MonkeyTilt and iBankroll Partner to Unlock the Highest VIP Limits in Crypto iGaming
May 5, 2026
Most casinos hide their bankroll. MonkeyTilt is doing the opposite.
The Pantera Capital-backed operator, which has raised over $80 million in funding to build what its founder describes as "the first social-driven, everything platform for risk taking", today announced a strategic partnership with iBankroll - the liquidity provider pioneering “Bankroll-as-a-Service” to power the highest VIP limits in crypto iGaming.
The deal unlocks $1 million per-round blackjack, $6 million maximum slot wins, and unlimited daily withdrawals for MonkeyTilt's players. Crucially, MonkeyTilt achieves those numbers without holding capital in reserve to back the book - that risk is now carried entirely by iBankroll.
For founder and CEO Sam Kiki, the partnership is a structural unlock. It frees MonkeyTilt to deploy its $80 million in capital where it creates the most leverage: product, marketing, and the social VIP experience the platform is being built around.
"MonkeyTilt has raised over $80 million from myself and investors like Pantera Capital and Polychain. However, we have always had to earmark a large portion of our balance sheet to guarantee immediate payouts to winners. Moving forward, this risk will be assumed by our partners," said Sam Kiki, founder and CEO of MonkeyTilt. "What most people don't realise is that 99 per cent of these startup casinos don't actually have a bankroll. Some take $100K-per-hand action knowing they can't cover the downside. This deal puts us in the 1 per cent that doesn't have to think about it."
A Long Time in the Making
The partnership has been months in development. iBankroll and MonkeyTilt worked closely on every element of the deal - limit architecture, settlement mechanics, payout flow, escalation protocols so MonkeyTilt could absorb significant volume and variance from day one. The result is one of the most carefully constructed partnerships iBankroll has put in place to date.
"MonkeyTilt is building one of the most ambitious consumer products in the space," said Hayden Bowman, Co-Founder of iBankroll. "Sam and the team don't take partnerships lightly - and we don't either when the deal is this size. We've spent the last several months getting every piece into place so MonkeyTilt can take on serious volume and serious volatility with zero bankroll risk on their side. It's been a real pleasure working with them and we're excited to keep going."
Building Beyond the Stake Clone
MonkeyTilt is not a typical crypto casino. The team is building what Sam Kiki has publicly described as the first social-driven, everything platform for risk taking - combining casino, sportsbook, and collectibles with pack ripping, card vaulting, and a VIP concierge program that handles everything from private jet charters to private dinners in Lake Como.
The collectibles product launches this month, with a series of further announcements scheduled across the summer.
For iBankroll, MonkeyTilt represents exactly the kind of partner the model was built to serve: ambitious operators with strong product and capital who are looking for structural infrastructure rather than incremental fixes.
Removing Volatility as a Constraint
iBankroll's Bankroll-as-a-Service model absorbs the short-term variance that comes with high stakes VIP wagering. The model removes the need for operators to hold large capital reserves to back high-stakes action - freeing balance sheet for growth investment in product, marketing, and customer experience.
"This is the future of how operators scale," Bowman added. "When you remove bankroll volatility as a constraint, ambitious teams can focus on what actually drives long-term growth - product, community, and trust. That's exactly where MonkeyTilt is operating. We're proud to be the bankroll behind what they're building."
