

The following questions are for
anyone who may have a gambling problem.
These questions are provided to help you
decide if you are a compulsive gambler and you want to stop gambling.
- Did you ever lose time from work or school due
to gambling?
- Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
- Did gambling affect your reputation?
- Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
- Did you ever gamble to get money with which to
pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
- Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition
or efficiency?
- After losing did you feel you must return as
soon as possible and win back your losses?
- After a win did you have a strong urge to
return and win more?
- Did you often gamble until your last dollar was
gone?
- Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
- Have you ever sold anything to finance
gambling?
- Were you reluctant to use "gambling
money" for normal expenditures?
- Did gambling make you careless of the welfare
of yourself or your family?
- Did you ever gamble longer than you had
planned?
- Have you ever gambled to escape worry or
trouble?
- Have you ever committed, or considered
committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?
- Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in
sleeping?
- Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations
create within you an urge to gamble?
- Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good
fortune by a few hours of gambling?
- Have you ever considered self destruction or
suicide as a result of your gambling?
Most compulsive gamblers will answer yes to at
least seven of these questions.
