Self-exclusion registers: what is public, what is honoured, and what the gap is
A self-exclusion register is a multi-platform list the reader joins to block access to real-money play for a set period. Coverage is uneven. The page below walks through the registers the desk has verified, the platforms that honour them, and the gap where the desk has not yet confirmed coverage.
What self-exclusion is
Self-exclusion is a multi-platform block. The reader joins a register, picks a period (typically 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, 5 years), and the platforms that honour the register block the reader's access for the period. The reader cannot undo the exclusion during the period on a well-run register.
What the registers are
The desk has verified three public registers. The state-level registers in some states; the platform-level registers on most platforms; and a small number of third-party registers that the platforms have agreed to honour. The desk's policy is to list the registers the desk has verified and to mark the gap where the desk has not yet confirmed coverage.
What the desk recommends
The desk recommends the longest period the reader can commit to, because shortening a self-exclusion during the exclusion is rare on a well-run register. The desk also recommends combining a self-exclusion with a session timer and a deposit cap, because the tools work best in combination.
What the gap is
There is no single Indian self-exclusion register that covers every platform. The state-level registers cover the platforms that have agreed to honour them; the platform-level registers cover only that platform. A reader who wants a multi-platform block should join every relevant register, not just the most visible one.
What the desk is honest about
Self-exclusion is necessary and not sufficient. The exclusion blocks the reader's access; the habit of using the exclusion is what makes it effective. The desk writes about this openly because the alternative is to claim self-exclusion is a setting on a website.
