> Self-assessment

Are you concerned about your gambling?

If you are unsure whether or not you may have developed a gambling problem,
you can use the following simple checklist for self-assessment.

1. Preoccupation: Do you find that you are becoming preoccupied with past gambling successes?
2. Tolerance: Do you find that you need to increase the amount of money you gamble to achieve the same enjoyment and excitement?
3. Unable to stop: Have you recently tried to stop gambling but were unsuccessful?
4. Irritability: Do you become moody or impatient when you are cutting down how much you gamble?
5. Escape from reality: Do you ever use gambling as a way of ignoring stress in your life or to pick you up when you feel down?
6. Chase losses: Do you ever try to win back the money you lost by increasing the size or frequency of your wagers?
7. Conceal involvement: Do you ever hide how much or how often you gamble from significant others?
8. Unsociable behaviour: Have you ever committed fraud or theft to get money to gamble with?
9. Ruin a relationship/opportunity: Has gambling ever ruined a personal relationship or an occupational or educational opportunity?
10. Bail-out: Have you ever needed others to relieve a financial problem created by gambling?

If you have answered positively to at least four of the questions listed above, it is recommended you call either our customer service staff or seek professional advice.

If you would like to view our suite of support tools to help you to gamble safely please click here.

If you would like to speak to someone now about your gambling please click here.

GamCare – www.gamcare.org.uk

Gambling Therapy Helpline – www.gamblingtherapy.org

Gamble Aware – http://about.gambleaware.org

The National Gambling Helpline - 0800 80 20 133

National Problem Gambling Clinic –020 7534 6699

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