TAKE THE TEST

ACEACE · 07-15-05, 08:23 AM

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO IS WHO HERE.......

THE ONES THAT ARE TRUE GAMBLERS.....

THE ONES THAT ARE COMPULSIVE.......

THE ONES THAT ARE DEGENERATE......

DO THE TEST...... IF YOU ARE UNDER SEVEN "YES"..YOU ARE A TRUE GAMBLER.....

SEVEN OR MORE.....YOU ARE A COMPULSIVE GAMBLER...

10 OR MORE YOU ARE A DEGENERATE

IF SOMEONE IS TAKING THIS TEST AND HALF OVER 18 YES YOU NEED HELP NOW!!!!!!!!

1. DID YOU LOSE TIME FROM WORK OR SCHOOL DUE TO GAMBLING?
2 HAS GAMBLING EVER MADE YOUR HOME LIFE UNHAPPY?
3 DID GAMBLING AFFECT YOUR REPUTATION?
4 HAVE YOU EVER FELT REMORSE AFTER GAMBLING?
5 DID YOU EVER GAMBLE TO GET MONEY WITH WHICH TO PAY BILLS OR SOLVE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES?
6 DID GAMBLING CAUSE A DECREASE IN YOUR AMBITION OR EFFICENCY?
7 AFTER LOSING DID YOU FEEL YOU MUST RETURN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND WIN BACK YOUR LOSSES?
8 AFTER A WIN DID YOU HAVE A STRONG URGE TO RETURN AND WIN MORE?
9 DID YOU OFTEN GAMBLE UNTILL YOUR LAST DOLLAR WAS GONE?
10 DID YOU EVER BORROW TO FINANCE YOUR GAMBLING?
11 HAVE YOU EVER SOLD ANYTHING TO FINANCE GAMBLING?
12 WERE YOU RELUCTANT TO USE "GAMBLING MONEY" FOR NORMAL EXPENDITURES?
13 DID GAMBLING MAKE YOU CARELESS OF THE WELFARE OF YOURSELF OR YOUR FAMILY?
14 DID YOU EVER GAMBLE LONGER THAN YOU HAD PLANNED?
15 HAVE YOU EVER GAMBLED TO ESCAPE WORRY OR TROUBLE?
16 HAVE YOU EVER COMMITTED OR CONSIDERED COMMITTING AN ILLEGAL ACT TO FINCE GAMBLING?
17 DID GAMBLING CAUSE YOU TO HAVE DIFFICULTY IN SLEEPING?
18 DO ARGUMENTS,DISAPPOINTMENT CREATE WITHIN YOU AN URGE TO GAMBLE?
19 DID YOU EVER HAVE AN URGE TO CELEBRATE ANY GOOD FORTUNE BY A FEWW HOURS OF GAMBLING?
20 HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED SELF DESTRUCTION AS A RESULT OF YOUR GAMBLING?

I 'M DOING THIS FOR FUN........BUT IF YOU ARE OVER 10....YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT YOU ARE DOING......

ACE-ACE HOW MANY POINTS DO YOU HAVE??
(THERE THAT VOICE AGAIN)
I SAID YES 4 TIMES......8....12...14...19...

WE ALL HAVE SOME........WHAT YOUR SCORE?

TOMMY B · 07-15-05, 09:19 AM

I HAVE 1 YES , TROUBLE SLEEPING AFTER A BAD WEEK OR TWO . NOT SO MUCH ON WHAT I LOST BUT BECAUSE I'M NOT DOING GOOD IN THE HILTON CONTEST . YOU SEE , I ALSO BET THE PICKS I MAKE BUT MY MONEYMANAGEMENT SYSTEM KEEPS ME FOCUSED . IT'S JUST UNSETTLING TO DO BADLY WHEN YOU WANT SO MUCH TO BE DOING GOOD . MAKES ME WORK EXTRA HARD THE NEXT WEEK WHICH IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE THAT . MOST OF THE TIME THE BEST WAY IS KISS.( KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID.)

