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The nine-question self-check

Two minutes. No email address, no account, no result anyone else will ever see. This runs entirely inside your browser — not one of your answers is sent to us.

The nine-question self-check

Thinking about the last twelve months, answer as honestly as you would if nobody were going to see it — because nobody will. Nothing you tap here leaves your device.

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This is a reflective tool, not a clinical diagnosis.

The self-check needs JavaScript

It is built to run without a server so that nothing you answer ever leaves your device, which unfortunately means it needs JavaScript switched on. If you would rather not, the questions are exactly those of the Problem Gambling Severity Index — score each one Never 0, Sometimes 1, Most of the time 2, Almost always 3. A total of 8 or more is consistent with problem gambling. Either way, you can speak to somebody free on 0808 8020 133 at any hour.

Have you bet more than you could really afford to lose?
Have you needed to gamble with larger amounts to get the same feeling of excitement?
Have you gone back another day to try to win back money you lost?
Have you borrowed money or sold anything to get money to gamble?
Have you felt that you might have a problem with gambling?
Has gambling caused you any health problems, including stress or anxiety?
Have people criticised your betting or told you that you had a gambling problem, regardless of whether you thought it was true?
Has your gambling caused any financial problems for you or your household?
Have you felt guilty about the way you gamble, or about what happens when you gamble?

How the scoring works

Every answer scores between 0 and 3, giving a total between 0 and 27. These are the four recognised bands — we are showing them openly because a self-check that hides its own method is not worth taking.

0

No indication of gambling harm

Your answers do not indicate harm from gambling at the moment. That can change, and it usually changes gradually rather than suddenly — so if you have come to this page at all, it may be worth revisiting the resource library and setting your limits while the decision is easy.
1–2

Low level of risk

Your answers suggest gambling is not currently causing you significant harm, but there are signals worth taking seriously. This is the stage at which barriers are easiest to put up and hardest to regret — a self-exclusion registration now costs you nothing you will miss.
3–7

Moderate level of risk

Your answers indicate a moderate level of risk, with consequences that are probably already visible in your finances, your relationships or your sleep. This is the point at which people most often decide to wait and see. Waiting is the expensive option. A free, confidential conversation is available to you today.
8–27

Signs consistent with problem gambling

Your answers are consistent with gambling that is causing you significant harm. That is a difficult sentence to read, and it is also the most useful information on this page. Please do not sit with it alone — the National Gambling Helpline is free, confidential and answering right now on 0808 8020 133.

Adapted from Ferris, J. & Wynne, H. (2001), The Canadian Problem Gambling Index. Reproduced for personal reflection only; it does not constitute a clinical diagnosis.

Where most people begin

A free 20-minute call with a clinician. No form, no obligation, no sales pitch.

We will ask what has been happening and tell you honestly whether we are the right service for you. If we are not, we will tell you exactly where to go instead — We reply to every enquiry within one working day.

Book an intake call 0161 496 0184

Prefer to stay anonymous? The National Gambling Helpline is free on 0808 8020 133, 24 hours a day.

The nine-question self-check