Gambling Self-Exclusion in Connecticut

Connecticut coverage: state list versus casino policies

Method: comparison of the public documents linked above, reviewed on 2026-09-15. This review does not include testing inside customer accounts or submitting an exclusion enrollment.

How does Connecticut's self-exclusion program work?

Connecticut Gaming Self-Exclusion Program is run by Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP), Gaming Division. You enroll once and every operator it covers must refuse you for the term you chose.

Run by

Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP), Gaming Division

What it covers

Licensed online casino gaming, retail and online sports wagering, fantasy contests, keno and online lottery sales. Check Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun property restrictions separately; operators may extend restrictions under their own policies.

Durations

1 year · 5 years · lifetime

Help line

1-888-789-7777

How do I sign up for self-exclusion in Connecticut?

Connecticut's self-exclusion form is on the official Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP), Gaming Division page linked below — there is no fee and no third party needs to be involved.

1. 1 Enroll through the official DCP Self-Exclusion Portal at gaming-exclusion.service.ct.gov, linked from the DCP program page.
2. 2 For help with enrollment, email [email protected]. An email asking for assistance is not confirmation of enrollment.

Official page: portal.ct.gov/gaming/self-exclusion — enroll there directly, never through a third-party site.

How do I get off the Connecticut self-exclusion list?

One-year and five-year enrollees stay on the list after the term ends until they apply to come off. Lifetime exclusion is permanent and can never be lifted.

Can it be ended early?

No. The term you pick is the term you serve.

At the end of the term

You stay on the list until you apply to come off. Reaching the end date on its own does nothing.

1. 1 Wait for your one-year or five-year term to run out - it cannot be ended early.
2. 2 Apply for removal through the DCP Self-Exclusion Portal at gaming-exclusion.service.ct.gov, or ask the DCP Gaming Division for help at [email protected].
3. 3 Stay off until the removal is processed - until then every covered operator must still refuse you.

DCP describes lifetime enrollment as permanent and does not provide the fixed-term removal option for it. Read the current program terms before choosing a duration.

Worth saying plainly: wanting off the list is not the same as being ready to gamble again, and the urge to check usually arrives long before the term does. What actually happens when people come off a self-exclusion list goes through that in full.

What should I watch out for with Connecticut self-exclusion?

DCP distinguishes the state program from casino-specific policies and links to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun self-exclusion information. Its terms allow licensees to impose stricter restrictions, including at land-based properties. Confirm the scope with each casino. Fixed-term enrollment does not end automatically: removal can be requested after the one-year or five-year term. DCP describes lifetime exclusion as permanent.

Is self-exclusion enough on its own in Connecticut?

Connecticut's program only binds operators licensed in the state — offshore sites and crypto casinos ignore it. The setup that holds is layered: self-exclusion, plus a ban inside each betting app you hold, plus a blocker that locks betting apps on your phone plus a block on gambling transactions at your bank. For the full walkthrough, start with our self-exclusion guide or the complete guide to quitting gambling.

Gambling across the Connecticut 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.

• Massachusetts self-exclusion: sign-up and durations
• New York's self-exclusion program
• Rhode Island's self-exclusion program

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

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