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Arizona: tribal casinos

State regulator Run by Arizona Department of Gaming.

Use this form to exclude yourself from Arizona's tribal casinos and their hotels, restaurants and concert venues for one, five or ten years. The term cannot be removed early. If you also want sports betting and fantasy sports covered, Option 1 on the Arizona casinos, sports betting and fantasy sports form already includes casinos, so you may not need both forms.

Reviewed 2026-10-06 against official sources. Every fact below links to the page it came from. How we check facts.

What it blocks

The casino-only program covers Arizona Class III tribal gaming facilities and their associated amenities. Casino-only enrollment does not itself establish EWFS exclusion. The EWFS form offers broader Option 1 that explicitly also includes Arizona casinos; do not assume two separate forms are always needed.

Self-exclusion programs do not all block the same things. Here is what the official rules say about each one.

What Arizona: tribal casinos blocks
What it could stopAnswerWhat the source says
Entering the propertyConfirmedExclusion covers tribal casino facilities and associated amenities, including hotels, restaurants and concerts; entry can lead to removal and tribal enforcement.
Betting and winningsConfirmedWinnings are forfeited and player cards revoked; losses are not recoverable.
Credit, check cashing and rewardsNot confirmedThe reviewed sources do not establish this restriction.
Online playSource says noThe casino exclusion does not cover online play. The Arizona Department of Gaming says casino and event-wagering exclusions are separate: "if you exclude yourself from Arizona casinos, you are not excluded from EWFS and vice versa." Event wagering and fantasy sports (EWFS) is the program that covers "any internet/mobile platform."
Marketing and mailingsNot confirmedThe reviewed sources do not establish this restriction.

How to enroll, how long it lasts, and the sources

Terms you can choose

Choose one, five or ten years, irrevocable during the selected period. The FAQ says the name is removed when that duration ends; renewal requires a new notarized application and current color photo. No expiration notice is sent. Separate corporate restrictions may differ.

When it ends

This ends on its own at the end of the term.

The FAQ states the name is removed when the chosen duration ends; the term is irrevocable until then and no expiration notice is sent. Staying excluded past that point takes a new notarized application and a current color photo.

How to enroll

Open the Arizona casino self-exclusion form.

Mail or deliver the original notarized form and a current color photo to the Arizona Department of Gaming, 100 N 15th Ave. Suite 202, Phoenix, AZ 85007. You can also email a scanned PDF to selfexclusion@azgaming.gov or publicaffairs@azgaming.gov. The Department says either inbox works.

  1. Complete the April 2025 form, choose one, five or ten years, and initial your term and the acknowledgments. It asks for your Social Security number, driver's license and a physical description. We don't fill in or submit this form.
  2. Sign in front of a notary and attach a current color head-and-shoulders photo, at least 2 × 3 inches. A copy of your license or passport cannot replace the photo. The Department accepts an online notarization but does not offer one; its own notary is in Phoenix only.
  3. Mail or deliver the original to the Arizona Department of Gaming, 100 N 15th Ave. Suite 202, Phoenix, AZ 85007. The department must receive it within 90 days of notarization. You can email a scanned PDF instead, to selfexclusion@azgaming.gov or publicaffairs@azgaming.gov; the Department says its Constituent Services Unit watches both inboxes for applications, so either one works.
  4. Arizona sends no receipt and no notice when the exclusion takes effect. Call 602-771-4263 to confirm your name is on the list; do not assume it is until you hear it from them.

Before you count on it. You do not have to live in Arizona to apply. The department usually processes a complete application the same day it arrives, but it never notifies you, so sending the form does not confirm enrollment. Call to confirm.

