Gambling self-exclusion in New York
Self-exclusion in New York: all three programs on record can enroll you. New York: statewide Voluntary Self-Exclusion (VSE), run by the New York State Gaming Commission. First step: Open the Request for Voluntary Self Exclusion form. A fixed term ends on its own at the end of the term; a lifetime term has no published way to lift it. New York: Oneida Indian Nation / Turning Stone Resort Casino, run by the Oneida Indian Nation Gaming Commission (OINGC). First step: Fill in the Voluntary Self Exclusion form. New York: Seneca Gaming Corporation (Niagara, Allegany, Buffalo Creek), run by the Seneca Gaming Authority (Seneca Nation of Indians). First step: Write to the Seneca Gaming Authority. It continues until a removal is granted. This is not everything in New York.
Reviewed 2026-09-24 against official sources. Every fact below links to the agency that published it. How we check facts.
We list what we've confirmed. If a casino isn't here, we haven't found its program yet. That doesn't mean it has none.
Self-exclusion programs in New York 3
Compare what each program blocks and how to sign up. Click any program name for the full step-by-step instructions, official forms, and sources.
Asking a program for a form or an answer does not enroll you.
| Program | How you enroll | What it blocks | How long it lasts | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Getting in | Betting | Credit, comps | Online | |||||
| New York: statewide Voluntary Self-Exclusion (VSE)State regulator Run by New York State Gaming Commission. | In person By mail Open the Request for Voluntary Self Exclusion form. | Confirmed | Confirmed | Not confirmed | Confirmed | Not confirmed | Depends on the term you pick Sign up for the longest exclusion time you can. Future you will thank you. | |
Before you count on it. Charitable gaming coverage is narrower than the program page suggests: this reaches only online/mobile raffle ticket sales, not bingo or bell-jar/pull-tabs. Online casino play isn't covered — it isn't legal in New York outside in-person play at the four upstate casinos. Tribal casinos (Seneca, Oneida, and the Saint Regis Mohawk Akwesasne Mohawk Casino) are not on this list — Seneca and Oneida run their own separate programs, and no self-exclusion program was found for Akwesasne. Whether residents or visitors qualify isn't stated. No processing time or confirmation method is published, so completing or mailing the form doesn't by itself confirm you're excluded. | ||||||||
| New York: Oneida Indian Nation / Turning Stone Resort CasinoTribal gaming commission Run by Oneida Indian Nation Gaming Commission (OINGC). | Online Fill in the Voluntary Self Exclusion form. | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | |
Before you count on it. The page doesn't say whether the web form finishes your exclusion or only starts it, and it publishes no ID requirement, term or confirmation method. This is a Turning Stone and Oneida Indian Nation program, separate from the state list. Enrolling here doesn't add you to the state list, or the other way around. | ||||||||
| New York: Seneca Gaming Corporation (Niagara, Allegany, Buffalo Creek)Tribal gaming commission Run by Seneca Gaming Authority (Seneca Nation of Indians). | In person By mail Write to the Seneca Gaming Authority. | Confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Confirmed | Until a removal is approved There is only one term: the exclusion continues until the Seneca Gaming Authority approves a written removal request, which can be made after one year. | |
Before you count on it. No downloadable form or online enrollment exists, and what to bring beyond identifying yourself isn't published for enrollment. Removal needs a written letter after a one-year minimum, approved by the Seneca Gaming Authority. Residency, notarization and processing time aren't addressed. This is a Seneca Gaming Corporation policy, not part of the state VSE list. Whether either list honors the other isn't published, so enroll with each separately. | ||||||||
Gambling types in New York
One self-exclusion list rarely blocks every kind of gambling. Here is what we found for each type of gambling in this state.
| Gambling type | What we found | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| online casino / iGaming | Official sources don't settle it | 0 sources |
| tribal casinos (Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe / Akwesasne Mohawk Casino) | Official sources don't settle it | 0 sources |
| charitable gaming (bingo, bell-jar/pull-tabs) | Official sources don't settle it | 0 sources |
| skill games | Not checked yet | 0 sources |
| card rooms | Not checked yet | 0 sources |
How we checked
These are the kinds of gambling we checked. The list may not include every way to gamble in the state.
New York's Voluntary Self-Exclusion (VSE) Program is one statewide list. It covers the four commercial casinos, video lottery gaming facilities, in-person and online sports betting, NY Lottery draw, instant and QuickDraw games, the named OTB regions and racetracks, and multi-state advance deposit wagering on horse races. Through the regulation's broad definition of a gaming operator, it also covers online fantasy sports. A separate rule requires each fantasy sports company to offer its own self-exclusion too, but we haven't found a contact or process for any of them, so we don't list that route here. Charitable gaming coverage is narrower than the program's own webpage suggests. The regulation reaches only raffle tickets sold online or by app, and no source says bingo or bell-jar (pull-tab) operators have to honor the list. Tribal casinos are outside the state list and run their own programs. Seneca Gaming Corporation and the Oneida Indian Nation each publish one, linked here. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Akwesasne Mohawk Casino publishes none on the Tribal Gaming Commission's page or on the casino's own gaming page. We couldn't find one, and that doesn't prove none exists. We haven't found an official source that says whether online casino gambling is legal in New York. We checked the official sources linked on this page, not every gambling option in the state. We don't know yet whether people who live outside the state can use these programs.
Official New York links and forms
These are the primary sources this page is built from: agency program pages, statutes, regulations and the forms themselves. How we check facts explains what each label means.
- 9 NYCRR Chapter V Parts 5400-5410 (incl. Part 5402 Self-Exclusion) gaming.ny.gov · read 2026-10-24
- 9 NYCRR Chapter VI Parts 5600-5613 (Interactive Fantasy Sports) gaming.ny.gov · read 2026-09-24
- Exclusions & Responsible Gaming senecaniagaracasino.com · read 2026-09-24
- General Municipal Law Section 189 nysenate.gov · read 2026-09-24
- Request for Voluntary Self Exclusion gaming.ny.gov · read 2026-10-23
- Responsible Gaming oneidanationgamingcommission.com · read 2026-10-24
- Senate Bill S2614 (2025-2026 session) nysenate.gov · read 2026-09-24
- Seneca Nation Tribal-State Gaming Compact Extension Agreement (December 2023, 4 pages) bia.gov · read 2026-09-24
- Use of the New York State Self-Exclusion Program (staff manual) exclusion.gaming.ny.gov · read 2026-09-24
- Voluntary Self-Exclusion gaming.ny.gov · read 2026-09-24
- VSE Process Improved (news release) gaming.ny.gov · read 2026-09-24