Self-exclusion in Oregon

How to put yourself on Oregon's self-exclusion list, what it covers, and what it does not.

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Programme

Oregon has no standalone statewide self-exclusion list. Gambling here runs through the Oregon Lottery — the lottery games, the Video Lottery terminals in bars and taverns, and sports betting — and the only self-exclusion in its rules is an account-level one: under OAR 177-046-0155 Responsible Gaming, 'When a person creates a player account, they may establish personal gaming limits such as deposit, bet, or time limits or any person may self-exclude from the ability to play games through their player account.'secure.sos.state.or.us, checked 3 October 2026

Covers online betting

Yes, for play through an Oregon Lottery player account: the rule lets 'any person ... self-exclude from the ability to play games through their player account'. That is the mechanism for the Lottery's online and app-based play.The rule says nothing about which products sit behind a player account, and Oregon's sports betting is now run by DraftKings under contract to the Lottery. The DraftKings Sportsbook rules (OAR 177-093-0000 to -0055) contain no self-exclusion provision at all, so we could not confirm whether a player-account self-exclusion reaches the sportsbook app or whether you must also exclude yourself inside DraftKings. Ask the Lottery on 1-877-MYLIMIT before relying on one covering the other.secure.sos.state.or.us, checked 3 October 2026

Covers casinos and shops

Not confirmed. The only self-exclusion in the Lottery's rules is about blocking play 'through their player account'. Nothing we could find addresses the retail side — the Video Lottery terminals in Oregon bars and taverns, Keno in restaurants, or scratch tickets bought over the counter — and there is no statewide list a retailer would check. The Lottery's own Responsible Gaming page offers no exclusion scheme at all, only the Oregon Problem Gambling Resource and 1-877-MYLIMIT. So we cannot say retail play is covered, and you should not assume it is. Check with Oregon State Lottery — it runs the lottery games, the Video Lottery terminals in retailers, Keno and sports betting, and its rules are Oregon Administrative Rules chapter 177. Problem gambling help is routed to the Oregon Problem Gambling Resource (opgr.org) on 1-877-MYLIMIT: 'Concerned about your own or someone else's gambling? Visit OPGR.org or call 1 877-MYLIMIT.'.oregonlottery.org, checked 3 October 2026

Covers the lottery

Only through a player account, which in practice means online play. The exclusion is defined as blocking the ability 'to play games through their player account'; the rule creates no block on buying lottery tickets from a retailer.secure.sos.state.or.us, checked 3 October 2026

How long you can choose

Not confirmed. OAR 177-046-0155 grants the right to self-exclude but states no lengths — no minimum, no maximum, no permanent option — and the Lottery's Responsible Gaming page and its Help and FAQs page say nothing about self-exclusion periods either. We could not confirm what terms are actually offered inside the player account. Ask the Oregon Lottery (1-877-MYLIMIT or publicaffairs.lottery@lottery.oregon.gov) and get the length in writing. Check with Oregon State Lottery — it runs the lottery games, the Video Lottery terminals in retailers, Keno and sports betting, and its rules are Oregon Administrative Rules chapter 177. Problem gambling help is routed to the Oregon Problem Gambling Resource (opgr.org) on 1-877-MYLIMIT: 'Concerned about your own or someone else's gambling? Visit OPGR.org or call 1 877-MYLIMIT.'.secure.sos.state.or.us, checked 3 October 2026

Can it be undone

Not confirmed. Neither the responsible gaming rule nor the player account rule (OAR 177-046-0022) says whether a self-exclusion can be lifted early, shortened or cancelled. The player account rule covers account closure and the Lottery's own right to suspend or close accounts, but not the reversal of a self-exclusion. We could not confirm this and are not going to guess at it. Check with Oregon State Lottery — it runs the lottery games, the Video Lottery terminals in retailers, Keno and sports betting, and its rules are Oregon Administrative Rules chapter 177. Problem gambling help is routed to the Oregon Problem Gambling Resource (opgr.org) on 1-877-MYLIMIT: 'Concerned about your own or someone else's gambling? Visit OPGR.org or call 1 877-MYLIMIT.'.secure.sos.state.or.us, checked 3 October 2026

What happens when it ends

Not confirmed. This is the field we most wanted for Oregon and could not get. The rule that creates the self-exclusion says nothing about what happens at the end of it: not whether your account reopens automatically, not whether you must ask, not whether a permanent option exists. Until the Lottery states it, treat any self-exclusion you set as something that may quietly end without warning — set your own calendar reminder for the date you chose, and add a bank or card gambling block, which does not depend on the Lottery's timer at all. Check with Oregon State Lottery — it runs the lottery games, the Video Lottery terminals in retailers, Keno and sports betting, and its rules are Oregon Administrative Rules chapter 177. Problem gambling help is routed to the Oregon Problem Gambling Resource (opgr.org) on 1-877-MYLIMIT: 'Concerned about your own or someone else's gambling? Visit OPGR.org or call 1 877-MYLIMIT.'.secure.sos.state.or.us, checked 3 October 2026

How you sign up

Inside your Oregon Lottery player account: the rule frames both the personal limits and the self-exclusion as things set on the account ('When a person creates a player account, they may establish personal gaming limits ... or any person may self-exclude from the ability to play games through their player account'). There is no state form, no notary and no office visit — and equally no published enrolment page.The Lottery's Help and FAQs page contains no self-exclusion instructions, so if you cannot find the setting, phone support rather than hunting: 1-877-MYLIMIT (1-877-695-4648).secure.sos.state.or.us, checked 3 October 2026

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Worth knowing before you start

Oregon is unusual in this batch for how little is published about a scheme that does exist. The right to self-exclude is in the Lottery's rules, but the practical details a person needs — how long, can it be undone, what happens at the end — appear in neither the rule, the Responsible Gaming page, nor the Help and FAQs, and the sports betting rules are silent on self-exclusion entirely. Two things follow. If you self-exclude in your player account, write down the date and the term you were given and ask support to confirm it by email, because nothing else will tell you when the block lifts. And because the account block does not reach the Video Lottery terminals in bars — the form of gambling Oregon is best known for — the levers that actually cover that are a card and bank gambling block, a blocking app, and asking the venues you use to refuse you. Free help: OPGR on 1-877-MYLIMIT, funded by one percent of Lottery revenues.

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