How We Use Cookies at Elitebet
This page explains, in plain language, every cookie that elitebet-australia.com sets in your browser when you visit us, and every choice you have about them. No legal fog, no vague promises. If anything here is unclear, our support team answers 24/7 via live chat or [email protected].
What Cookies Actually Do
A cookie is a small text file that our website places on your device when you arrive. Each one holds a snippet of data, often just a random ID, that our servers read back on your next visit. That is the whole trick: cookies let a website remember you between page loads, because the web on its own has no memory.
Picture logging in, choosing pokies over live dealer tables, and switching the currency display to AUD. Without cookies you would redo all three on every single page. With them, we recognise your session, keep your balance visible, and skip the repeated setup work. Cookies are not programs, they cannot read files off your computer, and they cannot install anything.
We launched in 2022 under a Malta Gaming Authority licence (MGA/B2C/824/2020), and that licence obliges us to tell you exactly what we track. This page is that disclosure. Similar technologies, such as local storage and pixels, follow the same rules we set out below, so when we say cookies, we mean the lot.
Cookies We Use at Elitebet
Strictly necessary
These keep the site running and cannot be switched off. They hold your login session so you stay signed in while you play, remember your bonus opt-in state, and protect deposits and withdrawals. The security cookies in this group flag suspicious login attempts and help us meet our anti-fraud obligations. When the cookie banner first appears, these are already working, and no consent is needed for them under Australian privacy principles or our MGA rules.
Functional
Functional cookies store your choices so you never repeat them. Your selected language, your preferred currency among AUD, EUR and GBP, your odds format in the sportsbook, and your last-used payment method all live here. Delete them and the site still works, it just greets you in default English with default settings next time.
Analytics
We use analytics cookies to understand, in aggregate, how thousands of visitors move through our 4,500+ games. Which lobby tiles get clicked, where people abandon a deposit, how long a typical session runs. The data is aggregated and cannot single you out for marketing. It tells us what to fix, and nothing else.
Marketing
Marketing cookies remember that you visited us and which promotions you showed interest in, so our ads elsewhere stay relevant instead of random. If you browsed our Friday reload offer but left before depositing, a marketing cookie is what stops us showing you the same banner five times. These are the only category we never set without your explicit consent, and you can withdraw that consent at any point.
| Category | Purpose | Example names | Duration | Opt-out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Login, session, security, fraud checks | EB_SESSION, EB_AUTH, EB_CSRF | Session to 30 days | No, site breaks without them |
| Functional | Language, currency, lobby preferences | EB_LANG, EB_CURR, EB_PREFS | 90 days | Yes, via banner or browser |
| Analytics | Aggregated site usage statistics | EB_STATS, _ga-style IDs | 30 to 365 days | Yes, via banner or browser |
| Marketing | Retargeting and ad frequency control | EB_ADS, _eb_rt | 30 to 90 days | Yes, consent required first |
Who Else Sets Cookies
A handful of trusted partners set their own cookies when their content loads on our pages. We contractually limit what they may collect, and each of them operates its own privacy policy that governs the data once it leaves our site.
Three groups are involved. Analytics providers help us measure site performance. Advertising networks serve and measure the campaigns that bring new players to our lobby. Payment providers, handling methods such as Visa, Mastercard, Skrill, Neteller, MiFinity and Jeton, set cookies during checkout to verify transactions and prevent fraud. That last group is strictly necessary in practice, because payment verification cannot work without it.
We never sell your data, and we do not permit third parties to merge what they collect on our site with unrelated profiles beyond what their own policies disclose. If a partner changes its practices, we reassess whether it stays on the site.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
On our site
The consent banner appears on your first visit and gives you three options: accept all, reject all non-essential, or open the detailed list and tick categories individually. Your choice is stored in a cookie of its own, which is why we ask you not to clear it accidentally. You can reopen the banner anytime by clicking Cookie Settings in the site footer, and any change takes effect immediately.
In your browser
Every major browser lets you block or delete cookies outright, without asking us. The setting lives in slightly different places in each one:
- Chrome: Settings, then Privacy and security, then Third-party cookies and site data.
- Safari: Settings, then Privacy, where Prevent Cross-Site Tracking blocks third-party cookies by default.
- Firefox: Settings, then Privacy and Security, then Enhanced Tracking Protection.
- Edge: Settings, then Cookies and site permissions, then Manage and delete cookies.
What blocking means
Block the strictly necessary set and you will not be able to log in, deposit, or withdraw, because the site cannot hold your session together. Block functional cookies and everything still works, but your language, currency and layout preferences reset each visit. Block analytics or marketing cookies and your experience is unchanged, you simply stop contributing to our statistics and stop seeing tailored ads. That is the honest trade-off, and we will never punish you for choosing fewer cookies.
How Long We Keep Cookies
Every cookie has an expiry date baked in, and we do not extend them behind your back. Session cookies vanish the moment you close your browser. Persistent ones live for a fixed period, after which your device deletes them automatically, whether or not you ever return to us. The table below is the complete picture.
If you want them gone sooner, log out and clear your browser data for our domain. Logging out also invalidates your session cookie server-side, which we recommend on shared computers.
| Cookie type | Lifespan on your device |
|---|---|
| Session and security | Session only, deleted when the browser closes |
| Login and authentication | Up to 30 days if you tick Remember Me |
| Functional preferences | 90 days |
| Analytics | Up to 365 days for long-term aggregate stats |
| Marketing and retargeting | 30 to 90 days, consent-dependent |
When Our Cookie Policy Changes
Whenever we add a new cookie category, a new partner, or a materially different retention period, we update this page and bump the version date at the top. If the change affects your consent rights, we show the banner again on your next visit so you can reconfirm or adjust your choices rather than inheriting them silently. Minor corrections, such as clarifying a sentence or fixing a cookie name in our table, happen without a fresh prompt.
Questions about any cookie listed here go to [email protected], answered around the clock, or to our Data Protection Officer through the same address. We would rather explain a cookie than leave you guessing about it.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to accept cookies to play at Elitebet Casino?
Only the strictly necessary ones. Without them, logging in, depositing and withdrawing cannot work. Every other category, including analytics and marketing, can be rejected in the banner and the site will function normally.
How do I change my cookie choices after closing the banner?
Click Cookie Settings in the footer of any page. The full category list reopens and your changes apply immediately. Alternatively, clear your browser cookies for our domain and the banner will reappear on your next visit.
Do you use cookies to track my gambling habits?
Analytics cookies show us aggregated behaviour across the site, such as which of our 4,500+ games get the most play, and they never feed into advertising aimed at encouraging more play. Marketing cookies control ad relevance and frequency, and you can switch them off at any time.
Will rejecting marketing cookies affect my bonuses?
No. Your welcome bonus, weekly 10% cashback, Friday reload and VIP status never depend on cookie consent. Blocking marketing cookies only changes which ads you see elsewhere on the web.