Problem Gambling Questionnaire

If you think you may have a gambling problem, or you are just curious to see your results, answer the below questions on our Gambling Questionnaire. The questions are pretty straight forward and are all “Yes” or “No” questions. Once completed, see below for next steps.

Questionnaire

Answer all questions either “YES” or “NO”.

• 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 all your money 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, trouble, boredom, loneliness, grief or loss?
• 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?

Result Interpretation

After answering all the above questions, the interpretation of your result is not an exact science, and individual aspects must be accounted for. However, in general, if you answered “Yes” to 5 or more questions it is probably best to seek some help.

Most gamblers can answer yes to at least 1 if not 2 questions. More than 2 “Yes” answers should not be considered normal, and one should take a hard look at their gambling habits. Some people may answer just 1 question Yes but could have a bad gambling problem. As with Human Beings, every individual is different, and individual circumstances should always be considered.

Available Help & Assistance

Help is available from several different sources. Below we have linked to the National Council on Problem Gambling, as well as Gamblers Anonymous. If you would like to attend a local meeting, simply visit either website for more information. You can always Contact Us as well.