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'Chilling': man's death sparks gambling reform calls
The coroner said 8,585 bets and nearly $900,000 in wagering showed online gambling drove the 22-year-old’s death and exposed gaps in oversight.
- On Tuesday, Victorian Coroner Paul Lawrie ruled that Kyle Hudson's suicide was the "direct and paramount causative factor" of his online gambling addiction, marking a landmark finding against Australia's betting industry.
- Hudson placed more than 8,500 bets totaling nearly $900,000 over four years after opening his first betting account on his 18th birthday, despite efforts by loved ones to curb his habit.
- Sportsbet's internal warnings triggered 70 alerts, yet the company ignored them while flooding Hudson with targeted inducements; Lawrie called this view "chilling" given the tragic outcome.
- Lawrie recommended establishing a national online gambling regulator and a data vault to monitor betting trends, arguing agencies "cannot be trusted to monitor and manage problem gambling" independently.
- The coroner emphasized Hudson's case reveals the "human cost of online gambling" across Australia, while Sportsbet acknowledged it "remains committed to continually strengthening consumer protections.
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‘Chilling’: Coroner rejects Sportsbet’s defence in young man’s suicide
Five years after Kyle Hudson’s death, a Victorian coroner issued a scathing assessment of Sportsbet, saying the wagering giant fed the 22-year-old’s gambling addiction.
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Sportsbet slammed by coroner after young gambler’s death
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