Getting help in New York
If you’re ready for a life after betting, here’s a simple path in NY. 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
- Voluntary Self-Exclusion · New York State Gaming Commission
- Open the official page / enrollment path
- How to enroll: Complete the Commission form with a recent photo. Submit at a licensed gaming facility’s problem-gambling intake area, at Commission HQ in Schenectady during business hours, or by notarized U.S. mail to Schenectady.
- Terms: 1 year, 3 years, 5 years, or lifetime. Fixed terms end unless you renew within 30 days; you may renew at the end of a duration.
- Coverage: Sports wagering, commercial casinos, video lottery, NY Lottery draw/instant/QuickDraw, internet & account wagering, pari-mutuel, interactive fantasy sports, charitable gaming, and other Commission-regulated gaming.
Verified from gaming.ny.gov/voluntary-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
- Call or text 1-800-MY-RESET (1-800-697-3738). New York Council on Problem Gambling offers complimentary e-notary for mailed forms: VSESupport@nycpg.org or 518-903-0217.
- 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: Complete the Commission form with a recent photo. Submit at a licensed gaming facility’s problem-gambling intake area, at Commission HQ in Schenectady during business hours, or by notarized U.S. mail to Schenectady.
Life After Betting is informational and not affiliated with New York State Gaming Commission. Rules change. If anything here differs from an official page, trust the official page.