Gambling Self-Exclusion in New Mexico

How does New Mexico's self-exclusion program work?

New Mexico Self-Exclusion Program is run by New Mexico Gaming Control Board (NMGCB). You enroll once and every operator it covers must refuse you for the term you chose.

Run by

New Mexico Gaming Control Board (NMGCB)

What it covers

Voluntary ban from the gaming floors of licensed racetrack casinos and participating tribal casinos in New Mexico; excluded persons cannot collect winnings or recover losses.

Durations

1 year · 5 years · lifetime

Help line

(505) 841-9700

How do I sign up for self-exclusion in New Mexico?

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

1. 1 In person at the NMGCB office, 4900 Alameda Blvd NE, Albuquerque - call (505) 841-9700 to schedule an appointment; government-issued photo ID and a photograph are required
2. 2 For a single casino or racetrack only, ask Security or Management at that establishment for a self-exclusion form

Official page: www.gcb.nm.gov/new-mexico-gaming-control-board-compulsive-problem-gambling — enroll there directly, never through a third-party site.

How do I get off the New Mexico self-exclusion list?

New Mexico is one of the few states that will hear you out early: after at least one year on the list you may petition the Board in writing for removal, and it decides within 90 days.

Can it be ended early?

Yes — see the steps below.

At the end of the term

You stay on the list until you apply to come off. Reaching the end date on its own does nothing.

1. 1 Stay on the list for at least one year.
2. 2 Petition the Board in writing for removal.
3. 3 The Board decides within 90 days. You stay excluded until it does.

The petition is a request, not a formality, and nothing comes off on its own whichever term you chose.

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 New Mexico?

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 New Mexico. What it reaches here is fantasy sports and nothing else: not casinos, not sportsbooks, not the lottery. What NVSEP covers, state by state has the full roster.

What should I watch out for with New Mexico self-exclusion?

No online enrollment - sign-up is in person only. Statewide exclusion includes racetracks and tribal gaming facilities. Applies only to gaming floors, not restaurants or hotels. After at least 1 year a person may petition the Board in writing for removal; the Board decides within 90 days.

Is self-exclusion enough on its own in New Mexico?

New Mexico'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 blocker that locks betting apps on your phone plus a block on gambling transactions at your bank. For the full walkthrough, start with our self-exclusion guide or the complete guide to quitting gambling.

Gambling across the New Mexico 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.

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

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