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Terms & Conditions

SportChamps Australia Pty Ltd

Licensing and General Terms & Conditions

    1. The terms and conditions set out below (“Terms”) apply to your use of the SportChamps website, mobile apps and any other way in which you interact with products or services provided by SportChamps Australia Pty. Ltd. ABN 94 609 880 864. Your use of our products and services signals your acceptance of these terms and serves as the basis of an agreement between you and SportChamps. SportChamps is fully licensed by the Northern Territory Racing Commission (NTRC) to run its platform and accept bets.
    2. The terms are set out in accordance with the laws of the Northern Territory and as such, shall be governed by the laws of the Northern Territory and any and all legal matters arising through your use of the products or services provided, shall be settled in the Northern Territory courts.
    3. SportChamps grants you access to the SportChamps.com.au website and mobile applications based on your acceptance of these terms and conditions and has the right to revoke your access at any time.
    4. The sportchamps.com.au site and mobile application being available from jurisdictions which do not allow the playing of online wagering, shall not be deemed as an invitation or contravention of those jurisdictional rules.
    5. You may assign your rights to third parties in cases where SportChamps has given prior written approval. SportChamps can also, at any time, assign your rights and obligations to a third party, as long as there is no detriment to you.
    6. Any and all agreements between you and SportChamps shall survive your account termination.
    7. SportChamps reserves the right to change, amend or add to these Rules and the Privacy Policy at our discretion, and will publish such changes on our Website. You agree that any changes, amendments or additions published on our Website will be taken to be effective immediately. It is the Member’s responsibility to ensure that they are aware of the current Rules and Privacy Policy.
    8. Use of the SportChamps products and services after the date of any Terms change constitutes your acceptance of these updated policies.

Definitions

    1. The Licensing Authority is the Northern Territory Racing Commission.
    2. The Dead Heat Rule dictates that in the event of a tie or dead heat, where there is no market that defines that outcome, bets will be calculated and settled by calculating the face value of the tickets and dividing that figure by the number of competitors tied.
    3. Odds means a price that is shown to a member at the time of placing a bet.
    4. A tournament is a game, race, round or anything else that is offered through the SportChamps website.
    5. A ticket holder is a person who is eligible, holds a SportChamps account and has paid the relevant entry fee to participate in a tournament.
    6. A late scratching is any participant in an event that SportChamps shows odds on that is withdrawn late by order of the stewards.
    7. A member is a person over the age of 18 years old that has registered with and agreed to SportChamps terms and conditions.
    8. The participant is a member that has purchased a ticket to a tournament.
    9. Time shall always refer to Australian Eastern Standard Time.
    10. Selection refers to any selection made on an event within a tournament for virtual dollars.
    11. Payout refers to the withdraw of funds from your SportChamps account to a nominated account.
    12. Bet refers to any tournament you enter, once a tournament has been entered you have placed a bet under NTRC license conditions.
    13. Tournament Result refers to settlement of a tournament after the final event has been resulted and players are paid based on their leaderboard position and ChampCash balance.
    14. ChampCash refers to the virtual currency you place bets with on SportChamps.
    15. SportChamps refers to SportChamps Australia Pty. Ltd.

Use of SportChamps Services, Website and Mobile Applications

    1. Your access and usage of our website, mobile applications, viewing of data feeds or any other information provided to you by SportChamps Australia Pty. Ltd. Provides you with no rights over that data.
      1. You shall not attempt to copy, scrape or resell any data provided to you through your usage of the site.
      2. You shall not attempt to re-use pricing data provided to you in any way other than your usage of the platform.
      3. You shall not attempt to make copies of content pages.
      4. You shall not attempt to copy the form or function of the website or the mobile applications.
      5. You shall not attempt to hack or access parts of the website or source code that are not publicly available or that you have not been granted access to.
      6. You agree to only use the platform in a lawful manner and agree not to;
        1. Manipulate or deliberately collude with other players to alter the outcome of tournaments
        2. Attempt to cause damage to or hinder the ongoing operations of SportChamps Australia Pty. Ltd.
      7. You agree and understand that SportChamps is a tournament based platform and as such, any tournament you enter and any loss you incur as a result of your usage of the website is wholly your responsibility. You absolve SportChamps from any claim back against those losses.
      8. It is your responsibility to ensure that the jurisdiction that you reside in allows you to play on the SportChamps platform. If you reside anywhere within the USA, this will make you ineligible to compete in tournaments.

