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The BetHoldem General Terms and Conditions apply when you use this website and the content found on it.

By visiting our site, you are legally accepting these Terms and Conditions. If you are not prepared to accept them, please leave BetHoldem immediately. We have tried to avoid the usual legal jargon and make them easy to understand. Please read them carefully.

In the BetHoldem Terms and Conditions:

• "Account" - an unique Account issued by the Poker Room
• this "Agreement" - these Terms and Conditions
• "Charge-back" - when you, or a credit card issuing bank, or any other third party payment solutions provider, effects a reversal of charges in relation to your credit card or third party purchase transaction
• "Closed Account Player" - a Player who has a Closed Player Account
• "Closed Player Account" - an Account that has been closed, deregistered or excluded by either us or you
• "Dormant Account" - an Account that has been inactive for a period of 6 (six) months or more
• "Dormant Player" - a Player who has a Dormant Account
• "Guest Player" - a Player who uses free-play Poker Room credits with no monetary value to place wagers
• "Participate" - any of the conduct described in 4.1.1 to 4.1.7 below: visiting the Poker Room Website; playing any games offered by BetHoldem; using the Poker Room and/or Poker Room Website and/or the Software in any manner whatsoever
• the "Poker Room" - the Poker Room(s) situated at BetHoldem and owned and/or operated by us
• "Poker Room Website" - BetHoldem or any derivative thereof
• "Player" - a Real, Guest, Dormant, or Closed Account Player
• "Real Player" - a Player who wagers real money at BetHoldem
• the "Service" - the provision of Software that enables you to gamble at BetHoldem using the Internet
• "Software" - any software owned by or licensed to us that must be downloaded in order for you to play at BetHoldem
• "We/Us/Our" - the owners and operators of the BetHoldem website and its associated companies
• "Your Jurisdiction" - the jurisdiction in which you are domiciled, reside or work.

1. Your Participation at the Poker Room

1.1. Participation

1.1.1. Participation at BetHoldem is at your sole option, discretion and risk.

1.1.2. You are solely responsible for ascertaining whether it is legal in Your Jurisdiction to participate at BetHoldem.

1.1.3. You may only participate at BetHoldem if it is legal for you to do so within Your Jurisdiction.

1.1.4. In addition to the provisions of 1.1.3 above, you may only participate at BetHoldem, if you have attained the legal age of majority within Your Jurisdiction.

1.1.5. We do not warrant the legality of your participation at the Poker Room in terms of the laws of Your Jurisdiction.

1.1.6. We have the right to request you to furnish us with proof of your identity and age as a condition precedent to us allowing you to participate at BetHoldem.

1.1.7. You hereby authorize us and our designated agents in rem suam, as and when we require, to confirm your identity and your right to use the monies that you wager at BetHoldem.

1.2. Your Warranties

1.2.1. You warrant and represent, and we enter into this Agreement on the basis of such representations and warranties, that you:

1.2.1.1. are legally able to participate at BetHoldem within Your Jurisdiction;

1.2.1.2. are an "adult", having attained the age of majority within Your Jurisdiction;

1.2.1.3. shall not allow any third party (in particular, but without limitation, any minor/s) to, directly or indirectly, use your Account/s that you hold at the Poker Room, use the Software or accept a prize from BetHoldem;

1.2.1.4. have furnished us with personal details that are valid, accurate and complete in each and every respect and that you shall advise us via e-mail or telephone immediately should such details change;

1.2.1.5. are the true and lawful owner of the monies that you wager at BetHoldem and/or that you are duly and properly authorized to utilize such monies for the aforementioned purposes;

1.2.1.6. shall not deposit nor wager any monies at BetHoldem that are derived in any manner whatsoever from illegal activities contemplated in 1.5 below;

1.2.1.7. shall pay all monies owed to BetHoldem and in respect of payment shall not charge-back, and/or deny or reverse or countermand any such payments; and

1.2.1.8. have read and understood these Terms and Conditions.

