前澳大利亚橄榄球联赛（NRL）球员卢克·贝特曼在参议院赌博调查中作证，承认因赌博成瘾从前未婚妻卡拉·尼斯贝特的银行账户中盗窃约80,000澳元[1]。贝特曼还坦言自己总共通过赌博损失了约100万澳元[1]，并曾从家庭成员和前伴侣那里偷窃[1]。两人最终就约40,000澳元的债务达成和解协议[1]。
贝特曼在调查中披露，赌博公司曾为他提供州际往返飞行和毒品，以鼓励他继续参与赌博[1]。约8年前在黄金海岸的一次聚会上，他与某博彩公司的首席执行官、创始人和VIP经理一起使用过毒品[1]。贝特曼2020年从NRL退役后曾为一家博彩公司工作，但未在调查中披露此事[1]。
Former Australian rugby league player Luke Bateman testified before a parliamentary gambling inquiry, confessing that he stole approximately AUD 80,000 from his former fiancée Kayla Nisbet's bank account to support his gambling habit [1]. Bateman acknowledged accessing the funds while she slept, driven by an addiction that he estimates has cost him around AUD 1 million in total losses [1].
During his testimony, Bateman disclosed that gambling companies had flown him interstate and provided drugs to encourage him to continue wagering [1]. He also admitted to stealing from family members and other former partners to finance his gambling activities [1]. Approximately eight years before his testimony, Bateman attended a Gold Coast party where he used drugs with executives from a gambling company, including its chief executive officer, founder, and VIP manager [1].
Bateman and Nisbet eventually reached a settlement over approximately AUD 40,000 in disputed debt, which Nisbet reluctantly accepted [1]. The former rugby player, who retired from the NRL in 2020, subsequently worked for a gambling company but did not disclose this employment to the inquiry [1].