Kentucky: the online Kentucky Lottery account only (Fun Club / iLottery)

Terms you can choose

The player picks the length on the account's Self-Exclusion page: "6 months", "1 year", "2 years", "5 years" or "Permanent Self-Exclusion". Both terms documents agree: "you may set a Self-Exclusion period between six (6) months and five (5) years, or you may self-exclude your account permanently", and Positive Play words the same range as "from 6 months up to permanently". Shorter breaks are a separate "Take a Break" tool, a Time Out "between 48 hours and 90 days".

Sign up for the longest exclusion time you can. Future you will thank you.

When it ends

A fixed term ends on its own at the end of the term; a lifetime term has no published way to lift it.

A fixed term. The exclusion "cannot be reversed" while its term runs, and then it lapses on its own. The Lottery wrote to us on 2026-10-05: "Accounts that are not permanently self-excluded will automatically be re-opened at the end of the selected exclusion time period, as set forth in the iLottery Terms of Use." The iLottery Terms of Use (Version 12.1, June 2026) say exactly that, and so does the Self-Exclusion page in the account: "At the end of the selected timeframe, your account will automatically be reopened, unless you selected to close your account permanently." Nothing is required of you, and no advance warning is promised, so plan for the end date yourself. Two of the Lottery's pages still print the old, wrong instruction to call Customer Service: the Fun Club Terms of Use, which the Lottery has told us is an error it will update, and the FAQ, which its answer did not mention. Customer Service is 877-789-4532 either way.

A lifetime term. A permanent option sits alongside the temporary lengths, and it is the one the automatic reopening does not touch. Both terms documents: "If you elected to self-exclude your account permanently, you may never re-open your account or register for a new account."

How to enroll

Self-exclude from the Self-Exclusion page in your own Fun Club/iLottery account.

This happens inside your own Kentucky Lottery account, so there is nothing to download, mail or sign. Log in at play.kylottery.com, open My Account, choose "Self-Exclusion", pick a length (6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 5 years or permanent), then confirm in the dialog that follows. The Lottery publishes no processing time and describes no confirmation email or receipt. Selecting it is not by itself proof you are excluded. Sign out afterwards and check that you are actually locked out, and keep your own note of the date and the term you chose. While the term runs, the exclusion "cannot be reversed" and you may not open a new account. When the term is up, the account reopens by itself, so if you want the break to continue, set another one. For help setting it up, Customer Service is 877-789-4532 or help@kylottery.com.

1. Cash out first. The Lottery's own instruction: “BEFORE you self-exclude, be sure to cash out any winnings you may have in your online account. You will not be able to access your winnings once you self-exclude. Also, deposited funds cannot be returned.”
2. Log in to your Fun Club/iLottery account at play.kylottery.com. There is no form to download and no paper or mail route. The action lives in the account itself, and you need an existing registered account to reach it.
3. Open My Account and choose "Self-Exclusion". The Lottery's Positive Play page words this step as selecting "Take a Break" or "Self-Exclusion" on your Fun Club profile page. Take a Break is the short one, 48 hours to 90 days. Self-Exclusion is the page with the 6-months-and-longer menu.
4. Pick how long: 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 5 years or permanent. Then tick the confirmation boxes in the dialog and press "Confirm Self-Exclusion".
5. While the term runs, the exclusion "cannot be reversed" and you may not create a new account. When a temporary term ends, your account reopens by itself. The Lottery told us so in writing on 2026-10-05: "Accounts that are not permanently self-excluded will automatically be re-opened at the end of the selected exclusion time period." No advance warning is promised, so put the end date in your calendar now. No reviewed source describes a way to extend a term before it ends, and the account is locked while the term runs, so plan what you will do on that date, such as choosing a new term or a permanent exclusion once it reopens. Two of the Lottery's own pages still say the opposite. The Fun Club Terms of Use say you "must contact Customer Service to re-open access to your account", which the Lottery has told us is an error it will fix, and the FAQ still says to call as well. Neither changes what happens: the account comes back on its own. A permanent exclusion is for good: you "may never re-open your account or register for a new account."
6. Nothing in the Lottery's published material promises you a receipt or a processing time. Check for yourself that you are locked out, and write down the date and the term you picked.

Official form · Program page

Before you count on it. Cash out any winnings before you do this. The Lottery says you cannot reach them once the exclusion is set, and deposited funds are not returned. Existing second-chance entries are forfeited. Money left behind can be moved out of the account: the iLottery Terms say an account untouched for 36 consecutive months counts as abandoned and the Lottery may send the funds to the Kentucky State Treasurer as unclaimed property. Beyond that: this reaches your online Fun Club/iLottery account and nothing else. It does not stop you buying a lottery ticket in a store: no reviewed source describes any retail mechanism at all. It does not reach sports wagering, which in Kentucky runs through each licensed operator's own list and has no published statewide route, nor the historical-horse-racing racetracks, nor charitable gaming. The Lottery publishes no processing timeframe and describes no confirmation email, letter or receipt, so choosing a length is not itself evidence that you are excluded. Sign out and confirm you are locked out. While the term runs the exclusion "cannot be reversed", and you may not open a new account. A temporary term then reopens the account by itself, and no advance warning is promised, which is the part worth planning around: the Lottery confirmed it in writing on 2026-10-05, and its Fun Club Terms of Use and FAQ both still tell you to call Customer Service instead, wording the Lottery has told us is wrong. A permanent exclusion can never be undone. If you follow the Lottery on social media, unfollow it yourself; its Positive Play page says it cannot do that for you. Whether people who live outside Kentucky can use this is not addressed by any source. The description here comes from the Lottery's own Self-Exclusion page, its iLottery and Fun Club Terms of Use, its Positive Play page, and what the Lottery wrote to us. The page text was read without logging in. What the buttons do once you are logged in was not tested.