Ex-Rugby League Player Alleges Gambling Firms Supplied Drugs and Alcohol
UKPulse Sport Desk
Former rugby league player Luke Bateman has told a parliamentary inquiry that gambling company promoters supplied him with drugs and alcohol during his addiction.
- Luke Bateman, a former rugby league player, alleged to a parliamentary inquiry that gambling company promoters supplied him with drugs.
- Bateman claimed he was flown interstate to race days, provided with alcohol and food, and asked by VIP managers what drugs he wanted.
- He also recalled senior managers and founders of a betting company taking drugs with punters at an event on the Gold Coast.
Former rugby league player and BookTok influencer Luke Bateman has alleged to a parliamentary inquiry that gambling company promoters supplied him with drugs and alcohol. Bateman claimed that at the height of his addiction, he was flown interstate to race days, where he was provided with alcohol and food. Before arriving, his VIP manager would reportedly ask him what drugs he wanted.
Bateman also recounted an instance where senior managers and founders of a betting company allegedly took drugs with punters at an event on the Gold Coast.