1.3. Refusal to Register, Deregistration & Exclusion

1.3.1. We may refuse to register you as a Player or elect to deregister and exclude you as a Player from BetHoldem at any time and for any reason whatsoever.

1.3.2. You acknowledge hereby that BetHoldem is not obliged to give you prior notice of its decision to refuse, deregister or exclude you nor to furnish you with any reasons for such decision.

1.4. Consequences of Deregistration or Exclusion and Dormant Accounts

1.4.1. If we deregister or exclude you from BetHoldem we shall have the right to:

1.4.1.1. withhold payment to you of any contested funds whether such contested funds are purchases, refunds, bonuses, free monies, BetHoldem credits, payouts or the like; and/or

1.4.1.2. exclude you from all or any other Poker Rooms and/or Casinos in the group of Poker Rooms and/or Casinos of which the Poker Room is a member; and/or

1.4.1.3. solely determine what criteria you shall have to meet in order to establish a New Account at BetHoldem; and/or

1.4.1.4. in the case of fraudulent, illegal or similar misconduct by you, furnish any relevant information about you to an intra-group database recording such mischief. You hereby irrevocably authorize us to do so in our absolute discretion.

1.5. Money Laundering

1.5.1. Some jurisdictions have strict laws on money laundering that may impose an obligation upon us to report you to the federal or local authorities within such jurisdictions if we know, suspect or have reason to suspect that any of your transactions involve funds derived from illegal activities or are intended to conceal funds derived from illegal activities or involve the use of the Poker Room to facilitate criminal activity.

1.5.2. If we have knowledge or suspicion envisaged in 1.5.1 above we may:

1.5.2.1. immediately suspend, deregister or terminate your account at BetHoldem; and/or

1.5.2.2. at our sole discretion, not refund to you any funds held in such account; and/or

1.5.2.3. exclude you from all or any other Poker Rooms and/or Casinos in the group of Poker Rooms and/or Casinos of which the Poker Room is a member; and/or

1.5.2.4. furnish any relevant information about you to an intra-group database recording such mischief. You hereby irrevocably authorize us to do so in our absolute discretion.

1.5.3. Bonus monies from Sportsbook and/or Casino that have not met rollover requirements cannot be released for play within the Poker Room.

1.5.3.1 We reserve the right to report you to the aforementioned federal or local authorities should we, in our absolute discretion, determine that we are obliged, by law, to do so.

1.5.4. In order to assist in the prevention of money laundering:

1.5.4.1. no cash shall be accepted to fund any account at BetHoldem;

1.5.4.2. no substantial and/or exceptional cash-ins individually and cumulatively shall be made unless notarized facsimile copies of at least 2 (two) of the following are received:

Your:
1.5.4.2.1. most recent bank statement for the bank account from which your wagers have been paid;

1.5.4.2.2. driver's license;

1.5.4.2.3. social security card or a similar document; or

1.5.4.2.4. current and valid passport.

1.6. Publicity

1.6.1. If, whilst playing at the Poker Room, you win a sum of money or any other prize regarded by BetHoldem as worthy of publicity, you agree to make yourself available for any event of such a nature arranged by BetHoldem. BetHoldem will do its utmost to protect your privacy at all times.

1.6.2. Without derogating from the generality of clause 1.6.1 above, you hereby grant us the right to use your first name in any publicity about your win mentioned above.

1.6.3. For further information on our privacy policy please see the relevant link on this website.

2. The Service

2.1. The Service and the Software are provided "as is". We make no warranty or representation, whether express or implied, in relation to the satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose, completeness or accuracy of the Service or the Software.

2.2. We 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.

2.3. We cannot guarantee that the Service will never be faulty but we will correct reported faults as soon as we reasonably can. If a fault occurs you should report the fault by e-mail or in writing to Customer Support.

