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Recent Recognition
The Hill's Top Lobbyist 2024
The Hill has once again selected Brianne as a Top 100 Lobbyist of 2024.
10 Women Rising in Gaming
CDC Gaming has named Brianne as one of their ’10 Women Rising in Gaming’ for 2023.
Strategic Development Services
With experience at all levels of government across the United States & internationally, you can trust Doura-Schawohl to help you build valued connections and navigate the complexities of gaming policy, addictions, disorders and disabilities, and veterans issues.
About
“Driving significant awareness and policy considerations to the issue of problem gambling has been extremely rewarding. While our understanding of mental health continues to expand, it’s my passion that we acknowledge, collaborate, and innovate to highlight all invisible addictions, disorders, and disabilities for so many individuals who are not often given a voice during the policy making process.”
— Brianne Doura-Schawohl
Media
Doura-Schawohl Quoted in Recent Forbes Article on D.C. Sports Betting Hearing
“By dedicating a portion of the excise tax to addressing gambling addiction, we can save lives, and all without imposing a new tax,” said Brianne Doura-Schawohl, founder of Doura-Schawohl Consulting, LLC, a boutique government relations firm. “This solution is the...
Brianne Doura-Schawohl Named to The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2024 List
Brianne Doura-Schawohl, founder and CEO of Doura-Schawohl Consulting LLC, has been named one of The Hill’s Top Lobbyists for 2024, celebrating her influential role in shaping problem and responsible gambling policy on a global scale.
Joint Subcommittee to Study the Feasibility of Establish the Virginia Gaming Commission
“Problem gambling is not just a personal problem, it’s a family, community and state problem. One individual that struggles with gambling-related harm negatively impacts eight to 10 other individuals,” Brianne Doura-Schawohl, the former vice president of U.S. Policy...
Outside the Lines
SportsCenter Outside The Lines examines the history of sports betting in the United States from its Las Vegas roots to mainstream acceptance.
CNBC Television
CNBC’s Contessa Brewer reports on concerns in the gambling industry.
“These policy manuals need to be updated to address this addiction, the way they address things like alcohol. We need to be doing more to prevent and treat this disorder,” Doura-Schawohl said.
“I believe that the men and women who put on that uniform every day are willing to sacrifice it all. I think the least we can do is have the government tell them we’ve got your back,” she said.
Martin Lycka’s Safe Bet Show
Brianne takes Martin through her time on the Massachusetts council for Gaming and Health, and her role in creating the formative responsible gaming policies in the country, as well as her work in tackling compulsive gambling in the military.
Martin and Brianne also cover family, and get Brianne’s advice on how to juggle a successful career with your family life.
CNBC Generation Gamble