Members Conduct and Community Guidelines

    1. You agree that;
      1. You shall conduct yourself in a respectful and positive member of the community. Games allow you to talk to other players, as such, it is expected that you will refrain from;
        1. Bullying
        2. Excessive sledging
        3. Racially motivated comments
        4. Anything considered significantly detrimental in relation to SportChamps and its products.
        5. Anything else that may be deemed offensive
      2. Any errors that occur should be reported to SportChamps immediately and we reserve the right to nullify or cancel any tournament or event payout due to a technical error.
      3. You shall not attempt to collude with other players or deliberately transfer money to another account. This may lead to suspension, investigation and potential referral to Austrac for Anti-Money laundering investigation. Colluding with other players includes, but is not limited to:
        1. Betting on opposite accounts under different accounts
        2. Betting on similar markets in a similar pattern;
        3. Anything that can be construed as an additional entry
      4. You cannot operate an account under a different name for the purpose of colluding or getting access to any other benefit (including additional free games, bonus’s or getting around tournament restrictions). You shall not set your profile picture to anything that is;
        1. Pornographic in nature
        2. Offensive or;
        3. Specifically designed taunt another player
      5. Community guidelines extend to interactions with Membership services team members who are assisting clients. Team members must be treated in a courteous and respectful manner.
    2. Self-Exclusion
      1. In order to begin your period of self-exclusion, you must contact SportChamps via email, phone or chat and;
        1. Verify your account details prior to requesting self-exclusion and;
        2. Request the length of your self-exclusion
      2. Upon receipt of your request, you will immediately be excluded from participating in any tournaments for the length of your requested exclusion.
      3. Once self-excluded from the platform, you agree that you will not attempt to circumvent this exclusion through;
        1. Accessing another members account
        2. Signing up for another account or;
        3. Any other such way
      4. You cannot alter, reduce or change the length of time your self-exclusion will run for, however you may request that it be extended at anytime.
    3. Limiting your betting
      1. You are able to determine your loss limit on a daily, weekly or monthly timeframe
      2. You will not be able to lose more cash within that period than you have set, however you will be able to continue to play with your winnings from tournaments.
      3. You can lower your loss-limit at anytime
      4. Requests to increase the loss-limit will only be made active 7 days after requested

Your Privacy and Personal Information

    1. Please see the Privacy Policy for a full list of how, when and where we may share your details and how we keep your information secure.

Account Verification & Personal Details

    1. Quick Signup
      1. You must be over 18 years old in order to sign-up for a SportChamps quick signup account.
      2. In order to play in free tournaments, you may complete a quick signup. You can do this by providing SportChamps with;
        1. Username
        2. Email Address
      3. Members may not complete in paid tournaments as a quick signup customer
      4. Should you try and enter a paid tournament, you will be prompted to complete your full details and we will then attempt to verify your details as per the below process.
      5. You can view our free terms and conditions here
    2. Full Signup
      1. You must be over 18 years old in order to sign-up for a full SportChamps account.
      2. If you are found to be or we believe that you are under the age of 18, we can refuse to pay out winnings and we may cancel any tournaments you participate in.
      3. You must provide us with your registered postal address, real name and other personal details in order for us to;
        1. Conduct verification via our Third-party providers
        2. Satisfy our AML/CTF legislative requirements
        3. Share your details as per our legislative and legal requirements.
      4. If we are not able to verify your account within 14 days from the date it was opened, we are required to suspend your account immediately.
      5. Any and all tournaments you are currently entered in will be resulted as per usual and you will still receive any payout owing to your account, however you will be unable to withdraw that money until such time as you successfully verify your account.
      6. The onus is on you to always ensure that your personal details kept on file by SportChamps is up to date. We take no responsibility if these are out of date.
      7. You are solely responsible for all activity that occurs on your account and any bets placed through that account are considered approved by yourself.
      8. All deposits must be made through a credit card or bank account that is in your verified name.
      9. If you create an account where another account exists with the same address the account may be monitored for collusion. If SportChamps determines that there is collusion the account may be closed according to section 67 items (h) and (o).
    3. Account Verification
      1. Until such time as a member is fully verified, they may not Withdraw funds
      2. In order to verify your account, your personal details will be passed onto our third-party provider Edentiti. In doing so, you accept that we will supply your ID to a third party for the purpose of ID Verification. The verification process may involve checking your ID against third party databases and credit headers. We will not pass your personal financial information to other third party ID verification provider. We may also use other public information services to confirm your Identity

