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SOUTH OAKS GAMBLING SCREEN-SCORE SHEET

Scores on the SOGS are determined by scoring one point for each question that shows the 'at risk' response indicated and adding the total points.

The person carrying out the test should then mark it and give results there and then. It gives an idea about what level of development your child is age wise and shows their strengths and weakneses. For example our son was a year ahead on his visual skills but 6 months behind on gross motor. 3 It has been suggested that because the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) includes items that address the individual’s feelings and subjective judgments (in addition to items that address DSM-based behavioral criteria), the SOGS may help detect individuals who may be in the early stage of becoming a problem gambler. Gamblers Anonymous International Service Office 4981 Irwindale Avenue suite 700 Irwindale, CA 91706 T (626) 960-3500 F (626) 960-3501 isomain@gamblersanonymous.org.

Question 1 Not counted

Question 2 Not counted

Question 3 Not counted

Question 4 ________ Most of the time I lose, or Yes, every time I lose

Question 5 ________ Yes, less than half the time I lose or Yes, most of the time

Question 6 ________ Yes, in the past but not now or Yes

Question 7 ________ Yes

Question 8 ________ Yes

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Question 9 ________ Yes

Question 10________ Yes

Question 11________ Yes

Question 12 Not counted

Question 13________ Yes

Question 14________ Yes

Question 15________ Yes

Question 16a________Yes

Question 16b________Yes

Question 16c________Yes

Question 16d________Yes

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Question 16e________Yes

Question 16f________Yes

Question 16g________Yes

Question 16h________Yes

Question 16i________ Yes

Question 16j Not counted

Question 16k Not counted

TOTAL: ___________

(maximum score = 20)

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Interpreting the score:

0 No problem with gambling

1-4 Some problems with gambling

5 or more Probable Pathological Gambler

There have been a number of recent reports in the media which have suggested that the incidence of problem gambling in NSW has decreased by a significant amount. The basis of these claims is a comparison of two studies which were endorsed by the federal and state governments.

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The Australian Productivity Commission in its 1999 report into Australia's Gambling Industry found that around 2.1% of the adult Australian (2.5% in NSW) population have significant problems associated with gambling, using the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) test. It found that around 1% of Australian adults have a severe gambling problem and a further 1.15% have a moderate problem.

The recent Prevalence of Gambling and Problem Gambling in NSW (PGPGNSW) study used the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI) and found that 0.8% of the NSW adult population are problem gamblers and a further 1.6% are considered moderate 'at risk' gamblers. Note that some of these moderate 'at risk' gamblers had self-excluded from gaming venues even though they didn't answer positively to enough questions to get into the 'problem gambler' category.

The two tests are different and look at different aspects of a persons gambling. 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.

In addition, the recent prevalence study was half the size of the Productivity Commission, so it was less accurate. In fact the margin for error was plus or minus 2.2%.

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The Productivity Commission combined people that have a severe gambling problem with those that have a moderate gambling problem to come up with its final percentage of 2.1%.

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Some groups have recently been quoted as saying that the PGPGNSW study has found that there has been a significant decrease in problem gambling in NSW. They have justified this by comparing the Productivity Commissions statistic to the PGPGNSW statistic. They have failed to mention that both studies use different instruments to measure the statistics. In fact, if you combine the problem gambling group with the moderate at risk group (as the Productivity Commission did by combining severe problem gamblers with moderate risk gamblers) the statistic is 2.5% of the NSW adult population - the same combined statistic for the NSW population in the Productivity Commission study.

Regardless of whether the two studies are comparable, both studies show is that a proportion of the adult population in NSW are at risk of developing or already have a serious gambling problem. As such, it is important that gaming venues continue to provide support to problem gamblers and their families through programs such as BetSafe.