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24
CARAT SPORTSBOOK & CASINO WAGERING AND GAMING
RESELLER AGREEMENT
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THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered
into by and between 24 Carat Sportsbook & Casino
and the Reseller.
RECITALS
A.
24 Carat Casino
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 24 Carat Casino 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 "24 Carat Casino".
C.
Reseller desires
to obtain from 24 Carat Casino, and 24 Carat Casino
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
24 Carat Casino
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
24 Carat Casino
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 24 Carat Casino, 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 24 Carat Casino 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
24 Carat Casino 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 24 Carat Casino.
1.4
No payment will
be made to reseller for customers who utilize
24 Carat Casino's Play for Fun Services.
2.
Obligations of 24
Carat Casino.
2.1
24 Carat Casino
will provide access to; (a) casino style games
(b) sports book, (c) lottery ticket distribution,
(c) Merchant accounts, (d) credit card authorization,
(e) fraud control, for billing; (f) 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 24 Carat Casino in its sole discretion.
2.2
24 Carat Casino
shall retain the right to provide the Service
in what ever form 24 Carat Casino deems appropriate.
2.3
24 Carat Casino
shall retain the right to change any part of the
Service at anytime, without notice to Reseller,
in whatever manner 24 Carat Casino deems appropriate.
2.4
24 Carat Casino
shall retain the right to cancel any part of the
Service at any time, without notice to Reseller,
in whatever manner 24 Carat Casino deems appropriate.
2.5
Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement, 24 Carat Casino 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 24 Carat Casino to deliver the Services
contemplated in this Agreement for any reason
whatsoever, whether 24 Carat Casino 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 24 Carat Casino. 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 24
Carat Casino. 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, 24 Carat Casino 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 24 Carat Casino determines,
in its sole discretion, that any such activities
would tend to reduce the value of, or would impair
24 Carat Casino's goodwill and business reputation,
or would expose 24 Carat Casino to legal liability.
3.2
Notwithstanding
any approval by 24 Carat Casino given in accordance
with section 3.1 of this Agreement, 24 Carat Casino
shall under no circumstances be held liable for,
and Reseller shall indemnify, defend and hold
24 Carat Casino harmless against, any and all
claims asserted against 24 Carat Casino 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.
"Player Signup" shall mean a unique
player signing up for an account and wagering
an amount greater than US$100.
4.2
24 Carat Casino
shall pay Reseller monthly, in accordance with
this contract for the preceding calendar month.
Payment for the preceding month shall be made
prior 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 "24 Carat
Casino 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 24 Carat Casino
in writing, no later than forty five (45) days
prior to the expiration of the Term. In addition,
24 Carat Casino, 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 24 Carat Casino any and all 24 Carat
Casino materials which 24 Carat Casino 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
24 Carat Casino's facilities and all information
relating to these customers shall remain the property
of 24 Carat Casino at all times during the operation
of this contract and after termination.
6.
Accounting Statements.
6.1
All payments due
to Reseller by 24 Carat Casino 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 24 Carat
Casino 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 24
Carat Casino from time-to-time to reflect overpayments,
consumer chargebacks and/or, credits or underpayments
by 24 Carat Casino.
6.2
24 Carat Casino
shall hold back 10% of each months payment due
to Reseller (the "Hold Back Amount"). The Hold
Back Amount shall be retained by 24 Carat Casino
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 24 Carat Casino 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 24 Carat Casino shall adjust the payment
due to Reseller in accordance with section 6.1
of this Agreement.
7.
Audit Rights.
Reseller may designate
a Chartered Accountant to examine the books and
records of 24 Carat Casino with respect to this
Agreement. Said examination shall be at Reseller's
sole cost and expense and may be conducted no
more than once annually during normal business
hours and no sooner than five (5) business days
after Reseller gives written notice of such audit
to 24 Carat Casino. Accounting statements rendered
by 24 Carat Casino shall be deemed conclusive
if not challenged by Reseller within thirteen
(13) months after being rendered.
8.
Exclusivity, Non-Competition
and Ownership of Service Name.
8.1
Reseller agrees,
understands and acknowledges that 24 Carat Casino
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 24 Carat Casino's
or 24 Carat Casino 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 24 Carat Casino and
24 Carat Casino licensors own and retain all copyrights
and other proprietary rights in all of the foregoing,
as well as any Software supplied by 24 Carat Casino.
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 24 Carat Casino (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 24 Carat Casino. 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 24
Carat Casino or 24 Carat Casino Licensors to any
non-24 Carat Casino product. Reseller shall not
alter, erase, deface or overprint any proprietary
rights notice on anything provided by 24 Carat
Casino.
9.
Confidentiality
and Non-Disclosure.
9.1
Reseller and 24
Carat Casino each agrees that during the course
of this Agreement, each may have access to and
become acquainted with Confidential Information
of the other. Reseller and 24 Carat Casino 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 24 Carat
Casino 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 24 Carat Casino
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 24 Carat Casino 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 24 Carat Casino that:
(a) Reseller has the full legal right, power and
authority to enter into and perform this Agreement,
and to grant to 24 Carat Casino 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 24 Carat Casino harmless,
and further agrees to defend 24 Carat Casino through
the service of an attorney chosen and approved
by 24 Carat Casino, 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
24 Carat Casino 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, 24
Carat Casino 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 24 Carat Casino, 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
24 Carat Casino 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 24 Carat Casino, 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 personal delivery,
or seven (7) days following deposit in the mail,
or three (3) days following delivery through electronic
mail (email):
Email: webmaster@24caratcasino.com
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 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 24 Carat Casino'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 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.
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