A former professional rugby league player says gambling company employees offered to secure him illicit drugs to "strengthen" their relationship when he was in the grips of a financially crippling wagering addiction.

Former rugby league player turned TikTok influencer tells parliamentary inquiry his spiralling addiction to gambling cost him about $1m

Former NRL player Luke Bateman told a Senate inquiry he was often invited to VIP events and in one case did drugs with the bosses of an unnamed bookmaker.