Responsible Gaming
1. Introduction
At FaidaBet we are committed to responsible gambling and take our customers and our social responsibility very seriously. Our products are designed for your entertainment and enjoyment, and we are committed to providing a secure, fair and socially responsible service. We want you to enjoy our products safely and responsibly.
We believe in a firm but fair approach to responsible gambling. That is why, to assist you, we offer a range of advice and options to help you manage your gaming and ensure that everyone who enjoys our service can do so in as safe a way as possible.
Responsible gaming is a serious matter. If you feel gambling is becoming a problem, help is readily accessible. Our customer service staff are available to listen and to support you in keeping control โ reach us at hello@faidabet.co.ke.
2. Responsible Gambling Tips
We believe that gambling should always be an enjoyable leisure activity. Remembering these simple tips can help make sure your gambling does not become a problem.
1. Gambling should be entertaining and not seen as a way of making money. 2. Bet sensibly and never chase losses. 3. Only gamble what you can afford to lose. 4. Monitor the amount of time you spend playing. 5. Balance gambling with other activities. If gambling is your only form of entertainment, think about whether you are still having fun. 6. Take regular breaks from gambling. Gambling continuously will cause you to lose track of time and perspective. 7. Do not gamble when under the influence of alcohol or any substance or circumstance that may impair your judgment, or when you are upset or depressed. 8. Think about how much money you spend gambling. You can track your activity in your bet history. 9. If you need to talk to someone about a gambling problem, contact us at hello@faidabet.co.ke.
The national Responsible Gambling helpline is 0800 724835.
3. Understanding Your Level Of Play
Curious about your playing style and want to get an idea of how positive your play is? A quick and easy responsible gaming quiz to help you figure out where you are at with your playing can be found at: https://gamhelpkenya.com/gambling-addiction-test/gambling-addiction-test
How to recognise that you have a gambling problem
Below are some common signs and symptoms of compulsive gambling, which may guide your understanding of the problem:
1. Gambling to calm nerves, forget worries, or reduce depression. 2. Losing interest in other things. 3. Talking about, thinking about, or planning to gamble instead of doing other activities. 4. Lying about gambling habits. 5. Gambling alone or gambling more often. 6. Getting into arguments about gambling. 7. Going without basic needs in order to gamble. 8. Needing to gamble more and more money in order to get the desired effect. 9. Experiencing health problems related to gambling, such as lethargy, headaches, anxiety and depression. 10. Having financial problems caused by gambling.
3.1 Self-Test
Based on the signs and symptoms above, ask yourself the following questions:
- Do you feel guilty about the amount of money you spend gambling? - Do you need to gamble with larger amounts of money to get the same feeling of excitement? - Do you find it difficult to stop gambling after a loss? - Does your gambling cause any financial problems for you or your household? - Does gambling negatively affect your personal relationships, your job or your studies? - Does your gambling cause you any health problems, including stress or anxiety? - Do you become restless if you are not gambling? - Do you feel that you might have a gambling problem?
Did you answer "yes" to any of the questions?
If so, we recommend that you dial the toll-free responsible gambling helpline 0800 724835 and speak to a counsellor. Counsellors are trained in dealing with problem gambling issues and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
3.2 Self-Exclusion
For a few customers, gambling might become a serious problem. We offer a self-exclusion option that can be easily implemented at a customer's request.
To self-exclude from accessing our products, contact Customer Services by email at hello@faidabet.co.ke and give clear written instructions of the self-exclusion measure and the period of exclusion you would like implemented on your specific account.
1. Before you send your request for self-exclusion, withdraw your funds from your FaidaBet wallet to your mobile wallet. 2. It is our policy not to suspend or exclude any account before all available funds have been withdrawn from the account or FaidaBet wallet in question. 3. Ensure that your written request includes a copy of your national ID, your full names and the mobile number used to register your FaidaBet account. In your self-exclusion request, you will need to declare that the mobile number, which is the unique identifier for your account, is registered in your name by the mobile services operator. 4. Where the withdrawal has been effected and all the above information and documentation has been received by us, the account may be suspended within a period of three (3) business days. 5. You should be diligent in ensuring that the withdrawal has been made from your FaidaBet wallet and that all the information and documentation above has been sent in full. 6. Once your self-exclusion application is made, you are advised not to place any bets, as that would rescind the existing application. Any running bets placed prior to self-exclusion will continue to stand, and any winnings will be credited to your account as soon as the event is settled. 7. Once you make an application to self-exclude, or communicate with our customer service team by email, refrain from accessing your account under any circumstance. Where this is not possible, we will contact you for the sole purpose of obtaining alternative refund method details. Refunds to such alternative methods shall be processed subject to successful verification.
Access to your account and to our games and services will be restricted throughout the self-exclusion period, or permanently if permanent self-exclusion was applied.
We will endeavour to effect self-exclusion requests within the shortest business period from their receipt, during which period we will undertake due diligence on the account activity and make inquiries with mobile money service providers, the National Police Service, the Betting Control and Licensing Board, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, the Financial Reporting Centre and the Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority, among other relevant competent government authorities. This due diligence exercise applies to all self-exclusion requests and may delay the turnaround time for effecting such requests.
Where we have many requests โ for instance during peak seasons such as international football seasons โ there may be delays in processing your application for self-exclusion. We encourage you, in any event, to engage the responsible gaming options and meet a counsellor to assist in your gambling journey.
Automatic lapse: where 6 months lapse with no transactions in your account, your account will lapse automatically.