Competing in Tournaments

    1. Any member competing in a tournament agrees to abide by the rules and regulations of the governing body that administers that sport.
    2. You may only place bets in accordance with the rules of each sport and as per your legal requirements.
    3. Should you or a close associate be deemed to be precluded from betting on a particular sport, you shall be ineligible from participating in related tournaments and your winnings shall be forfeited.
    4. Ongoing Tournament Selections
      1. a. Ongoing tournament selection refers to making selections where the person is making the selection after the event has begun All markets are subject to the relevant pre-match rules for each sporting body.
      2. b. Should the displayed prices change during the time you are placing your selection, you will be asked to reconfirm the selection prior to it being accepted by SportChamps.

Conditions of Betting

    1. Operation of the platform
      1. It is your responsibility to ensure that you understand the way in which the SportChamps website and mobile applications operate and we reserve the right to alter this at any time.
      2. If you are located in a jurisdiction where our services are not legal, the onus is on you to ensure that you abide by the laws of the country you reside in. SportChamps takes no responsibility for your actions or access to the platform.
      3. SportChamps determines when an event starts, finishes and all of the other parameters that define the tournament. All of these decisions are solely made at our discretion.
      4. SportChamps may suspend or cancel betting on an event or a tournament at our discretion.
      5. Whilst every effort is made to ensure that the prices quoted are correct, the nature of betting (I.e. constantly changing prices) means that on occasion, the price may have changed by the time the bet is placed.
      6. Customers should be aware that certain “live” feeds, be they on TV, radio or the internet are subject to delays and as such customers may be watching an event slightly behind or slightly ahead of others users.
    2. SportChamps may block your access, suspend your account or terminate your membership at our sole discretion at any time if;
      1. You are suspected of participation in illegal activity;
      2. If you have breached this terms of service;
      3. If we suspect that you are breaching our community guidelines;
      4. If we suspect that you are engaging in conduct that is detrimental to the SportChamps business and may lead to a liability for you or our business or;
      5. If there is any technical fault.
    3. You may cancel your account at anytime by calling, using our live chat function or emailing our support team on support@sportchamps.com.au.
    4. Underage gambling is strictly forbidden on the SportChamps website or mobile applications. For more details about our Underage gambling policy, please visit our Responsible Gambling Page.

Maximum tournament winnings

    1. SportChamps is designed around the social gambler and as such, there is a maximum amount you can win per day. That limit is $35,000 regardless of how many tournaments you win within any given 24-hour period.

Prices

  1. Odds shown are provided by our third-party provider Bet Genius.
  2. As a user, you may have the choice between tote derived prices and fixed prices when placing a selection. It is at your discretion as to which set of prices you pick to place your selections on.
  3. Exotic bets will be settled on approximates to ensure settlement occurs as fast as possible.

  4. Unclaimed Prizes

  5. After a period of two years, all unclaimed prizes shall be transferred to the relevant state or government authority as required under corporations law.

  6. Rounding

  7. All winnings shall be rounded to the nearest cent.
  8. Upon a winning payout, your payout will be calculated and then the rounding will occur to the next highest cent.

