How to Block DraftKings, FanDuel and Other Sportsbooks

To block DraftKings, FanDuel and other sportsbooks, use four locks. Self-exclude in each company's app, which shuts your account with that company. Join your state's self-exclusion list, which reaches every sportsbook your state licenses. Then block the sportsbooks' websites on your computer and lock their apps on your phone. Each lock covers something the others miss, and each lasts a different length of time.

Does blocking DraftKings block FanDuel too?

Not on its own. A company's self-exclusion bars you from betting with that company, a state list bars you from betting with every company the state licenses, and a device block works on the phone or computer where you set it. In some states, such as New Jersey, a company's form also adds you to the state's list.

And DraftKings and FanDuel are two sportsbooks among many. The chart counts the online sportsbooks licensed in each state where either one takes bets, as the state's regulator reports them.

A company's self-exclusion covers that company. Your state's list covers every sportsbook on it: DraftKings, FanDuel and the rest of the row.

How do I block DraftKings?

DraftKings' Responsible Gaming Center2828 links its cool-off and self-exclusion forms, which you submit while signed in. Its self-exclusion page2929 says the lock blocks you from logging in to any DraftKings product on all its websites and apps, including the sportsbook, casino, daily fantasy, DK Horse, DraftKings Predictions, the Jackpocket lottery courier and Golden Nugget Online Gaming. It does not apply to Jackpocket Casino in New Jersey.

In mid-2025, its help center listed cool-offs3030 of 3 days to 4 weeks and self-exclusions3131 of 1 or 5 years; the current forms set the lengths by state. DraftKings says players must finish the full length of an exclusion before their account can be reinstated.

DraftKings' own websites include draftkings.com, where its sportsbook, casino, Predictions and racing sites all sit, plus dkhorse.com and lottery.jackpocket.com. A block on all of draftkings.com also covers its responsible gaming pages, so self-exclude before you block the site.

How do I block FanDuel?

FanDuel's help page3232 lists four steps: sign in, open Responsible Gaming or User Tools, choose Self-Exclusion, then pick a period, enter your details and submit. FanDuel says a self-exclusion set on one FanDuel product applies to all your other eligible FanDuel products, and that people who self-exclude3333 lose access to every FanDuel product, FanDuel Predicts included. Its pages do not say whether the lock reaches other brands owned by FanDuel's parent company.

FanDuel's responsible gaming page3434 says self-exclusion starts at 1 year, and a shorter Timeout3535 runs 3 to 365 days in most states. In New Jersey, FanDuel's state page3636 says its form offers 1 or 5 years and also excludes you from every sports betting app New Jersey regulates. FanDuel's own websites include fanduel.com, which carries its sportsbook, casino, racing and state account addresses, plus tvg.com for horse racing and fanduel.ca in Canada.

How do I block BetMGM?

BetMGM's terms3737 point to Player Icon, then Responsible Gaming, then Time-Out & Self-Exclusion, once you are signed in. They say a self-exclusion set in one state shuts you out of BetMGM's services in every other state, and that the account will not be reactivated during the period you choose. If you self-exclude with a bet pending on an event that has not started, the bet is voided and the money returned.

A BetMGM time-out3838 runs from three days up to a full year, though its New Jersey terms cap it at 183 days. Its US terms do not publish self-exclusion lengths, and they do not say that a BetMGM self-exclusion covers its sister sites, such as Borgata Online, PartyCasino, PartyPoker and Wheel of Fortune Casino, so exclude from each one you use or join your state's list. BetMGM's own websites include betmgm.com and its state sites, betmgm.ca in Ontario and betmgm.co.uk in Great Britain, plus the sister sites borgataonline.com, partycasino.com, partypoker.com and wheeloffortunecasino.com.

How do I block Hard Rock Bet?

Hard Rock Bet's responsible gaming page3939 says to sign in, open My Account or Profile, then Responsible Gaming, where you can take a timeout or self-exclude. It says self-exclusion completely restricts access to the Hard Rock Bet app and desktop site and suspends its marketing, but it does not publish fixed lengths for most states. In New Jersey4040, it says self-exclusion bars you from all of the state's licensed online gambling for 1 or 5 years. Hard Rock's state terms say limits set in the Hard Rock Bet app do not apply at its casinos in that state. Its own websites include hardrock.bet for 10 states9191 and hardrockbet.ca for Ontario9292, plus the older hardrockbet.com.

