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24. General Terms And Conditions
24.1. The residential address furnished by the Customer on the account application form shall serve as his/her domicilium citandi et executandi for all purposes in respect of these Terms.
24.2. The physical address reflected in respect of Firstbet on its website, as amended from time to time, shall serve as its domicilium citandi et executandi for all purposes in respect of these Terms.
24.3. The Customer shall have the right to change its domicile by giving one week’s prior written notice to Firstbet of its change of address.
24.4. Any notice given in terms of Clause 24.3 which:
(i) is delivered by hand to an officer or manager of the Firstbet during the normal business hours of the addressee at its domicilium citandi et executandi, shall be deemed to have been received by Firstbet at the time of delivery; or
(ii) is posted by pre-paid registered post to Firstbet at its domicilium citandi et executandi, shall be deemed to have been received by on the seventh day after the date of posting; or
(iii) is transmitted by telefax or e-mail to Firstbet at its domicilium citandi et executandi, shall be deemed to have been received on the date reflected on the facsimile or e-mail transmission confirmation generated by the addressor’s facsimile machine or e-mail server.
24.5. Firstbet may at any time amend, replace or delete any of the Terms contained herein and shall ensure that current Terms are available on its website. It shall be the responsibility of the Customer to ensure that he/she is familiar with the prevailing Terms in force from time to time and the availability thereof on the website of Firstbet shall constitute sufficient notice thereof to the Customer and shall bind the Customer as if it expressly agreed to be bound thereby.
24.6. Any relaxation or concession or extension granted by Firstbet to the Customer shall not be and shall not be deemed to be a novation or waiver of any of Firstbet’s rights as set forth in these Terms.
24.7. Firstbet is entitled to supply, request or acquire any relevant credit, account-related or other information pertaining to the Customer and his account with Firstbet to or from –
(i) a credit bureau;
(ii) any bank or regulatory agency, or (i) any other person or entity, should Firstbet deem it necessary to supply, request or acquire said information for verification or other purposes,
and the Customer shall have no right of recourse against Firstbet by reason thereof.
24.8. The Terms set forth herein constitute the whole agreement between Firstbet and the Customer and no agreements, representations or warranties, other than those set out herein, shall be of any force or effect.
24.9. No addition to, variation, consensual cancellation or novation of any of the terms set forth herein and no express or implied waiver of any of the rights arising therefrom shall be of any force and effect unless reduced to writing and signed by Firstbet and the Customer or their duly authorised representatives.
24.10. Any promissory note, bill of exchange, or other negotiable instrument received by Firstbet from the Customer shall not be a novation of the debt in respect which it is given and the Customer waives any remedies provided for by law in respect thereof.
24.11. The resulting of any match will be decided with reference to the official match results of the league or tournament in question. Should such results be changed for any reason, the updated result will be recognised for the purposes of payment.
24.12. Should a Customer deposit funds by means of a credit card or cheque card, the Customer shall be required to send Firstbet a copy of the front of the card against which such deposit has been made. Failure by the Customer to do this will result in failed withdrawal requests.
24.13. Any bet placed by the Customer shall be governed by the applicable provisions of the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Act, 1996 or the Eastern Cape Gambling and Betting Act, No. 5 of 1997 and any Regulations and Rules made in terms thereof, as amended from time to time. It shall be the responsibility of the Customer to ensure that he/she is aware of these provisions.
24.14. For all purposes of these Terms, a certificate signed by any director, manager, assistant manager, trader or accountant of Firstbet (whose appointment need not be proved) stating the amount of the Customer’s indebtedness to Firstbet, shall be prima facie proof of such indebtedness
24.15. The Customer undertakes to ensure strict adherence to any policy, guideline or directive issued by the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board relating to the Customer or to betting generally.
24.16. These Terms and the contractual relationship between the Customer and Firstbet shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa.
24.17. If the Customer places of a bet from a location falling outside the South African Monetary Area, such bet shall be subject to all appropriate exchange control regulations and the laws of the foreign jurisdiction from which such communication originates and it shall be the responsibility of the Customer to ensure full compliance with same. Firstbet makes no warranties and shall not be liable to the Customer if it is not able to remit any monies held by it to any account held by the Customer in a foreign jurisdiction.
24.18. Although every effort is made to ensure that the information displayed on our website regarding any event is accurate and complete, such information should be used as a guide only. In the event that any information regarding an event (e.g. score, starting time of event etc.) is incorrect, we assume no liability for this. The official site for the sport in question should be referred to in the event of any dispute in this regard.
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Licensing And Legal
Banzostar (Pty) Ltd ( 2016/131538/07 ) trading as FirstBet is licensed and regulated by the The Western Cape Gambling & Racing Board with license number 10185107 first issued on 30 June 2017 and the The Eastern Cape Gambling Board with licence number ECBM 058. Version 2.3.
Responsible Gambling
No persons under the age of 18 are permitted to gamble. Winners know when to stop. South African Responsible Gambling Toll Free Counselling Line 0800 006 008 or whatsapp HELP to 076 675 0710 .
Warning
Please take note of the following: Gambling is addictive. Gambling involves risk. By gambling on this website, you run the risk that you may lose.
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