South Oaks Gambling Screen

Print the following page.  Then indicate which of the following types of gambling you have done in your lifetime. For each type, mark one answer: "not at all," "less than once a week," or "once a week or more."

Not at all

Less than once a week

Once a week or more

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a. played cards for money

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b. bet on horses, dogs or other animals (in off-track betting, at the track or with a bookie)

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c. bet on sports (parley cards, with a bookie,, or at jai alai)

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d. played dice games (including craps, over and under, or other dice games) for money

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e. went to casino (legal or otherwise)

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f. played the numbers or bet on lotteries

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g. played bingo

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h. played the stock and/or commodities market

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i. played slot machines, poker machines or other gambling machines

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j. bowled, shot pool, played golf or played some other game of skill for money


2. What is the largest amount of money you have ever gambled with any one day?

___ never have gambled

___ more than $100 up to $1000

___ $10 or less

___ more than $1000 up to $10,000

___ more than $10 up to $100

___ more than $10,000

3. Do (did) your parents have a gambling problem?

___ both my father and mother gamble (or gambled) too much

___ my father gambles (or gambled) too much

___ my mother gambles (or gambled) too much

___ neither gambles (or gambled) too much

4. When you gamble, how often do you go back another day to win back money you lost?

___ never

___ some of the time (less than half the time) I lost

___ most of the time I lost

___ every time I lost

5. Have you ever claimed to be winning money gambling but weren’t really? In fact, you lost?

___ never (or never gamble)

___ yes, less than half the time I lost

___ yes, most of the time

6. Do you feel you have ever had a problem with gambling?

___ no

___ yes, in the past, but not now

___ yes

Yes

No

7. Did you ever gamble more than you intended?

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8. Have people criticized your gambling?

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9. Have you ever felt guilty about the way you gamble or what happens when you gamble?

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10. Have you ever felt like you would like to stop gambling but didn’t think you could?

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11. Have you ever hidden betting slips, lottery tickets, gambling money, or other signs of gambling from your spouse, children, or other important people in you life?

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12. Have you ever argued with people you like over how you handle money?

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13. (If you answered "yes" to question 12): Have money arguments ever centered on your gambling?

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14. Have you ever borrowed from someone and not paid them back as a result of your gambling?

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15. Have you ever lost time from work (or school) due to gambling?

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16. If you borrowed money to gamble or to pay gambling debts, where did you borrow from? (Check "yes" or "no" for each)

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a. from household money

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b. from your spouse

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c. from other relatives or in-laws

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d. from banks, loan companies or credit unions

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e. from credit cards

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f. from loan sharks (Shylocks)

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g. your cashed in stocks, bonds or other securities

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h. you sold personal or family property

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i. you borrowed on your checking account (passed bad checks)

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j. you have (had) a credit line with a bookie

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k. you have (had) a credit line with a casino

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