How to Self-Exclude from BetMGM
BetMGM runs sportsbook, casino and poker. Here is the exact path to banning yourself, how long it holds, and why closing the account is not the same thing.
Checked against BetMGM's own help pages on · compiled by Cashout
The short answer
BetMGM handles self-exclusion through its responsible-gaming support channel. You can choose BetMGM account lock: a few days up to 1 year, state program: 1 year or 5 years or lifetime. Reversal: No — the exclusion is fixed; you cannot cancel it before the period expires. Even after a BetMGM-level lock ends, access is restored only when you proactively ask BetMGM for it — the account does not silently reopen. The Time Out locks your BetMGM account (one account spans its sportsbook, casino and poker products); a state-program enrollment covers every operator and venue the state licenses.
How do I self-exclude from BetMGM?
- 1 For BetMGM's own account lock, click the "Time Out" button in your account and choose a period — from a few days up to a maximum of one year; BetMGM locks the account until it elapses
- 2 For a longer, harder ban, enroll in your state's self-exclusion program (1 year, 5 years or lifetime) — BetMGM's own responsible-gaming guide routes durable exclusion through the state, via the State Resources tab on its responsible-gaming pages
Do it from the operator's own app or site — sports.betmgm.com/en/blog/responsible-gambling-guide is the official responsible-gaming page.
How long does BetMGM self-exclusion last?
- Terms
- BetMGM account lock: a few days up to 1 year · state program: 1 year, 5 years or lifetime
- Reversible?
- No — the exclusion is fixed; you cannot cancel it before the period expires. Even after a BetMGM-level lock ends, access is restored only when you proactively ask BetMGM for it — the account does not silently reopen.
- What it covers
- The Time Out locks your BetMGM account (one account spans its sportsbook, casino and poker products); a state-program enrollment covers every operator and venue the state licenses.
Pick the longest term you can stomach. The delay before you can play again is the entire point — an urge cannot outlast it.
What about a shorter BetMGM timeout?
Set from within your BetMGM account. Options: 3 to 180 days (BetMGM's own pages also describe the Time Out button as running up to 1 year). A timeout is a pause, not a ban — if you are reading this page after a bad night, take the self-exclusion instead.
How do I close my BetMGM account — and what happens to my money?
BetMGM's help centers block automated verification of the closure flow — contact support in-app. Either way, closure is not self-exclusion: only an exclusion obliges BetMGM to keep you out.
Is excluding from BetMGM enough on its own?
No — it bans you from one operator, and there are always more. BetMGM's own guidance routes durable self-exclusion through state programs; New Jersey's DGE list can be joined online at njportal.com/dge/selfexclusion or through your online player account. The setup that holds is layered: your state's self-exclusion program where one exists, a blocker on your devices, and a gambling block at your bank. For the sport-specific playbook, see how to stop sports betting.
Using more than one app?
Ban yourself from every one of them, in the same sitting, while the resolve is there.
Frequently asked questions
Does BetMGM have self-exclusion?
Can I reverse BetMGM self-exclusion early?
What happens to my money when I close my BetMGM account?
Is closing my BetMGM account the same as self-exclusion?
Does state self-exclusion cover BetMGM?
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