Gambling self-exclusion in Kansas

Before you count on it. Never email your identity documents. KRGC's page states it in capitals: 'DO NOT SEND THESE DOCUMENTS THROUGH EMAIL. Email is not a secure channel for your personal information!' The email and the secure Serv-U upload are two separate stages in that order, and attaching your ID to the email is the one route the Commission rules out. This program covers sports wagering. Casino floor gaming at the four state-owned casinos is the separate Voluntary Exclusion Program. By rule (K.A.R. 112-201-22(c)(4)), people who enrolled in the VEP after 2022-09-01 are also excluded from sports wagering while they are in the VEP. This program is the route for sports wagering alone. The page says you will not be removed prematurely and describes no procedure for coming off at the end of a two-year or five-year term, so do not count on a term lapsing on its own. You get two acknowledgements along the way — a receipt for your request, and a confirmation that both files uploaded — and neither one means you are excluded. KRGC publishes no processing time and describes no notice that you were added to the list, so complete both stages and write down the date. You can call the Commission on 785-296-5800 to ask where your request stands. Whether people from outside Kansas can enroll is not established, and no source says what a sportsbook does beyond refusing new wagers and deposits. State law says winnings of anyone who asked to be restricted from sports wagering are forfeited to the problem gambling fund (K.S.A. 74-8790(b)).

Before you count on it. KRGC's own current pages contradict each other on the term. The VEP overview page, the brochure and the sample application all describe a choice of two years or lifetime; the FAQ page states a minimum of five years. Both are current official pages, checked again on 2026-10-01, and neither has been updated to settle it — get your end date from the Commission in writing rather than from a page. Your name does not come off on its own. You can petition the Commission's executive director for removal once two years have passed since your application (K.A.R. 112-112-9). The Commission decides each petition, and a denied petition leaves you on the list. Removal questions go to the Responsible Gambling Coordinator on 785-296-5800. The regulation does not say whether a lifetime election can be ended, and the brochure and overview page offer lifetime as a choice, so ask the Commission about it before you pick. This program does not reach any tribal casino in Kansas — Prairie Band, Sac & Fox, Golden Eagle and Casino White Cloud all operate outside it. By rule (K.A.R. 112-201-22(c)(4)), casinos exclude people who enrolled in the VEP after 2022-09-01 from sports wagering while they are in the VEP, so you do not need a separate sports wagering enrollment for that. The rule does not say whether the Commission keeps one list or two. You have to be able to make a sober and informed decision to apply: the Commission's page says an applicant cannot be under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance at the time of application, so a trip made drunk is a wasted one. You leave with a photocopy of your application, and a letter confirming your placement on the List arrives in a few weeks — treat a missing letter as a reason to call 785-296-5800. Casino direct mail may keep arriving for several weeks because campaigns are printed in advance; that is not a sign the exclusion failed. Whether people from outside Kansas can enroll is not established. Downloading or completing the sample PDF does not enroll you. Only completing the application in person with a KRGC agent does.