PiratePots Casino review

Points flagged from this casino’s published terms. Where we have the wording, click a point to read it.

• Medium Inactive account balance forfeited Details
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  Inactive account balance forfeited

  An account is dormant after six consecutive months without a login, and the casino can then charge a monthly fee or close the account and reset the balance to zero.

  From the casino’s terms

  close and suspend your Account, hold your funds (subject to the imposition of the fee mentioned above) and reset your balance to zero.

  Our analysis

  Six months is a short window for dormancy, and combined with a EUR 10 monthly fee it can erode or wipe out a positive balance faster than most players expect.
• Medium Bonus and winnings voided for wagering on excluded games Details
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  Medium

  Bonus and winnings voided for wagering on excluded games

  If you play any game on the long excluded list while a bonus is active, the casino can forfeit your winnings and the amount you wagered.

  From the casino’s terms

  Company reserves the right to forfeit winnings and any wagered amount if customers found that they managed to play above mentioned games with an active bonus.

  Our analysis

  The excluded list runs to hundreds of titles and the player is made solely responsible for avoiding them, so an accidental spin can cost the whole balance.
• Medium Winnings capped at 15x deposit for single-deposit players Details
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  Medium

  Winnings capped at 15x deposit for single-deposit players

  If you have made only one deposit, you can withdraw at most 15 times that deposit, and anything above it is removed when you request a payout.

  From the casino’s terms

  A player with 1 deposit only will be eligible to cashout a maximum of 15x the initial deposit amount. All further winnings will be removed from the account upon withdrawal request.

  Our analysis

  A deposit-linked cap can strip a large legitimate win from a player who happens to have deposited only once, regardless of whether a bonus was involved.
• Medium Self-exclusion does not carry across sister sites Details
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  Medium

  Self-exclusion does not carry across sister sites

  Self-excluding does not automatically block accounts on the operator's other sites, and if you open one, deposits can be suspended and winnings forfeited.

  From the casino’s terms

  we and/or any PiratePotss that operate under the relevant license as stated under clause 1.1, shall additionally be entitled (but not obliged) to suspend any funds you may deposit (or have previously deposited), void any bets and forfeit the winnings in any Additional Account).

  Our analysis

  A player relying on self-exclusion for protection can still lose deposits and winnings on a sister brand, shifting the burden of enforcing exclusion onto the player.
• Medium Winnings may be voided for certain betting patterns during wagering Details
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  Winnings may be voided for certain betting patterns during wagering

  Specific betting patterns, such as staking your deposit plus bonus in one or two bets or clearing wagering on high-odds selections, are flagged as abuse and can lead to voided winnings.

  From the casino’s terms

  ii) Initiating betting activity with a single or double bet with a stake equal to his deposit plus the bonus money. iii) Commencing betting activity with single bets, with stakes totaling his deposit placed on high odds selections (average of 2.0 and higher) and wagering the exact amount required to clear the bonus prior to requesting a payout.

  Our analysis

  These patterns describe normal ways of clearing a bonus, so a player following a legitimate strategy risks having bets voided and winnings deducted.
• Medium Winnings may be voided for low-risk (hedge) betting Details
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  Medium

  Winnings may be voided for low-risk (hedge) betting

  Arbitrage and similar low-risk betting are labelled fraudulent, so the casino can void winnings and refund only the deposit less fees.

  From the casino’s terms

  In this event, or in the event of an account closure by a customer the full balance will be paid out unless any fraudulent (e.g. Arbitrage, etc.) behavior is suspected. In case of fraudulent behavior, winnings will be voided and deposits will be refunded after we deduct the corresponding administrative and transaction fees

  Our analysis

  Treating arbitrage as fraud lets the operator strip winnings from players using low-risk strategies, and it even deducts fees from the refunded deposit.
• Medium Maximum withdrawal limit for players with one deposit Details
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  Medium

  Maximum withdrawal limit for players with one deposit

  Players who have only made one deposit can withdraw up to 15x their initial deposit amount. Any winnings above this limit will be removed from the account when a withdrawal is requested.

  From the casino’s terms

  A player with 1 deposit only will be eligible to cashout a maximum of 15x the initial deposit amount. All further winnings will be removed from the account upon withdrawal request.

• Low Winnings confiscated for VPN use Details
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  Low

  Winnings confiscated for VPN use

  Using a VPN or attempting to hide or alter your IP address may result in voided winnings, forfeited balance, or account suspension/closure.

  From the casino’s terms

  12.10 Website reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to void any winnings and forfeit any balance (winnings and deposits) in your betting account, to terminate the Agreement and/or to suspend the provision of the Services or deactivate your account if: i) we identify you have disguised, or interfered, or taken steps to disguise or interfere, in any way with the IP address of any Device used to access our Site (such as using a Virtual Private Network “VPN”)

• Low Dormancy fee eats into an inactive balance Details
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  Low

  Dormancy fee eats into an inactive balance

  Accounts with no activity for over six months may be considered dormant and may be charged a monthly €10 fee, suspended, or closed.

  From the casino’s terms

  6.1 An "Inactive/Dormant Account" is an Account which has no record of any log-in and/or log-out for a period exceeding six (6) consecutive months. 6.2 If your Account becomes Inactive/Dormant, we reserve the right to do either, or both of the below, at our own discretion and without notice: a) charge a monthly administrative fee of €10 or the equivalent in another currency (or the current balance of your account, if less) as long as the balance of your account remains positive b) close and suspend your Account, hold your funds (subject to the imposition of the fee mentioned above) and reset your balance to zero.

• Low Delayed game rounds can void winnings Details
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  Low

  Delayed game rounds can void winnings

  Delaying game rounds, free spins, or bonus features until after completing wagering requirements or making new deposits is prohibited. Any associated bonus funds or winnings may be voided.

  From the casino’s terms

  1.7 Delaying any game round in any game, including free spin features and bonus features, to a later time when you have no more wagering requirement and/or making a new deposit(s) while having free spin features or bonus features still available in a game is prohibited.

• Low Third-party fees charged back on bonus-abuse rulings Details
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  Third-party fees charged back on bonus-abuse rulings

  Bonuses have usage restrictions, and players cannot use the same bonus code more than 6 times per month unless stated otherwise. If this limit is exceeded, the casino may investigate the activity and remove bonus winnings.

  From the casino’s terms

  all bonuses are subject to bonus use limitation based on the bonus engine, and, unless stated otherwise, they shouldn't be used more that 6 times per calendar month; if for any reason a bonus code is used by an individual player over the stated amount, the Company reserves the right to further investigate bonus abusing pattern and deduct bonus winnings plus all 3rd-party charges arising from player's activity (payment fees, providers fees, etc)