The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) was developed by Henry Lesieur, Ph.D., and Sheila Blume, M.D., as a screen for compulsive gambling. RESPONSES TO THIS SCREEN ARE FOR YOUR REFERENCE ONLY.THE INSTITUTE DOES NOT ACCEPT ONLINE EVALUATIONS. CLICK ON THE POPUP BUTTON AFTER THE PROMPT "Response" TO RECORD YOUR ANSWERS TO EACH OF THE QUESTIONS. 1. Please indicate which of the following types of gambling you have done in your lifetime. After each type of gambling, answer: "not at all", "less than once a week " or "once a week or more. " 1a. play cards for money Response: YOUR ANSWER? not at all less than once a week once a week or more 1b. bet on horses, dogs or other animals (at OTB, the track or with a bookie) Response: YOUR ANSWER? not at all less than once a week once a week or more 1c. bet on sports (parlay cards, with a bookie or at Jai Alai) Response: YOUR ANSWER? not at all less than once a week once a week or more 1d. play dice games (including craps, over and under or other dice games) for money Response: YOUR ANSWER? not at all less than once a week once a week or more 1e. gamble in a casino (legal or otherwise) Response: YOUR ANSWER? not at all less than once a week once a week or more 1f. play the numbers or bet on lotteries Response: YOUR ANSWER? not at all less than once a week once a week or more 1g. play bingo for money Response: YOUR ANSWER? not at all less than once a week once a week or more 1h. play the stock, options and/or commodities market Response: YOUR ANSWER? not at all less than once a week once a week or more 1i. play slot machines, poker machines or other gambling machines Response: YOUR ANSWER? not at all less than once a week once a week or more 1j. bowl, shoot pool, play golf or play any other game of skill for money Response: YOUR ANSWER? not at all less than once a week once a week or more 1k. pull tabs or "paper" games other than lotteries Response: YOUR ANSWER? not at all less than once a week once a week or more 1l. engage in some form of gambling not listed above (please specify) Response: YOUR ANSWER? not at all less than once a week once a week or more 2. What is the largest amount of money you have ever gambled with on any one day? a. I've never gambled b. $1 or less c. more than $1 but less than $10 d. more than $10 but less than $100 e. more than $100 but less than $1,000 f. more than $1,000 but less than $10,000 g. more than $10,000 Response: YOUR ANSWER? a. I've never gambled b. $1 or less c. more than $1 but less than $10 d. more than $10 but less than $100 e. more than $100 but less than $1,000 f. more than $1,000 but less than $10,000 g. more than $10,000 3. Which of the following people has (or had) a gambling problem? a. father b. mother c. brother or sister d. spouse or partner e. child or children f. grandparent g. another relative h. no one in my family has (or had) a gambling problem Response: YOUR ANSWER? a. father b. mother c. brother or sister d. spouse or partner e. child or children f. grandparent g. another relative h. none 4. When you gamble, how often do you return to win back the money you lost? a. never b. some of the time (less than half of the times I lost) c. most of the times I lost d. every time I lost Response: YOUR ANSWER? a. never b. some of the time (less than half of the times I lost) c. most of the times I lost d. every time I lost 5. Have you ever claimed to be winning money while gambling, even though you were actually losing money? a. never b. yes, less than half of the times I lost c. yes, most of the time Response: YOUR ANSWER? a. never b. yes, less than half of the times I lost c. yes, most of the time 6. Do you feel like you have ever had a problem with betting money or gambling? a. no b. yes, in the past, but not now c. yes Response: YOUR ANSWER? a. no b. yes, in the past, but not now c. yes 7. Did you ever gamble more than you intended to? Response: Yes or No? yes no 8. Have people criticized your betting or told you that you had a gambling problem, regardless of whether or not you thought it was true? Response: Yes or No? yes no 9. Have you ever felt guilty about the way you gamble or what happens when you gamble? Response: Yes or No? yes no 10. Have you ever felt like you would like