Short answer: use your state's official self-exclusion program, not just the limits inside an app. In many states, one enrollment covers every licensed sportsbook and online casino.
Step by step 1. Find your state's program. Search "[your state] gaming self-exclusion" and make sure you land on the state regulator's site (for example, the Missouri Gaming Commission or New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement). 2. Choose the scope. Some states let you exclude from online only, or from online and in-person casinos. 3. Pick a length.Many states offer terms such as 1 year, 5 years or lifetime. You generally can't cancel early. 4. Submit the form.Depending on the state, that's online, by mail (sometimes notarized), by email or in person. 5. Watch for gaps. In a few states you have to exclude with each sportsbook separately. Tribal casinos often run their own programs, and offshore sites and prediction-market apps aren't covered by state lists.
Multi-state option - The National Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program (NVSEP) lets you enroll for multiple participating states through one process, with free remote notarization where a state requires it. More than 20 state regulators have joined at some level.
In-app tools still help - Deposit limits, time limits and cool-off periods are good backups, but they're easier to undo than a state ban.
Talk to someone - The National Problem Gambling Helpline is 1-800-MY-RESET (call or text, 24/7, free and confidential). The older 1-800-522-4700 still works.
If you've self-excluded before, what worked and what did you wish you'd known? Your experience could help someone reading this.
Step by step 1. Find your state's program. Search "[your state] gaming self-exclusion" and make sure you land on the state regulator's site (for example, the Missouri Gaming Commission or New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement). 2. Choose the scope. Some states let you exclude from online only, or from online and in-person casinos. 3. Pick a length.Many states offer terms such as 1 year, 5 years or lifetime. You generally can't cancel early. 4. Submit the form.Depending on the state, that's online, by mail (sometimes notarized), by email or in person. 5. Watch for gaps. In a few states you have to exclude with each sportsbook separately. Tribal casinos often run their own programs, and offshore sites and prediction-market apps aren't covered by state lists.
Multi-state option - The National Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program (NVSEP) lets you enroll for multiple participating states through one process, with free remote notarization where a state requires it. More than 20 state regulators have joined at some level.
In-app tools still help - Deposit limits, time limits and cool-off periods are good backups, but they're easier to undo than a state ban.
Talk to someone - The National Problem Gambling Helpline is 1-800-MY-RESET (call or text, 24/7, free and confidential). The older 1-800-522-4700 still works.
If you've self-excluded before, what worked and what did you wish you'd known? Your experience could help someone reading this.