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10 plain guides on self-exclusion, prediction markets and quitting betting. No odds, no promo codes, no affiliate links. Ever.
Self-exclusion
One ban is never enough. These guides close each door in turn: the state list, the prediction markets it misses, the sweepstakes casinos it ignores, and the card in your wallet.
How to self-exclude from Kalshi, step by step
Your state ban doesn't reach Kalshi. Here's how to close it yourself and keep it closed.
What your state self-exclusion doesn't cover (and how to close the gaps)
The state list closes licensed sportsbooks. Four other doors stay open. Here's how to shut them.
How to block gambling apps and sites on your iPhone
Free Screen Time settings, the passcode trick, and a blocker that locks. What each catches and misses.
How to block gambling transactions at your bank
Stop the money and you stop every app at once. How to set up a gambling block, and what it misses.
Prediction markets
They call it trading. Your brain calls it betting. What prediction markets are, why the usual protections do not reach them, and what to do about it.
Is Kalshi gambling? What prediction markets are, and why it matters if you're trying to stop
Legally it's an exchange. In your head it's a bet. Why both are true, and why the first one is the loophole.
Prediction markets at 18: why young men are getting hooked, and what helps
Open at 18, sold as a side hustle, outside the usual protections. What's going on, and what helps.
Quitting betting
The mechanics of stopping that actually decide whether it sticks: what to do in the ninety seconds of an urge, how to get through a Sunday, and what a slip does and does not mean.
How to stop sports betting with a plan that survives game day
Walls first, then game days, then money and people. The order that makes quitting stick.
What to do when the urge to bet hits: a 90-second plan
Delay, breathe, play it forward, reach out. A plan that fits inside the urge.
Chasing losses: why \"getting back to even\" never works
"I'll stop once I'm even" is the trap. Why it feels logical, and how to step out of it.
You placed a bet after quitting. Here's what to do next.
A slip isn't the end of quitting. What to do in the first hour, the next day, and the next week.