Rideauwood Addiction & Family Services

The Short Gambling Quiz
(Developed by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)

1. In the past 12 months have you gambled more than you intended to?			Yes No
2. In the past 12 months have you claimed to be winning money when you			Yes No
	were not?
3. In the past 12 months have you felt guilty about the way you gamble or			Yes No
	about what happens when you gamble?
4. In the past 12 months have people criticized your gambling?			Yes No
5. In the past 12 months have you had money arguments centred on			Yes No
	gambling?
6. In the past 12 months did you feel you had to persist until you won?			Yes No
7. If you answered yes to 2 or more of these questions,		once only sometimes often
	how often has it happened?

Scoring :
. If a person answers no to all questions, you can be very confident that he or she does not have
	a gambling problem.

. A score of 2 may indicate that he or she is developing a problem, but currently does not have
	a problem.

. If a person scores 3 or more you can be very confident that he or she does have a problem:
	over 97% of people who do not have a problem score less than 2 on these items.

. Question 7 is used to adjust a person's score. If a person scored 3 or above, but responded once
	only to question 7, then he or she may be at risk or in transition, but probably does not have a gambling problem.

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