2.4. 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. It is your responsibility to protect your systems and have in place the ability to reinstall any data or programs lost due to a virus.

2.5. 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 practicable of such suspension. We will restore the Service, as soon as is reasonably practicable, after temporary suspension.

2.6. In the event of a BetHoldem system malfunction all bets are void.

2.7. In accordance with clause 4.2 below we will not be liable to you for any loss that you may incur as a result of such suspension or delay.

3. Shared Environments

We may impose any limits or conditions that we, in our sole discretion, deem fit on any persons who open or attempt to open Accounts at BetHoldem where such Accounts originate from environments where computers are or the environment is shared.

4. Indemnity & Limitation of Liability

4.1. You indemnify and hold harmless BetHoldem, its directors, officers, employees, shareholders, agents and affiliates, the ultimate parent and parent companies of BetHoldem and any of its subsidiaries against any and all costs, expenses, liabilities and damages (whether direct, indirect, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive or other) arising from any participation by you at BetHoldem. The nature of your participation shall include, but not be limited to, inter alia:

4.1.1. visiting, use or re-use of the BetHoldem website;

4.1.2. use or re-use of any materials at, or obtained from, the BetHoldem website or any other source whatsoever;

4.1.3. entry, use or re-use of the BetHoldem website;

4.1.4. facilitating or making a deposit into your Account at BetHoldem;

4.1.5. wagering or gaming at BetHoldem;

4.1.6. acceptance and use of any win or prize at or from BetHoldem;

4.1.7. use or re-use of the BetHoldem software, whether downloaded from the BetHoldem website or by any other means or through any other medium.

4.2. In no circumstances whatsoever shall BetHoldem, its directors, officers, employees, shareholders, agents and affiliates, the ultimate parent and parent companies of BetHoldem and any of its subsidiaries be liable to you in contract, tort, negligence or otherwise, for any loss or damage howsoever arising from any cause whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, or for any amounts whatsoever (even where we have been notified by you of the possibility of such loss or damage).

5. Promotions & Competitions

5.1. It is recorded that BetHoldem shall, from time to time, offer certain promotions and competitions and that these competitions and promotions may have separate terms, conditions and rules that are competition or promotion-specific.

5.2. These Terms and Conditions apply to any competition or promotion.

5.3. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and Conditions and the promotion or competition-specific Terms and Conditions, the promotion or competition-specific Terms and Conditions shall prevail but only to the extent that the Terms and Conditions conflict with one another.

5.4. Information contained in the Terms and Conditions for Promotions and Offers apply.

6. Rules of Play

6.1. In addition to these Terms and Conditions certain Rules of Play shall apply to you and be binding upon you in respect of your participation at BetHoldem.

6.2. You hereby agree to be bound by the aforementioned Rules of Play as if they were specifically incorporated into these Terms and Conditions.

7. Intellectual Property

7.1. We hereby grant you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the BetHoldem website and the Software and all content derived from the BetHoldem website and the Software, including copyright and all intellectual property rights therein, in connection with the Service in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

7.2. You acknowledge and agree that all copyright, trademarks and all other intellectual property rights in all material or content supplied as part of the BetHoldem website and the Software shall remain at all times vested in us or our licensors. You are permitted to use this material only as expressly authorized by us or our licensors.

7.3. You acknowledge and agree that the material and content contained within the BetHoldem website is made available for your personal non-commercial use only, and that you may download such material and content onto only one computer hard drive for such purpose. Any other use of such material and content is strictly prohibited. You agree not to (and agree not to assist or facilitate any third party to) copy, reproduce, transmit, publish, display, distribute, commercially exploit, tamper with or create derivative works of such material and content.

8. General

8.1. Amendment

8.1.1. BetHoldem may, without notice to you, amend, alter, delete, interlineate or add to ("Changes") these Terms and Conditions, the promotion or competition-specific Terms and Conditions or Rules of Play at any time whatsoever.

