is that coin choice matters more than casino choice here: the same €50 payout can cost cents on one chain and several euros on another, and stablecoins on low-fee networks are usually the cheapest route out.

Why it matters

A definition like this one decides what an offer is actually worth. The same wording turns up in bonus terms, on payment pages and in game rules, and it is usually where a promotion’s real cost is hiding — so it is worth reading an operator’s own terms with this meaning in mind rather than the marketing above them.

You must be of legal gambling age where you live — 18 in most markets, 19 or 21 in others. Understanding a term does not make an outcome more likely: casino games are built to return less than they take over time. Set deposit and time limits before you play.

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