General Terms and Conditions

Games Terms and Conditions

Last Updated: 07-07-2009

Version Number 2.1

All references to ‘we’ and ‘our’ shall refer to 180Bets.

All references to the ‘Authority’ in this document shall be deemed to refer to the Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta.

Use of our website, registration with us and the use of any services we offer is subject at all times to acceptance on your part of these Terms and Conditions. Registration on the site, any use of the services offered and all bets accepted by 180Bets are subject to these Terms and Conditions.

180Bets reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notification. All editions will show version number and validity start date.

180Bets reserves the right to refuse the whole or part of any bet and to make ambiguous bets void. No bets will unreasonably be declared void.

We shall treat any breach of these Terms and Conditions as a serious matter and we may take any steps at law which we deem fit and proper to protect our interests.

It is obligatory for customers when registering with us to register in their own name and surname giving accurate, correct, complete and up to date details, with correct, complete, accurate and up to date place of residence, with a valid e-mail address and with a correct fixed line home/mobile phone number.

We reserve the right to immediately close any accounts if it emerges that the information provided is inaccurate or insufficient.  180Bets reserves the right to close an account in its sole discretion. In such cases, any funds will either be remitted to the player or transferred to the Authority depending on the circumstances. We also reserve the right to refuse to open a betting account.

No person under eighteen years of age may be registered at 180Bets as a player and any funds deposited or any money won by any such persons will be forfeited to the Authority.

Internet gambling may be wholly or partially restricted in some jurisdictions. If internet gambling is illegal in your jurisdiction you are not authorised to complete your registration or open an account. 180Bets accepts no responsibility for internet gambling from residents in jurisdictions where it is illegal.

Customers are only allowed to open one account per person. Customers are only allowed to open one account per residential address. Opening of multiple accounts is not permitted. Should we have reasonable suspicions that any of our customers has opened multiple accounts with us we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to freeze that customer’s account or to close the account immediately and the customer shall forfeit all his winnings. Customers should also note that their original deposits will not be refunded. Customers shall also be liable towards 180Bets for damages and costs incurred as a result of the fraud.

Customers are not permitted to act on behalf of another person or third party; to deposit money originating from criminal activity; to deposit money through a credit card which a customer is not authorised to use, or knowingly receiving money from such card on in any other manner colluding with a third party to so do; or to use in any manner whatsoever their player account or that of third parties for money laundering or any other illegal purpose.

We strictly prohibit the use of robotic, mechanical, or electronic, or other devices to automatically make decisions in any game, whether such use is attempted or effected by one of our customers or by as a guest or by any third parties.

In order to use the services offered at 180Bets the customer must have a valid account with sufficient funds in it to participate.

A request for the opening of an account with us is affected by adequately completing the Registration Form on our website and sending it to us.

180bets.com reserves the right in its sole discretion to amend both its deposit and its withdrawal limits.

Funds deposited in one account cannot be transferred to another account.

Funds held within an account do not accrue interest.

We reserve the right to request a clear and legible photo copy of your VISA/MasterCard and/or bank statement and/or picture identity card (ID) or passport and/or any other official personal identification document which we deem fit in order to ascertain and verify your age and identity and this at any time and especially prior to processing your withdrawal.

When we request documentation from our customers we direct our customers to send such documentation to support@180bets.com , we recommend that customers send us their official personal identification documents even if this is not requested as this will facilitate matters at withdrawal stage. Customers wishing to send us such documents of their own free will may do so by emailing them to support@180bets.com

Where for any reason our customer refuses or is unable to provide us with any of the requested documents, we reserve the right in our sole, absolute discretion to freeze that customer’s account or to close the account immediately and the customer shall forfeit all his winnings. Customers should also note that their original deposits may not be refunded.

Customers shall at all times remain responsible for maintaining and protecting the secrecy of their accounts. Customers should not allow third parties access to or use of their account. Any losses due to this shall not be refunded by us and we shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever. In this regard we guide your attention to our Privacy Policy which you should read carefully together with these Terms and Conditions.

