{
  "id": 112152,
  "title": "Sportsbet and Tabcorp deny allegations they sourced drugs and sex workers to encourage VIP clients to bet more",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/sportsbet-and-tabcorp-deny-allegations-they-sourced-drugs-and-sex",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T02:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/04/sportsbet-tabcorp-gambling-parliamentary-inquiry-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Betting firms respond to claims made by anti-gambling campaigners Tim Costello and Luke Bateman at parliamentary inquiry Betting giants Sportsbet and Tabcorp say there is no evidence to substantiate allegations that account managers sourced drugs and sex workers to incentivise vulnerable people to bet more, calling for information about the claims to be provided to regulators. The anti-gambling…",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Sportsbet, TAB deny allegations reps offered escort and drugs to gambler",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/sportsbet-tab-deny-allegations-reps-offered-escort-and-drugs-to",
        "published": "2026-08-04T06:20:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}