Table 9.

Items used in the Problem Gambling Severity Index

	Now thinking about the last 12 months …	Never (0)	Sometimes (1)	Most of the time (2)	Almost always (3)
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 and 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?