  9. Conditions of Sports Betting

  10. General
    1. The Website is not affiliated with the National Rugby League (NRL), New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL), Queensland Rugby League (QRL), Super League (Europe), Rugby League International Federation (RLIF), Australian Football League (AFL), Australian Rugby Union (ARU), South Africa New Zealand Australia Rugby (SANZAR), New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU), South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU) , International Rugby Board (IRB), English Premier League (EPL), Football Association (FA), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Football Federation Australia (FFA), Australian Cricket Board (ACB).
  11. For SportChamps Sports game rules, please see the SportsRulesV2.pdf
  12. For SportChamps Racing game rules, please see the RacingRulesV3.pdf

  13. Deposits and Withdrawals

  14. General
    1. We use three different third-party providers to process deposits and withdrawals. These include;
      1. NAB merchant facility
    2. These third party providers process transactions on our behalf and your credit card data is not retained by SportChamps Australia Pty. Ltd.
    3. SportChamps requires that any deposits into an account be “Turned Over” or “bet through” at least once prior to processing a withdrawal. For clarity, all deposits made must be used to enter tournaments to comply with appropriate federal legislation.
    4. You agree that no chargebacks or other cancellations relating to deposits will be made without our prior consent. In the event that a charge-back or cancellation occurs, you indemnify SportChamps from any and all costs or expenses incurred relating to that transaction.
    5. Should you dispute a financial transaction that has been processed by one of our third-party payment providers, SportChamps may temporarily suspend your account while the transaction is investigated. We reserve the right to recover costs relating to that investigation.
  15. Deposits
    1. Upon full-signup, you are able to deposit as you wish for up to 45 days. After 45 days, your account will be unable to deposit unless you complete verification.
    2. Once you are fully verified, your account will have no deposit restrictions apart from those you set yourself.
    3. You may deposit to your account via credit card branch deposit or EFT.
    4. Deposits may only be made on credit cards bearing your name, any accounts that use an existing card maybe closed at SportChamps discretion.
  16. Withdrawals
    1. Every withdrawal from your account is governed by AML/CTF regulations. This means we may enforce any of the following;
      1. Restricted by the transaction by time
      2. Restricted by value
      3. Restricted by account activity
      4. Forced to be processed by the last deposit method
    2. Withdrawals will generally be processed within 1 business day of receipt, however on occasion they may take up to 3 business days to process.
    3. Withdrawals must be to accounts bearing the customers name and cannot match any existing clients bank details. SportChamps may close any account that uses the same bank details.
    4. Once a withdrawal has been requested it cannot be amended or cancelled.
    5. The minimum amount that can be withdrawn is $5
    6. If you have deposited with a credit card we will require that you verify your access to the card to ensure AML/CTF regulations are met before you can withdraw funds.

