Luke Bateman tells inquiry gambling companies gave him drugs and alcohol – video | Gambling

Former rugby league player turned BookTok influencer Luke Bateman has alleged to a parliamentary inquiry he was supplied with drugs by gambling company promoters at the height of his spiralling addiction. ‘There were times I would be flow interstate and taken to race days, put in marquees with alcohol and food provided, but before getting there your VIP manager would [ask] … what drugs do you want? Do you want a couple of bags for the weekend?’ Bateman tells the inquiry. He also recalls senior managers and founders of a betting company taking drugs with punters at an event on the Gold Coast