Legal | WSOP.COM TERMS OF SERVICE
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YOUR USE OF THIS GAMBLING SERVICE MEANS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING
TERMS OF SERVICE WHICH ARE LEGALLY BINDING. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE
BOUND BY THEM, YOU SHOULD EXIT THE SERVICE IMMEDIATELY.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE (the “Terms of Service”) CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SERVICE.
William Hill U.S. Holdco, Inc. with offices at One Caesars Palace Drive,
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 89109 (the "Company" or " We") is the operator of the website domain www.wsop.com
(the "Website"). The Company is licensed and regulated by
the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (“PGCB”) for the purposes
of operating and offering real-money Internet-based or mobile
application-based interactive gaming services (hereinafter referred to as
the “Gambling Services” or “Services”).
When You (hereinafter referred to as the “End User” or “ user” or “You”) use the Website, or
Services, these Terms of Service (hereinafter referred to as the “ Terms of Service” or "Agreement") shall
apply to such use.
In addition to this Agreement, the Privacy Policy, which can be found at here (the “Privacy Policy”)
applies to your use of the
Website and the Services, and You should review it prior to any use of the
Website or the Services.
Your use of the Company's Gambling Services is strictly subject to all
additional rules which shall apply to the type of Gambling Services which
You are using, including, but not limited to, the "Bonus Policy",
the "Withdrawal Policy", the "Patron Protection Page", the “Location Verification Terms & Conditions”, and the "House Rules" (together the "Additional Rules") in
each case as updated from time to time. The Privacy Policy and Additional
Rules are incorporated by reference into this Agreement and shall
constitute an integral part thereof.
1. Introduction
• 1.1 By registering with the Company via the Website and/or by using the
Company's Gambling Services via the Website and/or by marking the "I’m over
21 years of age accept these Terms and Conditions" box (or any other
similar wording), You acknowledge that You have read Agreement, the Privacy
Policy and the Additional Rules and agree to be bound by this Agreement,
the Privacy Policy and the Additional Rules in their entirety and without
reservation. As such, this Agreement constitutes a binding legal agreement
between You and the Company and together with the Privacy Policy and the
Additional Rules which are deemed to be an integral part hereof, this
Agreement shall govern your use of the Website and the Gambling Services at
all times.
• 1.2 The Company operates the Website and offers the Services under an
Internet Gaming Permit issued by the PGCB. All Gambling Services
transactions between You and the Company must take place in Pennsylvania.
• 1.3 The software offered by the Company’s licensor, which may be made
available in either downloadable or non-downloadable form (the " Software"), allows You to use the Gambling Services
currently available via the Website. The Company reserves the right to
suspend, modify, remove or add to the Services or Software in its sole
discretion, subject to any statute, regulations or direction from the PGCB
with immediate effect and without notice. The Company shall not be liable
for any loss suffered by You resulting from any changes made and You shall
have no claims against the Company in such regard.
• 1.4 In respect to your use of the Services, You may only have one account
with the Website for which You will register using your own legal name. You
shall access the Software and use the Services only via your own account,
You may never access the Software or use the Services by means of another
person's account. Should You attempt to open more than one account, under
your own name or under any other name, or should You attempt to use the
Services by means of any other person's account, We will be entitled to
suspend your account pending investigation, and/or notify the proper
authorities of the suspected activity, which may result in the closure of
all your accounts, and You being barred from future use of the Services.
2. Acceptance of Terms and Conditions
• 2.1 IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT YOU
SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE SOFTWARE AND REMOVE THE SOFTWARE FROM
YOUR COMPUTER AND/OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE DEVICE. BY REGISTERING WITH US,
USING THE SOFTWARE OR LOGGING ONTO THE WEBSITE, YOU EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO
THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
• 2.2 We reserve the right to amend, modify, update and change any of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement (including any of the Additional
Rules) and the Privacy Policy from time to time and You may be required to
accept such changes to this Agreement and the Privacy Policy in order to
continue using the Services.
• 2.3 PLEASE NOTE: We take our responsibilities in relation to your privacy
very seriously and therefore changes to the Privacy Policy are strictly
subject to the modification provisions found therein.
• 2.4 Other than in relation to the Privacy Policy, please note that this
Agreement shall prevail in the event of any conflict between this Agreement
and any of the Additional Rules or other documents referred to in this
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Privacy Policy shall prevail in
the event of any conflict with this Agreement.
• 2.5 Your attention is drawn to our Privacy Policy found here which
describes how We deal with and protect your personal information. By
accepting these Terms of Service, You are also acknowledging and accepting
the Privacy Policy.
3. Compliance with Laws and Location Verification
• 3.1 Use of the Services is restricted to users who are playing whilst
physically located in the State of Pennsylvania and You consent to us
verifying your location for the duration of your use of the Services. . You
represent, warrant and agree to ensure that your use of the Software and
the Services will comply at all times with all applicable laws,
statutes and regulations.
• 3.2 You acknowledge that You will be physically within the State of
Pennsylvania during any time of play and You will comply with our
requirements in connection with verifying your physical location at time of
play.
• 3.3 We may verify the location of the device on which You are accessing
the Services (the “Device Location Service”). The Device
Location Service relies on WiFi and/or GPS signals to determine the
geographic location of the device on which You are accessing the Gambling
Services. Your device must have WiFi or GPS capability. You will not be
able to play for real money on the Gambling Services from a device that
does not have WiFi or GPS capability, or on which the WiFi or GPS (as
applicable) has been disabled.
Additional terms associated with location verification can be found here: https://www.wsop.com/legal/verify-id-pa/
• 3.4 The Company shall not be responsible for any illegal or unauthorized
use of the Software and/or the Services by You. Please consult an attorney
if You have any doubts about the legality of your use of the Software and
the Services under the laws of any jurisdiction that applies to You. By
accepting these terms, You agree to assist the Company, to the extent You
are able, with its compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• 3.5 Persons located outside of the State of Pennsylvania, at the time of
their activity, may not use the Services for real money play.
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3.6 Under no circumstances will We nor any of our affiliates or third
party service providers and their respective affiliates be responsible
or liable in any respect for any losses You may incur as a result of
Your location not being able to be properly verified for any reason. By
using the Gambling Services, You understand and agree that such
responsibility or liability is borne exclusively by You.
4. Permitted Participation
• 4.1 No one under the age of 21 (individuals 21 or older referred to
herein as "Legally of Age") may download the Software or
use the Services under any circumstances and any person not Legally of Age
who downloads the Software or uses the Services will be in breach of the
terms of this Agreement and the laws of the State of Pennsylvania. It is a
criminal offense to allow a person who is not Legally of Age to participate
in Internet wagering in the State of Pennsylvania. Anyone who facilitates
someone not Legally of Age to use the Services has committed a criminal
offense and shall be prohibited from using the Services. The Company
reserves the right to request proof of age at any stage, to verify that
persons not Legally of Age are not using the Services. The Company will
terminate a person's account and exclude a person from using the Software
or the Services if proof of age is not provided or if the Company has
reasonably grounds to believe that a person using the Software or the
Services is not Legally of Age. Any initial deposits made by a player in
such account shall be returned within 60 business days of cancellation,
subject to PGCB approval if required. The Company reserves its discretion
with respect to the refund of any Bonuses or winning funds provided to or
gained by the player.