Every route we checked

Routes that enroll you

  • By mail — Arizona Department of Gaming, 100 N 15th Ave. Suite 202, Phoenix, AZ 85007
    Mail or deliver the original notarized application and required photo to the department. The Department's 2026-10-05 reply asks mailers to use this address.
  • In person — Arizona Department of Gaming, 100 N 15th Ave. Suite 202, Phoenix, AZ 85007
    Mail or deliver the original application to the published address. For an EWFS in-person signing appointment, call 602-771-4263 so a notary is available; the office offers photo/notary help. The Department wrote on 2026-10-05 that it offers self-exclusion notary services only at its Phoenix office.
  • By email — selfexclusion@azgaming.gov or publicaffairs@azgaming.gov
    Email the completed application as a scanned PDF to either address. The Department named both on 2026-10-06: "Applicants can submit via email using either our self-exclusion email inbox (not currently on the website) or our public affairs email inbox", and "The Department's Constituent Services Unit monitors both inboxes for self-exclusion photo/application form submissions, so either inbox works for us." It had already written on 2026-10-05 that "Yes, self-exclusion application forms can indeed be submitted via email, as long as the application is scanned and submitted as a PDF file", and problemgambling.az.gov/self-exclusion now agrees: "Photos and application forms may also be submitted electronically, and must be submitted via a PDF scanned copy." Neither Department page names an inbox, so the written answers are what establish this route. The application still has to be notarized, and emailing it brings no receipt.

Routes that get you a form or an answer, not an exclusion

  • By phone — 602-771-4263
    Published contact for questions. Calling does not enroll you.
  • By email — publicaffairs@azgaming.gov
    Published contact for questions, and the address the form gives for the required photograph. It also takes a completed application — see the email enrollment route.
  • By email — selfexclusion@azgaming.gov
    The self-exclusion FAQ publishes this mailbox for complaints related to self-exclusion (Constituent Services Unit). No Department page lists it as an application address; the Department wrote on 2026-10-06 that it is one anyway — see the email enrollment route.

Requirements and sources

Sources read 2026-10-06. These are the program's requirements, not a record of anyone's enrollment.

Terms available
Choose one, five or ten years, irrevocable during the selected period. The FAQ says the name is removed when that duration ends; renewal requires a new notarized application and current color photo. No expiration notice is sent. Separate corporate restrictions may differ.
Can a resident enroll
You do not have to live in Arizona. The Department wrote to us on 2026-10-05 (its public affairs office; the reply is signed only "Arizona Department of Gaming"): "Yes, out of state residents/visitors can apply and be included on Arizona's self-exclusion list(s)." No published source says this either way: the Department's pages speak of "Arizonans", neither application asks for residency, and A.R.S. 5-1320, R19-4-150 and the Self-Exclusion Procedure (rev. 10/01/2025) are silent. The written answer is what establishes it. It speaks of out-of-state residents and visitors in general and does not name Utah.
Can a visitor enroll
A visitor to Arizona can apply. The Department wrote to us on 2026-10-05 (its public affairs office; the reply is signed only "Arizona Department of Gaming"): "Yes, out of state residents/visitors can apply and be included on Arizona's self-exclusion list(s)." The pages, statute, rule and Procedure remain silent on residency; the written answer is what establishes it.
Identification
Provide identifying information and a current color head-and-shoulders photograph at least 2 by 3 inches. A driver license, passport or photo-ID copy cannot substitute for the photograph.
Notarization
Application must be notarized no more than 90 days before department receipt. Emailing a scanned PDF does not skip the seal. The Department wrote on 2026-10-05 that it accepts online notarizations but does not offer remote notarization itself; its own self-exclusion notary service is at its Phoenix office only.
Witnesses
Not verified: Exact requirements remain unresolved from the reviewed sources.
Notarizing online
Remote online notarization is accepted, but the Department does not provide one. It wrote to us on 2026-10-05 (its public affairs office; the reply is signed only "Arizona Department of Gaming"): "Yes, we accept both online notarizations and applications submitted electronically (including digital signatures). However, the Department does not offer remote/online notarizations. We only offer self-exclusion notary services at our office in Phoenix." No published source says this: the Self-Exclusion Procedure reads "Signature and Date (must be signed IN FRONT of the Notary Public)" and the form's jurat reads "Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me". The answer does not name an online notary provider or say whose notary commission it accepts, so a Utah-commissioned remote notary is not established. The forms still call for notarization.
How long processing takes
The FAQ says a properly completed application and photograph are usually processed the same day they reach the department. This is a usual interval, not a guaranteed deadline or proof of activation.
How you are told it took effect
The department sends no receipt, activation or expiration notification. The FAQ directs applicants to call the office at 602-771-4263 to confirm. Sending the form does not mean you are enrolled.

The form asks for: legal name, aliases if any, address, date of birth, age, race, Social Security number, driver license number and state, height, weight, eye color, hair color, sex, selected term and initials, signature and date, notary certification, current color photograph.

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