Self-exclusion in Tennessee

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

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Programme: Tennessee Voluntary Sports Wagering Self-Exclusion, run by the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council. There are two levels: the 'Statewide Self-Exclusion List', defined as 'a list maintained by the Council of individuals who have requested to be restricted from establishing a Sports Gaming Account with all Licensees in Tennessee for a time interval selected by that individual', and a 'Licensee-Specific Self-Exclusion List' that each sportsbook must also offer and which covers only that one operator.publications.tnsosfiles.com, checked 3 October 2026
Covers online betting: Yes — this is an online-only scheme, which is the whole of Tennessee's legal market. The Council says a self-excluded person 'will not be able to log on to a licensed sportsbook to deposit funds or place wagers nor will they receive direct advertising and marketing materials from the excluded sportsbooks', and that self-exclusion covers 'one or all licensed sportsbooks'.tn.gov, checked 3 October 2026
Covers casinos and shops: The scheme is account-based, not venue-based: what it blocks is 'establishing a Sports Gaming Account with all Licensees in Tennessee', and the Council's rules govern 'Interactive Sports Gaming'. The Council's rules and self-exclusion material do not mention casinos, racetracks or in-person sportsbooks at all, so this list should not be relied on as a door ban anywhere.publications.tnsosfiles.com, checked 3 October 2026
Covers the lottery: Not confirmed. The Sports Wagering Council's programme reaches Sports Gaming Accounts with its licensees, and its rules say nothing about lottery games. The Tennessee Education Lottery is a separate body, and we could not confirm whether it operates any self-exclusion of its own. Ask the Lottery directly before assuming lottery play is covered or that it is not. Check with Tennessee Sports Wagering Council (615) 253-7922.publications.tnsosfiles.com, checked 3 October 2026
How long you can choose: One, three or five years. The Council describes self-exclusion as restricting access 'for a set period of one, three or five years'. Its rules do not themselves name those three lengths; they define the statewide list by reference to the interval the individual selects (see note).The one, three and five year options come from the Council's own announcement quoted above. The rules at https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1350/1350-01.20250630.pdf define the Statewide Self-Exclusion List as covering individuals who have asked to be restricted "for a time interval selected by that individual", without listing which intervals are on offer.tn.gov, checked 3 October 2026
Can it be undone: Not as an early exit, and the only removal route in the rules is for people put on a list by mistake: 'Individuals who believe they were inadvertently placed on a Licensee-Specific Self-Exclusion List or the Statewide Self-Exclusion List may request removal ... by completing an application for removal.' The rules then warn that 'Submission of the application for removal does not guarantee removal'.publications.tnsosfiles.com, checked 3 October 2026
What happens when it ends: It does not simply lapse on its own, and it can outlast the term you picked. Removal happens by application, not automatically: the only route in the rules is an 'application for removal' obtained from the Council, and 'Submission of the application for removal does not guarantee removal'. On top of that, a sportsbook 'may choose to exclude the Player permanently, regardless of the exclusion period requested'.What the Council's own material does not state is whether it lifts a statewide listing by itself the day a one, three or five year term runs out, or leaves it in place until you apply. The rules only describe the application route, so treat 'it ends automatically' as unconfirmed and ask the Council on (615) 253-7922 if the end date matters to you. For anyone trying to stay out, the safer reading is the useful one: do not assume the ban lapses, and do not assume it holds either.publications.tnsosfiles.com, checked 3 October 2026
How you sign up: Three routes, per the Council: ask at any licensed sportsbook; 'fill out a self-exclusion application directly on our website'; or call the Council on (615) 253-7922. The online route is the form the Council publishes as the Tennessee Voluntary Sports Wagering Self-Exclusion Application. Note the rules make the sportsbook route discretionary for statewide listing — a licensee must run its own list but only may pass you to the Council for the statewide one — so going to the Council directly is the surer path to a statewide ban (see note).The three routes and the quotation above are from the Council's announcement cited here. The application itself is published as the Tennessee Voluntary Sports Wagering Self-Exclusion Application at https://www.tn.gov/swac/forms/self-exclusion.html. The shall/may distinction is in the Council's rules at https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1350/1350-01.20250630.pdf, which provide that "Licensees shall offer a Licensee-Specific Self-Exclusion List" but that licensees "may, at the request of a Bettor, offer individuals the option of placing themselves on the Statewide Self-Exclusion List, by directing the individuals to the Council".tn.gov, checked 3 October 2026

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Two things catch people out in Tennessee. First, the two-list structure: excluding yourself at one sportsbook puts you on that operator's own Licensee-Specific list and nothing more, and the rules only say a licensee 'may' pass you to the Council for a statewide ban. If you want every Tennessee sportsbook closed to you, apply to the Council itself rather than asking one app to do it. Second, you can end up barred for longer than you chose: the rules require that a player be told that 'once included on the Licensee-Specific Self-Exclusion List and/or the Statewide Self-Exclusion List, the Licensee may choose to exclude the Player permanently, regardless of the exclusion period requested'. For most people reading this that is a feature rather than a problem, but it means a one-year choice is not a promise of return. While excluded you cannot win: a self-excluded individual 'may not collect any winnings or recover any losses resulting from any Interactive Sports Gaming', although your account balance on wagers already settled before the exclusion 'shall be returned'. Tennessee has no casinos or retail sportsbooks in its legal market, so this scheme is about apps; if your gambling has moved to offshore sites or sweepstakes casinos, a Council listing will not touch them and you will need blockers, a bank gambling block and operator-level closure as well. The National Problem Gambling Helpline is 1-800-GAMBLER.

Done? The rest of the hour: blockers, a bank block, closing the accounts, telling one person.

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