Ryan Tatusko

Ryan was a former NCAA Division 1 baseball player at Indiana St University where he played for 3 seasons before being drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 2008 MLB draft. Ryan played 7 seasons of professional baseball amassing over 800 professional innings pitched across the globe in places like the US, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and South Korea. Ryan was introduced to gambling as a freshman in college and continued his destructive relationship for 18 years ultimately culminating in a suicide attempt. Ryan hopes that by sharing his lived experience story it can bring to light to a growing problem within the United States.