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Gambling Test

Are you addicted to gambling? This gambling test from Gamblers Anonymous offers the following questions to anyone who may have a gambling problem. These questions are provided to help the individual decide if he or she is a compulsive gambler and wants to stop gambling.

Use the results to help decide if you need to seek help from a doctor or other mental health professional to further discuss diagnosis and treatment of an addiction to gambling (compulsive gambling).

Instructions: Respond to the questions below, then click the "score" button for an interpretation of the results.


1 )Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
 Yes
No

2 )Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
 Yes
No

3 )Did gambling affect your reputation?
 Yes
No

4 )Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
 Yes
No

5 )Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
 Yes
No

6 )Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
 Yes
No

7 )After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
 Yes
No

8 )After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
 Yes
No

9 )Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone?
 Yes
No

10 )Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
 Yes
No

11 )Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?
 Yes
No

12 )Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures?
 Yes
No

13 )Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?
 Yes
No

14 )Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?
 Yes
No

15 )Have you ever gambled to escape worry, trouble, boredom or loneliness?
 Yes
No

16 )Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?
 Yes
No

17 )Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
 Yes
No

18 )Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
 Yes
No

19 )Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling?
 Yes
No

20 )Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?
 Yes
No

   

 

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