Self-Exclusion From Sports Betting In IL

Sports betting is offered in both land-based and online format in Illinois, giving players ample opportunity for betting.

Whether you want to bet at home or enjoy watching a game with friends at a sportsbook, you can do so in the state.

Along with offering a quality sports betting market, regulators in Illinois offer players options for self-exclusion when gambling becomes too much to handle.

Over time, players can start to spend too much money on betting or fall victim to gambling addiction. To help, Illinois offers a self-exclusion program where players can voluntarily remove themselves from service options.

Learning more about this program will help you or a loved one cut off gaming and work on any gambling problems. Check out more details below to sign up.

How Do I Get On A Self-Exclusion List In Illinois?

To enroll in the self-exclusion program, you must make an appointment with a Gaming Board office. Use this link to find an enrollment site near you to sign up for self-exclusion: https://www.igb.illinois.gov/ProblemGamblers.aspx#enrollment

What Will Happen After I Sign Up For A Self-exclusion List?

You will be excluded from sports betting in Illinois.

This includes online gaming as well as retail sports betting at casinos. Operators can also choose to ban you at properties they operate outside the state.

How Do I Get Off A Self-exclusion List In Illinois?

It is a complex process to remove your name from a self-exclusion list in Illinois. In general, the program is for life.

After a five-year time frame, if you choose to remove yourself, a few steps must be taken, including:

• Provide regulators with an affidavit from a licensed mental health professional that has certification for gambling addiction counseling.
• The affidavit must be addressed to the Illinois Gaming Board Administrator.
• The form must conclude that the individual no longer has a gambling problem.

Will Happen After I Get Off A Self-exclusion List?

If you complete the process and are removed from the list, you will be allowed to gamble in the state once again.

Self-Exclusion FAQ

How Do You Find Out If You Are Banned From A Sportsbook?

After signing up for the self-exclusion list, you are banned from all casinos in the state.

How Do I Block Myself From Gambling Sites?

The self-exclusion process bans you from gambling sites, like local sportsbooks.

However, you can also contact online operators to see if they offer a self-exclusion program and sign up for it.

Long Will I Be On The Self-Exclusion List?

Illinois currently requires patrons that sign up for self-exclusion to a permanent ban.

There are ways to be removed, as listed above, but the process is complicated.

Struggling with a gambling problem? Learn more about how to get help.