TipM8.com Terms & Conditions for Tipping Competitions

 

  1. Information on how to enter and prizes forms part of these Terms & Conditions of Entry. These Terms and Conditions of Entry serve as separate Terms and Conditions of Entry for the Competitions being conducted for each of the Codes referred to herein where such a Competition is being conducted by TipM8.com Web Site server. Entry into the Competition is deemed to be an acknowledgement of these Terms and Conditions of Entry. Entries not complying with these Terms & Conditions of Entry are ineligible and TipM8.com reserves its absolute right to disqualify any TipM8.com Customer or Group from the Competition if any entries do not comply with these Terms & Conditions of Entry.
  2. The Competition is open to TipM8.com Customers who have satisfied the requirements of the Membership Rules. Employees of TipM8.com and its agencies associated with this Competition and their immediate families are ineligible to enter. Entry into the Competition is free or ad advised an entry fee will qualify entry.
  3. The Competition is conducted on the TipM8.com Web Site server and is only open to current members of TipM8.com who have current customer accounts or Registrations with TipM8.com and who have satisfied all standard regulatory identification requirements.
  4. In these Terms & Conditions of Entry, unless the contrary intention appears, the following words and phrases have the meanings set out opposite them:

4.1. “TipM8.com the conductor of the Competition is a Horse and Sports Subscription Service which can run Competitions Under Australian Licensing and Gaming Practices as we are Not a wagering Organisation and do not set odds or accept any wagers for Betting.

4.2. “Registered Participant” means a person who is eligible to participate in the Competition and registered to do so in accordance with TipM8.com Membership Rules and these Terms and Conditions of Entry;

4.3. “Code” means the series of Matches of:

  1. a) All Sports games, Matches and or Events.

4.4. “Competition” means TipM8.com Tipping Competition whereby winning entries are based on the Results of Matches at the conclusion of the relevant Code’s Rounds and Home and Away Season;

4.5. “Season” means the 2021 season of a relevant Code including Home and Away Season Rounds inclusive;

4.6. “Round” means a round of matches of the relevant Code conducted during that Code’s Season;

4.7. “Home and Away Season” means a number of Rounds of which Matches are played between member teams of the respective Code of –

  1. a) All Sport Events consists of rounds over the Sporting Organisation and or Body Home and Away Season, exclusive of Pre Season series matches; or

4.8. “Match” means a single game, of and conducted by the relevant Code, between member teams of that Code;

4.9. “Margin Match” means the difference between the score of the winning and losing team for a nominated Margin Match where the Registered Participant is required to enter a winning margin. The nominated Margin Match will generally be listed as the final Match of each Code’s Round. A Registered Participant is required to check Results from the Governing Body or by using NSW TAB which is where the odds are sourced from that web site www.nswtab.com.au

4.10. “Margin Difference” only APPLIES to games, events, matches where stated and means the number of points between the margin entered by the Registered Participant for the team they tip to win for a Margin Match and the actual margin for that Margin Match. If the Registered Participant has correctly tipped the winning team for the Margin Match, the Margin Difference will equal the difference between the actual margin and the margin entered by the Registered Participant. If the Registered Participant has incorrectly tipped the winning team for the Margin Match, the Margin Difference will equal the total of the actual winning margin plus the margin entered by the Registered Participant. For example: If Team A defeats Team B by 10 points, and you have selected Team A to win by 20 points, your Margin Difference for that Round is 10; and if you have selected Team B to win by 20 points, your Margin Difference for that Round is 30. Registered Participants equal on Score with a lower Margin Difference will be ranked higher than those with a higher Margin Difference subject to conditions 12 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17;

4.11. “Score” means the allocation of points to a Registered Participant for the correct selection of winning teams. One point is awarded for each correct selection of a winning team. Registered Participants with a higher Score will be ranked higher on a ladder. Registered Participants equal on Score with a lower Margin Difference, be it for a single Round and/or an Accumulative Margin difference, will be ranked higher on a ladder than those with higher Accumulative Margins subject to conditions 12 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17;

4.12. “Accumulative Margin” means the sum of the Margin Differences for all Margin Matches over the Home and Away Season. Registered Participants equal on Score with a lower Accumulative Margin will be ranked higher on a ladder than those with higher margin Accumulative Margins subject to conditions 12 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17;

4.13. “Ladder Ranking” means the position a Registered Participant is ranked on a Public Ladder for any Code;

4.14. “Away Team” means the team that is listed by the relevant Code as playing away from their home ground for that Match. If the Code does not nominate an Away Team, the Away Team will be team displayed on NSW TAB web site at www.nswtab.com.au on the right hand side;

4.15. “Home Team” means the team that is listed by the relevant Code as playing at their home ground for that Match. If the Code does not nominate a Home Team, the Home Team will be team displayed on NSW TAB web site at on the left hand side;

4.16. “Quick Tip” – means the auto-generated selection of tips by nominating either “Favourite” or “Randomise”.If applicable.