  17. Tournament Play

  18. Tournaments
    1. A “tournament” is defined as a single event or group of events bundled together.
      1. A single round tournament is defined as a series of events that relate to a single round of a sporting code. An example of this could be;
        1. Round 12 AFL: This would consist of all of the matches due to be completed over the course of Round 12.
      2. A Jackpot tournament is defined as a series of different single round tournaments where you compete in and qualify for different stages through your performance.
    2. In order to participate in a tournament, you must;
      1. Be a registered member of SportChamps;
      2. If competing in a paid tournament, have completed verification requirements, and;
      3. Pay the associated entry fee for that tournament.
    3. We reserve the right to verify your details at any time and to assess the eligibility of applicants on a case by case basis.
    4. Your registration in a tournament can be cancelled due to;
      1. A breech of our community guidelines
      2. Suspicious account activity
      3. At the discretion of SportChamps Australia’s management
    5. On registration, you are allocated a set amount of virtual currency (ChampCash). All entrants to the tournament are allocated the same amount of ChampCash for each entry they purchase.
      1. Rebuy tournaments allow you to purchase another allocation of ChampCash once your current balance runs below the minimum requirement. Not all tournaments will allow rebuys.
      2. You may purchase multiple entries to any given tournament. These entries are treated as unique and will be labelled differently on the leaderboard from your initial entry.
    6. All selections placed on the platform are made using your allocated ChampCash.
    7. Your ChampCash balance is used to determine your place on the leaderboard and ChampCash is not transferrable for real money.
    8. For the avoidance of doubt, your ChampCash balance will only determine your position on the leaderboard, a certain balance will not guarantee you a certain payout
    9. ChampCash balances are not cumulative and expire at the end of each tournament and cannot be carried over to future tournaments
    10. Over the course of the tournament, you may make as many selections as are possible on the events that are sanctioned as part of that event.
    11. The outcome of each event is determined by the relevant authority as mentioned in section 13 for each specific sporting event.
    12. To be eligible to win a tournament, there may be eligibility requirements set that will be clearly shown on the competition information page. These details will also be shown in the tournament navigation bar and update with each new bet.
    13. Tournaments have a pre-defined start and end date. The lockout period will also be defined upfront, which will mean you can no longer enter a tournament or rebuy after this time.
    14. A regular selection on any given event within a tournament is able to be made until such time as the event has started.
    15. In-play ChampCash transactions may be made during the course of each event. These selections will be dictated by the actual market being presented and may expire over the course of the event. As an example;
      1. You may be offered markets relating to the first quarter of a match. These will no longer be available once that time period has come and gone.
    16. If you have a selection on a runner or event and that runner is scratched or the event is cancelled, any existing ChampCash bets that you have already made will be refunded.
    17. SportChamps may cancel a tournament at any time including after the completion of the tournament at it’s sole discretion. All entry fees will be refunded to participants.
    18. Prizes on offer for tournaments will be shown on the tournament information screen prior to the tournament beginning.
    19. Tournaments with a guaranteed prize pool will show the minimum prizes to be paid out until such point that the number of entrants increases the overall prize pool to be larger than the guaranteed amount.
      1. Each new entry above and beyond the guaranteed prize pool will increase the size of the prize pool by the entry fee minus SportChamps commission.
    20. Tournaments have multiple places that are paid out and there are various different types of payout structures. These are;
      1. Top % tournaments: These have a determined % of the field that will be paid out. An example would be that the top 20% of entrants get paid some form of prize based on our payout table.
      2. Double up Tournaments: In these tournaments, 45% of participants receive double the entry fee they paid to enter the tournament.
      3. Winner takes all: In this tournament, there is only one winner. They receive the entire prize pool of the completion minus the SportChamps commission.
      4. Target Tournament” In this tournament players are set a target champcash balance. If a player finishes a tournament at or above the target they win the prize pool. If more than one player finishes at or above the target then deadheat rules may apply as mentioned in the tournament description.
    21. For all tournament types, except the Target Tournament Type, If no winner can be decided, entry fees will be refunded and the tournament deemed to be cancelled.
    22. All players who receive a prize from participation in a tournament will receive an email notification and also a website notification informing them of their result.
    23. For whatever reason, if a player due to be paid a prize becomes ineligible, the people below them in the ladder shall move up and receive the relevant prize.
    24. If the payout of a target tournament is above $500 a player can only win that payout once per calendar month
    25. If the payout of a target tournament is $500 or less than a player can only win the payout once per week (Monday -> Sunday)
  19. Rebuys
    1. Purchasing an entry to a tournament gains you one initial allocation of ChampCash. If you lose this ChampCash, and the tournament rules allow it, you can purchase a rebuy which will gain you another allocation of ChampCash. To remain eligible for a payout, players must place a further 5 bets (minimum) per rebuy upon re-entry into the tournament.
    2. The number of times you can rebuy in any given tournament will be determined on a tournament by tournament basis. These details will clearly be displayed on the competition info page and also on the in-play dashboard.
  20. Additional Tournament Entries
    1. You are able to purchase more than one entry to any given tournament. Each entry is treated separately and will be displayed with a number next to your name in the leaderboard.
      1. Example: Entry #1 would be “username” entry #2 “Username (2)” Entry #3 “Username (3) etc
      2. This clearly identifies your different entries to yourself and to other players in the tournament.
    2. The number of entries you can have into any given tournament is decided at the absolute discretion of SportChamps when setting up the rules for each new tournament.
  21. Delays or errors in resulting events
    1. SportChamps takes no responsibility for selections that do not result or that are delayed due to events out of it’s control.
    2. SportChamps shall do everything in it’s power to minimise the impact of external events from impacting competition play however, there may be occasions where members are unable to rebuy, place selections or continue participating in a competition due to third party delays.
    3. SportChamps makes no guarantees that competitions will result at their scheduled time
    4. SportChamps settles events based on interim results, placings and the information available at the time a tournament is settled. Should there be a change in the result after a tournament has settled, SportChamps shall not re-settle the event.
    5. Tournaments (and/or Target challenges) may be affected by the unavailability of the service due to an outage or other matter that may be beyond our control. Please be aware that if you place a bet with the intention of subsequently placing a separate bet at a later stage there can never be a guarantee that the service will be available at the point you wish to place the subsequent bet (this is the case regardless of whether or not the unavailability of the services is due to a matter beyond our reasonable control). Notwithstanding the above, SportChamps, at its sole discretion, may choose to finalise any tournament affected by a service outage as follows: In the case of non-Target Tournaments that are affected by the unavailability of the service. 1) If a tournament is more than 75% of the way through is scheduled running time then the event will be settled with the leaderboard as it is at that stage. 2) If a tournament has not reached 75% of its running time then all entries will be refunded, and no winners declared. In the case of a Target Tournament, all entries that have won at the point of the outage will keep their winnings, all entries that have less than 100 champcash balance will be considered to have lost with no refund applicable and all others (those who have at least 101 champ cash remaining) will have their entries refunded
  22. Wishlist Games

