Ex-NRL player reveals drug offers during crippling gambling addiction
2 sources·Updated August 3, 2026
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- Guardian Australia·1h agoLuke Bateman tells inquiry gambling companies supplied him with cocaine and alcohol
Former rugby league player turned TikTok influencer tells parliamentary inquiry his spiralling addiction to gambling cost him about $1m Former rugby league star Luke Bateman has alleged gambling company promoters supplied him with cocaine and alcohol, telling a parliamentary…
Read at Guardian Australia → - ABC Australia Top·3h agoEx-NRL player reveals drug offers during crippling gambling addiction
Luke Bateman says gambling company employees unofficially offered him illicit drugs in order to cultivate a relationship with him when he was high-spend punter.
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