Sportsbooks .com
WAGERING AND GAMING RESELLER AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement")
is entered into by and between Sportsbooks.com,a company with
offices located at the Antigua and the Reseller.
RECITALS
A. Sportsbooks.com is in the business of producing, marketing
and promoting on-line casino, sports book and lotteries entertainment
Services which are accessed through the use of a personal
computer, modem and/or direct Internet access.
B. Reseller undertakes to have Sportsbooks.com produce a gaming
web site service for the Reseller web site (the "Service"),
and Reseller desires to market and promote the Service. This
Service will be advertised, marketed and promoted under the
name "Sportsbooks.com".
C. Reseller desires to obtain from Sportsbooks.com, and Sportsbooks.com
agrees to grant Reseller the non-exclusive right and license
to advertise, market and promote the Service, in accordance
with the following terms and conditions.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Grant of Promotion and Distribution
License.
1.1 Sportsbooks.com grants to Reseller the non-exclusive,
non-transferable right and license to advertise, market and
promote the Service, in accordance with the terms and conditions
hereof.
1.2 Sportsbooks.com grants to Reseller the non-exclusive,
non-transferable right and license to distribute to Reseller
customers, in accordance with the terms and conditions herein,
the specialized casino and gaming "Software" (the
"Software") which enables access to the Service.
Reseller shall not under any circumstances reverse engineer,
disassemble, decompile, or otherwise attempt to render source
code from the "Software", or to reproduce or distribute
the "Software" in source code format. Reseller acknowledges
and agrees that the "Software" is the proprietary
property of Sportsbooks.com, and that it embodies substantial
creative rights, confidential and proprietary information,
copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, all of which shall
remain the exclusive property of Sportsbooks.com and/or its
licensors. Reseller agrees to include such proprietary rights
notices, markings or legends on any advertisements or promotional
materials for the "Software" as Sportsbooks.com
shall reasonably specify from time to time. The notice shall
be as small as possible while still remaining legible to the
average viewer.
1.3 All other rights and licenses not expressly granted to
Reseller herein are reserved by Sportsbooks.com
1.4 No payment will be made to reseller for customers who
utilize Sportsbooks.com's Play for Fun Services.
2. Obligations of Sportsbooks.com.
2.1 Sportsbooks.com will provide access to; (a) casino style
games (b) sports book, (c) lottery ticket distribution, (d)
Merchant accounts, (e) credit cardauthorization, (f) fraud
control, for billing; (g) financial management of receivables
including call reports and accounting services, all in accordance
with standard practices and procedures. The choice of content
for the Service, and the choice of persons retained to deliver
the Service's, shall be determined by Sportsbooks.com in its
sole discretion.
2.2 Sportsbooks.com shall retain the right to provide the
Service in what ever form Sportsbooks.com deems appropriate.
2.3 Sportsbooks.com shall retain the right to change any part
of the Service at anytime, without notice to Reseller, in
whatever manner Sportsbooks.com deems appropriate.
2.4 Sportsbooks.com shall retain the right to cancel any part
of the Service at any time, without notice to Reseller, in
whatever manner Sportsbooks.com deems appropriate.
2.5 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, Sportsbooks.com
shall not be held responsible or liable for any loss of income
or loss of ability to produce income, on the part of the Reseller,
arising from any inability of Sportsbooks.com to deliver the
Services contemplated in this Agreement for any reason whatsoever,
whether Sportsbooks.com is at fault or whether a third party
is at fault.
3. Obligations of Reseller.
3.1 Reseller shall use best commercially reasonable efforts
to actively and effectively advertise, market and promote
the Service as widely and aggressively as possible so as to
maximize the financial benefit to Reseller and to Sportsbooks.com.
Reseller shall only engage in advertising, marketing and promotional
efforts which do not violate any law and which reflect positively
upon the business reputation of Sportsbooks.com In particular,
Reseller agrees to market the product in a manner that is
consistent with the content and style of the Service. In connection
therewith, Sportsbooks.com shall have the right to review
and approve (approval shall not be unreasonably withheld)
the manner and methods of advertising, marketing and promotion
used by Reseller in connection with the Service. Approval
may be withheld if Sportsbooks.com determines, in its sole
discretion, that any such activities would tend to reduce
the value of, or would impair Sportsbooks.com's goodwill and
business reputation, or would expose Sportsbooks.com to legal
liability.
3.2 Notwithstanding any approval by Sportsbooks.com given
in accordance with section 3.1 of this Agreement, Sportsbooks.com
shall under no circumstances be held liable for, and Reseller
shall indemnify, defend and hold Sportsbooks.com harmless
against, any and all claims asserted against Sportsbooks.com
by reason of Reseller's marketing and promotional efforts
undertaken hereunder.
