DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — While local university professors research the dangers of sports betting and its impact on vulnerable populations, one woman is sharing her story to show how it can start in much simpler – and unsuspecting – places.
For Paige Huskey, regular visits to what she calls friendly poker tournaments led to her world beginning to tumble like a house of cards as she fell into addiction.
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Now advocating for others, she is sharing her story in the hopes that no one else has to go through the pain that she has suffered.
She describes the moment she found herself at a crossroads, literally a matter of life or death…