Self-exclusion in Minnesota
How to put yourself on Minnesota's self-exclusion list, what it covers, and what it does not.
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- Programme
- None. Minnesota runs no statewide self-exclusion programme. Four state bodies regulate gambling here — the Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement division (AGE) of the Department of Public Safety, the Minnesota Racing Commission, the Minnesota State Lottery and the Gambling Control Board — and none of them operates a self-exclusion list you can join. AGE's gambling page sets out everything it regulates (charitable gambling, gambling devices, the Minnesota Lottery, pari-mutuel horse racing and pari-mutuel card rooms) and offers no exclusion scheme.dps.mn.gov, checked 3 October 2026
- Covers online betting
- There is no statewide programme to cover online gambling, and Minnesota licenses no online sportsbook for one to cover. AGE lists sports betting among the illegal activities it investigates: 'Additional criminal investigations include illegal activities such as: sports betting, illegal lotteries, lottery fraud scams.'dps.mn.gov, checked 3 October 2026
- Covers casinos and shops
- No statewide list covers any venue. Minnesota's casinos are tribal, and under the State-Tribal Compacts AGE's role is limited to monitoring and inspecting Class III games for compliance — it is 'the primary state agency granted authority to monitor and conduct inspections of Class III games... at all tribal casinos in the state', not an operator of exclusion lists. The two state-regulated venues, Canterbury Park and Running Aces, are licensed by the Minnesota Racing Commission, whose website carries no self-exclusion or voluntary exclusion programme.dps.mn.gov, checked 3 October 2026
- Covers the lottery
- No. The Minnesota Lottery's own Gambling Help page offers helpline numbers, warning signs and problem gambling resources, and makes no mention of self-exclusion or any way to bar yourself from lottery play.mnlottery.com, checked 3 October 2026
- How long you can choose
- Not applicable — there is no statewide programme, so there are no state-set terms. Any length of exclusion is whatever the individual tribal casino or card club offers under its own house policy.dps.mn.gov, checked 3 October 2026
- Can it be undone
- Not applicable — there is no statewide programme, so there is no state removal process. Whether a venue-level ban can be lifted is up to that venue.dps.mn.gov, checked 3 October 2026
- What happens when it ends
- Not applicable — with no statewide list there is nothing to expire. If you arrange a ban with an individual casino, ask that casino whether it lapses on a date or runs until you ask for it to be lifted, because that varies by venue and nothing in Minnesota law sets it.This is the one to pin down in writing when you arrange a venue-level ban: a house ban that quietly lapses is the worst outcome, and there is no state rule here to fall back on.dps.mn.gov, checked 3 October 2026
- How you sign up
- There is no state enrolment. What a person in Minnesota can actually do instead: ask each tribal casino and card club you use to put you on its own exclusion or banned-patron list, in person at its security or responsible-gaming desk; close your accounts with any gambling operator permanently rather than just deactivating them; and set a gambling block with your bank or card issuer, which works regardless of whether any state list exists. Minnesota's Racing Commission regulates only Canterbury Park and Running Aces, so those two are the only state-licensed venues to approach.dps.mn.gov, checked 3 October 2026
Worth knowing before you start
Minnesota's absence of a statewide scheme is the answer, not a gap in our research, and it changes what is worth your effort. Because nearly all Minnesota casino gambling is tribal, the useful lever is the individual casino's own exclusion list, which you arrange at that casino — there is no single form that covers Mystic Lake, Treasure Island, Grand Casino and the rest at once, so you would need to approach each one you have used. The two state-licensed venues, Canterbury Park and Running Aces, are regulated by the Minnesota Racing Commission. We checked the statutes as well as the websites: Minnesota Statutes section 240.30 (card clubs) contains no self-exclusion subdivision, and Minnesota Rules 7861.0260 on the conduct of lawful gambling has no self-exclusion provisions either. We could not verify from any state source what any particular tribal casino's exclusion programme offers, so ask the casino directly and get the terms in writing. Operator-level account closures and bank or card gambling blocks are unaffected by any of this and are the most reliable things available to someone in Minnesota.
Done? The rest of the hour: blockers, a bank block, closing the accounts, telling one person.
Every fact on this page was read from an official source and dated. The oldest of them was checked on 3 October 2026. Tell us if something here is wrong.