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Gambling Self-Exclusion in Arkansas

Three land-based casinos (Oaklawn in Hot Springs, Southland in West Memphis, Saracen in Pine Bluff) with retail and casino-run mobile sports betting apps, plus a state lottery and licensed online interactive poker rules; no statewide commercial iGaming beyond casino-operated platforms.

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The short answer

Arkansas has no statewide gambling self-exclusion program — there is no single list to put your name on. No operational statewide self-exclusion list yet: Arkansas Racing Commission casino gaming rules currently require each licensed casino to run its own voluntary exclusion program (winnings forfeited if you play while excluded), and interactive gaming operators must maintain their own self-exclusion registers. Act 798 of 2025 authorizes the Racing Commission to create a statewide self-exclusion list, but as of March 2026 the implementing rule amendment (23 CAR 358-514) was still in draft. First move: Until the statewide list launches, enroll separately at each casino — Southland, for example, offers 2-year exclusions.

Can I use NVSEP in Arkansas?

Partly. NVSEP — the National Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program — is a free service that fills in and files state self-exclusion forms for you, and it does file in Arkansas. What it reaches here is fantasy sports and nothing else: not casinos, not sportsbooks, not the lottery. What NVSEP covers, state by state has the full roster.

What can I do instead in Arkansas?

No operational statewide self-exclusion list yet: Arkansas Racing Commission casino gaming rules currently require each licensed casino to run its own voluntary exclusion program (winnings forfeited if you play while excluded), and interactive gaming operators must maintain their own self-exclusion registers. Act 798 of 2025 authorizes the Racing Commission to create a statewide self-exclusion list, but as of March 2026 the implementing rule amendment (23 CAR 358-514) was still in draft.

  1. 1 Until the statewide list launches, enroll separately at each casino — Southland, for example, offers 2-year exclusions.
  2. 2 Self-exclude inside each Arkansas online betting account through the operator's own register.
  3. 3 Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Is self-exclusion enough on its own in Arkansas?

With no statewide list to join, the gaps in Arkansas are wider, not narrower — operator-by-operator bans miss anything you have not thought of, and offshore sites ignore all of it. The setup that holds is layered: self-exclusion, plus a ban inside each betting app you hold, plus a gambling-blocking software on every device plus a card block that stops the deposit itself. For the full walkthrough, start with our self-exclusion guide or the complete guide to quitting gambling.

Gambling across the Arkansas line?

A state program only binds operators licensed in that state. If you drive to a casino or bet on an app registered next door, you need that state's ban too.

Or compare every US state's program side by side.

Frequently asked questions

Does Arkansas have a gambling self-exclusion program?
No. Arkansas runs no statewide voluntary self-exclusion program you can sign up for. That does not leave you without options — see below.
What can I do instead in Arkansas?
1. Until the statewide list launches, enroll separately at each casino — Southland, for example, offers 2-year exclusions. 2. Self-exclude inside each Arkansas online betting account through the operator's own register. 3. Call 1-800-GAMBLER.
Is there any statewide list I can put my name on in Arkansas?
Not a voluntary one. Where Arkansas keeps an exclusion list at all it is enforcement-run — a regulator bars someone, it is not a form you fill in. The bans that work here are the ones you set up operator by operator, plus blocking software and a bank gambling block.
Does anything protect me from offshore and crypto gambling sites?
No self-exclusion scheme does, in any state. Offshore and crypto casinos ignore them entirely, which is why a gambling blocker app and a bank gambling block matter more in Arkansas than almost anywhere else.

Arkansas runs no statewide program. These layers still work.

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