Once self-excluded, you will not be allowed to register a new account. Any request for a new account during the self-exclusion period in force will be declined. Where a new account belonging to a self-excluded customer is detected, it will be suspended and closed immediately. Any transaction you undertake within the new account after the existing account is self-excluded would be voided, may be considered a Prohibited Act under our General Terms and Conditions, and the stake returned. You will be notified accordingly.
At the end of the exclusion period requested, the self-exclusion applied will remain in place and continue to be in force for a minimum of seven (7) years, unless you take positive action to gamble again by requesting the exclusion to be removed and/or the account to be re-activated.
You MUST contact Customer Services by email only, after the period has expired, in order to re-activate and regain access to your account and be able to place bets. Requests made by any other means will not be considered.
FaidaBet reserves the right to exclude a customer for a longer period at our discretion. This may include instances where FaidaBet is informed by legitimate sources (for example regulators or other authorities, authorised professional organisations, or an authorised medical professional) of circumstances that may warrant extension of a customer's self-exclusion period.
3.3 Account Closure
1. If you want to close your account, you should inform us in writing by email to hello@faidabet.co.ke. Any activity on your account will remain your responsibility up to the point of actual account closure. 2. Requests made by any other means will not be considered, and you will be asked to send a written request. 3. Before you send your request for account closure, withdraw your funds from your FaidaBet wallet to your mobile wallet. 4. It is our policy not to close any account before all available funds have been withdrawn from the account or FaidaBet wallet in question. 5. Ensure that your written request includes a copy of your national ID, your full names and the mobile number used to register your FaidaBet account. In your account closure request, you will need to declare that the mobile number, which is the unique identifier for your account, is registered in your name by the mobile services operator. 6. Where the withdrawal has been effected and all the above information and documentation has been received by us, the account may be suspended within a period of five (5) business days. 7. You should be diligent in ensuring that the withdrawal has been made from your FaidaBet wallet and that all the information and documentation above has been sent in full. 8. Should you wish to resume your use of the service, you will be required to contact us in writing to reopen your account. 9. We may withhold any outstanding balance or outstanding bet settlements in respect of your account in accordance with the terms under Prohibited Acts, Errors and Palpable Errors, following our review of your account activity. 10. We will endeavour to effect account closure requests within the shortest business period from their receipt, during which period we will undertake due diligence on the account activity and make inquiries with mobile money service providers, the National Police Service, the Betting Control and Licensing Board, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, the Financial Reporting Centre and the Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority, among other relevant competent government authorities. This due diligence exercise applies to all such requests and may delay the turnaround time for effecting them.
3.4 Professional Help
FaidaBet commits to providing information on where you, our customers, can seek professional help, support and advice pertaining to gambling problems.
FaidaBet acknowledges that we are not qualified professional advisers on problem or compulsive gambling related matters and, accordingly, we are not in a position to offer professional advice of such nature to customers.
Note that this is a real-money gambling app. Please gamble responsibly and only bet what you can afford. For gambling addiction help and support, contact us at hello@faidabet.co.ke or visit https://responsiblegambling.or.ke.
3.5 Third Party Information
We may receive problem gambler or problem gambling related information concerning our customers from third parties from time to time. Such information will be acted upon ONLY IF it is received directly from the following legitimate third parties:
1. Regulators or other similar authorities. 2. Authorised professional organisations that help and provide support to problem gamblers. 3. The customer's authorised medical general practitioner.
Information received from any other third parties will be afforded due consideration, but will not be acted upon in isolation. The activities of a customer who has been reported as a problem gambler by such third parties will be monitored to establish whether the person displays any signs of a gambling problem. While we recognise that information may be provided by such third parties with good intentions and for appropriate reasons, it may not always be the case. Rather than acting solely on unverified information, we will undertake appropriate monitoring and assessment of suspected problem gamblers to identify whether the reported customer is potentially a problem gambler. We will not, at any point, discuss or disclose any aspect of a customer's account with such third parties, related or otherwise.
3.6 Preventing Underage Gambling
It is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to gamble. FaidaBet takes its responsibility to prevent access by persons under the permitted age very seriously. We make it clear in our Terms and Conditions and in the account registration process that underage gambling is illegal. We reserve the right to carry out verification checks to ensure that all account holders are at least 18 years old, and may suspend an account until adequate verification is received.
It is unlawful to allow minors to gamble, and we ask our customers to do their part in ensuring that this does not happen. It is the responsibility of our customers to ensure that their account is not used for underage gambling. Some suggestions on how to make sure this does not happen are provided below:
1. Do not leave your device unattended when you are logged in to our website. 2. Make sure to log out when you leave our website. 3. Do not share your Mobile Money account details. 4. Do not leave the "Save Password" option enabled. 5. Use child protection software. 6. Create separate computer profiles for your children. 7. If you know a registered user below the lawful age, please contact Customer Services at hello@faidabet.co.ke.
3.7 Parental Controls
There are a number of third-party applications that parents or guardians can use to monitor or restrict their computer's access to the Internet:
1. Net Nanny filtering software protects children from inappropriate web content: www.netnanny.com 2. CyberSitter filtering software allows parents to add their own sites to block: www.cybersitter.com
3.8 Complaints
FaidaBet endeavours to make a customer's experience with us an enjoyable one. However, there may be occasions where a customer feels dissatisfied with the quality of our products or our customer service. A customer may raise a complaint by sending an email to hello@faidabet.co.ke.
We will endeavour to handle complaints as soon as practicable. We ask our clients to be patient with our internal processes, owing to the number of requests we receive on a daily basis, system upgrades, changes requested by the regulator and new instructions from customers.
A complaint shall be deemed to have been submitted in a valid manner when it contains clear information regarding the customer's identity and gives all relevant details giving rise to the complaint.