• 4.2 You hereby explicitly consent that We may verify your registration
details, such as your name, physical address where You reside, your date of
birth, Social Security Number, your driver license, passport
identification, and/or other governmental issued identification documents
to confirm your identity and that You are Legally of Age. We reserve the
right to verify that You have not been previously self-excluded with the
PGCB or from any of the Company’s or its affiliates operations. By
requesting certain documents, We reserve the right to verify your
information, including your e-mail address and payment methods used, at any
time. Requested documents shall include, but are not limited to, (a) an
identity card such as a driver license, (b) proof of address such as a
utility bill, and (c) proof of payment method, and can be uploaded through
the Website’s Cashier. At the Company’s reasonable discretion, We may
request notarized document copies, meaning the documents must be stamped
and attested to by a Notary Public. In the event our request for documents
is not completed by You to the Company’s satisfaction, the Company will
restrict the account and withhold any funds that are present therein.
Company reserves its discretion with respect to the refund of any Bonuses
or winning funds provided to or gained by the player. Should the documents
fail our internal security check (for example, if We have reasonable
grounds to believe that the documents have been tampered with, or are in
any way provided to mislead or misrepresent), Company shall be under no
obligation to accept such documents as valid, and shall be under no
obligation to provide feedback on the exact nature of our findings with
regards to the documents.
• 4.3 You hereby explicitly consent to the Company performing background
checks on any user and request any relevant documentation for any reason,
including, but not limited to, any investigation into the identity of the
user any credit checks performed on the member, or any inquiries into the
member's personal history. The basis for such investigations will be
dependent on the specific case, but could include, but is not limited to,
verification of the user’s registration details, such as the name, address
and age, verification of the user’s financial transactions, financial
standing and/or gaming activity. The Company shall be under no obligation
to advise the user of such an investigation taking place. Such activities
may include the use of specific third party companies who perform the
investigations as required. The Company may decide, at its reasonable
discretion, to terminate a user’s account, and withhold all funds, on the
basis that such an investigation provides a negative or uncertain
conclusion.
• 4.4 Interactive Gaming Wagering Restrictions:
Casino Employees with Principal or Key License, Gaming Permit and
Non-Gaming Registration - An individual whose job duties include
interactive gaming and who holds a license, permit or registration and is
currently employed by or is a principal of Harrah’s Philadelphia or Caesars
Entertainment Inc. may not place wagers on web sites offered by or
associated with Harrah’s Philadelphia. The licensed, permitted or
registered individual shall wait at least 30 days following the date that
the individual is no longer employed in a position that includes
interactive gaming job duties before the individual may wager on web sites
offered by or associated with the interactive certificate holder.
Interactive Gaming Operator Employees with Principal or Key License, Gaming
Permit and Non-Gaming Registration - An individual who holds a license,
permit or registration and is currently employed by or is a principal
William Hill U.S. Holdco or 888 Atlantic Ltd. may not wager on web sites
operated by William Hill U.S. Holdco. The licensed, permitted or registered
individual shall wait at least 30 days following the date that the
individual is no longer employed by the interactive gaming operator before
the individual may wager on web sites operated by the interactive gaming
operator.
Interactive Gaming Manufacturer & Supplier Employees -Principal or Key
License, Gaming Permit and Non-Gaming Registration - an individual whose
job duties include interactive gaming and who holds a license, permit or
registration and is currently employed by or is a principal of an
interactive manufacturer or interactive supplier may not wager on web sites
associated with interactive certificate holders in this Commonwealth that
offer games or use equipment manufactured, supplied, developed or
programmed by the interactive manufacturer or interactive supplier.
• 4.5 All employees, consultants, directors, officers, agents of Company
and its affiliated entities shall comply with the Human Resources policies
of the Company prior to any use of Services.
• 4.6 You have the right to set responsible gaming limits and to self
exclude from the Services as detailed in the Patron Protection Page.
5. Information Technology/Intellectual Property
• 5.1 The Company hereby grants You the non-exclusive, non-transferable,
non-sub-licensable right to install and use the Software and all content
derived from the Software, including, but not limited to, the copyright and
all other intellectual property rights therein, in connection with the
Services in accordance with this Agreement. You may install the Software on
a hard disk or other storage device and may make back-up copies of the
Software, provided that such back-up copies are used only by You in
connection with the Services through a computer of which You are the
principal user. The Software's code, structure and organization are
protected by intellectual property rights. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, You must not: (a) copy, redistribute, publish, reverse
engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify, translate or make any attempt to
access the source code to create derivate works of the source code, or
otherwise; (b) sell, assign, sublicense, transfer, distribute, lease or
grant a security interest in the Software; (c) make the Software available
to any third party through a computer network or otherwise; (d) export the
Software to any country (whether by physical or electronic means); (e)
collect, compile, aggregate, display, market, sell or otherwise distribute
data or statistics obtained from the Services or Software; or (f) use the
Software in a manner prohibited by applicable laws, regulations and/or this
Agreement (together the "Prohibited Activities").
End User will be solely liable for any damages, costs or expenses arising
out of or in connection with the commission of any Prohibited Activities.
You shall notify the Company immediately upon becoming aware of the
commission by any person of any of the Prohibited Activities and shall
provide the Company with reasonable assistance with any investigations it
may conduct in light of the information provided by You in this respect.
• 5.2 The brand names relating to the Website and Services including, but
not limited to, “WORLD SERIES OF POKER”, “WSOP”, “www.wsop.com”, “WSOP.com”
and any other trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names and
logos used by the Company are owned by the Company, its affiliated
entities, or its licensors with respect to the Services regardless of the
platform (hereinafter referred to as the "Trademarks") and
the Company, its affiliated entities and licensors (as applicable) reserve
all rights to such Trademarks. End User shall not use the Trademarks, or
any confusingly similar marks except as expressly permitted herein.
• 5.3 In addition to the rights to its Trademarks, the Company or one of
its affiliated entities and/or its licensors and/or its service providers
own the rights in all other content including, but not limited to, the
Software, games, images, pictures, graphics, photographs, animations,
videos, music, audio and text available via the Software or on the Website
or in connection with the Services (the "Site Content").
The Site Content is protected by copyright and/or other intellectual
property rights. The End User shall not modify any of the Site Content and
shall not copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish,
license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any Site Content or
information or work contained in the Software or on the Website or used in
connection with the Services, except as expressly permitted herein.
• 5.4 You hereby acknowledge that by using the Services or the Software You
obtain no rights in the Trademarks or the Site Content and You may only use
the same in complete accordance with this Agreement.
• 5.5 You agree not to upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available through the Services or on the Website any material or
information that infringes any copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent,
right of privacy, right of publicity or other right of any person or
entity, or impersonates any other person.