How do I block bet365?

bet365's state self-exclusion pages4141 say to sign in, open the Account Menu, choose Gaming Controls, then Self-Exclusion. In most states it offers 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 5 years or indefinitely, plus a shorter Time-Out4242 of 72 hours, 7 days or 30 days. During a self-exclusion you can still sign in to withdraw your balance, and bet365 says an excluded account cannot be reopened “for any reason.”

In New Jersey4343 and Kansas, bet365 sends your self-exclusion to the state, which applies it to every licensed operator there. bet365's pages also suggest deleting its apps and considering software that blocks gambling websites. Its US sites run on bet365.com addresses, and its Ontario site on bet365.ca.

How do I block Betway?

Betway has left the US. Its owner, Super Group, announced its exit from US sportsbooks4444 in 2024 and has since exited US online casino4545 too. Betway still operates in Ontario4646 and Great Britain, where one sign-up covers every licensed site, Betway included: BetGuard in Ontario and GAMSTOP in Great Britain. Its own websites are betway.com and betway.ca.

How long does each lock last?

A company's cool-off or time-out can end within days, while its self-exclusion runs for months or years. DraftKings, BetMGM, Hard Rock Bet and bet365 each say that once you submit an exclusion, it runs for the full period you picked, so choose the length before you submit.

State lists set their own terms: most start at 1 year, some later, such as Maryland4747 at 2 years and Illinois4848 at 5, and most offer a lifetime term.

GuardianBlock for Windows will be available soon. Its Custom Blocks have no end date: no timer runs out, and pausing or removing one needs your keyholder's approval. That does not make a block permanent or complete.

How to self-exclude from every sportsbook in your state

Most states where DraftKings or FanDuel takes bets run their own self-exclusion list, and the regulator says it reaches every sportsbook the state licenses, online and mobile included. One sign-up covers them all.

• Online: Colorado4949, Connecticut5050, D.C.5151, Indiana5252, Kansas5353, Missouri5454, New Jersey5555, North Carolina5656, Ohio5757, Pennsylvania5858, Tennessee5959, Vermont6060, Virginia6161 and Wyoming6262. New Jersey's and Virginia's online forms do not offer a lifetime term.
• By phone, online chat or video call: Massachusetts6363, and Maine6464 by video call.
• With a notarized form: Arizona6565, Iowa6666, New York6767 and West Virginia6868 by mail, and Michigan6969 by email or mail.
• In person only: Illinois4848, Louisiana7070 and Maryland4747.
• Through DraftKings: New Hampshire and Oregon, where it is the only online sportsbook.
• With each company: Arkansas and Kentucky, where this guide found no state sign-up.

Where a state runs more than one list, pick the one that covers online sports betting: the sports wagering list in Kansas, Maine and Missouri, the event wagering list in Arizona, and the online list, called iGaming, in Pennsylvania. In Michigan, choose online sports betting, and in Maryland, tick Sports Wagering on the form. For states not listed here and other countries, see the official self-exclusion programs, place by place.

Pennsylvania's Gaming Control Board7171 publishes sign-up counts for each list. Its online list took 5,016 sign-ups in 2025, more than the casino list for the second year running. The two lists together took 8,323, about six times the 1,382 of 2018, when only the casino list took sign-ups.

A state list covers the sportsbooks that state licenses. Several regulators say an operator may choose to apply the ban in its other states, but none says the list itself follows you across a state line. There is no national list for the big sportsbook states: a federal self-exclusion list exists only in a bill, the SAFE Bet Act7272, which was referred to a Senate committee in March 2025. Tennessee's regulator7373 adds that illegal offshore sportsbooks do not offer self-exclusion at all.

Outside the US, one sign-up does the same job. In Ontario, BetGuard7474 covers every regulated online gambling site, including OLG's; see our Ontario self-exclusion guide. In Great Britain, every licensed online operator must take part in GAMSTOP7575; see our GAMSTOP guide.

How to block sportsbook websites on a Windows PC

Self-exclusion and device blocking do different jobs: an account lock works on your account, and a site block works on your computer, whether or not you have an account. For the free and paid ways to block gambling sites on Windows, see how to block gambling sites on Windows. To set up a block inside Chrome, Edge or Firefox, see how to block gambling sites on Chrome. Whatever you use, block each brand's own websites, listed in the brand sections above.