4.17. “Favourite” – means, at the time of selection according to NSW TAB odds for that Match, the team with the shorter head-to-head odds for that Match. In the event both teams for a Match share the same head-to-head odds, the tip selection for that Match will be allocated to the Home Team. In the event no head-to-head odds are available for a Match then the tip selection for that Match will be allocated to the Home Team.

4.18. “Randomise” – means a selection of tips picked at random for the Registered Participant.

4.19. “Cash” means an equivalent amount of value accredited to a Registered Participant’s account AND OR PRIZES paid to the said Value to the Registered Participant unconditionally;

4.20. “Results” are the results of Matches as officially determined by the relevant Code in accordance with the rules of that Code following the completion of a Round; Results are Final as determined by the NSW TAB and the relevant Body. TipM8.com will not be held liable as to false results from NSW TAB or the governing bodies of the code.

4.21. “Private Group” means a group of 2 or more TipM8.com Customers who have entered the Competition under a collective registration and who may, by using the tipping results of those TipM8.com Customers, conduct a separate non-commercial private competition, the winner or winners of which may be eligible for prizes offered by the Group’s Manager or other provider and which do not form part of the prizes offered by TipM8.com in this Competition;

4.22. TipM8.com Web server is that of Our provider means the Web Site of TipM8.com at www.tipm8.com/tipping-competitions/ or any TipM8.com tipping Competitions web site or the Tipping App accessible on the Internet through the World Wide Web as regulated by NSW Fair Trading and also The Australian Liquor & Gaming in accordance with Tipping Competitions Fun and offering Cash & Prizes by TipM8.com and or Sponsors affiliated with TipM8.com license to conduct business as a recreational Business.

4.23. The total prize pool for All Sports and Horse Racing codes competitions comprises cash & prizes to the value of as stated upon entry (which includes the “Weekly Cash Prizes” and or the “End of Season Cash Prizes” as detailed below) and any prizes to the value of the advised outcome (to be distributed by TipM8.com in its discretion as prizes to Registered Participants throughout the course of the Sports and codes seasons).

4.24. “Weekly Cash Prizes” shall mean a cumulative total of The advertised amount issued to select winning Registered Participants per the Code for the entire Home and Away Season and Cash and Prizes issued to select winning Registered Participants per the evented Code for the entire Home and Away Season. Subject to Conditions 11,12, 16 and 17 Weekly Cash will be issued for each Code as advised and follows:

  1. a) Place 1 – Cash Amount or Prize per Code per Round of the Home and Away Season;

4.25. “End of Season Cash Prizes” shall mean a cumulative total of Advised Competition at time of Entry issued to select winning Registered Participants per the selected Code of that event and or game for the entire Home and Away Season and the advised amount of Cash and or Prizes issued to select winning Registered Participants per the Code for the entire Home and Away Season. Subject to Conditions 13, 14, 16 and 17 End of Season Cash and Prizes amounts will be issued for each Code as follows:

  • Place 1 – Cash & Prizes.
  • Place 2 – As advised and subject to change per event.
  • Place 3 –  As advised and subject to change per event.
  • Place 4- 10 On selected Events and or games, Matches will be advised prior.
  1. Entry into the Competition is available on different codes as per each event, if applicable:
  • from 12/09/2021 and closes on advised date for that Code.
  1. To enter the Competition for a particular Code, a Participant must:

6.1 be a registered member of TipM8.com and become a Registered Participant by registering their details via the on-line registration form on the TipM8.com Web Site at www.TipM8.com/register/ and satisfy the TipM8.com Membership Rules or become a registered member of TipM8.com by registering their details via the on-line registration form on website or become a member of TipM8.com by registering their details via the app;

6.2. register their tipping profile details via the on-line registration form using their existing TipM8.com account located on the Web Site profile registration form on website or become a member of TipM8.com by registering their details via the app;

6.3. for each Round, make a selection of the teams the Registered Participant tips to win and the number of points margin by which they expect the correct winning team’s score to exceed the losing team’s score for the one nominated match each Round which requires a winning margin prediction or select the team to Win each round will vary so which rules are Win and or draw and submit that entry via the TipM8.com Web Site server in the manner and within the time frames set out on the TipM8.com Web Site. A draw can be selected as a Match result selection if provided for that code.