• 5.6 Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright or Intellectual
Property Infringement:
The Company respects the intellectual property rights of others and
requires users of the Services and the Website to do the same. The Company
may in its sole discretion immediately remove or disable any content or
suspend or terminate the account of any user that is found to have
infringed on the rights of the Company or of a third party, or that has
otherwise violated any intellectual property laws or regulations, or any of
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Company will, in
appropriate circumstances, terminate the accounts of repeat infringers. If
You believe any material available on the Website infringes upon a
copyright, or otherwise violates your intellectual property rights, You
should notify the Company’s Copyright Agent by providing the following
information:
(a) Identify the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that You
claim has been infringed;
(b) Identify the material on the Website that may be an infringement with
enough detail so that We may locate it on the Website;
(c) A statement by You indicating a good faith belief that the disputed use
is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
(d) A statement by You declaring under penalty of perjury that (a) the
above information in your notice is accurate, and (b) that You are the
owner of the copyright interest involved or that You are authorized to act
on behalf of that owner;
(e) Your address, telephone number, and email address; and
(f) Your physical or electronic signature.
The Company’s designated agent for notices of claims of copyright or other
intellectual property infringement is:
William Hill U.S. Holdco, Inc.
Attn: Copyright Agent
One Caesars Palace Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 407-6300 (phone)
(702) 407-6420 (fax)
copyrightagent@caesars.com
(email)
6. Your Representations and Undertakings
In consideration of the rights granted to You to use the Services and the
Software, You represent, warrant, covenant and affirm that:
• 6.1 As the End User, You are Legally of Age, as defined in this
Agreement, of sound mind and capable of taking responsibility for your own
actions.
• 6.2 All details provided by You to the Company either during the
registration process or at any time thereafter, including as part of any
payment deposit transaction are true, current, correct, complete and match
the full name(s) on the credit/debit card(s) or other payment accounts
including payment via the automatic clearing house (ACH) or commonly
referred to as “E-Checks” to be used to deposit or receive funds in your
account. You shall ensure that funds deposited into an interactive gaming
account from a financial institution shall not be transferred out of the
interactive gaming account to a different financial institution and ensure
You have sufficient available funds prior to conducting any wagering
activities. The Company does not extend credit to any player for any reason
for wagering or playing or any related activities on the Website. You will
promptly notify us of any changes to details previously provided by You to
the Company. From time to time You may be requested to provide us with
certain documents to verify the details of any credit card (which includes
without limitation pre-paid cards) and/or any debit card used by You to
deposit money to your account. Depending on the outcome of these
verification checks You may or may not be permitted to deposit further
monies with the credit card (which includes without limitation pre-paid
cards) and/or any debit card previously used by You. Should any of the
information that You provide to us be untrue, inaccurate, misleading or
otherwise incomplete, You will be in breach of this Agreement and We
reserve the right to terminate your account immediately and/or prevent You
from using the Software or the Services, in addition to any other action
that We may choose to take. You shall not transfer any funds to any other
player or account holder.
• 6.3 As the End User, your account with the Company is solely for your
benefit. You shall not allow anyone (including a relative) to use your
account, password or identity to access or use the Services or the Software
and You shall be fully responsible for any activities undertaken on your
account by a third party. You will not reveal your account username or
password to any person and You shall take all steps to ensure that such
details are not revealed to any person. You shall inform us immediately if
You suspect that your account is being used by a third party and/or any
third party has access to your account username or password so that We may
investigate such matter, and You will cooperate with us, as We may request,
in the course of such investigation.
• 6.4 As the End User, You are responsible for the security of your
username and password on your own computer and any device on which the
Software is or may be accessible including an internet access location. If
this username password combination is “hacked” from your computer, due to
any virus or malware that may be present on the computer that You access
your account with, this is your responsibility. You should report any
possible hacking attempts or security breaches from your computer terminal
immediately to the Company. It is the End User’s responsibility to
configure your client terminal’s auto lock feature to protect your client
terminal from unauthorised use.
• 6.5 As the End User, You have verified and determined that your use of
the Services does not violate any laws or regulations of any jurisdiction.
You fully understand that any violations of the interactive gaming
regulations (Title 58, Part VII) are subject to the penalties provided in
the act and may result in criminal prosecution under 18 Pa.C.S. (relating
to Crimes Code). In addition, You fully understand the methods, rules and
procedures of the Services and Internet gambling in general. You understand
that it is your responsibility to ensure the details of bets and games are
correct. You will not commit any acts or display any conduct that damages
the reputation of the Company.
• 6.6 As the End User, You are fully aware that there is a risk of losing
money when gambling by means of the Services and You are fully responsible
for any such loss. You agree that your use of the Services is at your sole
option, discretion and risk. In relation to any loss, You shall have no
claims whatsoever against the Company or any company within the same group
of companies as the Company or their respective directors, officers,
employees, service providers, agents, or any affiliates of any of the
foregoing.
• 6.7 As the End User, You acknowledge that by registering and using the
Services You have to provide the Company with certain personal details
about yourself (including details regarding your methods of payment). The
Company shall handle all information provided by You diligently and shall
not disclose such information to third parties except as provided for in
the Privacy Policy. We urge You to read the Privacy Policy to ensure that
You agree with our policies in relation to how your information is handled.
• 6.8 You acknowledge that the Software includes features provided by third
parties which may be installed on your device as part of the Software and
which may be automatically updated from time to time. Amongst others, such
features may access your hand history which is stored on your own device,
for the purpose of providing You with certain promotions and notifications.
You may elect not to enable recording of your hand history or to uninstall
the feature.
• 6.9 As the End User, You agree to use the Website, Services and Software
in complete accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
each of the Additional Rules, as amended from time to time, and shall abide
by all rules and instructions for playing the games that comprise the
Services.
• 6.10 You are solely responsible for all taxes and tax reporting to any
relevant governmental, taxation or other authority on any winnings paid to
You by the Company or any other related or affiliated entity, subject to
applicable local, state and/or federal tax regulations.
• 6.11 As the End User, You are solely responsible for any
telecommunication network and Internet access services and costs, other
consents and permissions required in connection with your use of the
Software and the Services. In case of any disconnection or interference
with the connection or any alteration to your system made by You, the
Company may not guarantee that the Software shall recall your exact status
prior to the disconnection event.
• 6.12 As the End User, You shall use the Services and the Software only in
good faith towards both the Company and the other players using the
Services. In the event that the Company deems You have been using the
Services or the Software in violation of any applicable law and/or to cause
direct or indirect harm or injury to the Company or any person using the
Services, the Company shall have the right, subject to any applicable law,
to terminate your account with the Services and any other accounts You may
hold with the Company and the Company shall be entitled to retain all
monies therein. You hereby expressly waive any future claims against the
Company in such regard, subject to any applicable laws.
• 6.13 As the End User, You acknowledge and agree that should You choose to
self-exclude, as provided for by regulation, from the Services operated by
the Company or its affiliates, You shall not be permitted to open or use a
new account with any other website operated by the Company or use the
Services during your selected self-exclusion period, until such
self-exclusion has been lifted and the original account reopened. In the
event You are in breach of the foregoing, the Company will suspend any new
account You open with another website operated by the Company, refund any
funds You may deposit (or have previously deposited) therein, and shall not
be liable to refund You any funds You may have wagered or won through such
account.
