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Financial Strategies for Loved Ones of Problem Gamblers

Nebraska Council on Compulsive Gambling
119 West Mission Suite G
Bellevue, Nebraska 68005
Office: (402) 292-0061 Fax: (402) 291-4605
Nebraska/Nationwide: 1-800-522-4700

Nebraska Council on Compulsive Gambling - Self Test


Click on the icon above to take the National Council on Problem Gambling's ten question screen for problem gambling. Contact the Nebraska Council on Compulsive Gambling for help anywhere in Nebraska.		Click on the logo above to take the GA Twenty Questions. These questions, written by Gamblers Anonymous, will help you, or someone you love, decide whether professional help may benefit you.

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.

Gamblers Anonymous
TWENTY QUESTIONS

1.	Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
2.	Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
3.	Did gambling affect your reputation?
4.	Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
5.	Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
6.	Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
7.	After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
8.	After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
9.	Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone?
10.	Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
11.	Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?
12.	Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures?
13.	Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?
14.	Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?
15.	Have you ever gambled to escape worry or trouble?
16.	Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?
17.	Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
18.	Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
19.	Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling?
20.	Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?

Most compulsive gamblers will answer yes to at least seven of these questions.

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10 Questions About Gambling Behavior
from the National Council on Problem Gambling

If you, or someone you know, answers "Yes" to any of these questions, consider seeking assistance from a professional regarding this gambling behavior.

1.	Have you often gambled longer than you had planned?
2.	Have you often gambled until your last dollar was gone?
3.	Have thoughts of gambling have caused you to lose sleep?
4.	Have you used your income or savings to gamble while letting bills go unpaid?
5.	Have you made repeated, unsuccessful attempts to stop gambling?
6.	Have you broken the law or considered breaking the law to finance your gambling?
7.	Have you borrowed money to finance your gambling?
8.	Have you felt depressed or suicidal because of your gambling losses?
9.	Have you been remorseful after gambling?
10.	Have you gambled to get money to meet your financial obligations?

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