SPORTS
BETTING TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Valid
from 01/12/2007
Version
1.0
All players who want access to our private area must open an account
with Iberobet, Ltd. Players will open a betting account with Iberobet, Ltd and deposit
the first amount.
The minimum deposit will be indicated at all times but will never be less
than 15€.
A player may use the amount in this betting account to place sports bets..
Subject to the relevant terms and conditions, players may realise any winnings
on pool betting, by crediting their betting account. Any payout to
players may therefore be only made through their betting account kept at
Iberobet, ltd.
Each sports bet has two parties on one hand. The company Iberobet, ltd. (company
number C-41347 Malta),with registered address, level 2 cobalt house Notabile Rd
Mriehel Malta, promotes sports and general bets and guarantees players money
deposited and the payout to the winner for each events, under the Maltese law
and the Malta regulator, the Lotteries and Gaming Authority (http://lga.org.mt). The provisional license number is
LGA/CL3/362/2007 issued on the 24 October, 2007.
Relevant rules, terms and conditions may be changed from time to time at
the sole discretion of Iberobet, ltd and it is the responsibility of the player
to regularly review these Terms and Conditions to see whether any changes or
updates have been made.
Under age (18) persons cannot utilize to the service, Signing upon the
service is an implicit declaration of adult hood. Iberobet, ltd. reserves the
right to cancel bets/wins made by minors. The identification
could be completed, in the case of any suspected Apostandum could need from the
player a copy of bill, credit card or another personal identification to
confirm the identification by email or fax.
Apostandum permits one active account per Player. If
duplicate accounts for the same player are identified, the company reserves the
right to cancel any additional accounts. In such an event, any winnings and/or
promotional awards gained from additional accounts will automatically be
forfeited. Transferring of accounts is not allowed under any circumstances.
Transactions to and from the betting account are cleared in Euro.
Thereafter the money will be, based on the daily exchange rate of the chosen
currency, changed between the currency of the account and Euro. Under no circumstances will apostandum allow transfer funds
between Player Accounts.
During the registration process, apostandum reserves the right to request
information from customers that can be used to verify their identity - name,
address, date and place of birth, telephone number and email address, etc. This
information may include but is not limited to copies of identification
documents, credit cards and / or utility bills. This information will be used
to cross-reference with registration information.
Any and all information provided to Iberobet, ltd. by the player must be
correct and complete. The player undertakes to notify Iberobet, Ltd any change
in the registration details. In the event that any information provided to
Iberobet, Ltd. becomes incorrect or
incomplete, Apostandum reserves the right to cancel any bets as well as
winnings, block betting accounts and retain payments to players.. The player is
liable for any damage and costs arising out of false or misleading information.
If any deliberately false or misleading information is furnished, all
transactions on the betting account shall be declared invalid.
Residents from the USA and Turkey are not allowed to open an account. Online
gambling may be illegal under the laws of your country of residence or abode.
In such a case, you may not make use of the services provided by Apostandum. Apostandum
will not assume any liability whatsoever in this regard and will not reimburse
players for any losses suffered by them as a consequence of the violation of
any legal provisions that may be applicable to the player. Legal players must
ensure that they act in accordance with the legal statutory provisions
applicable to him/her from time to time.
Any suspicious financial transaction may be reported to the competent
authorities for investigation, this to prevent any attempt of money laundering.
Apostandum cannot accepted liability in any case and under no
circumstance for any damage or loss directly or indirectly caused by internet
site, its contents or the incorrect its contents by third parties
LEGAL SITUATION
Case A
In order to observe the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of
2006, Iberobet, Ltd. will not maintain business relations with players who:
Are permanently resident in the United States of America
Have a US American bank account or use any US-based payment method.
In the instances mentioned above there is a legal prohibition for
a player to use any products or services offered by Iberobet Ltd; Any resulting
activities revealed by Iberobet Ltd. will result in the immediate closing of
the respective betting account.
Case B
As a result of the amendment of the “Law Regarding the Organisation of
Betting and Gambling on Soccer and Other Sports Events” in the Republic of
Turkey, Iberobet, ltd will not maintain business relations with players who:
are permanently resident in the Republic of Turkey
Have a Turkish bank account.
In the instances mentioned above there is a legal prohibition or a
player to use any products or services offered by Iberobet Ltd; Any resulting
activities revealed by Iberobet Ltd. will result in the immediate closing of
the respective betting account.