• 6.14 You hereby grant the Company and/or the PGCB your consent to monitor
and record your wagering communications and geographic location information
at all times and You shall have no claims against the Company in such
regard.
• 6.15 You acknowledge that in relation to peer-to-peer gaming, You may be
at a disadvantage in relation to other players as a result of technical
issues, such as slower network speeds or slower end user device
performance.
• 6.16 You shall not engage in any screen scraping, web scraping or
otherwise collecting or extracting (manually or via automated processes)
third party data from the Website for any purpose.
7. Prohibited Uses of the Sites and Services
• 7.1 Illegal Funds and Unlawful Activities: As the End User, You declare
that the source of funds used by You for gambling on the Website is not
illegal and that You will not use the Services in any way as a money
transfer system. You will not use the Services for any unlawful or
fraudulent activity or prohibited transaction (including money laundering)
under U.S Federal laws and/or the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, the
Regulations of the PGCB and/or any directives or instructions of the PGCB.
If the Company has reasonable grounds to believe that You may be engaging
in or have engaged in fraudulent, unlawful or improper activity including,
without limitation, money laundering activities, or conduct otherwise in
violation of this Agreement, your access to the Services may be terminated
immediately and/or your account suspended. We are under no obligation to
accept any explanation provided by You as to the receipt of fraudulent
funds. If your account is terminated or suspended in such circumstances,
the Company is under no obligation to refund You any funds that may be in
your account, subject to approval of the PGCB. In addition to terminating
your access to the Services and/or suspend your account, the Company
reserves the right to prevent You from accessing any of the Company's other
websites or servers, or accessing any other services offered by the
Company. The Company shall be entitled to inform relevant authorities,
other online service providers and banks, credit card companies, electronic
payment providers or other financial institutions (together " Interested Third Parties") of your identity and of any
suspected unlawful, fraudulent or improper activity. In the interests of
fair play it is prohibited to utilize any recognized betting techniques to
circumvent the standard house edge in our games. If the game play on your
account indicates that You are using such betting techniques We shall
immediately suspend the account and retain any funds in said account. As
the End User, You agree to cooperate fully with the Company to investigate
any and all such activity.
• 7.2 Circumvention: We have developed and employ sophisticated proprietary
technology intended to seek out and identify users making fraudulent or
unlawful use of the Services or Software. You shall not break into, access
or attempt to break into or access or otherwise circumvent the Company's
security measures. If the Company reasonably believes, that You are in
breach of this clause, the Company may terminate your access to the
Services immediately and/or have your account terminated or suspended,
pending investigation, and/or notify the proper authorities of the
suspected activity, which may result in the closure of all your accounts,
and You being barred from future use of the Services. The Company reserves
the right to inform Interested Third Parties of your breach. If your
account is terminated or suspended in such circumstances, the Company is
under no obligation to refund You any of the funds that may be in your
account, with such funds being forfeited by You, subject to PGCB approval.
In addition to terminating your access to the Services and/or suspending
your account, the Company reserves the right to prevent You from accessing
any of the Company's other websites or servers, or accessing any other
properties or services offered by the Company.
• 7.3 Software Aids: You may not use any software program, robot or external
aid, which is endowed with artificial intelligence (regardless of whether
You are actually using the Software). Examples of such prohibited tools,
software and external aids are: (i) tools and services that allow for any
type of collusion between players, such as showing cards, (ii) tools that
assist players to select games in accordance with player identity, (iii)
tools or websites that reveal and share information about other players
against their will, such as game statistics and overall earnings, (iv) any
type of tool that performs any action on behalf of a player at the table,
(v) any tool or program that collects information about other players at
the tables in the player’s absence, (vi) any tool or program that provides
game advice in real time based on the actions of the other players at the
table; or (vii) any software program or external aid which, in our opinion,
enables You to find a seat at a poker table or automatically seats You at a
poker table (collectively “Software Aids”). We constantly
review the use of the Services in order to detect the use of Software Aids
and in the event that We deem it has been used, Company reserves the right
to take any action We deem fit, including immediately suspending access to
the Services to the offending user and terminating such user's account. If
your account is terminated or suspended in such circumstances, the Company
is under no obligation to refund You any of the funds that may be in your
account, with such funds being forfeited by You, subject to PGCB approval.
In addition to terminating your access to the Services and/or suspending
your account, the Company reserves the right to prevent You from accessing
any of the Company's other websites or servers, or accessing any other
properties or services offered by the Company.
• 7.4 Intentional Disconnection: You may not intentionally disconnect from
a game while playing on the Website. If, in the Company's reasonable
belief, You are in breach of this clause, the Company may terminate your
access to the Services immediately and/or have your account suspended. The
Company shall be under no obligation to refund You any monies that may be
in your account, with such funds being forfeited by You, subject to PGCB
approval. In addition to terminating your access to the Services and/or
suspending your account, the Company reserves the right to prevent You from
accessing any of the Company's other websites or servers, or accessing any
other properties or services offered by the Company.
• 7.5 If We have reasonable grounds to believe that an account or group of
accounts are operating systematically in order to gain an advantage over
another player or to commit an act in bad faith in relation to other
players or the Company – for example employing specific wagering techniques
to disadvantage other players or wagering as a group, the Company shall
have the right to suspend or terminate all accounts and in such
circumstances, the Company shall be under no obligation to refund You any
funds that may be in your account, with such funds being forfeited by You,
subject to PGCB approval.
• 7.6 The Company will not provide any information to You with regards to
investigations or any subsequent outcome which it conducts into your use of
the Services.
8. Your Account
• 8.1 Your account is for your sole personal use only and shall not be used
for any professional, business or commercial purpose.
• 8.2 Company shall not be responsible for any third party access to your
account. Under no circumstances shall the Company be liable for any losses
incurred by You as a result of misuse of your password by any person or for
any unauthorized access to your account. All transactions where your
username and password have been entered correctly will be regarded as valid
whether or not authorized by You.
• 8.3 Monies held in your account shall not gain any monetary interest.
• 8.4 If You do not 'log on' to your account by either inserting your
account name and password or directly through a link sent by the Company
for any period of twelve consecutive months, your Account will be
considered a “dormant account” and We reserve the right to notify You that
You have not logged onto your account for such time. If You do not log onto
your account by either inserting your account name and password or directly
through a link sent by the Company for an additional twelve consecutive
months from the date that your account has become a “dormant account”, We
reserve the right to notify You, that You have not logged onto your account
for such time. If You do not log onto your account by either inserting your
account name and password or directly through a link sent by the Company
for a period 60 days following such notification by the Company any funds
remaining on deposit and any pending wagers (if applicable) shall be
forfeited by You and We shall terminate your account.
• 8.5 We reserve the right to limit or refuse any bet, stake or other wager
made by You or through your account.
• 8.6 You may not sell or attempt to sell or otherwise transfer any chips,
bonuses or any other related items to any other individual or entity. If
Company finds evidence of such a sale or attempt sale, Company may
terminate your account. If your account is terminated or suspended in such
circumstances, the Company is under no obligation to refund You all the
funds that may be in your account, with such funds being forfeited by You, subject to PGCB approval.
