A Melbourne man gambled $895,733 through online betting platforms in the four years between his 18th birthday and the day he took his own life, an inquest has heard. Victorian coroner Paul Lawrie’s inquest into the circumstances of Kyle Hudson’s death on 6 July 2021 began on Monday, and will interrogate whether betting companies accurately assessed the risk of gambling-related harm in the years prior to Werribee man’s death. The inquest would also examine the immediate circumstances and likely contributing factors to the Werribee man’s suicide, his personal and financial history and his online gambling history with Sportsbet, Entain and bet365, counsel assisting the coroner, Georgina Coghlan KC, told the court. In total, his online gambling turnover was $895,733 – with an overall net loss of more than $47,000, the inquest heard.…