David Schwarz
Read my statement after calls for a gambling ad cap:
“I support any steps to prevent problem gambling that is informed by evidence and experts, as I see first hand the impact this has on people’s lives, their families’ and in the community.
I’m not an expert, but I have got lived experience.
We should avoid conversations that politicise the issue of gambling and addiction.
We need to work with the evidence and look at multiple strategies, no doubt. Importantly, we must confront where gambling and addiction can ruin lives, and invest in what works”
David Schwarz - August 12, 2024
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All Bets Are Off
When he was eight years old, David Schwarz saw his father killed in front of him in a domestic dispute gone wrong. Despite going on to become a star footballplayer, playing 11 seasons with the Melbourne Football Club, the effect of this early shocking experience would shadow him throughout his successful sporting career. This is David Schwarz's honest and courageous story, told in full for the first time. Starting with the trauma of losing his father and riding the highs and lowsof his football career, David tells the tale of his eventual undoing - a gambling addiction that saw him lose every dollar he'd ever earned and took him to the brink of personal and professional destruction. But it is also a tale of redemption, as David recounts the moment he turned his life around, and the path of recovery since.
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