Fantasy sports and prediction market bets

Daily fantasy, pick-em apps and prediction markets often describe themselves differently from a sportsbook. If you are putting money on an outcome and feel the pull to do it again, it is the same urge, and the same plan works.

Check what covers you

Self exclusion rules differ by product and by place, and some of these apps may not be covered by the registers you already use. Check each app you use and ask its support directly. Do not assume you are blocked.

A plan that works anywhere

1. List every app you use to put money on an outcome. Include the ones that do not feel like betting.
2. Remove them. Delete the apps and sign out of the sites. Block the domains on your phone.
3. Take the money out. Withdraw the balance and remove saved cards.
4. Tell one person. The pull is easier to carry when someone knows.
5. Wait thirty minutes when it hits. The line you are watching will still be there, and the pull is usually smaller.