  1. A TipM8.com Customer may register their own personal details as per condition 6 for participation in the Competition. TipM8.com however reserves the right not to accept for registration or allow any such registration to continue for any Customer if the registration contains anything defamatory or is otherwise offensive in any way. More than one registration in the Competition per Customer is not permitted and any Customer with more than one Registration is not eligible to win a prize.
  2. Once a TipM8.com Customer becomes a Registered Participant that person will be allocated one point towards their Score for each correct selection of a winning team. Registered Participants will be ranked by their Score, where the highest Score is the highest rank and then by their Margin where the lowest Margin is the highest rank. In the event of a Match in a given Round being drawn, cancelled, abandoned, not completed or not played for any reason and/or a Result or rescheduled date is not officially declared within thirty (30) days of the date the Match was originally scheduled to be played, it is treated as a win for both teams competing in that Match and one point will be awarded to all Registered Participants.
  3. A Registered Participant can choose to use the ‘Win or Draw on selected events to make their tipping selections.
  4. A Registered Participant may make or change a selection of the team the Registered Participant tips to win for a given Match in a Round at any time prior to the scheduled starting time of that Match.
  5. If a Registered Participant:

11.1. does not submit an entry for a given Match in a Round, then the Registered Participant’s tip for that Match will be deemed to be for that of the team determined to be the Away Team to for that Round, in addition to any points awarded for any submitted tips for that Round;

11.2. does not submit an entry into the Competition for a given Round, the Registered Participant’s tips for that Round will be deemed to be those of the teams determined to be the Away Teams.

11.3. enters the Competition after the commencement of the first Round, then the Registered Participants tips for those Rounds that have been completed or have commenced will be deemed to be those of the teams determined to be the Away Teams to for each such Round. A Registered Participant cannot claim past Round retrospective Weekly Cash or Prizes for past Rounds if entering the Competition after the completion of a Round but the Registered Participant is eligible for future Round prizes and End of Season prizes.

  1. Weekly Cash Prizes winners for each Code will be determined by the Registered Participant’s Score for that Round. If applicable the by their Margin Difference for the same Round. The Registered Participant(s) with the highest Round Score will receive a share in the allocated Cash and Prizes for each code. Registered participants with the highest Round Score and will have the highest Ladder Ranking and be deemed the winner(s) of a share in the nominated First Prize amount for each Code. Where Registered Participants have identical Scores and identical Margin Differences when applicable for the same Round for a Code the Registered Participants will equally share the Weekly Cash & Prizes subject to Conditions 11, 16 and 17.
  2. End of Season Cash & Prizes winners and the ladder ranking of end of season place winners for each Code will be determined by a Registered Participant’s grand total Score for all Rounds in the Home and Away season and then by their Accumulative Margin. The Top ranked Registered Participants with the Highest Score grand total and Lowest Accumulative Margin total if applicable at the end of the Home and Away season of each Code will have the highest Ladder Ranking and be deemed the winner(s) of the End of Season Cash Prizes for each Code. Where Top ranked Registered Participants have identical Scores and identical Margin Differences (Only where applicable) at the end of the Home and Away season the Registered Participants will equally share the End of Season Cash & Prizes subject to Condition 16. End of Season Cash & Prizes and their values (if any) for end of season place winners for each Code are set out on the Web Site for the relevant Code. Therefore when applicable:
  • the Registered Participant(s) with the highest rank will be considered the first place winner; and
  • the Registered Participant(s) with the second highest rank will be considered the second place winner; and
  • the Registered Participant(s) with the third highest rank will be considered the third place winner; and
  • the Registered Participant(s) with the fourth highest rank will be considered the fourth place winner; and
  • the Registered Participant(s) with the fifth highest rank will be considered the fifth place winner; and
  • the Registered Participant(s) with the sixth highest rank will be considered the sixth place winner; and
  • the Registered Participant(s) with the seventh highest rank will be considered the seventh place winner; and
  • the Registered Participant(s) with the eighth highest rank will be considered the eighth place winner; and
  • the Registered Participant(s) with the ninth highest rank will be considered the ninth place winner; and
  • the Registered Participant(s) with the tenth highest rank will be considered the tenth place winner; and
  • the Registered Participants with the eleventh (11th) to two hundred and fiftieth (250h) highest ladder rank per Code will be eligible for End of Season Minor Cash Prizes where applicable to the accepted amount of entries.
  1. End of Season Cash & Prize winners will be determined on the dates and times listed below for the relevant Code, if applicable:
  2. In the event of a draw or cessation or cancellation of the Code Competition then the Rules as applied by the Code will govern the result for this Competition. ** If any registered Members of TipM8.com either Harass, Intimidate and or any Abuse deemed either Verbal or Physical or engage in Defamatory comments on any Online Portal and or Platform TipM8.com reserves the right to cancel any Prize Money from the Member and Ban or Disqualify that members right to participate in any manner presently and in future competitions by TipM8.com or any subsidiaries of TipM8.com. The member who ran 2nd in that event will be the eventual winner. TipM8.com staff members do not have to tolerate any Threats or Harassment from registered members.
  3. Subject to conditions 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 and 17 the intent of the Competition is that Weekly Cash & Prizes winners and End of Season Cash & Prizes winners who are equal on total points and equal on total margin when applicable for respective prizes periods will equally share prizes. Therefore in the event that:

16.1. two or more Registered Participants have an equal highest grand total Score and lowest Accumulative Margin when applicable that deems them eligible for a prize place rank, then all applicable eligible prize places will be combined and the resulting amount will be shared equally between those Registered Participants;

16.2. a place winning Registered Participant is unable to accept a prize for whatever reason, TipM8.com will award that prize to the Registered Participant or Registered Participants who would have met the eligibility criteria and been deemed the place winner or winners had the place winning Registered Participant not participated in the Competition.

