‘What drugs do you want’? Senate inquiry allegations reveal the murky dangers of betting inducements

A former NRL player yesterday alleged shocking inducements from betting companies to keep gambling, including receiving cocaine as well as free alcohol and food at race meetings. Luke Bateman’s testimony came on the first day of a two-day Senate inquiry into new online gambling laws, which began yesterday. It is exami

Luke Bateman has described being flown to race days by betting companies, where he was plied with alcohol and supplied with his choice of drugs.

“The entire sort of C-suite of the company was there. All the management team administration, and they were sort of all in a backroom doing drugs together,” the former gambling addict said of one event.

“The entire sort of C-suite of the company was there. All the management team administration, and they were sort of all in a backroom doing drugs together,” the former gambling addict said of one event.