Choose your boundaries
Set an affordable entertainment amount and a finishing time before a session. Keep everyday living costs separate.
Safer Gambling at Fat Pirate: Breaks and Support
Keep gambling within an amount and a period of time you choose in advance. When you want to stop using the account, contact [email protected] to request closure. Pause when gambling takes more time or money than planned, and speak with a gambling-support organisation when you want personal help.
Decide on the session before it begins
Choose an amount you can comfortably treat as entertainment spending, and set a time at which you will finish. Keep those choices separate from a bonus, an earlier result or a wish to continue after a planned stopping point. The purpose is to make the decision while you have space to consider it.
Include other activities in your day and give yourself time away from gambling. Review whether a session stayed within the amount and time you intended. If your plans and behaviour are moving apart, a break gives you room to decide what you want to change.
Make room for a deliberate break
Notice a change
Pause when gambling takes more time or money than you intended, or when it becomes difficult to leave a session at your planned point.
Ask for account closure
Email [email protected] to request closure and follow the account instructions provided for the request.
Talk to someone
GamCare and Gamblers Anonymous offer gambling-related support. A conversation can help you decide the next personal step.
Recognise when a pause would help
Pay attention when gambling begins to crowd out other commitments, when you spend longer than intended, or when thoughts about the next session become difficult to set aside. A useful response is to pause and speak with someone you trust or a gambling-support organisation.
You can make that choice before deciding what happens to the account. Personal support and an account request serve different purposes: one helps you think through your situation, while the other asks the operator to act on the account.
Request closure through support
Fat Pirate’s account-closure route is an email to [email protected]. State clearly that you want the account closed and follow the instructions provided for the request. Keep a copy of the message and response so you can refer to the same request if needed.
The support page explains preparing an account enquiry. Keep the closure request focused on the action you want taken, and protect private credentials in correspondence. The operator handles the account; this site provides information about the available route.
Useful starting points
- ADULTS
- Gambling is for people aged 18 and over.
- ACCOUNT REQUEST
- Send an account-closure request to [email protected].
- PERSONAL HELP
- GamCare and Gamblers Anonymous offer routes to gambling-related support.
Find a personal conversation
GamCare and Gamblers Anonymous offer support for gambling-related concerns. Consider talking with a support organisation or someone you trust when you want help understanding a change in your gambling or planning a break.
Gambling is for adults aged 18 and over. The account-safeguards page explains identity and account arrangements, while the about page explains the role of this information site. Use personal support for your wellbeing and the operator’s support channel for an account instruction.
Your questions answered
How do I ask Fat Pirate to close the account?
Email [email protected] with a clear account-closure request and follow the instructions supplied for the account. Keep a copy of the correspondence.
Who can I talk to about gambling?
GamCare and Gamblers Anonymous offer gambling-related support. You can also speak with someone you trust while deciding on your next step.
What is useful to decide before a session?
Choose an affordable entertainment amount and a finishing time. Keep those boundaries separate from promotions and previous results, and make room for other activities.