EXCLUSIVE: How a teen tennis prodigy turned to importing cocaine to pay off $500,000 in online gambling debts – despite winning $1MILLION on the Melbourne Cup
- James Willesee was a junior tennis prodigy, playing on the international circuit
- He began gambling aged just 16 and eventually got himself $500,000 in debt
- Willesee won $1m on the 2013 Melbourne Cup but lost $600,000 in property
- The 29-year-old imported cocaine worth $1.5m to clear his gambling debts
Stephen Gibbs for Daily Mail Australia

James Willesee was a promising young tennis player whose l…
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