Game Rules

Sweepstake Technologies Limited (“STL”) T/A Plucky.com

Rules of Play

Introduction

Plucky.com offers customers aged 18 and over, a fun and secure way to set up sweepstakes based on major sporting events throughout the year. Keep it social by inviting friends, family or colleagues to join your own private sweepstake. All entry fees are pooled with the winner paid out the prizes according to the independently verified result of that particular sporting event.

The following rules of play will outline the game process including the circumstances and policies for when events are cancelled, postponed or participants in a sweepstake are withdrawn.

YourSweepstake.com promoted events The Company will offer and promote sweepstakes on certain high profile sporting events, such as The Grand National, The FIFA World Cup, Wimbledon, the British Open golf. When these events are ‘live’ on the platform, there will be the opportunity for customers to create their own sweepstake against the chosen event and then to invite their friends or colleagues (who must also be approved customers) to join.

The customer who initiates a sweepstake will be referred to as a ‘founder player’.

The customer who joins a sweepstake via an invite will be referred to as a ‘player’.

The Founder

The founder of a sweepstake has four main functions to perform;

1. select the sporting event they wish to run a sweepstake on – eg. The Grand National

2. set the price of entry – this is the fixed cost for each selection into the sweepstake

3. determine the prize fund pay-out scheme from the following defaults – eg. winner takes all, prizes for places, random prizes or ‘booby’ prizes etc’

4. invite the other players (family, friends and/or colleagues) to participate Inviting others to participate A founder player can invite other players into ‘their’ sweepstake via a unique URL which can be sent by email, social media or instant messengers such as Whatsapp. Upon clicking the link, it will bring the invited players straight through to the entry page for that sweepstake with all the relevant game information pre-populated. With the terms of entry already determined by the founder player, all the invited player must do is click ‘enter’ and initiate their random selection. Should the player not already have an account, they will be invited to go through the registration process and deposit of funds process in order for them to enter the sweepstake.

Making a Selection

Once a player has entered the sweepstake, they will have the opportunity to pick a ‘selection tile’.

Once the tile is chosen, the player will be presented with a unique random entry from the remaining entries available for that draw.

Timing of Selections

All selections must be made prior to the cut-off time as stated clearly on the sweepstake event page.

This cut-off time will vary depending on the event and will be displayed on the game page. For example, the cut-off time for a horse race is 5 minutes before the published ‘off’ time, whereas that for the FIFA World Cup is one hour before the official start of the first game of the tournament. No selections will be allowed once the cut-off time has passed.

Unfilled selections When a sweepstake is approaching the cut-off time and there are still selections which have not been ‘picked’, the platform will remind players within each ‘sweepstake’ that additional selections are still available.

Should any selections remain unchosen after the cut-off time and one of those unpicked selections wins, then the next available selection that has been chosen will receive that prize. For example, if the winner of a horse race was not selected, then the second place would receive first prize, third would receive second prize and fourth would receive third prize. If the sweepstake was a ‘winner take all’ game then the full prize money would be allocated by the platform to the best performing selection chosen, regardless of their place.

A maximum of selection tiles can be picked by any player in any sweepstake is set at 40% of the total number of available entries at the start of the draw Selections are private Whilst every player is allowed to pick their tile and see their selection, the entries are not displayed publicly to every player until after the draw cut-off.

Non-Runner Selections

When a ‘selections drops out of the sporting event this will still be regarded as a runner like any traditional sweepstake.

Results

The results of all sweepstakes will be determined by a publicly available, recognised, reliable and pre-determined data source. This may vary from sport to sport but will always be from a credible source and will be published on the platform for each sporting event. As such, all results will be final and not subject to negotiation.

Each player regardless of outcome is clearly notified of the sporting event results, sweepstake winners and the prize pay-outs.

Prize pay-outs and Refunds Once the prize places have been declared, the prize monies are distributed automatically by the platform directly into the customers’ YourSweepstake.com cash balance. Once a result has been declared, that result is final regardless of any overturning of such a result in the event of for example a positive drug test or other unforeseen circumstance that may occur at a later date, regardless of when such a change of result takes place.

The original result and the prize pay-out determined by the platform will stand in all circumstances.

In the extremely unlikely event where a service interruption is caused by failures in the gambling system, we will suspend all sweepstakes that have been affected by a significant event before service is restored and fully refund all players. Other system failures will be dealt with fairly on a case-by-case basis.

If prizes are paid in error to the wrong account, the client must return the payment back to the Company immediately upon request in line with our Terms and Conditions.

The platform administration fee The Company charges a administration fee totalling 11% of the prize pot for each sweepstake. This fee will only be taken when a result has been declared and all winning players have been paid out.

Funding your account The Company requires a minimum deposit of £20.00 from which, once approved, can be used to fund individual sweepstake selection picks. The maximum deposit in any one month is set at £500 and the maximum stake in an individual sweepstake is £50. The minimum stake for an individual sweepstake is set at £5.

Withdrawals and Cancellations

Players may withdraw any amount of credit from their account at any time. There are no minimum requirements for withdrawals.

Players may cancel their account at anytime by notifying: get@plucky.com Social gaming It is important to note that whilst the activities of the Company are regulated by the UK Gambling Commission and are classed as pool betting, the product in intended to be a fun way for friends and colleagues to enjoy major sporting events. It is not intended to be a gambling site where large amounts of money can be made or lost. It is a social gaming site which is designed to be a bit of fun for groups of friends, family or work colleagues.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Should any dispute situation arise which is not readily solvable between the customer and the company, the company has appointed an independent ADR company, which will arbitrate on the dispute and arrive at a conclusion. Their decision is binding on both parties and final as described in our Terms and Conditions. This company is ADR Group: https://www.adrgroup.co.uk/ Sweepstake Technologies Limited is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 60149 .