    A Wishlist Game is one where the player is required to select the correct order of horses in a race. If the player correctly selects the required number of horses in the correct position they win a share of the prize pool. Specific terms are:
    1. The prize will be awarded to any entrant who successfully forecasts the first eight (8) placegetters in the specified race.
    2. Results of the race are those provided as per the official race results determined from the Racing Australia website: https://racingaustralia.horse/ . For clarification these are the results following both any protest hearings and/or the declaration of correct weight. Therefore the results are after the result of any protest hearings and after the declaration of correct weight.
    3. Players must select one horse in each position.
    4. If a player selects the same horse in multiple positions it will be considered as a losing bet.
    5. If a horse is scratched after the player has placed their selection it will be considered as a losing bet.
    6. If multiple people correctly guess all the horses in all the places then the prize pool is split equally amongst the successful players.
    7. Wishlist games close 1 hour before the scheduled start of the race. Late entries will not be accepted and if accepted inadvertently, will be cancelled.
    8. If there are less than 14 starters then the game will be cancelled and all entries refunded
    9. In the event of a dead heat for a placing all entrants are deemed to have been unsuccessful.
    10. A maximum of 5 entries is allowed per person
    11. In the event of automated and/or computer generated entries or, entrants with multiple aliases or multiple accounts from the same household all these entries will be disqualified.
    12. If in any event, the business insuring the SportChamps product is not able to pay out the major prize, SportChamps will deem the competition to be cancelled, entries will be refunded to players
    13. Entries are open to residents of Australia only

  23. Promotions

    Dispute Resolution

  24. SportChamps will always endeavour to resolve disputes in a timely and efficient manner.
  25. To lodge a tournament dispute, you simply need to email support@sportchamps.com.au and raise your concern. Please ensure to include;
    1. The tournament ID;
    2. The dispute including any details about those involved and the race/event that you are raising the dispute about, and;
    3. The best way to contact you back.
  26. To lodge a dispute in respect to any of the products or services or against SportChamps, please contact the NTRC by;
    1. Phone: 08 8999 1800
    2. Email: GamblingDisputes.DOB@nt.gov.au
    3. Contact the NTRC byOnline form