to stop betting money or gambling but you didn't think you could? Response: Yes or No? yes no 11. Have you ever hidden betting slips, lottery tickets, gambling money, I.O.U.s or other signs of betting or gambling from your spouse, children or other important people in your life? Response: Yes or No? yes no 12. Have you ever argued with people you live with over how you handle money? Response: Yes or No? yes no 13. (If you answered yes to question 12) Have money arguments ever centered on your gambling? Response: Yes or No? yes no 14. Have you ever borrowed from someone and not paid them back as a result of your gambling? Response: Yes or No? yes no 15. Have you ever lost time from work (or school) due to betting or gambling? Response: Yes or No? yes no 16. If you borrowed money to gamble or to pay gambling debts, who/where did you borrow from? (answer "yes" or "no" to each question) a. from household money? Response: Yes or No? yes no b. from your spouse? Response: Yes or No? yes no c. from other relatives or in-laws? Response: Yes or No? yes no d. from banks, loan companies or credit unions? Response: Yes or No? yes no e. from credit cards? Response: Yes or No? yes no f. from loan sharks? Response: Yes or No? yes no g. you cashed in stocks, bonds or other securities? Response: Yes or No? yes no h. you sold personal or family property? Response: Yes or No? yes no i. you borrowed on your checking account? Response: Yes or No? yes no j. you have (had) a credit line with a bookie? Response: Yes or No? yes no k. you have (had) a credit line with a casino? Response: Yes or No? yes no If you have answered (a) or no to all of the questions above, you do not have a gambling problem. If you have answered (b) or (c) to questions 4 through 6 or yes to questions 7 through 16, one to four times, then you have some problem with gambling. If you have answered (b) or (c) to questions 4 through 6 or yes to questions 7 through 16, five or more times, you show signs of being a probable pathological gambler. For a thorough, professional assessment for pathological gambling, please call the Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery at 1-800-522-3784. ©1992 South Oaks Foundation. Used with permission. If you have questions regarding the South Oaks Gambling Screen please visit http://www.longislandhome.org See also, the Twenty Questions of Gamblers Anonymous.
RESPONSES TO THIS SCREEN ARE FOR YOUR REFERENCE ONLY.THE INSTITUTE DOES NOT ACCEPT ONLINE EVALUATIONS.
CLICK ON THE POPUP BUTTON AFTER THE PROMPT "Response" TO RECORD YOUR ANSWERS TO EACH OF THE QUESTIONS.
1a. play cards for money
Response: YOUR ANSWER? not at all less than once a week once a week or more
1b. bet on horses, dogs or other animals (at OTB, the track or with a bookie)
1c. bet on sports (parlay cards, with a bookie or at Jai Alai)
1d. play dice games (including craps, over and under or other dice games) for money
1e. gamble in a casino (legal or otherwise)
1f. play the numbers or bet on lotteries
1g. play bingo for money
1h. play the stock, options and/or commodities market
1i. play slot machines, poker machines or other gambling machines
1j. bowl, shoot pool, play golf or play any other game of skill for money
1k. pull tabs or "paper" games other than lotteries
1l. engage in some form of gambling not listed above (please specify)
2. What is the largest amount of money you have ever gambled with on any one day?
a. I've never gambled b. $1 or less c. more than $1 but less than $10 d. more than $10 but less than $100 e. more than $100 but less than $1,000 f. more than $1,000 but less than $10,000 g. more than $10,000 Response: YOUR ANSWER? a. I've never gambled b. $1 or less c. more than $1 but less than $10 d. more than $10 but less than $100 e. more than $100 but less than $1,000 f. more than $1,000 but less than $10,000 g. more than $10,000
3. Which of the following people has (or had) a gambling problem?
a. father b. mother c. brother or sister d. spouse or partner e. child or children f. grandparent g. another relative h. no one in my family has (or had) a gambling problem Response: YOUR ANSWER? a. father b. mother c. brother or sister d. spouse or partner e. child or children f. grandparent g. another relative h. none
