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Getting help in Georgia

If you’re ready for a life after betting, here’s a simple path in GA. Official details are below.

1. Step 1: Block access

   • BetBlocker (free) or Gamban
   • Ask someone you trust to hold the admin PIN
   • Mute or remove sportsbook apps and notifications

2. Step 2: Self-exclude

   What’s legal here: No legal sports betting or commercial casinos. State lottery only (plus charitable gaming).

   • iHOPE / Lottery account self-exclusion (lottery only) · Georgia Lottery Corporation
   • Open the official page / enrollment path
   • How to enroll: Georgia has no casinos and no legal sports betting. Lottery players can self-exclude from online/mobile lottery and Players Club via iHOPE or by calling 1-800-GA-LUCKY. Retail tickets are often not covered.
   • Terms: Confirm current term menu in your iHOPE account or with Lottery support (sources conflict on exact months).
   • Coverage: Online/mobile lottery products and Players Club. No casino or sports betting market to exclude from.

   Verified 200 from galottery.com play-responsibly (Oct 2026).

   Before you enroll: withdraw balances you can, save records you might need, cancel recurring deposits. Many terms can’t be shortened. If this state has no statewide list, use blockers, helplines, GA, and operator tools anyway.

3. Step 3: Protect your money

   • Withdraw remaining balances where possible
   • Cancel autopay and remove saved payment methods
   • Download win/loss or tax records you may need later

4. Step 4: Get support

   • Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER / 1-800-MY-RESET.
   • National: call or text 1-800-GAMBLER / 1-800-522-4700 / 1-800-MY-RESET
   • Gamblers Anonymous meetings
   • Gam-Anon for family & friends
   • SMART Recovery
   • My Progress tracker (private, on your device)