4. • Low self-esteem
• Depression
• Suicidality
• Victim of abuse
• Poor school performance
• History of delinquency
• Poor impulse control
• Male
• Early onset
• Parental history of
respective problems
• Community/family norms
promoting accessibility to
the activity
5. Lie Bet Screening Tool
1. Have you ever felt the need to bet
more and more money?
2. Have you ever had to lie to people
important to you about how much you
gambled?
6. 1. During the past 12 months, have you become restless,
irritable or anxious when trying to stop/cut down on
gambling?
2. During the past 12 months, have you tried to keep your
family or friends from knowing how much you gambled?
3. During the past 12 months, did you have such financial
trouble as a result of your gambling that you had to get
help with living expenses from family, friends, welfare?
Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen
8. • 89% of UNR students who gamble set a spending limit
and most of them keep it.
• 9 out of 10 UNR students who gamble never borrow
money to gamble
• UNR students who don't gamble or gamble infrequently
have higher GPS's
• 1 in 4 UNR student have a close friend or family member
with a gambling problem
9.
10.
11. • National Council on Problem
Gambling
• National Center for Responsible
Gaming
• Nevada Council on Problem
Gambling
• Reno Problem Gambling Center