Also,
in order to observe any new laws enacted in a particular jurisdiction Iberobet Ltd.
will could close the market affected and the same conditions as explained above
will abide. (Case A and B).
PLAYER / CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION
It
is the player’s responsibility to make sure they are legally allowed to gamble.
Iberobet Ltd. will require players to submit certain documents as proof
of identity for reasons of security. Iberobet Ltd. reserves the right to retain
any winnings until the required documents are received. Documents can include
the following:
A copy of a valid ID issued by the competent authority of a recognised
state/country, e.g. passport, personal identity card, driver’s licence. In
verifying the player’s identity we may also ask you for a utility bill (for
example gas, electricity, telephone) or a lease;
b) A copy of each credit card (front and back) used for making
deposits to the betting account of the player.
Iberobet Ltd. reserves the right to refuse any bets submitted to us or
limit the stake, without giving a reason. The bookmaker will accept a bet duly
placed by the player/customer by mouse-click, subject to these Terms and
Conditions, provided that sufficient funds are available in the betting
account, without the need to issue a confirmation, at the corporate seat of the
company. Any later correspondence (e.g. notices, account information, etc.)
will not have any effect whatsoever on the previous conclusion of a betting contract.
A bet accepted in such a manner may not be changed or cancelled by the
player in arrears. Apostandum, however, reserves the right to cancel any bet up
to the start of the event, without giving any reason thereof. After an event
has started, Apostandum may cancel any bets provided that players are in
violation of these Terms and Conditions as applicable from time to time. In
particular if they is suspicion of manipulation or suspecicion of collusion or
forming a syndicate of players, keeping duplicate gaming accounts or using
front men for placing bets.
In the cases mentioned above there is a legal prohibition to use any products
offered by Iberobet Ltd.; any activities in this field revealed by Iberobet Ltd
will result in the immediate closing of the respective accounts.
Deposits
Apostandum provide users with different methods of payments to be able
to perform deposits in your account. Accpeted services will be paysafecard,
ukash, Visa, MasterCard, and also to through bank transfers to the accounts of Apostandum.
Depending on the payment method used to carry out the transaction, the transfer
will be effected within a maximum period of five working days.
Apostandum could charge up to 5% in payment processing fees incurred
fron the payment gateway. Payment method will always publish in the web site and must be accepted implicitly by the customer.
Apostandum confirms that is not a financial institution, consequently
any funds deposited in your account do not gain interest.
Only the records kept by the bookmaker will be relevant to ascertain the
content of bets. A statement of account may only be modified to remedy an
obvious error and/or a typographical error or an error in calculation.
Withdrawals
For the withdrawal of funds is always set a minimum amount to
compensate the bank charges, etc.
The methods of refunded always be carried out through the client's bank
account, in a future and if the procedures are considered to be fair may
contemplate returns to the credit cards of the player.
The withdrawal of funds must always be carried out by the user himself
and never between accounts of users or by third parties. The customer must
always be identified, in case of high withdrawals, Apostandum may request
verification of the player’s identity.including but not limited to copies of utility
bills, identification card, etc., through fax or mail.
Inactive
/ Dormant Accounts
If there are no transactions in your account for more than 12 months,
the account will be classified as "Inactive / dormant”
Player
Accounts that remain inactive for a period of 1 year or longer will be closed.
Apostandum will do its utmost to contact the
player so as to refund the balance within the account, if however this is not
possible, the funds will be forfeited.
Privacy
Policy
All data collection will be the minimum information to take a bet and
operate.
The personal data will be not transferable
to third parties. The player could be the
possibility to access and modify this data.
Third parties may be given access to personal internal information only
when a provable need to know basis exists, and when a costumer non-disclosure
agreement has been signed.
It should be noted that all data may be accessed by the Lotteries and
Gaming Authority, Malta at any point in time. This requirement is for
regulatory and compliance purposes only.
Anti
Money Laundering
Apostandum do not permit any unlawful transactions to take place. In the
circumstances that Apostandum detect any suspicious transactions, the account
will be blocked and Apostandum will take the necessary action which may include
informing the LGA or any another competent authority.
All transaction are checked by electronically thus enabling the
identification of fraudulent transactions. Apostandum provide standard fraud management tools,
such as cvv2 validation and 3D secure, verified by Visa.
All economical transaction are tracable to individual players. The company
may limit the amount that can be deposited to avoid any money laundering issues that may be perceived
by the company.
