Stay in control

Gambling can generate harmful effects and some players should be concerned about their gambling habits, so it is very important to maintain self-control. Accordingly for such players, we provide the following questionnaire from Gamcare which may give players the necessary guidance:

1. Have you ever been criticized for gambling?
2. Have you ever lied to cover up the amount you have gambled or time you have spent doing it?
3. Do you gamble alone for long periods?
4. Do you stay away from work, university or college to gamble?
5. Do you gamble to escape from a boring or unhappy life?
6. Are you reluctant to spend “gambling money” on anything else?
7. Have you lost interest in your family, friends or pastimes due to gambling?
8. After losing, do you feel you must try and win back your losses as soon as possible?
9. When gambling and you run out of money, do you feel lost and in despair and need to gamble again as soon as possible?
10. Do you gamble until your money is gone?
11. Have you lied, stolen or borrowed just to get money to gamble or to pay gambling debts?
12. Do you feel depressed or even suicidal because of your gambling?

If you have answered yes to any of the above questions, gambling may have become a problem to you and we urge you to seek professional help and advice.