1.   Do your friends gamble a lot?

2.   Do you gamble at school?

3.   Have you ever stayed away from school or work to gamble?

4.   Is gambling more important than school or work?

5.   Do you often spend your free time involved in gambling activities such as poker sports betting,dice,etc.?

6.   Do you find gambling to be the most exciting activity you do?

7.   When you are gambling,do you tend to lose track of time and forget about everything else?

8.   Do you often daydream about gambling?

9.   Do you feel your friends are envious of you when you win money at gambling and that you get extra attention because of gambling?

10.  When you do win, do you want to return to gambling as soon as possible because you believe that you will  continue winning? 

11.  When you lose, do you feel you must bet as soon as possible to win back your losses?

12.  Do you often gamble with money you originally intended to use for other things -like lunch, clothing, tapes/CDs, etc.?

13.  Do you ever "borrow" money to gamble?

14.  Have you ever sold a favorite possession or something very special to you to get money to gamble or pay a gambling debt.

15.  Do you try to prevent your family and friends from knowing how much and how often you gamble?

16.  Do you ever lie about your gambling? For example, do you ever tell people that you did not gamble or that you won money gambling when in fact you had lost money or possessions?

17.  Do you get into arguments with your parents because of gambling or with your friends over a gambling activity?

18.  Do you feel depressed or lose sleep or feel guilty because you lost money gambling?

19.  Have you ever thought of suicide as a way of solving your problems?

20.  Do your parent(s) do a lot of gambling?

Self Scoring Guide:

  3 - 4  "YES"        Time to wonder if your gambling  is getting   out of hand.

 Over 7  "YES"    Seek appropriate help for what is a problem.