LiveScore Bet Review: Licence, App, Account Rules and Payments

The register page also gives the head office as a Gibraltar address. The app store listing names LiveScore Ltd. as the seller and credits the copyright to LiveScore Betting and Gaming Ltd, so the app and the licensee are separate named entities. A licence entry confirms that the operator may offer gambling to people in Great Britain. It says nothing about how any product performs.

Third-party funds cannot be used to fund bets (11.3), and chargebacks are prohibited (5.5.1). Bets become binding once accepted, which the terms say is confirmed by an on-screen message and a transaction ID (11.1.1 and 11.1.2). The terms refer readers to the Sports Rules for the bet-by-bet acceptance details.

If an event is cancelled or amended and a bet cannot be settled, the bet is void and the stake is returned (11.7). The terms also allow bets to be voided or re-settled after a malfunction or an error (15.5.1 and 15.6.1), and bets linked to fraud, collusion or manipulation can be declared void (8.8). Anyone betting should read these sections, because a void is a settlement outcome the customer does not control.

Age and identity may be checked through credit reference agencies. The terms say this is not a credit check (4.2.1). If automated checks fail, documents such as a passport, driving licence or utility bill may be requested, expired documents are not accepted, and the account is not activated until checks are complete (4.2.2). Anti-money-laundering checks can ask for proof of address and payment-method ownership, and transactions may be suspended until those checks pass (4.7.1).

Credit cards cannot be used for gambling in Great Britain, a rule in force since April 2020. For the tools that help keep betting in check, see the responsible gambling page.

The terms also explain how they can change. Minor changes take effect when published. For a material change LiveScore Bet says it will give at least 14 days' notice, by a message when you next log in and by email. A customer who does not accept a material change has the account restricted and is told to stop using the site and contact customer service to close it.

The App Store privacy label goes further than most in this comparison. The developer, LiveScore Ltd., declares that financial info, location, contact info, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics may be used to track users across other companies' apps and websites, and that identifiers and usage data may be linked to you for third-party advertising.