• 8.7 Where the Software uses a third party application interface, not all
the information relating to your past gambling activities will be displayed
online.
• 8.8 If You have a child who is not Legally of Age, You must take special
care to ensure that they do not access the Services via your devices.
• 8.9 Changing or Resetting Your Password And Strong Authentication
If you have forgotten your password, you may reset it by selecting
“Forgot/Change Password” from the login screen, providing your username,
and answering the security question with which you are prompted. You will
receive an email within 72 hours containing a link to reset your password.
You can also change your password by logging into your account, selecting
“My Profile” from the menu, and choosing “My Account. From there, you can
choose a new password, and click “Save Changes” to complete the process.
In accordance with Pennsylvania regulations, you may elect to activate a
“two step authentication on log in” (“Strong Authentication”) protection
for your account. Once enabled, Strong Authentication will apply any time
you log in to your account, until you choose to disable the feature. To
activate Strong Authentication click on the “Personal Details” tab on the
“My Account” page and then click on the “Security” tab.
Following your activation of the “strong authentication” log in protection,
each time you have provided the correct username and password to log into
your account, you will be sent a token which you must provide correctly on
the log in page in order to access your account. The last token which is
sent to you will be valid for the strong authentication.
If you do not activate the “strong authentication” log in protection, from
the date you first log into your account, in accordance with the PGCB’s
requirements, you may be required to log into your account using a token.
The last token which is sent to you will be valid for such log in. This
section applies per device which you use to log into your account.
Please note that we may provide you with a token in any manner which the
PGCB permits. In order to make your login process smoother, we recommend
that you save cookies from the Site.
You may email pa-support@wsop.com at any time if you require
assistance.
• 8.10 Account, Game History and Bet History
You can obtain account and game history by logging into your account on
WSOP.com and
(i) from your PC client, choose "My Profile" and then select "Game History"
to view the results of games you have played; or (ii) from your mobile
device, you will be able to visually replay the hands you have played on
your current table by clicking the "Replay" icon.
Selecting “Account Statement” will allow you to generate reports showing
all transaction and game play detail.
9. Payment Transactions and Payment Fraud
• 9.1 Each user of the Service is fully responsible for paying all monies
owed to the Company. You agree that You will not make or attempt to make
any charge-backs, and/or deny or reverse any payment that You have made and
You will reimburse the Company for any charge-backs, denial or reversal of
payments You make and any loss suffered by the Company as a consequence
thereof. The Company may, cease to provide the Services or withhold payment
to certain users or to users paying with certain credit cards.
• 9.2 Company reserves the right to use third party electronic payment
processors and/or financial institutions to process payments made by and to
You in connection with your use of the Services. To the extent that they do
not conflict with the terms of this Agreement, You agree to be bound by the
terms and conditions of such third party electronic payment processors
and/or financial institutions.
• 9.3 In the case of suspected or fraudulent payment, including use of
stolen credit cards, or any other fraudulent activity (including any
charge-back or other reversal of a payment or dispute or fraud relating to
ACH/e-checks), Company reserves the right to suspend or terminate a user's
account, reverse any pay-out made and recover any winnings. Company shall
be entitled to inform any relevant authorities or entities (including
credit reference agencies) of any payment fraud or otherwise unlawful
activity, and may employ collection services to recover payments. However,
under no circumstances shall the Company be liable for any unauthorized use
of credit cards and/or debit cards, irrespective of whether or not the
credit cards and/or debit cards were reported stolen.
• 9.4 All payments into your account must be from a single payment source,
such as a credit card, debit card, charge card or ACH/e-check on which You
are a named account holder.
• 9.5 We reserve the right to charge You fees for handling your deposits
and withdrawals to and from your account as may be detailed in the
"Cashier" from time to time.
10. Bonuses
• 10.1 All promotions, bonuses or special offers are subject to the
Company’s Bonus Policy located here and promotion-specific terms and
conditions if applicable, and any bonus credited to your account must be
used in adherence with such terms and conditions. We reserve the right to
withdraw or amend any promotion, bonus or special offer at any time.
• 10.2 In the event that the Company believes a user of the Service is
abusing or attempting to abuse a bonus or other promotion, or is likely to
benefit through abuse or lack of good faith from a gambling policy adopted
by the Company, then the Company may, deny, withhold or withdraw from any
user any bonus, offer or promotion, or rescind any policy with respect to
that user, either temporarily or permanently, or terminate that user's
access to the Services and/or suspend that user's account.
• 10.3 The opening of multiple accounts on the Website or on any other
sites owned and/or operated by the Company in bad faith shall be considered
an abusive behavior.
• 10.4 A players account is made up of both Available Funds (those that can
be used in any applicable game or withdrawn subject to the Withdrawal
Policy) and Restricted Funds (the total of bonus funds that have not yet
met the wagering requirement and any winnings associated with such bonus
funds).
Please note that your deposit may not reach your account immediately, but
may take a number of days until such deposit is processed by your payment
processor and reaches your account. Until such time, such deposit shall not
be considered as Available Funds.
• 10.5 If You have both Available Funds and Restricted Funds in your
account, the next wager You make will use Available Funds first. Restricted
Funds will only be used once your Available Funds balance is zero. The
foregoing will not apply to your use of free spins and Tournament Tickets,
which You can use at any time.
• 10.5 In the event that the Company reasonably believes that You have been
taking unfair advantage of the Company's bonuses or have executed any other
act in bad faith in relation to a bonus promotion offered on the Website or
on any other sites owned and/or operated by the Company, the Company shall
have the right to suspend or terminate your accounts with the Company and
in such circumstances, the Company shall be under no obligation to refund
You any bonus funds or winnings that may be in your accounts according to
applicable regulation.
11. Obligations of the Company
• 11.1 The Company has no obligation to check whether users are using the
Services in accordance with this Agreement or the Additional Rules, as
updated from time to time.
• 11.2 Company may investigate or pursue complaints made by a player
against any other player using the Services and may take any action in
connection therewith, or take any action against a player for any reason,
including without limitation for violating the terms of this Agreement. The
Company may take appropriate action against any person it suspects of
engaging in any unlawful behavior or otherwise violating the terms of this
Agreement, but is under no obligation to do so.
• 11.3 The Company has no obligation to maintain account names or
passwords. If You misplace, forget or lose your account name or password
because of anything other than the Company's negligence, the Company shall
not be liable.
• 11.4 The Company shall handle all personal information provided by You
strictly in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
12. Dispute Resolution
12.1 Dispute Resolution Mechanism Between Players
• 12.1.1 In case of any dispute raised between users and related directly
to the Services, the Company shall make reasonable efforts to assist the
users for the sake of reaching a quick and amicable solution; such
discussions shall not be public and shall be conducted privately. The users
shall promptly attempt to resolve through good faith discussions any
dispute or disagreement between them relating to their use of the Services,
each of the users may escalate the dispute or disagreement, first to the
customer support team; if the customer support team fails to reach an
understanding within 7 days of the matter being referred to the customer
support team, the matter may be escalated to their managers.