  27. General Legal Information

  28. Account Security
    1. A member is responsible for ensuring that their account details are kept confidential. If you suspect that your secure details have been compromised, or that you suspect unauthorised use of your account, you must notify SportChamps immediately. SportChamps may reset your password and/or provide you with a new login. SportChamps reserves the right to invalidate any future transactions that occur via the old member details.
    2. Members are responsible for all bets on their account which their member login details have been used to place.
    3. Members should check the balance of their account frequently. If you suspect something is wrong or there appears to be fraudulent transactions, please contact SportChamps immediately.
  29. Indemnity
    1. You agree to indemnify SportChamps Australia Pty. Ltd., it’s associated companies, directors, employees and our third-party providers for claims relating to breeches of these terms, illegal activity or any other forbidden activity.
    2. Your personal information will be held by SportChamps and it’s related affiliates as per our privacy policy. It is your legal obligation to ensure that this information is up to date and you indemnify SportChamps against the negative impacts of this information being incorrect.
  30. Intellectual Property
    1. You acknowledge that SportChamps Technology Pty. Ltd. And/or it’s licensee Is the owner of;
      1. Trademark rights associated with the SportChamps brand, logo, colours and other elements;
      2. The domain name sportchamps.com.au and other associated international extensions;
      3. All copyright related to the content on the website, mobile applications, databases and all data stored in various tools that the businesses uses to operate the platform;
      4. All source code related to the betting engine used to drive the desktop and mobile applications, and;
      5. The mobile application source code.
    2. Your playing history and conversations with other players that happen either in private or public on the platform, remain the property of SportChamps Australia Pty. Ltd.
  31. Inactive accounts
    1. From 1st of July 2016, your account will be deemed as inactive if you have not made a deposit or placed a bet for a period of more than 18 months. To keep your account open, you must pay a fee of $10 per month, which will be deducted from your inactive account until such time as your account becomes active or your balance reaches $0.
    2. Bonus money will have an expiry date set 30 days from the date it was granted to a user, unless stated otherwise, and can be expired at the sole discretion of SportChamps
    3. It is at SportChamps sole discretion to extend this 30 day period, or to change the time at which new bonus money being granted expires.
  32. Acts of God or matters out of SportChamps control.
    1. SportChamps shall not be liable for any damage that you suffer due to acts of god or events such as power failure, storms, labour disputes, failed internet services, platform disruption or anything outside our control. In any such event, SportChamps reserves it’s rights to suspend or cancel the event without incurring liability relating to that event.
    2. SportChamps will not accept any liability whatsoever that relates back to a failure of a third-party provider.
  33. Overdrawn Accounts
    1. Notwithstanding anything in these terms and conditions, an account may go into debit as a result of the normal operation of the account whether SportChamps has agreed to this or not. If your account is in debit, it is your responsibility to repay SportChamps immediately. You acknowledge that if such a situation occurs, SportChamps has the right to issue you with an invoice for the debit amount and will be immediately payable.
  34. General
    1. SportChamps charges a default fee of 12.5% across all tournaments that are run on the platform. In the event that a tournament is run which has a higher or lower commission, SportChamps shall clearly note this in the tournament description shown in the relevant info page.
    2. SportChamps may employ third-parties to track and store technical information on any device that a member chooses to use. That data may be used to help guide investigations and decisions where an account has been found to be operated in bad faith.
    3. SportChamps reserves the right to close the account of and void any bets made by any member who is found to be attempting to defraud SportChamps.
    4. In accordance with its NTRC Licence Conditions, SportChamps maintains a separate bank account which contains sufficient funds to match every dollar of Member funds. This requirement is regularly monitored by the NTRC to ensure compliance.
    5. Where a Member has been referred to SportChamps by a third party including by a third party operated website and where that third party is an affiliate or agent of SportChamps, you acknowledge that SportChamps may make commission payments to that third party.
      1. Payments to agents or affiliates are unrelated to the odds or prize money offered to Members by SportChamps. Details of SportChamps’ affiliate program can be obtained by contact the Membership Services Team.
    6. SportChamps does not represent that that bets made on the platform through a members account complies with the regulations in any other state or country other than the NT.
      1. It is the members sole responsibility to ensure that they comply with the gambling regulations within their jurisdiction.
    7. SportChamps reserves the right to refuse any bet without providing a reason or notice in advance. Reasons we may refuse a bet but are not limited to are;
      1. The member is in breech of any the SportChamps terms and conditions;
      2. The member is in breech of an applicable law;
      3. The member is making a bet on behalf of somebody who is under the age of 18 years;
      4. The member is under the age of 18 years, or;
      5. The members proposed bet presents an unacceptable risk or liability to our business. It is at SportChamps sole discretion to decide what represents unacceptable risk as per its relation to this rule.
    8. SportChamps reserves the right to close and/or impose limits on a members account and refund the balance of that account, at it’s discretion, some of the reasons accounts may be closed are;
      1. If there is the suspicion that multiple accounts are being operated by the one user, or;
      2. If the account has been flagged as taking place in anti-social behaviour, or;
      3. If the account has flagged as colluding with other players on the platform, or;
      4. Any further actions that may be in contravention of our AML/CTF policies and procedures, or
      5. Any other reason, which shall be determined at the time of assessment.
    9. Members are not able to change or cancel a bet once it has been accepted by SportChamps unless it can clearly be demonstrated that the bet was made in error. It is at SportChamps sole discretion to decide whether a bet is voided, cancelled and/or refunded.
    10. SportChamps reserves the right to provide Australian Government sporting bodies with the following details relating to your use of the platform;
      1. Betting transaction and platform activity reports
      2. Any and all identifying information held on file by SportChamps
    11. Such information will only ever be provided to legitimate, Australian Government sanctioned sporting bodies to maintain the integrity of the sport.
    12. SportChamps makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of prices offered through the platform and to bets accepted via your account. SportChamps reserves the right to correct any obvious errors or to void bets where an error has occurred.
      1. Should any such error occur, we will attempt to contact you via both email and phone.
    13. Should the platform allow you to place a bet on an event after that event has resulted, you agree that SportChamps may void your bet and demand repayment of any winnings won in error. You agree that in such circumstances, you will be issued with an invoice for the amount of the winnings that were paid in error and that invoice will be immediately payable to SportChamps.
    14. Should you be paid any winnings or receive any funds transfers in error, you agree that SportChamps will invoice you for the amount of the transfer that was made in error and that invoice will be due immediately.
    15. In addition, if there is a breach of these terms and conditions an account is considered closed or void, especially if the breach relates to duplicated accounts or acts of collusion, SportChamps at it’s discretion may chose to;
      1. Charge an administration fee of $25 to the accounts involved
      2. Keep any winnings accrued in either account
      3. Void any promotions received and any winnings accrued on those promotions
  35. King Of Spring 2022