VERY INTERESTING ACE ACE. KEEP IT COMING. TOMMY B

Tommy · 07-15-05, 12:08 PM

Very Good test Ace,

8. no doubt about it

14. I hardly ever plan on it, it just happens

19. Many times

7. A couple of times

Tommy · 07-15-05, 12:14 PM

I live In Atlantic City, My whole Family is in the Poker Biz. Everyone is a gambler of some sort. I have been around it my whole life, its in my blood.

naught33 · 07-15-05, 02:03 PM

hey, great test, i said yes 4 times

4, 7, 8, 15!

would go into more detail but im at work, lol...does that count? that im at work and on the forum

DUlrich1227 · 07-28-05, 07:03 PM

7 & 8 got me LOL

JimL04 · 09-16-05, 07:13 AM

yes to 2, 7, 14 and 17 (17 many times kind of a problem even when things are going well I am usually thinking of things gambling related probably more so with poker though replaying hands etc....) great thread interesting.

Tommy · 09-16-05, 07:38 AM

I think #8 is a little ridiculous though. That shouldn't count because everyone feels that way or they wouldnt be gambling in the first place lol

GOAGS1155 · 09-16-05, 11:05 AM

I am officially a degenerate but you know what I LIKE IT!!!!

QuickNick · 09-19-05, 11:13 PM

I am gonna do a little TEXAS and EL PASO on the test, I'll probably be a DEGENERATE LMMFSAO!!!!!

Tommy · 09-20-05, 01:27 AM

Nick We all are or once were....

Sportsrmylife · 09-25-05, 12:20 AM

Anyone that can't say "yes" to everyone of those question is lying to themselves!! I have been playing seriously for about 3 years now and can say yes to everyone of those questions. The best thing about that is that I consider myself to be a much better player now because of those learning experiences.

OLD HEAD · 09-25-05, 11:35 AM

TOTAL TOTAL DEGENERATE !!!!! SO BAD WE BET THE OVER UNDER ON THE STOCK MARKET DAILY !!!!

Deric · 10-10-05, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sportsrmylife

The best thing about that is that I consider myself to be a much better player now because of those learning experiences.

Yeah, I answered YES to 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 14, and 17. Thats 7 and right on the line. I am much better now than a year ago though and do not chase after a loss, or feel the need to keep going after a win or two anymore. The only things now is that I am still unhappy after a loss even though I know I will lose. The gambling too long has only happened when i do casino games which i don't do anymore.. just sports now.

WESTIE · 10-10-05, 04:48 PM

A few years back I would have said yes to just about every question. Today I say yes to six of them

Wigington · 10-23-05, 07:49 PM

7,8,17 got me!

$@M · 12-10-05, 07:33 AM

I guess I'm a total degenerate as well... lol but I'm not complaining too much cuz i learn something everytime i bet my money... and there're plenty that i still need to learn and master to become a good gambler. But i think those questions are very useful in terms of disciplining yourself. Very nice, ACEACE.

MASTERL · 01-07-06, 03:09 PM

IT LOOKS LIKE I AM A TRUE DEGENERATE...

Moldoveanu · 01-11-06, 12:50 PM

i am definitely 100% compulsive gambler i think i have about 8 Questions YES

does that mean anything about me?? how do u describe

the compulsive gambler guys??

dananderson32 · 01-11-06, 03:24 PM

hey guys the way i look at it is this........if u enjoy betting on sports.......and your hurting no one in the long run but yourself! than no one should look down upon any of us!

