How Betting Companies Lured Luke Bateman into Gambling More The recent testimony before the Senate inquiry by former rugby league player Luke Bateman has shed a disturbing light on the tactics employed by betting companies to lure individuals into addiction.
Bateman's story, which includes being flown interstate to race days and supplied with free drugs, is not an isolated case.
Rather, it represents the tip of the iceberg in a vast network of manipulation and exploitation. The betting industry has long been accused of preying on vulnerable individuals using sophisticated marketing strategies.