Terms of Use

1. Who we are

lightningbetau.com (“this website”, “we”, “us”) is an independent Australian information and review portal publishing editorial material about the licensed wagering operator LightningBet and about Australian gambling regulation. We are not a gambling operator. Contact: [email protected].

2. Eligibility — 18 years and over

You must be at least 18 years of age to use this website. By using it you represent and warrant that you are 18 or over. The legal gambling age throughout Australia is 18, and this website publishes information about gambling that is not suitable for minors. We may deny access to anyone we reasonably believe to be under 18.

This website is directed at readers in Australia. If you access it from elsewhere, you are responsible for complying with the laws of your own jurisdiction, which may restrict or prohibit gambling and gambling-related content.

3. Nothing here is a gambling service

This website provides information only. It does not offer, operate, host, arrange or facilitate gambling, wagering, sports betting, casino games, pokies, slot machines, table games, card games, live dealer games, lotteries or any real-money gaming. No account can be opened, no bet can be placed, and no funds can be deposited or withdrawn through this website. See the Notice and Disclaimer for the full statement.

4. Permitted use

You may read, print and share this website for your own personal, non-commercial, informational use. You must not:

• copy, republish, redistribute, sell, licence or commercially exploit any content without our prior written permission;
• scrape, harvest, mirror or systematically extract content, including by automated means, or train a machine learning model on it without permission;
• frame, embed or present this website so as to suggest an association, endorsement or operator relationship that does not exist;
• remove, obscure or alter any notice, disclaimer, warning, help contact or attribution;
• use this website to promote, advertise or direct traffic to any unlicensed or offshore gambling service;
• interfere with the website or its security, attempt unauthorised access, or transmit malicious code;
• use the website in any way that is unlawful, misleading or harmful, or that breaches Australian gambling or advertising law;
• present our editorial opinions or ratings as advice, as statements of fact, or as the position of any operator or regulator.

5. Intellectual property

All original text, layout, design, code and compilation on this website are our property or used under licence, and are protected by Australian and international copyright law. Third-party names, trade marks and logos — including LightningBet and Racing NSW — belong to their respective owners and appear here for identification and editorial commentary only, under fair dealing for the purposes of reporting, criticism and review.

6. Accuracy, and changes to content

We take reasonable care to publish accurate information and we date our reviews, but operator licensing, products, limits, terms, odds and promotions change without notice. Content is provided “as is” with no warranty of accuracy, completeness or currency. Always verify material facts with the operator and the relevant regulator before acting on them. We may add, change, suspend or remove any part of this website at any time without notice.

7. No advice and no guarantee of outcome

Nothing on this website is legal, financial, taxation, investment or betting advice, a recommendation to gamble, or a prediction or guarantee of any gambling result. Gambling carries an inherent risk of loss and every licensed product carries a margin in favour of the operator. You should expect to lose money you stake. You alone are responsible for any decision you make about gambling.

8. Third-party websites

We link to third-party websites, including government, regulator and support-service sites, for reference. We do not control them and are not responsible for their content, availability, security or privacy practices. A link is not an endorsement. Commercial and operator links carry nofollow attributes.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude all liability for any loss, damage, cost, debt or harm (direct or indirect, including gambling losses and consequential loss) arising from your use of or reliance on this website, from any decision to gamble, from the conduct of any gambling operator, or from any third-party website. Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts or modifies any right or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law; where liability can be limited rather than excluded, it is limited to resupplying the relevant information. The full exclusion is set out in our Notice and Disclaimer.

10. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify us against any claim, liability, loss or expense arising from your breach of these terms or your unlawful or unauthorised use of this website.

11. Privacy

We handle personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles. See our Privacy Policy for what we collect, how cookies and browser storage are used, and how to make an access request or a complaint.

12. Responsible gambling

If gambling is causing harm to you or someone close to you, free and confidential help is available 24 hours a day from Gambling Help Online on 1800 858 858, and you can block yourself from every licensed Australian wagering operator through BetStop on 1800 238 786 or at betstop.gov.au. See our responsible gambling guide.

13. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms at any time. The current version is the one published here, and the date above shows the most recent change. Continuing to use the website after a change means you accept the updated terms.

14. Severability and governing law

If any provision of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in force. These terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia, and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that state and of the Commonwealth of Australia.