3.3 Reseller shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the advertising, marketing and promotion of
the Service, including but not limited to all costs relating
to the marketing.
4. Compensation.
4.1 As used herein, "Reseller Percentage" shall
mean the percentage paid to Reseller of the actual net revenue
received from a user (the "Customer") for approved
use of the Service. The actual Reseller Percentage shall be
equal to 25% of the Net Monthly Revenue. "Net Monthly
Revenue" shall mean the total amount wagered in the casino
and the sportsbook, less the total amount paid out as winnings
in the casino and the sportsbook, PLUS, total sales of lottery
tickets, less the invoiced cost for purchasing lottery tickets
for the lottery ticket sales and less the amount for all merchant
banking fees.
4.2 Sportsbooks.com shall pay Reseller monthly, in accordance
with this contract for the preceding calendar month. Payment
for the preceding month shall be madeprior to the 20th day
of each month.
5. Term and Termination.
5.1 This Agreement shall commence and be deemed effective
on the date when accepted by an authorized representative
of the Reseller (the "Effective Date"). This Agreement
shall be deemed to be accepted by the Reseller when the Reseller
chooses "YES" to the "Sportsbooks.com WAGERING
AND GAMING PARTNERS AGREEMENT" and hits the submit button
on the Reseller Sign-Up page. This Agreement is in effect
for a period of one (1) year (the "Term") with additional
one (1) year extensions at Reseller's option. If Reseller
elects to exercise this option, the option as exercised must
be addressed to Sportsbooks.com in writing, no later than
forty five (45) days prior to the expiration of the Term.
In addition, Sportsbooks.com, after six months from the Effective
Date, shall have the right to terminate this contract if Reseller
fails to generate a minimum of three hundred (300) "Independent
customers" in any given month for the first five months
and five hundred (500) in any given month thereafter. Said,
notification will be sent in writing, at least thirty (30)
days prior to the expiration of the term. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement neither party shall have the right
to terminate this Agreement within the first six months of
the Agreement.
5.2 Upon termination of this Agreement, Reseller shall immediately
return to Sportsbooks.com any and all Sportsbooks.com materials
which Sportsbooks.com has a proprietary right in that are
in Reseller's possession and/or in the possession of Reseller's
agents, servants and employees.
5.3 Customers using Sportsbooks.com facilities and all information
relating to these customers shall remain the property of Sportsbooks.com
at all times during the operation of this contract and after
termination.
6. Accounting Statements.
6.1 All payments due to Reseller by Sportsbooks.com shall
be made on or before the twentieth (20) day of each month
for the immediately preceding calendar month and shall be
accompanied by a written statement which specifies the grossrevenues
received by Sportsbooks.com with respect to the Reseller customers,
the number of Reseller Customers wagering and the calculation
of the monies being paid to Reseller. Additionally, statements
may be adjusted by Sportsbooks.com from time-to-time to reflect
overpayments, consumer chargebacks and/or, credits or underpayments
by Sportsbooks.com.
6.2 Sportsbooks.com shall hold back 10% of each months payment
due to Reseller (the "Hold Back Amount"). The Hold
Back Amount shall be retained by WorldGaming for a period
of 90 days. If the chargebacks pertaining to the sales made
by Reseller for any given month are less than 10% of the Reseller
Percentage, then Sportsbooks.com shall pay the difference
to Reseller with the next monthly installment after the 90
day hold back period. If the chargebacks pertaining to the
sales made by Reseller for any given month are greater than
10% of the gross sales on which commissions are paid to Reseller,
then Sportsbooks.com shall adjust the payment due to Reseller
in accordance with section 6.1 of this Agreement.
8. Exclusivity, Non-Competition and Ownership of Service Name.
8.1 Reseller agrees, understands and acknowledges that Sportsbooks.com
may enter into Agreements of this type with third parties
to promote the Service or a similar version thereof.
8.2 Reseller has not paid consideration for the use of Sportsbooks.com's
or Sportsbooks.com licensors' trademarks, logos, copyrights,
tradenames, the Servicename referred to in Recital B, or designations,
and nothing contained in this agreement shall give Reseller
any right, title or interest in or to any of them. Reseller
acknowledges that Sportsbooks.com and Sportsbooks.com licensors
own and retain all copyrights and other proprietary rights
in all of the foregoing, as well as any Software supplied
by Sportsbooks.com. Reseller shall not at any time during
or after this agreement, assert or claim any interest in or
to, or do anything which may adversely affect the validity
or enforceability of, any trademark, tradename, copyright,
servicemark or logo belonging or licensed to Sportsbooks.com
(including any act or assistance to any act which may infringe
or lead to the infringement of any copyright in the "Software").
