Real money online casino play, and gambling in general, should be entertainment and an overall enjoyable experience. If online gambling or any type of gambling in general has become stressful, or no longer fun, it may be time to examine your habits.
Below is a simple questionnaire taken from the Gamblers Anonymous website. Answer the below 20 questions Yes or No and then review your results. While this questionnaire is not meant to be a diagnosis of any kind, it may help getting a better perspective on your gambling.
Are You a Compulsive Gambler?
Each Question Should Answered “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?
Interpretation
Just about anyone who does gamble on a semi-regular basis can answer “Yes” to at least one of the above questions. However, if you find you have answered Yes to 3 or more questions, finding additional resources may be advisable.
You can take the same exact questionnaire as above on the GA Website, and they will provide feedback based on your answers. It can be completely confidential, and all be done online.
We have also listed a few other gambling problem resources below. If you believe you have a problem, please do not wait to get the support you need. Like any addiction, finding support and having good communication are great steps towards recovery.
Problem Gambling Resources
See below for organizations dedicated to helping problem gamblers. Visit the website using any link below, or contact them by phone and/or email where available.
Gamblers Anonymous – 909.931.9056 – isomain @ gamblersanonymous.org
National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) – 1.800.MY.RESET
