Getting help in Colorado
If you’re ready for a life after betting, here’s a simple path in CO. Official details are below.
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Step 1: Block access
- BetBlocker (free) or Gamban
- Ask someone you trust to hold the admin PIN
- Mute or remove sportsbook apps and notifications
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Step 2: Self-exclude
- Self-Exclusion List · Colorado Division of Gaming (Bet Smart)
- Open the official page / enrollment path
- How to enroll: Online Google form or downloadable PDF emailed to dor_gamingselfexclusion@state.co.us, mailed/dropped at 1707 Cole Blvd., Suite 300, Lakewood, CO 80401, or in person at the Division office.
- Terms: 1 year (minimum), 3 years, or 5 years. Not removed automatically at term end, you must request removal and get Division Director approval.
- Coverage: Casinos, on-site sportsbooks, and online sportsbooks under Division purview.
Verified from betsmart.colorado.gov/self-exclusion
Before you enroll: withdraw balances you can, save records you might need, cancel recurring deposits. Many terms can’t be shortened. If this state has no statewide list, use blockers, helplines, GA, and operator tools anyway.
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Step 3: Protect your money
- Withdraw remaining balances where possible
- Cancel autopay and remove saved payment methods
- Download win/loss or tax records you may need later
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Step 4: Get support
- Resources on betsmart.colorado.gov. National: 1-800-MY-RESET.
- National: call or text 1-800-GAMBLER / 1-800-522-4700 / 1-800-MY-RESET
- Gamblers Anonymous meetings
- Gam-Anon for family & friends
- SMART Recovery
- My Progress tracker (private, on your device)
Official self-exclusion details
How to enroll: Online Google form or downloadable PDF emailed to dor_gamingselfexclusion@state.co.us, mailed/dropped at 1707 Cole Blvd., Suite 300, Lakewood, CO 80401, or in person at the Division office.
Life After Betting is informational and not affiliated with Colorado Division of Gaming (Bet Smart). Rules change. If anything here differs from an official page, trust the official page.