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Getting help in North Carolina

If you’re ready for a life after betting, here’s a simple path in NC. 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: Online and retail sports betting legal. Lottery and tribal casinos available.

   • Voluntary Self-Exclusion (sports and pari-mutuel) · North Carolina State Lottery Commission (Regulated Gaming)
   • Open the official page / enrollment path
   • How to enroll: Enroll through the Lottery Commission’s regulated gaming self-exclusion process (DocuSign / claims centers per Commission instructions). morethanagame.nc.gov is the NCDHHS help hub. The ncgaming.gov page returned 403 to automated checks but describes the program.
   • Terms: 1, 3, 5 years, or lifetime. Usually removed automatically at term end.
   • Coverage: Sports wagering (online + retail) and pari-mutuel/ADW. Lottery and tribal casinos not covered by this list.

   Verified 200 morethanagame.nc.gov; ncgaming.gov 403 (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

   • NCDHHS More Than a Game resources. Also 1-800-GAMBLER.
   • 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)