Self-exclusion in Indiana

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

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Programme: Indiana Gaming Commission Voluntary Exclusion Program (VEP)in.gov, checked 3 October 2026
Covers online betting: Yes for sports betting. The Commission's brochure says VEP participants 'are prohibited from participating in sports wagering activities at the casino sportsbooks' as well as on mobile websites and at the off-track betting facilities in Clarksville, Indianapolis and New Haven - see the note for the full sentence.The brochure's full sentence, at https://secure.in.gov/igc/files/compliance/vep-web-brochure.pdf (the source cited here), reads: VEP's are prohibited from participating in sports wagering activities at the casino sportsbooks, on mobile websites and at the off track betting facilities in Clarksville, Indianapolis and New Haven. Only part of it can be quoted against the file because ordinary text extraction of that PDF silently drops spans of text - here the words about mobile websites and off-track betting - and the body text has to be read by decoding the embedded font CMaps. The Commission's own VEP web page does not mention mobile or off-track betting at all, so this brochure is the only official statement of it.secure.in.gov, checked 3 October 2026
Covers casinos and shops: Yes. 'Participants in the VEP agree to refrain from entering any casino gaming area in Indiana and from participating in sports wagering gaming activities.' 'The VEP applies to all Indiana casinos and sports wagering operators and the Four Winds South Bend casino' — the last of these a tribal casino not regulated by the Commission, covered 'pursuant to a compact between The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the State of Indiana'.secure.in.gov, checked 3 October 2026
Covers the lottery: Not confirmed. Neither the Indiana Gaming Commission's VEP page nor its VEP brochure mentions the Hoosier Lottery, which is a separate state body. They are silent on it rather than excluding it. Ask the Hoosier Lottery directly if lottery or pull-tab play is part of the problem. Check with Indiana Gaming Commission (317-234-3600).in.gov, checked 3 October 2026
How long you can choose: One year, five years, or life. Once you have chosen a period it can be increased later but never decreased, so a one-year sign-up can be converted to life but not cut short.The brochure, at https://secure.in.gov/igc/files/compliance/vep-web-brochure.pdf (the source cited here), says: Participants may elect to self-exclude for one year, five years or life. Once a time period is selected, it may be increased, but not decreased. That passage is stated here as prose because ordinary text extraction of the PDF drops a span of text in the middle of it, so no continuous quotation can be matched against the file; the body text reads correctly only when the embedded font CMaps are decoded. The Commission's VEP web page confirms the one year, five years or lifetime options but not the increase-only rule.secure.in.gov, checked 3 October 2026
Can it be undone: No early exit, and a lifetime choice is permanent: 'If a VEP participant selected a lifetime exclusion, the VEP participant may not be removed from the VEP.' For the shorter terms, once the period you chose has concluded you may request removal by completing a removal application, and 'A VEP participant is not removed from the VEP until the removal application has been approved by the Commission.'The brochure's wording for the shorter terms, at https://secure.in.gov/igc/files/compliance/vep-web-brochure.pdf (the source cited here), is: Once the time period chosen has concluded, a participant may request removal from the VEP by completing a removal application. It is given here as prose because ordinary text extraction of that PDF drops the opening of the sentence, so it cannot be matched as a continuous quotation; the other two sentences quoted in the value above extract normally from the same page. The Commission's VEP web page states the same removal rule in different words, including that a person is not removed until the IGC accepts the form and notifies them in writing.secure.in.gov, checked 3 October 2026
What happens when it ends: Not confirmed. We could not confirm this from an official source. Check with Indiana Gaming Commission (317-234-3600).
How you sign up: Four routes and no notary. 'Individuals interested in enrolling in the VEP may do so at any Indiana casino location by approaching a uniformed security guard, by scheduling an appointment at the IGC office in Indianapolis, by enrolling online via the IGC's website or by scheduling an appointment with a designated problem gambling treatment provider listed on the IGC website.' The online route requires passing an identity verification check. An appointment may be necessary even at a casino; call 317-234-3600.secure.in.gov, checked 3 October 2026

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Indiana's lifetime option is one of the few on this site that the regulator states can never be undone, and the term can be lengthened at any time but never shortened — so a one-year sign-up can be converted to life later if you want that. Enrolling is unusually easy: you can walk up to a casino security guard, or enrol online, with no notary. Consequences of breaking it are real: winnings are forfeited to the Commission, you can be arrested for trespassing, and 'Casinos may elect to permanently evict VEP participants from their properties.' Note also that the mobile sportsbook ban is stated in the brochure but the Commission's own web page mentions only casinos, so rely on the brochure wording.

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