once upon a time there was a starting NFL Indy Colts QB who like to gamble. a little here , a little there, he didn’t hone his trade, didn’t continue to make himself better (like another hall of fame Indy Colts QB)he was benched, continued to gamble and soon he was addicted to gambling.given chance after chance , he was banned from the league.he STILL continued to gamble , went to jail , was paroled, back to jail , swore many times to quit gambling but never could. and finally: COLUMBUS, Ohio — The painful saga of ex-Ohio State Buckeyes and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Art Schlichter came to a close Friday when a federal judge sentenced him to nearly 11 years in prison for scamming participants in what authorities called a million-dollar sports ticket scheme.
Schlichter, 52, had been down this road before, spending time in prison in Indiana related to his gambling addiction, which he claimed to have overcome. But he continued to struggle, by his own admission, and his stumbles included testing positive for cocaine use while on house arrest following his guilty plea in the ticket case. .who really cares about all this? not many, it’s just that gambling addiction can be serious
once upon a time there was a starting NFL Indy Colts QB who like to gamble. a little here , a little there, he didn’t hone his trade, didn’t continue to make himself better (like another hall of fame Indy Colts QB)he was benched, continued to gamble and soon he was addicted to gambling.given chance after chance , he was banned from the league.he STILL continued to gamble , went to jail , was paroled, back to jail , swore many times to quit gambling but never could. and finally: COLUMBUS, Ohio — The painful saga of ex-Ohio State Buckeyes and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Art Schlichter came to a close Friday when a federal judge sentenced him to nearly 11 years in prison for scamming participants in what authorities called a million-dollar sports ticket scheme.
Schlichter, 52, had been down this road before, spending time in prison in Indiana related to his gambling addiction, which he claimed to have overcome. But he continued to struggle, by his own admission, and his stumbles included testing positive for cocaine use while on house arrest following his guilty plea in the ticket case. .who really cares about all this? not many, it’s just that gambling addiction can be serious