In
application of the legal requirements of the Anti money Laundering Act, the
company is duty bound to report to the relevant authority where there are
reasonable grounds that a money laundering offence has been or is being
committed.
INTERNET RESPONSIBILITY
Only the amount registered and/or confirmed by the bookmaker will be
regarded as the stake. Under no circumstances will Apostandum be liable for any
damage caused by any incorrect, delayed, manipulated/rigged or abusive transfer
of data via the internet. Apostandum will take any technologically and
financially reasonable action so as to protect the user information saved by Apostandum
but will not be liable if third parties obtain control of, or process, user
information despite such action being taken. It is agreed by common consent
that no claims for damages may be asserted against Apostandum in any such circumstance.
When handling the information pertaining to players, Apostandum will observe
the relevant statutory data protection provisions. All data will be processed
in an automated manner and only be disclosed to third parties subject to the
written approval of the player unless such disclosure is imperative under the
legal provisions as applicable from time to time or necessary for pursuing any
claims of Apostandum in connection with sports bets.
PLAYER/CUSTOMER CONDITIONS
The transfer of data for online gaming requires the use of codes
(username and password) chosen by the player. Apostandum will not be held liable
for any abuse of the betting account through a third part use of the player’s
username and password. We expressly state that the username and the password
must be kept secret and confidential at all times as all transactions via the
account for which the username and password must be entered will be for the
account of the player.
The username and password should never be disclosed to third parties. It
is the player’s sole responsibility to keep his/her username and password
secure. The player cannot make any claims whatsoever from a third party
unlawfully placing bets by using his/her password and username.
Apostandum proceeds on the assumption that each player logging into the
system with the correct combination of username and password actually is the
lawful account holder/player/customer. It is in particular not permissible to
place bets on behalf of others, on the betting accounts of third parties, by
forming syndicates of players or in conspiracy with third parties. Apostandum reserves
the right to close betting accounts, cancel bets and retain the payment of
funds if the account holder has made his/her account available to third
parties, places bets on behalf of or in the name of third parties, in
conjunction with third parties, in groups/syndicates of players, or in
violation of other provisions of these Terms and Conditions.
Apostandum reserves the right to close betting accounts at any time
without giving any reasons. Should any player open another betting account in
his/her own name or in someone else’s name or in conjunction with one or
several persons after his/her account was closed/limited for any reason
whatsoever, Apostandum reserves the right not only to close those accounts but
also, at any time, to cancel any bets placed. Apostandum further reserves the
right to cancel any bets in particular if there is a justified suspicion of an
event or a bet placed thereon being manipulated or a suspicion of circumventing
the maximum win/stake.
Apostandum reserves the right to charge a processing fee on any deposits
which were not, or only partly, spent on play should the player wish to
withdraw funds. Such processing fee may amount to up to 5% of the amount deposited.
Such a withdrawal will, as a rule, be made in the same manner as the respective
deposit. In order to validate the identity of the player, withdrawals may in
certain cases be made only by bank transfer.
Apostandum allows you to open only one account per person. The use of
identical e-mail addresses in various Apostandum accounts is prohibited. Should
players open additional accounts either in their own name or in the name of
another person, Apostandum will be authorised to close those accounts, to cancel
any transactions carried out or bets placed and call in any bonus money
credited.
Each player/customer is obliged to read and acknowledge the Terms and
Conditions as applicable from time to time before a bet is placed.
Apostandum is unable to provide its players with any advice whatsoever
in particular not in fiscal or legal matters.
These Terms and Conditions are posted on the internet in various
languages. In the event of any conflicting foreign-language versions, the
Spanish version will prevail.
In some countries it can be possible that the payout of winner amount will be
taxed. It will be the player’s responsibility to pay this tax.
Miscellaneous
The lotteries and gaming authority is the regulatory body supervising
the operation of Apostandum.com. Apostandum.com
holds a provisional sports pool betting license (LGA/CL3/362/2007). The poker and casino
are not licensed in Malta.
Any complaints regarding our service should be addressed to support@apostandum.com. We will
endeavour to reply within a reasonable timeframe (usually within 2 working
days). If you still feel that your matter was not resolved to your
satisfaction, you have the right to refer the matter directly to the authority
to the following email address complaints@lga.org.mt
The legal relationship between the player and Apostandum, shall be
governed by Maltese law. Any and all disputes in connection with each bet shall
only be settled by the competent court having local and subject-matter
jurisdiction in Malta.