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Gambling Self-Exclusion in Montana

Montana has video gambling machines and live card games in licensed bars and taverns (regulated by the Department of Justice Gambling Control Division), sports betting through the Montana Lottery's Sports Bet Montana app and retail kiosks, the state lottery, and tribal casinos.

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The short answer

Montana has no statewide self-exclusion list. The Montana Code (Title 23, Chapter 5) contains no self-exclusion program, and the tribal-state compacts do not require operators to offer one. First move: Use the self-exclusion and deposit-limit tools inside your Sports Bet Montana account settings.

What can I do instead in Montana?

Montana has no statewide self-exclusion list. The Montana Code (Title 23, Chapter 5) contains no self-exclusion program, and the tribal-state compacts do not require operators to offer one.

  1. 1 Use the self-exclusion and deposit-limit tools inside your Sports Bet Montana account settings.
  2. 2 Ask individual establishments and tribal casinos about property-level exclusion.
  3. 3 Call the Montana Council on Problem Gambling 24/7 helpline at 1-888-900-9979.

Is self-exclusion enough on its own in Montana?

With no statewide list to join, the gaps in Montana 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 device-level gambling blocker plus a bank-level gambling block. For the full walkthrough, start with our self-exclusion guide or the complete guide to quitting gambling.

Gambling across the Montana 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 Montana have a gambling self-exclusion program?
No. Montana 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 Montana?
1. Use the self-exclusion and deposit-limit tools inside your Sports Bet Montana account settings. 2. Ask individual establishments and tribal casinos about property-level exclusion. 3. Call the Montana Council on Problem Gambling 24/7 helpline at 1-888-900-9979.
Is there any statewide list I can put my name on in Montana?
Not a voluntary one. Where Montana 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 Montana than almost anywhere else.

Montana runs no statewide program. These layers still work.

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