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Responsible Gaming Check

Nine questions from the validated Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI). Answers never leave your browser — nothing is saved, tracked, or sent. Takes about two minutes.

Think about your gambling over the last 12 months when answering.

1.Have you bet more than you could really afford to lose?
2.Have you needed to gamble with larger amounts of money to get the same feeling of excitement?
3.When you gambled, did you go back another day to try to win back the money you lost?
4.Have you borrowed money or sold anything to get money to gamble?
5.Have you felt that you might have a problem with gambling?
6.Has gambling caused you any health problems, including stress or anxiety?
7.Have people criticised your betting or told you that you had a gambling problem, regardless of whether or not you thought it was true?
8.Has your gambling caused any financial problems for you or your household?
9.Have you felt guilty about the way you gamble or what happens when you gamble?

About This Screen

The Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) is a 9-item instrument developed by Ferris and Wynne (2001) as the scoring component of the Canadian Problem Gambling Index. It is the most widely used validated screen for gambling-related harm and is deployed by the UK Gambling Commission, GambleAware, and researchers worldwide.

How scoring works: each of the 9 questions is scored 0 (Never) to 3 (Almost always), for a total of 0-27. The established risk bands are:

What this is not: a diagnosis. A PGSI score flags risk. Only a qualified clinician can diagnose a gambling disorder. If your score suggests moderate or higher risk — or if you feel something is off, regardless of what the number says — talking to a counselor is the right next step.

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