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Reseller
shall not attempt to register, or assist any third party in
attempting to register any trademark, tradename or other proprietary
right with any governmental agency, federal, provincial, local
or otherwise, or with any other entity or authority, without
the express, unequivocal and unambiguous prior written consent
of Sportsbooks.com. Reseller shall not attach any additional
trademarks, logos or trade designations to the "Software"
and shall ensure that none of the trademarks (or any variation
thereof) appears in any portion of Reseller's name or any
name under which Reseller does business. Reseller shall not
affix a trademark, logo or tradename of Sportsbooks.com or
Sportsbooks.com Licensors to any non-Sportsbooks.com product.
Reseller shall not alter, erase, deface or overprint any proprietary
rights notice on anything provided by Sportsbooks.com.
9. Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure.
9.1 Reseller and Sportsbooks.com each agrees that during the
course of this Agreement, each may have access to and become
acquainted with ConfidentialInformation of the other. Reseller
and Sportsbooks.com each specifically agrees that it shall
not misuse, misappropriate or disclose any such Confidential
Information, directly or indirectly, to any third party or
use any such Confidential Information in any way, either during
the Term of this Agreement or at any time thereafter. Reseller
and Sportsbooks.com each acknowledges and agrees that the
sale or unauthorized use or disclosure of any such Confidential
Information obtained by the other during the Term of this
Agreement shall constitute unfair competition and shall cause
the party owning the Confidential Information to suffer great
and irreparable harm. Reseller and Sportsbooks.com each further
acknowledge and agree that, except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement, all such Confidential Information is and will
remain the sole and exclusive property of the disclosing party.
The terms of this Section shall survive the expiration or
termination of this Agreement.
9.2 For purposes of this section 9, "Confidential Information"
means (a) discoveries, concepts and ideas, whether patentable
or not; (b) business or technical information, including but
not limited to product or Service plans, designs, costs, prices
and names, finances, marketing plans, business opportunities,
personnel, research, development, and know-how; (c) any information
designated as "confidential", "proprietary",
or "secret" or which, under the circumstances taken
as a whole, would reasonably be deemed to be confidential,
proprietary or secret.
9.3 The obligations of section 9.1 shall not apply to the
extent that any Confidential Information (a) becomes generally
available to the public through no fault of the party to whom
it was disclosed; (b) is or has been disclosed to such party
directly or indirectly by a person under no obligation of
non-disclosure to the disclosing party; or (c) is required
to be disclosed under any laws, rules, regulations or governmental
orders provided, however, that the party to whom it was disclosed
shall have the burden of proving any of the foregoing exceptions
by conclusive relevant evidence.
9.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the parties agree that the financial terms and conditions
of this Agreement are to remain strictly confidential, and
that neither party will disclose such financial terms and
conditions to any third party without the prior written consent
of the other party. This section shall not apply to disclosures
which are required by law (such as Sportsbooks.com reporting
requirements), by order of a court with competent jurisdiction,
or to each party's respective attorneys, accountants, and
business advisors under a similar duty of confidentiality.
10. Representations, Warranties and Indemnity.
10.1 Reseller warrants, represents and covenants to Sportsbooks.com
that: (a) Reseller has the full legal right, power and authority
to enter into and perform this Agreement, and to grant to
Sportsbooks.com the rights set forth in this Agreement; and
(b) Reseller will obtain all necessary rights, licenses, permissions,
business permits, and will comply with all applicable laws,
rulesand regulations in this connection in offering the Service
to end-users.
10.2 Reseller agrees to indemnify and hold Sportsbooks.com
harmless, and further agrees to defend Sportsbooks.com through
the service of an attorney chosen and approved by Sportsbooks.com,
from and against any and all claims, liabilities, causes of
action, damages, judgments, costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorney's fees) arising out of or in any way connected
with any breach or alleged breach by Reseller of any representation,
warranty or agreement contained in this section 10, or elsewhere
in this Agreement.
10.3 In no event shall Sportsbooks.com be liable to the Reseller,
Reseller's customers or any other third party claim for any
indirect, special, or consequential damages, including lost
profits, whether based upon a claim or action of contract,
warranty, negligence, or other tort or breach of any statutory
duty, indemnity or contribution, or otherwise arising out
of this agreement, or the use and promotion of the Service,
and/or any other act or omission relating to the Service in
any connection to the sale or promotion of the Service, even
if, in any such case,Sportsbooks.com has been advised of the
possibility of such damages.