    The King of Spring is a SportChamps competition played in a bracket format.

    The competition runs over four weeks, culminating in an eight person final. The winner of the final tournament will receive $20,000.

    Entering The King of Spring

    • A competition is available for users to enter in the lobby titled “The $20,000 King Of Spring 2022”.
    • Players can compete in The King of Spring by entering the specific competition and paying the entry fee of $1
    • Players can only have 1 entry in The King of Spring.
    • SportChamps reserves the right to change the bracket that someone has entered into as they see fit

    Bracket Assignment 

    • Once players have entered “The $20,000 King of Spring 2022”, SportChamps will randomly allocate players into one of the 256 first round of Games.
    • The winner of each 1st round game will play seven other winners in the 2nd round (32 games).
    • The 32 winners of the 2nd round will play three other winners in the 3rd Round (8 games).
    • The 8 winners of the 3rd round will play in the single game $20,000 final.
    • SportChamps reserves the right to change the number of participants in each round

    The King of Spring Dates are: 

    • Round 1: Sat Oct 8 Caulfield Guineas (Caulfield Racecourse)
    • Round 2: Sat Oct 15 Caulfield Cup (Caulfield Racecourse)
    • Round 3: Sat Oct 22 Cox Plate (Mooney Valley Raceourse)
    • Round 4: Sat Oct 30 Derby Day (Flemington Racecourse), The $20,000 Final
    • SportChamps reserves the rights to change the dates and/or courses should it become necessary

    Games and Winning 

    • Each Round will consist of a “use it or lose it / full card” tournament consisting of all races at the named track for that round.  
    • Use it or Lose it means that all players will have 1,000 ChampCash to place as many bets as they like on that race.  
    • A players position on the leaderboard is determined by the amount of ChampCash banked from winning bets.  
    • If a player does not spend their 1,000 allocated to a race they forfeit that ChampCash.  
    • The winner of the game is the person with the highest ChampCash balance and they will go on to the next round.  
    • If no competitor in a game places a bet then there will be no winner from that game and no-one from that game will move to the next round
    • During the first 3 rounds, if there is a tie, the winner will be the player who has placed the most winning bets. If that is also tied then the largest single winning bet will be the winner.
    • In the final round, if there is a tie, the $20,000 prize will be split equally amongst the joint winners. 
    • Players DO NOT carry forward their balance from the previous round. All players start on a zero balance at the beginning of each round.

     Extra Rules: 

    • SportChamps reserves the right to bar a customer from playing in the King of Spring.  
    • SportChamps reserves the right to remove a customer from the competition for any reason, such as for being abusive in champchat to other players or if their account is closed (for any reason) during the competition.