• 12.1.2 If the dispute is not resolved according to the process described
above, Company may refer the dispute to arbitration in accordance with this
Agreement but will not initiate such proceedings for the resolution of the
dispute until the earlier of: (a) the customer support team managers joint
written conclusion that amicable resolution through continued negotiation
is unlikely; or (b) 30 days after the matter was escalated to the managers.
• 12.1.3 Dispute Resolution. Subject to the escalation process set forth
above, any dispute under this Agreement shall be referred to and resolved
in accordance with following provisions:
- 12.1.3.1 Company, may apply to courts having jurisdiction in the matter
to obtain an injunction to prevent disclosure of its confidential
information.
- 12.1.3.2 In relation to any and all disputes between users, You accept
and agree that a random number generator will determine the randomly
generated events required in connection with the Services and where the
result shown on the Software (as installed and operated by your hardware)
conflicts with the result shown on our server, the result shown on our
server shall in all circumstances take precedence. You understand and agree
that the Company records shall be the final authority in determining the
terms of your use of the Services and the Company is not required to
consider any dispute You may have with regard to the Company's decisions in
such matters. This provision does not prejudice any rights or remedies You
may have at law or in equity.
The proceedings contemplated by this section shall be as confidential and
private as permitted by law. To that end, the parties shall not disclose
the existence, content or results of any proceeding conducted in accordance
with this section, and materials submitted in connection with such
proceedings shall not be admissible in any other proceeding, provided,
however, that this confidentiality provision shall not prevent a petition
to vacate or enforce an award, and shall not bar disclosures required by
law.
• 12.1.4 This provision does not prejudice any rights or remedies You may
have at law or in equity. You hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the
State of Pennsylvania to resolve any disputes arising out of the Gambling
Services in such case the hearing shall become public.
12.2 Disputes With The Company
• In relation to any and all disputes between users and the Company, You
accept and agree that random number generator will determine the randomly
generated events required in connection with the Services and where the
result shown on the Software (as installed and operated by your hardware)
conflicts with the result shown on our server, the result shown on our
server shall in all circumstances take precedence. You understand and agree
that (without prejudice to your other rights and remedies) the Company
records shall be the final authority in determining the terms of your use
of the Services and You shall have no right to dispute the Company's
decisions in regard to such matters.
12.3 All Disputes
• 12.3.1 All claims or disputes should be raised with the customer service
department at pa-support@wsop.com, and we shall respond to the user within
7 business days of our receipt.
• 12.3.2 In the event that You have exhausted all reasonable means in
resolving a complaint which You may have in relation to the Services, You
may utilize the PGCB’s Internet Dispute Form which may be found on the PGCB
website. For more information, please see here.
• 12.3.3 You agree to provide the Company with all the relevant information
or evidence which the Company reasonably requires to review your claim or
dispute.
• 12.3.4 You hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the State of
Pennsylvania to resolve any disputes arising out of the Gambling Services
or use of the Website.
13. NO WARRANTY
• 13.1 THE SERVICES AND THE SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS". THE COMPANY
MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (WHETHER BY
LAW, STATUTE OR OTHERWISE) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED
WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, COMPLETENESS OR ACCURACY OF THE SERVICES OR THE
SOFTWARE OR INFRINGEMENT OF APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. THE ENTIRE
RISK AS TO THE USE, QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE LIES WITH YOU.
• 13.2 THE COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES WILL
MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE,
THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SOFTWARE OR THE SERVER THAT
MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR BUGS OR REPRESENTS THE FULL
FUNCTIONALITY, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OF THE MATERIALS OR AS TO RESULTS OR
THE ACCURACY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICES.
• 13.3 A MALFUNCTION VOIDS ALL PAYS. IN THE EVENT OF SYSTEMS OR
COMMUNICATIONS ERRORS OR MALFUNCTIONS, BUGS OR VIRUSES RELATING TO ACCOUNT
SETTLEMENT OR OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE SERVICES OR RESULTING IN LOSS OF DATA
OR WINNINGS OR BONUSES OR ANYTHING ANALGOUS THERETO BY YOU OR ANY OTHER
DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE, THE COMPANY SHALL IN NO WAY
BE LIABLE TO YOU AND THE COMPANY SHALL VOID ALL GAMES IN QUESTION AND
PAYMENTS (WHENEVER SUCH SYSTEMS OR COMMUNICATIONS ERRORS OR MALFUNCTIONS,
BUGS OR VIRUSES ARE DISCOVERED) IN RELATION THERETO AND MAY TAKE ANY OTHER
ACTION TO CORRECT SUCH ERRORS EXCEPT THAT THE COMPANY IS NOT REQUIRED TO
PROVIDE ANY BACK UP NETWORK AND/OR SYSTEMS OR SIMILAR SERVICES.
• 13.4 IF YOU RECEIVE ANY WINNINGS OR BONUSES (OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR
BENEFIT) (“BENEFITS”) AS A RESULT OF ANY ERROR MADE BY THE
COMPANY OR ON THE COMPANY'S BEHALF (WHETHER TECHNICAL OR MANUAL) IN
CALCULATING, ALLOCATING OR DISTRIBUTING BENEFITS, WE MAY VOID THE BENEFITS
AND, TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED OR BEEN CREDITED WITH A
PAYMENT IN RESPECT OF THE SAME, YOU WILL REPAY THAT AMOUNT TO US OR WE MAY
DEDUCT IT FROM YOUR ACCOUNT.
• 13.5 THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY ACTS OR OMISSIONS MADE BY
YOUR INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER OR OTHER THIRD PARTY WITH WHOM YOU HAVE
CONTRACTED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE SERVER THAT HOSTS THE SITE.
14. Limitations of Liability
End User acknowledges and agrees that:
• 14.1 You are free to choose whether to use the Services and do so at your
sole option, discretion and risk.
• 14.2 Neither the Company, its affiliated companies or any third party
service provider (the "Affiliates") or its third party
licensors shall be liable to You or any third party in contract, tort,
negligence, or otherwise for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from or
in any way connected with your use or any third party's use of the Software
or the Services, whether direct or indirect, including, without limitation,
damage for loss of business, loss of profits (including loss of or failure
to receive anticipated winnings), business interruption, loss of business
information, or any other pecuniary or consequential loss (even where We
have been notified by You of the possibility of such loss or damage).
• 14.3 Neither the Company nor its Affiliates or its third party licensors
shall be liable in contract, tort, negligence, or otherwise for any loss or
damage whatsoever arising from or in any way connected with your use of any
link contained on the Website or otherwise via the Services. The Company,
its Affiliates and its third party licensors are not responsible for the
content contained on any Internet site linked to or from the Website or
otherwise via the Services.
• 14.4 The Company, its Affiliates and its third party licensors shall not
be liable to You or any third party for any modification to, suspension of
or discontinuance of the Software or the Services.
