10 Questions About Gambling Behavior

[Doug]

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

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

[SaTiT]

1. yes
2. yes
3. yes
4. yes
5. yes
6. No not yet, but i can drive 100 miles in 1/2 hour...so it's sort of yes.
7. No not yet
8. No as bad as that but I do feel like sheit and get an attitude.
9. Yes, every damn time and vow not to do anymore.....t.t.t
10. Sortta kinda.

Holy schmoly.....I didn't started gambling until after 5 years of
being clean and sober.

[Doug]

I always stayed away from gambling because I was afraid of getting "hooked", meanwhile, I just kept abusing drugs morning, noon, and night, being happy I didn't have "one of those gambling problems".

[THE KING]

1. YES

2, no

3, no,

4, no

5. NO

6. NO

7. yes once

8, NO

9. NO

10, NO

so 2 out of 10 so whats the verdict?

[THE KING]

I should also add that I never have a "Planned time length" when I gamble I have a set amount, I'll say "Ok I will not go over 60 bucks" and I usually dont (infact I dont think I ever have)

[margo]

so 2 out of 10 so whats the verdict?

The verdict is...

Originally Posted by Doug

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

[aldo1980]

1. yes
2. yes
3. no
4. yes
5. yes
6. no
7. yes
8. no
9. yes
10. yes

[ThaNinja]

I score a 6 out of ten.

I played poker online, now just in real life. Is it a gambling problem if you have a positive expectation and make money? Over the course of 2 years I played over 300,000 hands of No Limit Texas Holdem....but also made a nice chunk of change.

I never play any casino games because the house has an edge. I have an edge in poker, because I studied so hard to learn the game and apply my knowledge. I quit playing online because it ate up too much of my time.

I also only like to play cards with people who know how to play cards, and to play for buy ins over $50 to weed out the riff-raff. Skill based games arent as fun any more unless A) Its for money B) I believe I have an advantage.

Obsessive hobby, or addiction?

[dgillz]

I scored a 2. I have not been gambling in a year. The last time before that was a year and a half. I would guess I have been gambling probably 12 times in the last 15 years.

And I have a problem?

I think not, not with gambling.

[phillsphan]

Yes to all but 6, 7 and 10.