Do you have a gambling problem?
If you answer "yes" to at least seven of the following 20 questions, you may be a compulsive gambler.
1. Do you lose time from work due to gambling? |
| 2. Does gambling make your home life unhappy? |
| 3. Does gambling affect your reputation? |
| 4. Do you ever feel remorse after gambling? |
| 5. Do you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or to otherwise solve financial difficulties? |
| 6. Does gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency? |
| 7. After losing, do you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses? |
| 8. After a win, do you have a strong urge to return and win more? |
| 9. Do you often gamble until your last dollar is gone? |
| 10. Do you ever borrow to finance your gambling? |
| 11. Do you ever sell anything to finance your gambling? |
| 12. Are you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures? |
| 13. Does gambling make you careless about the welfare of your family? |
| 14. Do you ever gamble longer than you planned? |
| 15. Do you ever gamble to escape worry or trouble? |
| 16. Do you ever commit, or consider committing, an illegal act to finance your gambling? |
| 17. Does gambling cause you to have difficulty sleeping? |
| 18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble? |
| 19. Do you have an urge to celebrate good fortune by a few hours of gambling? |
| 20. Do you ever consider self-destruction as a result of your gambling? |
PLEASE SEEK HELP AT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS
HELP FOR PROBLEM GAMBLERS
Visit one of these websites
Gamblers Anonymous
National Council on Problem Gambling
Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling
Minnesota Council on Compulsive Gambling
WannaBet--An online magazine for teens
Bellwood Total Health Care
Hazelden
| Call one of these telephone hotlines Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling, 1-800-GAMBLE-5 Minnesota Compulsive Gambling, 1-800-437-3641 The Wisconsin and Minnesota hotlines are staffed 24 hours per day, seven days per week. |
