How to stop gambling in Nevada, in four steps
- Ask every casino you use for its self-limit or self-exclusion form. There is no single state list, so you sign up one property or one company at a time.
- Close your account in each sportsbook app, then block the betting apps on your phone.
- Get help that costs little or nothing: call 1-800-MY-RESET, or find a state-funded clinic on Project Worth, the state's help site.
- Go to a meeting. Gamblers Anonymous has hotlines in Las Vegas, Reno and Carson City.
Facts on this page were checked in October 2026 against the Nevada Gaming Control Board's current regulations and notices. For the general plan that works in any state, see how to stop gambling.
What Nevada's rules do, and what they don't
Many states run one self-exclusion list that covers every casino in the state. Nevada doesn't. Here is what exists instead.
| If you want to | What Nevada has | Where to start |
|---|---|---|
| Stop casino credit, check cashing and mailers | Every casino that offers these must run a self-limit program (NGC Regulation 5.170). | The security office or cage at each casino |
| Be kept off a casino floor | No state rule requires it. Some casino companies offer it anyway. | Ask each company's security office what its form covers |
| Stop mobile sports betting | No state list. Each sportsbook handles account closure and self-exclusion itself. | The app's responsible gaming settings, or the sportsbook counter |
| Stop online poker | Licensed poker sites must offer self-exclusion of at least 30 days (NGC Regulation 5A.130). | The poker site's account settings |
| Join one statewide ban list | None exists. The state's List of Excluded Persons is for people regulators ban, and you can't add yourself. | Use the property-by-property options above |
Setting up a casino self-limit or self-exclusion
Under Regulation 5.170, a casino that gives credit, cashes checks or sends gaming mail must let you cut yourself off from those things. The rule doesn't make the casino keep you off the floor. So what you get depends on the company.
- Make a list of the casinos you actually go to. Put your neighborhood casino first.
- Go to the security office and ask for the self-limit or self-exclusion form. Bring a photo ID and expect to have your photo taken.
- Ask how far it reaches. Does it cover only this property, or every property the company owns? Does it keep you off the gaming floor, or only stop credit, checks and marketing? How long does it last?
- Cancel your players club card and ask to come off the mail, email and text lists.
Station Casinos, for example, runs self-limitation through the security office at any of its properties. Your form and photo go to every Station property, and you can't cancel it for at least one year (Station Casinos responsible gaming). Some companies go further. City Cast Las Vegas reported that some casino groups will list you as a trespasser, at one property or across the company (City Cast Las Vegas, updated September 2025).
Sportsbook apps: the in-person rule can work for you
Nevada still requires a sportsbook employee to check your photo ID in person before a mobile wagering account can take bets (NGC Regulation 22.140). The Nevada Independent reports that almost all other states allow remote sign-up (The Nevada Independent).
Bettors see that rule as a hassle. When you want to stop, it helps you. Once you close an account, a new one means driving to a casino counter with your ID. That trip takes time, and time is what you need when an urge hits.
- Withdraw any balance first. Money sitting in an account is a reason to go back.
- Close the account in every app you have, not just your main one.
- Ask each sportsbook if it also offers self-exclusion, and for how long.
- Delete the apps and block them so they can't come back with one tap.
Free and low-cost help in Nevada
- National Problem Gambling Helpline: call or text 1-800-MY-RESET (1-800-697-3738), or chat through the National Council on Problem Gambling. The Nevada Gaming Control Board says 1-800-522-4700 and 1-800-GAMBLER also still work (Notice 2026-09, February 2026).
- State-funded treatment: Nevada pays for problem gambling treatment for its residents (Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health). Project Worth, the state's official help site, lists the clinics in southern and northern Nevada, such as the Dr. Robert Hunter International Problem Gambling Center in Las Vegas. It describes them as confidential and free or low-cost, for gamblers and for family members.
- Nevada Council on Problem Gambling: the state's nonprofit council keeps the current list of treatment providers and support groups at nevadacouncil.org.
- Gamblers Anonymous: hotlines for Las Vegas 855-2CALLGA (855-222-5542), Reno (775) 356-8070 and Carson City (775) 882-8222 (GA hotlines). Search meetings by city or ZIP code on the GA meeting finder.
- Gam-Anon: meetings for spouses, parents and friends of someone who gambles. Use the Gam-Anon meeting directory. If you're helping someone else, read how to help someone stop gambling.
Where an app helps, and where it can't
No app can take the slot machines out of a grocery store. What an app can do is lock down the phone side, and give you something to do in the minute an urge hits.
NoGambling blocks the betting apps you pick on your iPhone through Apple's Screen Time, and that includes local Nevada sportsbook apps. Since version 1.3.0 it also blocks the most popular gambling sites in your country in Safari. Blocking needs iOS 16 or later.
For the moments you can't avoid, like walking past the machines at the store, the panic button takes you through six steps. You see your streak and what gambling has cost you, breathe 4-4-4, read a reason to stop, name the urge, learn how urges rise and fall, and get a drafted text you can send to someone you trust. The debt and savings tracker lays out a payoff plan with the snowball method.
NoGambling is free to try. After that you pick a monthly, yearly or one-time lifetime plan, with prices shown on the App Store.
Nevada questions
Does Nevada have a statewide self-exclusion list?
No. Nevada has no single list that keeps you out of every casino. Each casino that offers credit, check cashing or direct mail must run a self-limit program, and some casino companies also offer full self-exclusion. You sign up one property or one company at a time. Checked October 2026.
Can I ban myself from a Las Vegas casino?
Often yes, but it depends on the company. Ask the security office for its self-exclusion or self-limit form. Then ask whether it covers every property the company owns, and whether it keeps you off the gaming floor or only stops credit, checks and marketing.
Why do Nevada sports betting apps make me sign up in person?
Nevada Gaming Commission Regulation 22.140 says a sportsbook employee has to check your photo ID in person before a mobile wagering account can take bets. If you close your accounts, the same rule makes opening new ones slower.
Is gambling addiction treatment free in Nevada?
Often it is free or low-cost. Nevada pays for problem gambling treatment at state-funded clinics, and Project Worth, the state's official help site, lists them by region. Family members can get help there too. You can also call 1-800-MY-RESET.
What is the Nevada List of Excluded Persons?
It is a list the Nevada Gaming Commission keeps under NRS 463.151 of people who must be kept out of casinos, such as people caught cheating. You cannot add yourself to it, so it is not a self-exclusion program.
Where are Gamblers Anonymous meetings in Las Vegas and Reno?
Call a GA hotline: 855-2CALLGA (855-222-5542) for Las Vegas, (775) 356-8070 for Reno or (775) 882-8222 for Carson City. You can also search meetings by city or ZIP code on the Gamblers Anonymous website.
Other states
Lock down the phone side
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