07-15-05, 08:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
ACEACE EX BOOKIE Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: WAYNE MICH Posts: 302	TAKE THE TEST I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO IS WHO HERE....... THE ONES THAT ARE TRUE GAMBLERS..... THE ONES THAT ARE COMPULSIVE....... THE ONES THAT ARE DEGENERATE...... DO THE TEST...... IF YOU ARE UNDER SEVEN "YES"..YOU ARE A TRUE GAMBLER..... SEVEN OR MORE.....YOU ARE A COMPULSIVE GAMBLER... 10 OR MORE YOU ARE A DEGENERATE IF SOMEONE IS TAKING THIS TEST AND HALF OVER 18 YES YOU NEED HELP NOW!!!!!!!! 1. DID YOU LOSE TIME FROM WORK OR SCHOOL DUE TO GAMBLING? 2 HAS GAMBLING EVER MADE YOUR HOME LIFE UNHAPPY? 3 DID GAMBLING AFFECT YOUR REPUTATION? 4 HAVE YOU EVER FELT REMORSE AFTER GAMBLING? 5 DID YOU EVER GAMBLE TO GET MONEY WITH WHICH TO PAY BILLS OR SOLVE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES? 6 DID GAMBLING CAUSE A DECREASE IN YOUR AMBITION OR EFFICENCY? 7 AFTER LOSING DID YOU FEEL YOU MUST RETURN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND WIN BACK YOUR LOSSES? 8 AFTER A WIN DID YOU HAVE A STRONG URGE TO RETURN AND WIN MORE? 9 DID YOU OFTEN GAMBLE UNTILL YOUR LAST DOLLAR WAS GONE? 10 DID YOU EVER BORROW TO FINANCE YOUR GAMBLING? 11 HAVE YOU EVER SOLD ANYTHING TO FINANCE GAMBLING? 12 WERE YOU RELUCTANT TO USE "GAMBLING MONEY" FOR NORMAL EXPENDITURES? 13 DID GAMBLING MAKE YOU CARELESS OF THE WELFARE OF YOURSELF OR YOUR FAMILY? 14 DID YOU EVER GAMBLE LONGER THAN YOU HAD PLANNED? 15 HAVE YOU EVER GAMBLED TO ESCAPE WORRY OR TROUBLE? 16 HAVE YOU EVER COMMITTED OR CONSIDERED COMMITTING AN ILLEGAL ACT TO FINCE GAMBLING? 17 DID GAMBLING CAUSE YOU TO HAVE DIFFICULTY IN SLEEPING? 18 DO ARGUMENTS,DISAPPOINTMENT CREATE WITHIN YOU AN URGE TO GAMBLE? 19 DID YOU EVER HAVE AN URGE TO CELEBRATE ANY GOOD FORTUNE BY A FEWW HOURS OF GAMBLING? 20 HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED SELF DESTRUCTION AS A RESULT OF YOUR GAMBLING? I 'M DOING THIS FOR FUN........BUT IF YOU ARE OVER 10....YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT YOU ARE DOING...... ACE-ACE HOW MANY POINTS DO YOU HAVE?? (THERE THAT VOICE AGAIN) I SAID YES 4 TIMES......8....12...14...19... WE ALL HAVE SOME........WHAT YOUR SCORE?
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07-15-05, 09:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
TOMMY B SCI Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: HENDERSON,NV Posts: 70	I HAVE 1 YES , TROUBLE SLEEPING AFTER A BAD WEEK OR TWO . NOT SO MUCH ON WHAT I LOST BUT BECAUSE I'M NOT DOING GOOD IN THE HILTON CONTEST . YOU SEE , I ALSO BET THE PICKS I MAKE BUT MY MONEYMANAGEMENT SYSTEM KEEPS ME FOCUSED . IT'S JUST UNSETTLING TO DO BADLY WHEN YOU WANT SO MUCH TO BE DOING GOOD . MAKES ME WORK EXTRA HARD THE NEXT WEEK WHICH IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE THAT . MOST OF THE TIME THE BEST WAY IS KISS.( KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID.) VERY INTERESTING ACE ACE. KEEP IT COMING. TOMMY B __________________ FOOTBALL-FAN-ATTIC
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07-15-05, 12:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tommy Now go get your shinebox Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sportscapper Island Posts: 15,068	Very Good test Ace, 8. no doubt about it 14. I hardly ever plan on it, it just happens 19. Many times 7. A couple of times
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07-15-05, 12:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tommy Now go get your shinebox Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sportscapper Island Posts: 15,068	I live In Atlantic City, My whole Family is in the Poker Biz. Everyone is a gambler of some sort. I have been around it my whole life, its in my blood.
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07-15-05, 02:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
naught33 SCI Forum Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Scarsdale, NY Posts: 13,666	hey, great test, i said yes 4 times 4, 7, 8, 15! would go into more detail but im at work, lol...does that count? that im at work and on the forum __________________ -naught33 "You miss 100% of all the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky "No one, and I mean no one, comes into our house and pushes us around"-coach from the movie Rudy
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07-28-05, 07:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
DUlrich1227 SCI Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sunrise, Fl Posts: 1,973	7 & 8 got me LOL __________________ good luck and peace out homies Last edited by DUlrich1227 : 07-28-05 at 07:04 PM.
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09-16-05, 07:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
