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Former rugby league player turned TikTok influencer tells parliamentary inquiry his spiralling addiction to gambling cost him about $1m Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Former rugby league star Luke Bateman has alleged gambling company promoters supplied him with cocaine and alcohol, telling a parliamentary inquiry the betting industry exercised no duty of care. Bateman, who is now a TikTok star and influential in the “BookTok” community , told the inquiry on Monday morning he attended a private Gold Coast event hosted by a gambling company at which senior figures took illicit drugs with clients. He estimates he lost about $1m due to his gambling addiction. “There’s absolutely zero duty of care, absolute zero care for you as a human. There’s zero care for your well-being, for your mental state. The man has been charged over illegal activities and is currently detained in Sydney’s Silverwater prison. “He was given free accommodation at Star casino.
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