The customer shall not allow any third party using the customer's login details. The customer accepts full responsibility for the consequences of allowing such activity and, without derogating from the generality of any other indemnity contained herein, indemnifies and holds 180Bets harmless in respect of any damages arising from the same.

Upon the slightest indication of transactions and/or activities indicating potential money laundering we shall report to the relevant authorities.

If no transaction has been recorded on a customer's account for thirty months, 180bets.com will remit the balance in that account to the customer, or if the customer cannot be satisfactorily located, to the Authority, provided that no claim shall lie against 180Bets who has remitted the balance in a customer's account to the Authority.

If a player wishes to close his/her account they must make the request in writing to 180Bets. Any balance will then be returned only to the same method used to deposit. The player will then be removed from the database.

180Bets have a policy of Self Exclusion for customers who wish to be excluded from betting/gaming with the company for a minimum of six months.  Please click here for full details.

180Bets is not responsible for printing errors that may occur on its website and printed material.

180Bets reserves the right to cancel any bet made on an obviously "bad" line or a wager made after an event has started.

The contents of 180Bets World Wide Web pages are provided "as is". Except as required by applicable law no warranty of any kind, either express or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of the pages.  180Bets reserves the right to revise the pages or withdraw access to them at any time.

180Bets assumes no responsibility for material created or published by third parties that 180Bets World Wide Web pages have a link to.  In no circumstances will 180Bets be liable for any indirect or consequential loss however caused.

180Bets shall not be liable for computer malfunctions, failure of telecommunications service or Internet connections nor attempts by you to participate in games by methods, means or ways not intended by us.  Although we shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that the Software and files are free from computer viruses we cannot and do not guarantee that the Software and files are free of such problems. We will restore the Service, as soon as is reasonably practicable, after temporary suspension.  We may temporarily suspend the whole or any part of the Service for any reason at our sole discretion. We may, but shall not be obliged to, give you as much notice as is reasonably practical.

180Bet’s liability towards a customer shall be limited to the amount of the relevant stake or the amount in the customer's betting account whichever is the lesser.

By accessing 180Bet’s World Wide Web pages you agree to the Terms and Conditions of this agreement. You must not access our pages if you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions. Regarding the Terms and Conditions of any bonus program we direct you to our bonus page.

If bonus requirements haven't been met within six months (unless another term has been set in the bonus specific Terms and Conditions) from when the bonus was first taken, the bonus will be cancelled and deducted from the account.

The contents of 180Bet’s World Wide Web pages are copyright.  All rights reserved. Reproduction, transfer, distribution or storage of part or all of the contents in any form without the prior written permission of 180Bets is prohibited except in accordance with the following permission.  180Bets consents to you storing on your computer or printing copies of extracts from these pages for your personal use only. Individual documents in our World Wide Web pages may be subject to additional terms indicated in those documents.

The customer acknowledges that the Poker software, the "get-up" of the Poker and all material which may be visually or audibly presented to the customer in the customer's use of the Poker Room is either the intellectual property of the poker room or its licensor's and in this regard the customer acknowledges that it has no rights whatsoever to use or lay claim to any intellectual property belonging to the Poker Room and/or its licensors.

As a condition of your use of this website, you warrant to 180Bets that you will not use this website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices.

If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.

In the event of there being a discrepancy between the English language version of these Terms and Conditions and any other language version, the English language version will prevail.

This agreement is governed by the laws of Malta.

180Games is powered by Orbis Technology Limited, which is a company registered in England and Wales with registration number 3134634 and whose registered office is at One Heathrow Boulevard, 286 Bath Road, West Drayton, Middlesex. UB7 0DQ. UK. The current version of the Games is 4.5.  Software is also provided by WagerWorks, an online subsidiary of International Game Technology (IGT) and Dynamite Idea who are part of the Boss Media Group.  All bets placed on the Games are placed on the servers which are located in Malta.