4. When you gamble, how often do you return to win back the money you lost?
a. never b. some of the time (less than half of the times I lost) c. most of the times I lost d. every time I lost Response: YOUR ANSWER? a. never b. some of the time (less than half of the times I lost) c. most of the times I lost d. every time I lost
5. Have you ever claimed to be winning money while gambling, even though you were actually losing money?
a. never b. yes, less than half of the times I lost c. yes, most of the time Response: YOUR ANSWER? a. never b. yes, less than half of the times I lost c. yes, most of the time
6. Do you feel like you have ever had a problem with betting money or gambling?
a. no b. yes, in the past, but not now c. yes Response: YOUR ANSWER? a. no b. yes, in the past, but not now c. yes
7. Did you ever gamble more than you intended to?
Response: Yes or No? yes no
8. Have people criticized your betting or told you that you had a gambling problem, regardless of whether or not you thought it was true?
9. Have you ever felt guilty about the way you gamble or what happens when you gamble?
10. Have you ever felt like you would like to stop betting money or gambling but you didn't think you could?
11. Have you ever hidden betting slips, lottery tickets, gambling money, I.O.U.s or other signs of betting or gambling from your spouse, children or other important people in your life?
12. Have you ever argued with people you live with over how you handle money?
13. (If you answered yes to question 12) Have money arguments ever centered on your gambling?
14. Have you ever borrowed from someone and not paid them back as a result of your gambling?
15. Have you ever lost time from work (or school) due to betting or gambling?
16. If you borrowed money to gamble or to pay gambling debts, who/where did you borrow from? (answer "yes" or "no" to each question)
a. from household money? Response: Yes or No? yes no b. from your spouse? Response: Yes or No? yes no c. from other relatives or in-laws? Response: Yes or No? yes no d. from banks, loan companies or credit unions? Response: Yes or No? yes no e. from credit cards? Response: Yes or No? yes no f. from loan sharks? Response: Yes or No? yes no g. you cashed in stocks, bonds or other securities? Response: Yes or No? yes no h. you sold personal or family property? Response: Yes or No? yes no i. you borrowed on your checking account? Response: Yes or No? yes no j. you have (had) a credit line with a bookie? Response: Yes or No? yes no k. you have (had) a credit line with a casino? Response: Yes or No? yes no
b. from your spouse? Response: Yes or No? yes no
c. from other relatives or in-laws? Response: Yes or No? yes no
d. from banks, loan companies or credit unions? Response: Yes or No? yes no
e. from credit cards? Response: Yes or No? yes no
f. from loan sharks? Response: Yes or No? yes no
g. you cashed in stocks, bonds or other securities? Response: Yes or No? yes no
h. you sold personal or family property? Response: Yes or No? yes no
i. you borrowed on your checking account? Response: Yes or No? yes no
j. you have (had) a credit line with a bookie? Response: Yes or No? yes no
k. you have (had) a credit line with a casino? Response: Yes or No? yes no
If you have answered (b) or (c) to questions 4 through 6 or yes to questions 7 through 16, one to four times, then you have some problem with gambling.
If you have answered (b) or (c) to questions 4 through 6 or yes to questions 7 through 16, five or more times, you show signs of being a probable pathological gambler.
For a thorough, professional assessment for pathological gambling, please call the Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery at 1-800-522-3784.
If you have questions regarding the South Oaks Gambling Screen please visit http://www.longislandhome.org See also, the Twenty Questions of Gamblers Anonymous.
The Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery has centers at the following locations: Proctor Hospital5409 N. Knoxville AvenuePeoria IL 61614 800-522-3784 Advocate BroMennMedical CenterVirginia at FranklinNormal IL 61761 309-888-0993 IIAR at Springfield3050 Montvale DriveSpringfield IL 62704 217-726-6611 Ingalls Memorial HospitalWyman Gordon PavilionOne Ingalls DriveHarvey, IL 60426 708-915-4090 The Abbey1401 Central AvenueBettendorf, IA 52722 563-355-4707