• 14.5 In the event that the Software or Services fails to operate
correctly as a result of, but not limited to, any delay or interruption in
operation or transmission, any loss or corruption of data or communication
or lines failure, any person's misuse of the Website, Services, or their
respective content, or any error or omission in content or any other
factors beyond our control:
(a) the Company, its Affiliates and its third party licensors will not be
responsible for any loss, including loss of winnings, that may result from
the circumstances detailed in the paragraph above; and (b) if any such
errors result in an increase in winnings owed or paid to You, You shall not
be entitled to the winnings falling within such increase. You shall
immediately inform the Company of the error and shall repay any winnings
credited to your account in error to the Company (as directed by the
Company) or the Company may, in its discretion, deduct an amount equal to
those winnings from your account or set off such amount against any money
owed to You by the Company.
• 14.6 Nothing in this Agreement will operate so as to exclude any
liability of the Company for fraud, death or personal injury that is caused
by the Company's negligence.
15. Breach of Terms and Conditions
• 15.1 As the End User, You agree to fully indemnify, defend and hold the
Company, its Affiliates, third party service providers and licensors and
their respective companies, and their respective officers, directors and
employees harmless immediately on demand from and against all claims,
demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including legal
fees and any other charges whatsoever, howsoever caused, that may arise as
a result of:
(a) any breach of this Agreement by You;
(b) any violation by You of any law or the rights of any third party;
(c) any use by You of the Services or Software or use by any other person
accessing the Services or Software using your user identification, whether
or not with your authorization; or
(d) any acceptance of any winnings.
• 15.2 In addition to any other remedy available to the Company, as the End
User, if You breach any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or
any Additional Terms or the Company has reasonable grounds for suspecting
that You have breached the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or any
Additional Terms, your winnings may be forfeited at the discretion of the
Company and the Company may retain any positive balance then existing in
your account on account of any damages or other amounts owed by You to the
Company pending investigation and/or the conclusion of any legal
proceedings. Failure to comply with this Agreement may also result in
disqualification, account closure and/or legal action being taken against
You.
16. Duration and Termination
• 16.1 This Agreement shall be in full force and effect immediately upon
your completion of the registration process and valid download of the
Software with the Company and shall continue in full force and effect
unless and until terminated in accordance with its terms.
• 16.2 We may terminate this Agreement and your account (including your
username and password) immediately without notice:
(a) in the event, for any reason the Company decides to discontinue to
provide the Services in general or specifically to You;
(b) in the event Company believes that You have breached any of the terms
of this Agreement;
(c) in the event your use of the Services has been in any way improper or
breaches the spirit of this Agreement;
(d) in the event your account is associated in any way with any existing
account that has been terminated. If your account is associated with, or
related to, existing suspended accounts, We may terminate your account,
irrespective of the nature of this relationship, and the registration
details provided on said accounts;
(e) upon instruction of the appropriate law enforcement agency or
regulatory body; or
(f) for any other reason Company may determine.
Unless otherwise provided herein, or as required by law or regulation, on
termination of this Agreement any balance in your account will be returned
to You within a reasonable time of your request, subject to Company’s right
to deduct any amounts owed by You to Company.
• 16.3 As the End User, You may terminate this Agreement and your account
(including your username and password) at any time by sending an email to
us at pa-support@wsop.com, such termination is to take effect upon the
Company terminating your account (including username and password), which
shall occur within 7 calendar days after receipt by the Company of your
email, provided that You shall remain responsible for any activity on your
account between sending us an email and the termination of your account by
the Company.
• 16.4 On termination of this Agreement You shall:
(a) discontinue the use of the Software and the Services;
(b) pay all amounts due and owing to the Company; and
(c) remove and permanently delete the Software from your computer equipment
and/or mobile device and destroy all related documentation in your
possession, custody, power or control.
• 16.5 The right to terminate this Agreement given by this clause shall not
prejudice any other right or remedy of either party in respect of the
breach concerned (if any) or any other breach.
• 16.6 Upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason, except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement and subject to any rights or
obligations which have accrued prior to termination, neither party shall
have any further obligation to the other party under this Agreement.
In the event of our termination of this Agreement on account of your breach
of this Agreement (including the Additional Rules) the Company is under no
obligation to refund You all the funds that may be in your account, with
such funds being forfeited, subject to PGCB approval. In addition to
terminating your access to the Services and/or suspending your account, the
Company reserves the right to prevent You from accessing any of the
Company's other websites or servers, or accessing any other properties or
services offered by the Company and You shall have no claims against the
Company in such regard.
• 16.7 If You have chosen to close your account – for example, if You have
self-excluded yourself from any of our Services, it is your obligation to
abide by this restriction for the duration of the set period. If You open
new accounts, while under a period of self-exclusion or cooling off, from
any of the brands operated under the Company's umbrella, Company shall
close all accounts as soon as detected. Company is not obligated to refund
to You any funds You may have wagered or won through such accounts.
16.8 If You have previously self-excluded under any state-sponsored
program, it is your responsibility to refrain from opening new accounts
during the period of such exclusion. Responsible gaming exclusions apply to
all Company owned, managed, or operated properties or gambling sites. While
Company will take reasonable steps to deny access, it is not obligating
itself to prevent access. It is your obligation to refrain from opening new
accounts in any of the brands operated by the Company. If You do open any
new accounts, We will close all accounts as soon as detected. Company shall
not be obligated to refund You any funds You may have wagered or won
through such account.
17. General
• 17.1 If any part of this Agreement shall be deemed unlawful, void or for
any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed to be
severable from the rest of this Agreement and shall not affect the validity
and enforceability of any of the remaining provisions of this Agreement. In
such cases, the part deemed invalid or unenforceable shall be construed in
a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as closely as possible,
the original intent of the parties.
• 17.2 No waiver by us of any terms of this Agreement shall be construed as
a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach of any terms of this
Agreement.
• 17.3 Unless otherwise expressly stated, nothing in this Agreement shall
create or confer any rights or any other benefits to third parties.
• 17.4 Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating any agency,
partnership, trust arrangement, fiduciary relationship or any other form of
joint enterprise between You and us.
• 17.5 This Agreement, together with the Privacy Policy and the Additional
Rules contain the entire agreement between the Company and You, relating to
your use of the Software and the Services and supersedes any and all prior
agreements between the Company and You in relation to the same. You confirm
that, in agreeing to accept this Agreement, You have not relied on any
representations other than this Agreement, the Company’s Privacy Policy and
the Additional Rules.
• 17.6 The Company reserves the right to transfer, assign, sublicense or
pledge this Agreement, in whole or in part without your consent: (i) to any
entity within the same corporate group of the Company; or (ii) in the event
of a merger, sale of assets or other similar corporate transaction in which
the Company may be involved in.
• 17.7 As the End User, You agree to not transfer, assign, sublicense or
pledge in any manner whatsoever any of your rights or obligations under
this Agreement.
• 17.8 Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed so as to grant You any
security interest whatsoever over the assets of the Company, including for
the avoidance of doubt on any amounts standing to the credit of your
account.
• 17.9 Subject to applicable laws and regulation, the Company may outsource
any or all of the Services it provides under the Agreement to third
parties.
• 17.10 Pursuant to State and/or Federal law, You may be required to
complete certain tax forms before winnings that exceed a taxable threshold
can be released into your bankroll. By using the Services, You agree to
comply in full with all applicable tax laws, and hereby release Company
from any liability associated with your compliance therewith.
