Gambling Self-Exclusion in Michigan

How does Michigan's self-exclusion program work?

Disassociated Persons List (Detroit casinos) and Responsible Gaming Database (internet gaming and internet sports betting) is run by Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB). You enroll once and every operator it covers must refuse you for the term you chose.

Run by

Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB)

What it covers

Two separate programs: the Disassociated Persons List bans you for life from the three Detroit commercial casinos (MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity, Hollywood Casino at Greektown); the Responsible Gaming Database blocks all state-licensed online casino gaming and/or online sports betting accounts for 1 or 5 years.

Durations

1 year · 5 years · lifetime

Help line

1-888-223-3044

How do I sign up for self-exclusion in Michigan?

Michigan's self-exclusion form is on the official Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) page linked below — there is no fee and no third party needs to be involved.

1. 1 Disassociated Persons List: apply in person at a Michigan Gaming Control Board office (application form on the MGCB site)
2. 2 Responsible Gaming Database (online gambling): complete the notarized RGD application and email it to MGCB-RGD@Michigan.gov or mail it to MGCB, Attn: Responsible Gaming Section, 3062 W Grand Blvd, Suite L-700, Detroit, MI 48202
3. 3 You can also self-exclude directly with each individual online operator through its app or site

Official page: www.michigan.gov/mgcb/resources/responsible-gaming — enroll there directly, never through a third-party site.

How do I get off the Michigan self-exclusion list?

Michigan runs two separate lists and they end two different ways. The online Responsible Gaming Database drops you automatically when your term is up. The Detroit casino Disassociated Persons List is a lifetime ban you may only apply to leave after five years.

Can it be ended early?

No. The term you pick is the term you serve.

At the end of the term

Depends which list. RGD (online): your name comes off automatically when the 1-year or 5-year term expires. DPL (Detroit casinos): it does not - you apply, after five years.

1. 1 For the RGD, do nothing. The Michigan Gaming Control Board: “Your name will be removed automatically when the selected self-exclusion time expires.” It cannot be ended early - asked whether a name can come out of the RGD, the MGCB answers “No.”
2. 2 For the DPL, wait out five years. The MGCB: “You may submit a DPL Request for Removal Application form only after you have remained on the Disassociated Persons List (self-exclusion program) for a minimum of 5 years.”
3. 3 Submit the DPL Request for Removal Application with a copy of a government-issued photo ID. Call the Responsible Gaming Section on 888-223-3044 first if you are unsure whether you are eligible.
4. 4 Wait. The MGCB “has up to 60 business days from receipt of your fully completed application to process your request”, and you stay listed until it does.

Coming off the DPL does not get you back in. The MGCB is explicit that removal “does not guarantee you will be granted gaming privileges at the three Detroit casinos” - each casino may keep your evicted status independently of the state list.

Worth saying plainly: wanting off the list is not the same as being ready to gamble again, and the urge to check usually arrives long before the term does. What actually happens when people come off a self-exclusion list goes through that in full.

Can I use NVSEP in Michigan?

Partly. NVSEP — the National Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program — is a free service that fills in and files state self-exclusion forms for you, and it does file in Michigan. What it reaches here is iGaming . What NVSEP covers, state by state has the full roster.

What should I watch out for with Michigan self-exclusion?

The DPL lifetime ban applies only to the Detroit commercial casinos, not tribal casinos (tribal properties run their own exclusion programs). DPL removal can be requested after 5 years on the list. The RGD covers online gambling only; choose online sports betting, online casino, or both. RGD placement confirmation can take up to 45 days. Michigan problem gambling helpline: 1-800-270-7117.

Is self-exclusion enough on its own in Michigan?

Michigan's program only binds operators licensed in the state — offshore sites and crypto casinos ignore it. The setup that holds is layered: self-exclusion, plus a ban inside each betting app you hold, plus a device-level gambling blocker plus a bank-level gambling block. For the full walkthrough, start with our self-exclusion guide or the complete guide to quitting gambling.

Gambling across the Michigan line?

A state program only binds operators licensed in that state. If you drive to a casino or bet on an app registered next door, you need that state's ban too.

• Voluntary Exclusion Program (VEP) (Indiana)
• Ohio's self-exclusion program
• Wisconsin self-exclusion options

Or compare every US state's program side by side.

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