The PGSI is a tool based on research on the common signs and consequences of problematic gambling.

You can access this tool from a number of different websites, including Gambling help online.

The index asks the following questions:

1. Have you bet more than you could really afford to lose?

2. Have you needed to gamble with larger amounts 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 you might have a problem with gambling?

6. Has gambling caused you any health problems, including stess 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?

No time to take the whole test? Then just answer Question 1.

If you answer yes, to any question consider reaching out for help.