Check your gaming conduct

Note: Would you like to find out if your gaming behaviour is within healthy bounds? Then answer the following 17 questions as truthfully as possible. This self-evaluation test takes a maximum of 10 minutes to complete. You will receive your personal test result immediately after you finish.

The questions are based on NODS, a test developed by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. The internationally widely used instrument follows the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for gambling disorders. More information is available in English on the website of the National Council on Problem Gambling (www.ncpgambling.org).
  • Has there ever been a period of at least 2 weeks when you spent a lot of time thinking about your gambling experiences or planning out future gambling ventures or bets?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Has there ever been a period of at least 2 weeks when you spent a lot of time thinking about ways of getting more money to gamble with?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Have there been periods when you gambled or bet with increasingly higher stakes than before in order to get the same feeling of excitement?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Have you ever tried to stop, cut down or control your gambling?
    • Yes
    • No
  • On one or more of the times when you tried to stop, cut down or control your gambling, were you restless or irritable?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Have you ever tried to stop, cut down or control your gambling but you were unable to?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Has that happened three or more times?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Have you ever gambled as a way to escape from personal problems?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Have you ever gambled to relieve uncomfortable feelings such as guilt, anxiety, helplessness or depression?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Has there ever been a period when, if you lost money gambling one day, you would return shortly afterwards to make up the loss?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Have you ever lied to family members, friends or others about how much you gamble or how much money you lose on gambling?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Has that happened three or more times?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Have you ever written a bad cheque or taken something that didn't belong to you from family members or anyone else to pay for your gambling?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Has your gambling ever caused serious or repeated problems in your relationships with any of your family members or friends?
    • Yes
    • No
  • If you are a student: Has your gambling caused you any problems in school, such as missing classes or your grades dropping?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Has your gambling ever caused you to lose a job, have trouble with your job, or miss out on an important job or career opportunity?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Have you ever needed to ask a family member or anyone else to loan you money or otherwise bail you out of a desperate financial situation that was largely caused by your gambling?
    • Yes
    • No