8.1.2. These Changes shall become effective, and you shall be bound by these Changes, immediately upon their posting on the BetHoldem website.

8.1.3. You agree to regularly review these Terms and Conditions, promotion or competition-specific Terms and Conditions and the Rules of Play regularly in order to assess whether any Changes
have been made.

8.2. Eligibility

BetHoldem's employees, subsidiaries and affiliates connected to any referral programs linked to BetHoldem, advertising or other agencies, licensees, licensors, distributors and their other associated or affiliated companies or, in the case of individuals, the immediate family of such individuals, are not eligible to participate at BetHoldem as a Real Player.

8.3. Severability

If any part of these Terms and Conditions is deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that part shall be deemed to be severable from the rest of these Terms and Conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions. In such cases, the part deemed invalid or unenforceable shall be amended in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as closely as possible, our original intent.

8.4. Non-Waiver

No indulgence granted by BetHoldem to you should be construed as a waiver of any of our or BetHoldem’s rights in terms of these Terms and Conditions.

8.5. Third Parties

Unless otherwise expressly stated, nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall create or confer any rights on any persons not party to these Terms and Conditions.

8.6. Assignment

We reserve the right to transfer, assign, sub-license or pledge, in whole or in part, any of the rights and obligations granted to or imposed upon us by these Terms and Conditions. You may not transfer, assign, sub-license or pledge any of the rights and obligations granted to or imposed upon you by these Terms and Conditions.

8.7. Whole Agreement

Unless the context otherwise indicates, these Terms and Conditions set out the entire agreement between us and supercede all prior oral or written agreements, arrangements or understandings between us. You acknowledge that you are not relying on any representation, agreement, term or condition that is not set out in this Agreement.

8.8. Interpretation

In this Agreement the headings are used for convenience only and shall not affect its interpretation. References to persons shall include incorporated and unincorporated persons; references to the singular include the plural and vice versa; and references to the masculine include the feminine.

8.9. Government of Antigua

BetHoldem is regulated by the provisions of the Gaming Legislation, Ordinances and Regulations of and issued by the Government of Antigua. You acknowledge and agree that we may be bound (and shall be entitled) to disclose certain information about you and your account to the Government of Antigua Gaming authorities in terms of such laws and regulations.

8.10. Applicable Law & Jurisdiction

The validity, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by Antiguan law and shall be subject to the non- exclusive jurisdiction of the Antiguan superior courts to which the parties hereby submit, except that a Party may seek an interim injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction.

9 Inactive Accounts:

9.1. We reserve the right to charge a management fee on any customer account that remains open, with a balance that has had no activity for 12 months prior. The fee thereafter will be $10 USD per month, or 1/12th of the existing customer balance, whichever is the greater.
Any returning customer who wishes to place a wager, may contact our Accounting Department at 1-800-580-5558 to request that any such management fees applied to the account are reimbursed.
Terms and Conditions for Promotions and Offers:
The general terms and conditions shall apply to all interactions with BetHoldem and must be read with all relevant promotional terms and conditions.

1.1.Promotions are only valid for the period as specified in the promotion offer communications.

1.2.For the purpose of all promotions, dates and times shall be based on Eastern Standard Time (EST).

1.3.Where promotions are specifically addressed to an individual/BetHoldem account, offers are only valid in respect of the account number as specified in the promotion notification communication.

1.4. Danish players are always welcome at BetHoldem but, owing to severe ongoing abuse of promotional offers by players emanating from Denmark, we have no choice but to exclude all Danish residents from all of our promotional offers.

1.5. Before withdrawing any free money bonus, the player must comply with the following terms:

1.5.1. Prior to withdrawing any amount of a bonus, the player must play (i.e. be dealt cards) in a minimum of 5 raked hands per $1 of the total bonus, at tables with limits no lower than $0.25/$0.50.

1.5.2.The player must have made at least one deposit at BetHoldem