JimL04 SCI Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 116	yes to 2, 7, 14 and 17 (17 many times kind of a problem even when things are going well I am usually thinking of things gambling related probably more so with poker though replaying hands etc....) great thread interesting.
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09-16-05, 07:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tommy Now go get your shinebox Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sportscapper Island Posts: 15,068	I think #8 is a little ridiculous though. That shouldn't count because everyone feels that way or they wouldnt be gambling in the first place lol
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09-16-05, 11:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
GOAGS1155 SCI Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 169	I am officially a degenerate but you know what I LIKE IT!!!! __________________ Stats: NCAA Football: Straight plays:8-6-1 (-2.39 units) Parlays:4-6 (+4.02 units) Teasers:4-7 (+6.47 units) Total NCAA posted plays:15-13-1(+8.10 units) NFL Teasers 1-0 (+.83 units) MLB: Straight plays: 12-7 (+3.96 units) Parlays: 0-3 (-1.5 units) Pony's: Horse Racing 1-0 (+.8 Units) All Sports +12.19 units All units $100
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09-19-05, 11:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
QuickNick SCI Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 9,637	I am gonna do a little TEXAS and EL PASO on the test, I'll probably be a DEGENERATE LMMFSAO!!!!! __________________ Nick
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09-20-05, 01:27 AM	#11 (permalink)
Tommy Now go get your shinebox Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sportscapper Island Posts: 15,068	Nick We all are or once were....
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09-25-05, 12:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
Sportsrmylife SCI Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 29	Anyone that can't say "yes" to everyone of those question is lying to themselves!! I have been playing seriously for about 3 years now and can say yes to everyone of those questions. The best thing about that is that I consider myself to be a much better player now because of those learning experiences.
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09-25-05, 11:35 AM	#13 (permalink)
OLD HEAD SCI Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: JOISY !! Posts: 1,507	TOTAL TOTAL DEGENERATE !!!!! SO BAD WE BET THE OVER UNDER ON THE STOCK MARKET DAILY !!!!
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10-10-05, 04:48 PM	#15 (permalink)
WESTIE SCI Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 690	A few years back I would have said yes to just about every question. Today I say yes to six of them __________________ MAKING MONEY KILLING THE BOOK
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10-23-05, 07:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
Wigington SCI Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,227	7,8,17 got me!
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dananderson32 DANO THE GREEK Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BUFFALO Posts: 3,067	hey guys the way i look at it is this........if u enjoy betting on sports.......and your hurting no one in the long run but yourself! than no one should look down upon any of us! __________________ "Go against all odds" Beanie Segal ""YOU WANNA HATE ME THAN HATE ME WHAT CAN I DO BUT KEEP GETTING MONEY"- NAS "a lot of rappers be like one time wonders couldnt say a fly rhyme if their was one right under their noses" - gangstarr YTD 57-73 -60.8 units (unposted record wont count jsut used to keep track of plays i forgot to post but did bet) YTD 157-158-4 +0.1 units (nba record) ytd 235-250-8 -234.5 units (cbb record) YTD 95-113-5 -41.82 UNITS (mlb record) YTD 10-6-1 +10.8 UNITS (UNPOSTED NFL WONT COUNT TOWARDS RECORD JUST TO TRACK FOR MY OWN PROFITS)
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12-10-05, 07:33 AM	#17 (permalink)
$@M SCI Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,528	I guess I'm a total degenerate as well... lol but I'm not complaining too much cuz i learn something everytime i bet my money... and there're plenty that i still need to learn and master to become a good gambler. But i think those questions are very useful in terms of disciplining yourself. Very nice, ACEACE.
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01-07-06, 03:09 PM	#18 (permalink)
MASTERL SCI Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,247	IT LOOKS LIKE I AM A TRUE DEGENERATE...
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01-11-06, 12:50 PM	#19 (permalink)
Moldoveanu SCI Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 829	i am definitely 100% compulsive gambler i think i have about 8 Questions YES does that mean anything about me?? how do u describe the compulsive gambler guys??
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