• Does your group of friends gamble on various things, cards, dice, events, games, or on line sites?
• Has gambling become your favorite (or only) activity?
• Do you have trouble concentrating on homework or other things because you are thinking of gambling all the time?
• Have you ever gotten in trouble in school for gambling?
• Have you skipped school to gamble?
• Are you drinking alcohol or taking drugs?
• Have you missed important family events or snuck out of them to gamble?
• Do you like being the center of attention and enjoy talking or bragging about your winnings?
• Have you ever borrowed or stolen money to gamble?
• Do you think that if you could get a big win it would solve all your problems?
• Do you ever argue with your friends or fight with people over gambling?
• Do you continually make bets thinking that you will be able to win back money that you have lost?
• Are you leading a "secret" life?
• Do you feel as if the "rules" are written for other people and not for you?
• Do you think that gambling is an easy way to make money?

These questions and others like them are signs that a person may need help and may be in a situation and may not see their way out of it. If you answered yes to several of these questions you need to speak to someone now. Please talk to a parent or counselor and begin to get your life back on track today!