Licence

180Casino is a company registered in Malta and operates under licence number LGA/CL1/441/2007 as issued by the Lotteries & Gaming Authority of Malta (LGA). and as such are regulated by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta. Therefore this website falls under the Maltese Jurisdiction. The registered office is at Vault 14, Level 2, Valletta Waterfront, Floriana, FRN 1913, Malta. The licencee should not be treated as a financial institution.

Eligibility and Reserved Rights

These terms of use apply to 180Games hereinafter called (The Casino).

180Games is restricted to individuals of legal age of majority only. You have to be at least eighteen (18) years of age to play. Participation in the games and the activity of the 180Games (the "Game") is open only to residents (the "Player") of those jurisdictions where such participation is legal. The Player acknowledges by entering the Game, that the Player is a resident in a jurisdiction where such activity is legal. Participation in the activities and games of 180Games is void wherever prohibited by law.

The Player understands that the Games are for entertainment value only. The Player understands and acknowledges that no purchase is necessary or required to play the Games. If a player wishes to play without betting money, he/she may do so. If your participation in the Game is illegal, then you will not be entitled to collect any winnings and 180Games reserves the right to recover any winnings already received by you and/or anyone acting on your behalf and report you to the relevant authorities.

Employees of the company operating the Games, Orbis Technologies Ltd (the "Company"), its licensees, distributors, wholesalers, subsidiaries or other agencies, retailers and members of the immediate families of each are not eligible to participate in the Games.

General

Player is not required to participate in the Games and such participation, if elected by Player, is at Player's sole option, discretion and risk. Materials of the Games (whether electronically obtained or obtained by other means) are automatically void if counterfeited, mutilated, forged, altered or tampered with in any way, if illegible, mechanically or electronically reproduced, obtained outside authorised legitimate channels or if they contain printing, production, typographical, mechanical, electronic or any other errors.

Any and all materials submitted for prize claims become the property of the Company and will not be returned. The Company is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, incomplete, damaged, mutilated, misdirected, or postage due mail, requests, prize claims or entries. Liability for materials of the Game containing any error is limited to replacement.

Taxes, if any, on any prize is Player's sole responsibility.If a player doesn’t log onto his/her account on the Games server via the internet, using Player's "username" and "password" for a period of 120 days all balances may be removed from the players account after a notification has been sent to the registered e-mail address. If the player has deceased then his/her immediate family will be located and paid any outstanding balance.

By accepting prize and/or winnings, Player consents to use his/her name for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation except where prohibited by law. Player, by acceptance of prize, acknowledges compliance with all rules herein. The Company makes no representations or warranties, implicit or explicit, as to the legal right for Player to participate in the Games nor shall any of the Company's employees, licensees, distributors, wholesalers, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion or other agencies, media partners, agents or retailers have the authority to make any such representations or warranties.

The Company shall not be required to maintain usernames or passwords. If Player misplaces, forgets, loses, or is otherwise unable to enter 180Games because of anything other than Company error or, if a player should give away, tell, share or lose their username and password, the company will not be responsible and will not be held liable for any claims regarding that account.

The Terms & Conditions contained herein may be modified and/or amended only by the Company posting such modification and/or amendment in the "Terms & Conditions" section of the website. The Company shall not be liable for computer malfunctions nor attempts by Player to participate in the Games by methods, means or ways not intended by the Company. The Company reserves the right to cancel Player's account for any reason and issue any balance in Player's account at the time of such cancellation. Providing all Terms and Conditions are adhered to, a player may request the closure of their account either in writing or by email to support@180bets.com A player may also request self exclusion from their account as set out in our Responsible Gambling section.

The Terms & Conditions contained herein represent the complete, final and exclusive agreement between the Player and the Company and supersedes and merges all prior agreements, representations and understandings between the Player and the Company.

By entering the website, opening an account at the website, playing at 180Games, use and reuse of such an account, participation in the Game, or acceptance of any prize, Player hereby represents warrants and certifies all of the following:

Player fully understands, agrees to, becomes a party to and shall abide by all rules, regulations, Terms and Conditions contained herein and as such rules, regulations, terms and conditions may change from time-to-time.

