Former NRL forward tells Senate hearing bookmakers supplied drugs, alcohol and travel to keep him betting
Former Canberra Raiders forward Luke Bateman told a Senate committee hearing on 3 August that betting firms flew him interstate and offered him alcohol, drugs and bonus bets while he was addicted to gambling. He did not name the companies, and the source reports no response from any operator. The hearing coincides with debate over the Albanese government's proposed limits on gambling advertising.
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