18. Notification of Federal Prohibitions and Restrictions Regarding
Interactive Gaming
Please not that it is a Federal offense for persons physically located
outside of the State of Pennsylvania to engage in interactive wagering
through an interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming
operator licensee unless explicitly authorized by the PGCB or an
interactive gaming reciprocal agreement and that federal acts such as 18
U.S.C.A. § 1084 and the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
(31 U.S.C.A. § § 5361—5367") may apply on those who engage in interactive
gaming as described above.
19. Customer Service Department and Special Promotions
• 19.1 For service quality assurance, calls made by You to the customer
service department may be recorded.
• 19.2 You hereby expressly consent to the Company using the contact
details provided by You on registration to occasionally contact You
directly in relation to your use of the Services or any other products or
services offered by the Company, its partners or affiliates from time to
time.
• 19.3 The Company will not tolerate any abusive behavior exhibited by
users of the Service to the Company’s or its service provider’s employees.
In the event that the Company, deems that your behavior, via telephone,
live chat, email or otherwise, has been abusive or derogatory towards any
of the Company's or its service provider’s employees, the Company shall
have the right to suspend or terminate your account with the Company.
• 19.4 The Company may, from time to time, offer You special promotions.
These promotions may be communicated to You by various means, including but
not limited to (i) email, (ii) telephone, (iii) SMS text message, (iv) Push
messages and (iv) additional windows opening from within the Software.
Promotions begin at 12:01am and end at 11:59 pm Eastern on specified dates,
unless stated otherwise in the promotion’s terms & conditions.
• 19.5 Company shall provide You with an opt-out option in relation to
various types of marketing communications from the Company and should You
choose to opt-out from communications, the Company shall respect your
wishes in such regard.
20. Uninstall and Shortcut Additions
If You are using the download form of the Software and wish to have it
uninstalled You will be able to do so via the Add/Remove Programs on your
computer.
Please note that upon installation of the Software the following shortcuts
shall be added to your computer's desktop:
• 21.1 Quick launch shortcut.
• 21.2 Desktop icon.
• 21.3 Client link from the Start Menu.
• 21.4 Brand folder with client and uninstall link from the Programs option
on the Start Menu.
• 21.5 Client link from the Games option on the Start Menu.
If You choose to uninstall the Software certain registration keys will
remain on your computer in order to maintain responsible gaming rules,
monitor fraud attempts, and comply with any applicable regulation.
21. Minimum Hardware Requirements
In order to enjoy the Services, You are required to install a downloadable
application on your computer, or use the online version of the Services (if
applicable).
The minimum recommended specifications for the download version are:
• 21.1 For PC:
o Minimum Windows – Windows 7 (recommended Window 7 SP 1). We recommend to
have the OpenGL video drivers installed and updated to the latest available
version.
o RAM: 2GB
o HD: 500 Mb available
• 21.2 For Mac, which shall be applicable at the Company's discretion:
o Minimum macOS version - 10.12 (macOS Sierra)
o Any hardware configuration
o HD: 500 Mb available
• 21.3 The non-download client is supported on the following browsers:
Internet Explorer 10.0 and the latest version of Firfefox, Safari and
Chrome.
• 21.4 In relation to the mobile application on the iPhone and iPad, We
support version all devices starting with iPhone 6 and a minimum of iOS
Version - 11.0
• 21.5 In relation to the mobile application on the Android operating
system the minimum requirements are:
o We support only Arm 32 / 64 (We don’t support X86)
o OpenGL ES 2.0
o Minimum Android OS – 7.0
Please note that We may discontinue support for outdated versions of the
abovementioned hardware or software at our discretion.
22. Governing Law
This Agreement including the Additional Rules and Privacy Policy and the
relationship between the parties shall be governed by, and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Pennsylvania. You hereby consent
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in the State of Pennsylvania to
resolve any disputes arising out of Internet or mobile gaming.
23. Language Discrepancies
This Agreement has been drafted in the English language. In the event of
any discrepancy between the meanings of any translated versions of this
Agreement and the English language version, the meaning of the English
language version shall prevail.
24. Player Disconnection- Poker
• The player disconnection provisions applicable to Poker games are
described in the House Rules.
25. Provisions Relating to Specific Games
Poker
You hereby acknowledge that all bets placed by You in relation to
multi-player poker games are bets placed with other users and not bets
placed with or against the Company. The Company does not assume any risk
whatsoever for bets placed between You and any other user of the Service.
The Company does not under any circumstances either place or accept bets
itself.
You may not occupy more than one position at a poker table at any given
time, though You may occupy one position at several tables at any given
time.
You understand and agree that all of our multi-player poker games are
public and therefore may be reviewed and published by other players, either
at the time of the game or thereafter.
We provide multi-player poker games so as to provide a platform for users
to play poker and to bet with each other using the Software. In
consideration of this service We charge either:
(a) a commission (known as a rake) which is calculated in accordance with
the House Rules; or (b) a percentage of the "buy-in" fee for tournaments.
For Blast Tournaments, please see here.
On a mobile or tablet device, You will only be able to play up to four
poker games or tournaments at a time.
Collusion
: Collusion occurs when two or more players attempt to gain an unfair
advantage which includes but is not limited to sharing knowledge of their
cards or other information, and unless stated otherwise by the Company, by
agreeing to split a prize-pool. Where We have reasonable grounds to believe
that collusion has occured, the Company shall be entitled to freeze the
implicated players’ accounts pending investigation, and/or notify the
proper authorities of the suspected activity. Any player who colludes or
attempts to collude with any other player while using the Service may be
permanently banned from using the Service or the Software or any other
related services of the Company, their account may be terminated
immediately and the Company shall be entitled to retain all monies that are
reasonably determined to have been obtained as a result of collusion. We
have developed and employ sophisticated proprietary technology intended to
seek out and identify players acting in collusion. If the Company is
informed during play about suspected collusive behavior, it may, terminate
suspected players' access to the Service and/or suspend their accounts. No
player shall have the right to require the Company to take any other steps
against players suspected of collusion, cheating or any other form of
fraud.
If You suspect that any player is colluding with another or cheating, You
can contact us via email at pa-support@wsop.com.
Chip-Dumping
: Chip-dumping occurs when any player deliberately loses a hand in order to
transfer his chips to another player. If we have reasonable grounds to
believe that chip-dumping has occurred, the Company shall be entitled to
freeze the implicated players’ accounts pending investigation, and/or
notify the proper authorities of the suspected activity. Any player who is
involved in an act of chip-dumping or attempted chip-dumping while using
the Service may be permanently banned from using the Services or the
Software or any other related services of the Company and such player's
account may be terminated immediately.
If your account is associated with poker fraud in any way – for example
through Chip Dumping, or Collusion, We will be entitled to freeze your
account pending investigation, and/or notify the proper authorities of the
suspected activity, the outcome of which may result in the closure of all
your accounts, You being barred from future use of the Services, and the
forfeiture of funds reasonably determined to have been obtained as a result
of such fraud.
PLEASE PRINT OFF AND RETAIN A HARD COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS.