Guide Self-exclusion

Ban yourself, legally. State by state.

Self-exclusion is the single most effective step in the research: you sign once, and every regulated casino and betting app in your state must turn you away and stop marketing to you. In the strongest study, people who combined self-exclusion with blocking and bank controls had essentially zero relapses. Here is exactly how to do it where you live, verified against the official state programs.

New Jersey

New Jersey Self-Exclusion Program · enroll online

Pennsylvania

PGCB Self-Exclusion Programs · enroll online

New York

Voluntary Self-Exclusion

Ohio

Time Out Ohio · enroll online

Michigan

Responsible Gaming Database (online) and Disassociated Persons List (Detroit casinos)

Illinois

Self-Exclusion Program

Nevada

No statewide program (here's what to do instead)

Massachusetts

Voluntary Self-Exclusion · enroll online

Colorado

Colorado Self-Exclusion Program · enroll online

Tennessee

Voluntary Sports Wagering Self-Exclusion · enroll online

Arizona

Arizona Self-Exclusion

Virginia

Voluntary Exclusion Program

Your state not listed?

The National Council on Problem Gambling keeps a directory for every state: help by state. And the helpline can walk you through it: 1-800-522-4700, free and confidential, 24/7.