South Oaks Gambling Screen

The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) was developed by Henry Lesieur, Ph.D., and Sheila Blume, M.D., as a screen for compulsive gambling.

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."

1. Please check one answer for each statement Not At All Less than once a week Once a week or more
a. Played cards for money.
b. Bet on horses, dogs, or other animals (at OTB, the track, or with a bookie).
c. Bet on sports (parlay cards, with bookie, at Jai Alai.
d. Played dice games, including craps, over and under or other dice games.
e. Went to casinos (legal or otherwise).
f. Played the numbers or bet on lotteries.
g. Played bingo.
h. Played the stock and/or commodities market.
i. Played slot machines, poker machines, or other gambling machines.
j. Bowled, shot pool, played golf, or some other game of skill for money.
k. Played pull tabs or "paper" games other than lotteries.
l. 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?  Never Gambled
 $1.00 or less
 More than $1.00 up to $10.00
 More than $10.00 up to 100.00
 More than $100.00 up to $1,000
 More than $1,000 up to $10,000
 More than $10,000
3. Check which of the following people in your life has (or had) a gambling problem.  Father
 Mother
 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
 Some of the time (less than
half of time I lose)
 Most of the time
 Every time that 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?  No
 Yes
8. Have people criticized your betting or told you that you had a problem, regardless of whether or not you thought it was true?  No
 Yes
9. Have you ever felt guilty about the way you gamble, or what happens when you gamble?  No
 Yes
10. Have you ever felt like you would like to stop betting money on gambling, but did not think that you could?  No
 Yes
11. Have you ever hidden betting slips, lottery tickets, gambling money, IOUs, or other signs of betting or gambling from your spouse, children or other important people in your life?  No
 Yes
12. Have you ever argued with people you live with over how you handle money?  No
 Yes
13. (If you answered "yes": to question 12) Have money arguments ever centered on your gambling?  No
 Yes
14. Have you ever borrowed from someone and not paid them back as a result of your gambling?  No
 Yes
15. Have you ever lost time from work (or school) due to betting money or gambling?  No
 Yes
16. If you borrowed money to gamble or to pay gambling debts, who or where did you borrow from (check "Yes" or "No" for each):
  a. From household money  No
 Yes
  b. From your spouse/partner  No
 Yes
  c. From relatives or in-laws  No
 Yes
  d. From banks, loan companies, or credit unions  No
 Yes
  e. From credit cards  No
 Yes
  f. From loan sharks  No
 Yes
  g. You cashed in stocks, bonds or other securities  No
 Yes
  h. You sold personal or family property  No
 Yes
  i. You borrowed on your checking accounts (passed bad checks)  No
 Yes
  j. You have (had) a credit line with a bookie  No
 Yes
  k. You have (had) a credit line with a casino  No
 Yes