DDN
Schlichter eager to share cautionary tale
By
Sean McClelland
Staff Writer
Friday, April 13, 2007
With the power of the Internet, it's never been easier to acquire a gambling addiction.
This worries Art Schlichter, the former Ohio State and NFL quarterback who spent 10 years in prison for crimes related to his compulsive gambling. He wants to save others from going down that path.
Of the talk he'll give Sunday evening to a youth group at Centerville United Methodist Church, Schlichter said, "The main focus will be on the strength I receive from God. That's kind of a basic explanation of it. I faced a lot of adversity and tough times, and yet I'm OK today. I'm not perfect, but I'm doing OK. I want to get out and tell my story as much as I can."
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