Terms you can choose
Per the currently codified rule: minimum 5 years up to permanent/lifetime, with no shorter tiers. IGB's own rules page lists a draft rule that would add shorter terms as 'NOT YET FILED' (checked 2026-10-01), so it is not in force.
Sign up for the longest exclusion time you can. Future you will thank you.
When it ends
This continues until a removal is granted.
How removal works. No removal is possible before 5 years have passed. After that, you send a written request to the Board's Administrator at its Chicago office, with treatment documentation, a letter from a counselor or psychiatrist, and a signed liability waiver. A denial can be appealed with a notarized petition filed within 10 days.
On a lifetime term. A lifetime exclusion is available and works the same way for removal -- no removal at all until 5 years pass, then the same written request and appeal process.
How to enroll
Enroll in person at any Illinois casino's IGB office.
No appointment is needed. Go to the IGB office at any Illinois casino with your driver's license or state ID, and complete the self-exclusion request there with IGB staff. This covers casinos and sports wagering. Visiting an office or reading this page does not enroll you -- only completing the request in person does.
- There is no form to fill out ahead of time. You complete the request in person, on the spot, with IGB staff.
- Bring your driver's license or state ID. You will give your full name and any aliases, your address, date of birth, Social Security number, a copy of your driver's license, a physical description, and a current photo.
- The enrollment rule (3000.755) does not mention a notary. Notarization only comes up later, if you appeal a denied removal request.
- Go to the IGB office at any Illinois casino. No appointment is necessary.
- This lasts a minimum of 5 years, up to a lifetime, with no way to shorten it once you are in. After 5 years, you can request removal in writing from the Board's Chicago office with treatment documentation, a counselor or psychiatrist's letter, and a signed liability waiver. A denial can be appealed with a notarized petition within 10 days.
Before you count on it. This covers Illinois casinos and sports wagering (retail, online and mobile) only. It does not cover video gaming terminals -- Illinois's biggest gambling product by machine count -- pari-mutuel racing, or charitable gaming; no self-exclusion mechanism was found for any of them. Illinois has no tribal casinos. A 2026 law, in effect since June 16, 2026, adds self-exclusion for fantasy contests, but IGB's own program pages do not mention it yet, so whether you can currently self-exclude from fantasy contests here is unconfirmed. Enrollment lasts a minimum of 5 years up to a lifetime, with no way to shorten it once you are in; removal after 5 years requires a written request with treatment documentation, and a denial can be appealed within 10 days. Visiting an IGB office or reading this page does not enroll you -- only completing the in-person request does.
Every route we checked
Routes that enroll you
- In person — Any IGB office located at an Illinois casino
No appointment necessary; enrollment is completed on the spot with IGB staff. - By mail Not verified — no mail enrollment route is published
No source says mail enrollment is offered or refused for the casino/sports program, so it is not verified.
Routes that get you a form or an answer, not an exclusion
- Online — IGB's Online Inquiry & Submission Form (igb.illinois.gov)
For questions about the program; it does not submit an enrollment. - By phone — (312) 814-8832 or 1-(877) 968-7848 (Illinois residents)
Self-Exclusion Program Director.
Requirements and sources
Sources read 2026-09-24. These are the program's requirements, not a record of anyone's enrollment.
- Terms available
- Per the currently codified rule: minimum 5 years up to permanent/lifetime, with no shorter tiers. IGB's own rules page lists a draft rule that would add shorter terms as 'NOT YET FILED' (checked 2026-10-01), so it is not in force.
- Can a resident enroll
- Open to anyone: IGB's FAQ says 'Anyone can Self-Exclude who has determined they are a problem or compulsive gambler,' and the rule sets no residency test for casino or sports-wagering enrollment.
- Can a visitor enroll
- For the fantasy-contest/sports-wagering provision, residents are unconditionally eligible and non-residents are eligible if they are otherwise allowed to take part in sports wagering or fantasy contests.
- Identification
- A valid driver's license or state ID is required at the in-person appointment; the rule also requires your full name and aliases, address, date of birth, Social Security number, a copy of your driver's license, a physical description, and a current photograph.
- Notarization
- Not verified: The rule does not require notarization to enroll -- only a notarized petition if you later appeal a denied removal request.
- Witnesses
- Not verified: Not addressed in the sources reviewed.
- Notarizing online
- Not verified: No source addresses remote online notarization; notarization is not currently required for enrollment at all.
- How long processing takes
- Not verified: The Illinois Gaming Board does not publish how long it takes for an enrollment to take effect.
- How you are told it took effect
- Not verified: The Illinois Gaming Board page does not say what confirmation you receive after enrolling.
- 86 Ill. Adm. Code 3000.750 ilga.gov · read 2026-09-24
- 86 Ill. Adm. Code 3000.755 ilga.gov · read 2026-09-24
- 86 Ill. Adm. Code 3000.780 ilga.gov · read 2026-09-24
- 86 Ill. Adm. Code 3000.782 ilga.gov · read 2026-09-24
- 86 Ill. Adm. Code 3000.785 ilga.gov · read 2026-09-24
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) igb.illinois.gov · read 2026-09-24
- SB3019 Enrolled - became Public Act 104-0468 ilga.gov · read 2026-09-24
- Self-Exclusion Program (SEP) igb.illinois.gov · read 2026-09-24