Gamblers Anonymous International Service Office 4981 Irwindale Avenue suite 700 Irwindale, CA 91706 T (626) 960-3500 F (626) 960-3501 isomain@gamblersanonymous.org. The SOGS test is a comprehensive test, normally used by counsellors in treatment to determine whether the client is a problem gambler. The CPGI test is generally used for telephone surveys, is less comprehensive and only looks at the gambling habits of a person over the previous 12 months. SOUTH OAKS GAMBLING SCREEN (SOGS) Name: Date: 1. Please indicate which of the following types of gambling you have done in your lifetime. For each type, mark one answer: 'Not at All,' 'Less than Once a Week', or 'Once a Week or More.' Measuring Problem Gambling South Oaks Gambling Screen The screen was designed in the United States in 1987 and is one of the most widely used ways to indicate the level of risk around behaviours connected with gambling. When the SOGS has been used in Australia, the scoring criteria have been adapted to ensure that screening. The South Oaks Gambling Screen is a 20-item questionnaire based on DSM- III criteria for pathological gambling. It may be self-administered or administered by nonprofessional or professional interviewers.
2. What is the largest amount of money you have ever gambled with on any one-day?
______ Never Gambled ______ More than $100.00 up to $1,000
______ $ 1.00 or less ______ More than $1,000 up to $10,000
______ More than $1.00 up to $10.00 ______ More than $10,000
______ More than $10.00 up to 100.00
3. Check which of the following people in your life has (or had) a gambling problem.
_______ Father _______ Mother
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_______ Brother/Sister _______ My spouse/partner
_______ My child(ren) _______ Another relative
_______ A Friend or someone important in my life
4. When you gamble, how often do you go back another day to win back money you have lost?
_______ Never _______ Most of the time
_______ Some of the time _______ Every time that I lose
(less than half of time I lose).
5. Have you ever claimed to be winning money gambling, but weren’t really? In fact you lost?
_______ Never
_______ Yes, less than half the time I lost
_______ Yes, most of the time
6. Do you feel you have ever had a problem with betting or money gambling?
_______ No _______ Yes _______ Yes, in the past, but not now.
7. Did you ever gamble more than you intended to?
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_______ Yes _______No
8. Have people criticized your betting or told you that you had a problem, regardless of whether or not you thought it was true?
_______ Yes _______No
9. Have you ever felt guilty about the way you gamble, or what happens when you gamble?
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_______ Yes _______No