GuardianBlock for Windows will be available soon. With it, you can add a sportsbook's website as your own Custom Block. By default a Custom Block covers the website's registrable domain and its subdomains, and you see that scope before you confirm it. Adding a block needs no one's approval. Pausing or removing one is a keyholder-approved change: someone you trust signs in to their own account and approves or denies the request.

GuardianBlock runs on an eligible personal, unmanaged Windows 11 Home or Pro x64 PC and works in Chrome, Edge and Firefox, with browser-specific private-browsing differences explained on its browser support page. On the protected Windows account, unapproved browser software is blocked from running as an alternate route. The system requirements set out its full scope.

How do I block sports betting apps on my phone?

GuardianBlock does not run on phones, so use the phone's own controls. They hold best when someone you trust sets the passcode or PIN.

On an iPhone, Apple rates real-money betting apps 18+7676. On iOS 27, in Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions, you can restrict apps by age rating or turn off app installs7777. A Screen Time passcode7878, set with Lock Screen Time Settings under Manage Screen Time, must be entered before those settings change, and Apple ties passcode recovery8080 to the Apple Account entered at setup. Apple's iOS 27 Screen Time guide7979 for your own iPhone covers content ratings and built-in features, with no list of blocked websites. For more, see how to block gambling apps on an iPhone.

On Android, some phones' Digital Wellbeing8181 lets you set an app limits PIN and give the sportsbook app a limit of zero. On Android 17 or later, Parental controls8282 let the PIN holder turn off Allow app for it, which hides it from the app list; that option is not available on a phone with a work profile or private space. Google Play content restrictions8383 set below Adults Only filter what the Play Store offers on that phone, and Google Play requires8484 real-money betting apps to be rated Adults Only. Google says the setting leaves apps already installed in place and does not stop restricted apps from showing up in search or through a direct link.

Can I block sportsbooks on my credit or debit card?

Ask your card issuer, because none of the issuers checked for this guide (Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Capital One and Chime) publishes a gambling block. Some card apps can block one merchant: Cash App lets you block a business8585 that has already charged your Cash App Card, and some credit unions offer card controls by merchant type. A card block covers only that card, so pair it with the account and state locks above. In Canada, see our Canadian bank guide; in the UK, the Gambling Commission lists banks8686 that offer gambling blocks.

How do I stop sports betting ads?

Several companies say a self-exclusion also takes you off their own marketing. DraftKings2828 says self-excluded players are removed from all its marketing lists, FanDuel3232 says it removes your email from its marketing within 72 hours, and bet3654141 says it removes you from its marketing databases. That covers each company's own marketing, not other companies' ads or the commercials that run during games.

A few platforms have settings that turn gambling ads down, not off. In Google's My Ad Center, open Customize Ads, then the Sensitive tab, and turn off Gambling; Google says it makes its best attempt8787 not to show gambling ads on Search, YouTube and Discover while you are signed in. In Meta's settings, open Meta Account (still Accounts Center for some people while Meta renames it9090), then Ad preferences, then Ad topics, and choose See less for gambling; Meta applies it across the Facebook and Instagram accounts you have linked there8888, and says you may still see some8989. No viewer setting was found for commercials during games on TV or streaming. For how much one sportsbook spends on advertising, see DraftKings' advertising budget.

What these blocks don't cover

• A company's self-exclusion covers that company, not its rivals, unless its form also adds you to the state's list. A state list covers one state, and it does not reach sites the state does not license.
• A website block works on the computer and browsers where it runs. It does not close an account, settle open bets, withdraw a balance, or reach a phone app or another device.
• Phone controls are only as firm as whoever holds the passcode or PIN, and a card block covers one way to pay.
• Every lock here has terms. Together they add time and friction between an urge and a bet. GuardianBlock's system requirements set out its Windows scope.

Quick answers

Can I self-exclude from every sportsbook at once? Within most states, yes: the state's list reaches every sportsbook it licenses. No national list covers the big sportsbook states, so if you bet in more than one state, sign up in each.

What happens to my balance and open bets? It depends on the company and the state. bet365 lets you sign in to withdraw, BetMGM voids bets on events that have not started, and DraftKings says existing sportsbook bets settle normally unless your state's rules say otherwise.

Will self-excluding remove the app from my phone? No. It locks your account, not the app. To lock or hide the app, use the phone controls above.