Answer "yes" or "no" to the following statements:

1. Do you need to gamble with increasing amounts of money in order to achieve the desired excitement?
2. Are you preoccupied with gambling (thinking about the next bet, anticipating your next online session)?
3. Have you lied to friends and family members to conceal extent of your online gambling?
4. Do you feel restless or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop online gambling?
5. Have you made repeated unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back, or stop online gambling?
6. Do you use gambling as a way of escaping from problems or relieve feelings of helplessness, guilt, anxiety, or depression?
7. Have you jeopardized or lost a significant relationship, job, or educational or career opportunity because of online gambling?
8. Have you committed illegal acts such as forgery, fraud, theft, or embezzlement to finance online activities?

If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions, you may be a compulsive online gambler.  These are signs that you have lost control, lied, or possibly stole money just to support your trading behavior. For immediate help, review our array of Books and Tapes on Internet addiction to learn more on steps toward recovery, including our new e-booklet  Understanding Compulsive Online Gambling and Treatment for Addicts or visit our Counseling Services which provides affordable and confidential counseling.