Resources

Help in Illinois

Official helpline, self-exclusion information, and a treatment referral for Illinois. National crisis lines stay on this page.

Crisis and national lines

Crisis: 988 · 988lifeline.org

National Problem Gambling Helpline (NCPG). Call or text 1-800-MY-RESET (1-800-697-3738). Also 1-800-522-4700.

NCPG adopted 1-800-MY-RESET as the National Problem Gambling Helpline on 29 Jan 2026. 1-800-522-4700 remains active.

1800myreset.org

1-800-GAMBLER is CCGNJ, not NCPG. It is operated by the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ). It is not the NCPG national brand.

State helpline

Illinois Helpline for Substance Use and Problem Gambling (IDHS/DBHR); Illinois Council on Problem Gambling points to same number

1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537)

This state publishes 1-800-GAMBLER as its helpline. That number is the state council or regulator line on this page, not the NCPG national brand.

Text keyword: IDHS publishes ILGAMB to 833234. The Illinois Helpline campaign and the Illinois Council on Problem Gambling also publish GAMB to 833234. Prefer ILGAMB until those sources publish one keyword.

Text ILGAMB to 833234 (Illinois Department of Human Services). Some Illinois Helpline / ICPG pages also list text GAMB to the same number (833234).

Official helpline page

Self-exclusion

Illinois Gaming Board Self-Exclusion Program (SEP)

IGB statewide voluntary program excluding participants from Illinois casinos and sports wagering; enrollment is in person at sanctioned sites (including IGB casino offices).

Enrollment rules are on the official page. This description is not legal advice.

Official page

Treatment and referral

Are You Really Winning? / Illinois Helpline problem gambling support

Treatment referral page

Last checked

Last checked 2026-09-30. Their page wins if we drift.

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