Wayne Rooney racks up £500,000 gambling debt in just two hours

England star, Wayne Rooney lost £500,000 in a two hours late night gambling spree on his own at a casino. 
He ran up the bill on roulette and blackjack.

One witness at Manchester’s 235 Casino said: “He was gambling a lot on red and seemed to be in his own world.”
Gambling-mad Rooney frittered away more than £4,000 a minute on blackjack and roulette during the casino losing spree.

Onlookers said the Manchester Utd and England ­legend arrived at the casino alone at midnight and spent two hours switching between the two games as he knocked back beers.

One witness said: “Wayne was being extremely reckless, laying down chips which amounted to massive bets.

“He was drinking bottles of beer. But he wasn’t drunk. He was more interested in the gambling than drinking.

“He was gambling a lot on red when he was playing roulette — which seemed appropriate — and was putting long-shot bets on solo numbers. He kept losing but that just prompted him to bet more.”

“He was chasing his losses, which was just making things worse for him. People in the casino were looking at him and were stunned at what was happening.

“He was cursing under his breath and seemed to be in his own little world — fixated on the tables and all the machines around them.
“He looked really down in the mouth towards the end.

“But the casino staff always look after him and he gets VIP treatment in there. He obviously earns a lot but it is still a pretty crazy amount to lose.”
The spree comes after UK football has been rocked by a series of gambling scandals — including an 18-month ban for Burnley’s Joey Barton over betting on matches.

The witness said: “It was midnight when he arrived and the middle of the week so there weren’t that many people in the casino. Wayne went to the VIP area and was in there until 2am.”
“He was losing thousands a minute, and hundreds of thousands per hour. It’s an unbelievable amount.”

Rooney, who is still officially England captain, admitted in his autobiography that Coleen had been furious when he lost £50,000 gambling early in his career.

The footballer’s account there is thought to be linked to a credit card.