11. No Representation or Guarantee Regarding Profits or Income.
Reseller agrees, understands and acknowledges that the Sportsbooks.com,
it's parent company, it's sub entities, it's agents, it's
officers, it's directors, it's shareholders, and/or accountants
have made no representation of any nature whatsoever to Reseller
and/or "Reseller's agents, servants and/or employees
regarding profits, income, or money which Reseller may obtain
or generate from the Service and/or from entering into this
"Agreement" and/or from marketing and/or promoting
any version of this Service, and/or form any other matter
relating to this "Agreement" and/or to the subject
matter of this "Agreement". Any expression by Sportsbooks.com
in this regard is an expression of opinion only and Reseller
agrees understands and acknowledges that they have not been
induced to, and/or persuaded thereby to, enter into this "Agreement"
and that Reseller has entered in to the Agreement of their
own free will and choice, without any force or duress, and
only after thorough, complete, full, and thoughtful investigation
and after obtaining independent advice and counsel from their
accountant, their attorney, and their financial advisors.
12. Assignment.
This Agreement and rights and duties hereunder may not be
assigned or transferred, either in whole or in any part by
Reseller without the express prior written consent of Sportsbooks.com,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
13. Binding Effect.
This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the subsidiaries, affiliates,
officers, directors, employees, agents, families, heirs, beneficiaries,
executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors-in-interest
and assigns of the respective parties hereto, and any entity
which acquires either of the respective parties hereto.
14. Severability.
If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that
any provision contained in this Agreement is illegal or unenforceable,
such determination shall solely affect such illegal or unenforceable
provision and shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
15. Further Acts.
Each party agrees to perform such further acts and to execute
and deliver to the other party any and all further documents
which are required to carry out the purpose and intent of
this Agreement or any of the provisions contained herein.
16. Notices.
Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices, payments,
or any other communications provided for herein shall be in
writing or emailed and shall be given by email or personal
delivery, or by mail, certified or registered, postage prepaid,
return receipt requested, sent to the other party to this
Agreement to whom it is given at the address set forth below,
or such other address as either party to this Agreement may
direct by notice given in accordance with the provisions of
this Section. All notices shall be deemed effective upon three
(3) days following delivery through electronic mail (email):
Sportsbooks.com Email.
17. Dispute Resolution.
17.1. Agreement to Submit to Binding Arbitration. Except as
otherwise provided below, the parties agree to submit disputes
between them relating to this Agreement and its formation,
breach, performance, interpretation and application to binding
arbitration as follows.
17.2. Notice. Each party will provide written notice to the
other party of any dispute within six (6) months of the date
when the dispute first arises or occurs. If a party fails
to provide such notice, recovery on the dispute will be barred.
17.3. Arbitration Rules. Arbitration will be conducted in
the Antigua, pursuant to the Arbitration legislation then
in effect in the Antigua. Except as otherwise agreed, the
arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator. The
arbitration award will be final and binding and may be enforced
in any court of competent jurisdiction.
17.4. Costs and Attorneys' Fees. Unless the arbitrator finds
that exceptional circumstances require otherwise, the arbitrator
will grant the prevailing party in arbitration its costs of
arbitration and reasonable attorneys' fees as part of the
arbitration award.
17.5. Exceptions. Neither party will be required to arbitrate
any dispute relating to actual or threatened: (a) unauthorized
disclosure of Confidential Information; or (b) violation of
Sportsbooks.com's proprietary rights. Either party will be
entitled to receive in any court of competent jurisdiction
injunctive or other equitable relief, in addition to damages,
including court costs and fees of attorneys and other professionals,
to remedy any actual or threatened violation of its rights
with respect to which arbitration is not required hereunder.
18. Relationship of the Parties.
This Agreement does not create a partnership or joint venture
between the parties hereto and neither party shall have the
power or authority to obligate or bind the other in any manner
whatsoever.
19. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement supersedes all prior negotiations, understandings
and agreements between the parties hereto concerning the subject
matter hereof. This Agreement may not be changed nor modified,
nor may any provision hereof be waived, except in a writing
signed by the parties hereto.
20. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the Antigua.
21. Survival of Rights.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, any obligations which remain executory after expiration
of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until
discharged by performance and such rights as pertain thereto
shall remain in full force and effect until their expiration.
22. Headings. The headings used in connection with the paragraphs
and subparagraphs of this Agreement are inserted only for
purposes of reference. Such headings shall be not deemed to
govern, limit, modify or in any other manner affect the scope,
meaning or intent of the provisions of this Agreement, nor
shall such headings otherwise be given any legal effect. |