  1. TipM8.com and its agencies associated with this Competition are not liable and do not accept responsibility for:

17.1. a Registered Participant’s tips that are not received or which are received and subsequently corrupted or rejected by the Web Site server, whether submitted by the Registered Participant or by an administrator if in respect of a Group participation. This explicitly includes any private or public tipping competition which use in any way or solely rely on the TipM8.com Web Site server as a means for collection and disbursement of data to their Registered Participants;

17.2. any lost, misdirected or corrupt emails to or from the TipM8.com Web Site server;

17.3. any loss or damage whatsoever (including but not limited to direct or consequential loss) or personal injury suffered or sustained:

  1. a) in connection with a Registered Participants participation in the Competition or the taking of a place, except that which cannot be excluded by law; and
  2. b) relating to the conduct of the Competition however caused, including failure of the Web Site server or incorrect or corrupt data supplied by TipM8.com to Registered Participant.
  3. Information about Registered Participants will be used by TipM8.com to assess and process registration in the Competition. If an applicant does not provide the required information, TipM8.com cannot process the registration. All entries become the property of TipM8.com and will be entered into a database. Information emanating from the Registered Participant’s participation in the Competition is used by TipM8.com and its agencies associated with this Competition for the determination of winners and distribution of prizes, if any, awarded to a Registered Participant. Registered Participants consent to TipM8.com publishing their name or alias and accumulated winning team points in the results section of the TipM8.com Web Site. TipM8.com will not be held responsible for any loss of reputation, status or otherwise in connection with a Registered Participant’s tipping selections and consequential results. It is a condition of entry that Registered Participants consent to these uses and disclosures of their information. Information about Registered Participants may also be used by TipM8.com, its agents, assignees, contractors and related companies, for the purposes of carrying out marketing, planning, product development and direct mail and promotional campaigns unless a Registered Participant otherwise withdraws their consent to the use of their information in this manner.
  4. Notwithstanding TipM8.com rights under condition 7 to not accept or to subsequently disqualify a Registered Participant or Group, We will not be liable for any legal action arising out of any Group name being slanderous, defamatory or unsightly to the public at large or any similarly sounding or related group and any Registered Participant who uses a Group name which is subsequently found to be slanderous, defamatory or unsightly in any way will indemnify TipM8.com, its agents, assignees, contractors and related companies from any legal action, claim or dispute arising in relation thereto.
  5. In the event there is a dispute or issue concerning or in any way arising out of or in relation to any aspect of the conduct, management or determination about the Competition, the decision of TipM8.com is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  6. In the event of any unclaimed prizes within three months, the prize will be allocated to the 2nd place winner or the third place winner if the 2nd place winner is not available, and so on.
  7. All Top Ten Ranked End of Season Major Prize winners will be notified by phone and the Top Three Ranked End of Season Major Prize winners if applicable will be published on TipM8.com web site for any of the codes respectively.
  8. Prizes shall be deposited into the winner’s account where advised and The registered Customer and Prizes delivered as maintained by TipM8.com on behalf of its customers.
  9. Any tax liability arising as a result of accepting any prize is the responsibility of the winner.
  10. TipM8.com reserves the right to change, add or alter any of the terms and conditions (other than the prizes) if in the absolute opinion of TipM8.com it is in the interest of the Competition and such change shall be notified to the Registered Participants by being placed on the Web Site and each Registered Participant shall be bound by such change, addition or alteration to the Terms and Conditions of Entry.
  11. These Terms and Conditions of Entry form the basis of an agreement made between TipM8.com and all Registered Participants which is made and entered into Australia.

18. Upon Entry you accept the Terms & Conditions as set out By www.Tipm8.com and when registering to play competitions the registered user must match the same name when providing details for banking of any monies or prizes Won. The failure to do so will void any prize. The registered person must match the same name as to the bank details provided we will not enter into any other negotiation for settlement.

19. End of Competitions will be paid out at the discretion of TipM8.com. In the Event of Weekly Competitions Cash & or Prizes will be made no later than 30 days from the final event and in Competitions such as NRL, AFL, NFL, NBA that continue until the Last game in any said Event as advertised in the Competition rules www.TipM8.com reserves the right to finalise Payments no longer than 60 days after the Final Event has been determined according to Our Customer Charter.