Player’s identity will be determined on a basis of all or a combination of the following information: name, mailing address, email address, IP address, credit/debit card number and any other type of identification that maybe required.

Player understands all time frames, limitations and processing fees for deposits and withdrawal as set out in the relevant section.

Player fully understands that any suspicious activity, as set out in our Prevention of Money Laundering Regulations, may result in amongst other measures, the reporting of any such activity to the relevant authorities.

Player is over the age of legal majority; i.e. player is an "adult" as that term is legally defined in Player's jurisdiction.

Player shall not allow any other person or third party including, without limitation, any minor, to use or reuse Player's account, access and/or use any materials or information from the Web site, accept any prize, or participate in the Games.

Player has the full, complete and unrestricted legal right to participate in the Game and Player's participation in the Games is not prohibited in the player’s jurisdiction.

Player does not find the Games or the website to be offensive, objectionable, unfair, nor indecent.

Player understands that the Games are for entertainment value only. Player understands and acknowledges that no purchase is necessary or required to play the Games. If a player wishes to play without betting money, he/she may do so.

Player shall hold the Company, its employees, officers, directors, licencees, distributors, wholesalers, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion or other agencies, media partners, agents and retailers harmless and shall fully indemnify the same from any and all costs, expenses, liabilities and damages whatsoever that may arise as a result of Player's;

• entry, use, or reuse of the website,
• use of any materials at the website,
• entry, use, or reuse of the Games Server,
• participation in the Game, or,
• the acceptance of any Prize.

Player understands that 180Games takes no responsibility whatsoever, direct or indirect, for losses that may occur to the player when using the Games. 180Games will not be liable in the following scenarios:

• In the event of a force majeure
• In the event of the cancellation of a game for any reason
• Failure of 180Casino’s central computer system or any part thereof, delays, losses, errors or omissions resulting from failure of any telecommunications or any other data transmission system
• An outbreak of hostilities, riot, civil disturbance, acts of terrorism
• The acts of government or authority (including refusal or revocation of any licence or consent)
• Fire, explosion, flood, theft, malicious damage, strike, lockout or industrial action of any kind

Whereupon a dispute should occur between 180Casino (Malta) Limited and any of its members, 180Games will make accessible to the member a detailed transaction record. Such information will also be made available to a legitimate third party (e.g. a judge or court) if the player so agrees. 180Casino (Malta) Limited is operated from Malta and licenced by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA). Any unresolved disputes or complaints maybe passed to the Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA). Any legal disputes between Player and 180Games are to be solved in Maltese courts, according to Maltese laws and regulations.

Player may not have more than one account. If 180Games detects a Player with more than one account, we reserve the right to reallocate all funds to one of the accounts and delete the superfluous account(s). No bonus given to the superfluous accounts will be reallocated to the remaining account. The personal details of all 180Games users will be held in confidence unless users agree to the disclosure of such information.

Player understands that the terms “180Games" are the trademarks, service marks, and trade names of the Company and Player obtains no rights to such terms, nor any other terms, graphics, text, concepts or methodologies, by using the website and the material contained therein.

Player's interest in the Games and the Web site is personal, and not professional; Player's entering the Games is solely for Player's own personal entertainment and any other entrance, access, use or reuse of the 180Games or the website by Player is strictly prohibited.

Player shall periodically review at a rate not less than once monthly these Terms & Conditions of 180Games posted at the website.

Player shall not participate in the Games, open, use or reuse an account, enter the website, or the Games, nor accept any prize if Player does not fully understand, agree to, become a party to, and shall abide by, without exception, all rules, regulations, Terms and Conditions contained herein and as such rules, regulations, Terms and Conditions may change from time to time.

This is a theme website and all actual gaming takes place on the Games server. 180Games site is wholly owned, run and operated by the Company.

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

This agreement falls under Maltese Jurisdiction as such is governed by the Laws of Malta.