Former England footballer Dele Alli has lost almost £150,000 in 2am poker sessions at a London casino in just a few days. The former Tottenham star has been regularly joining late night card sessions at The Victoria Casino in central London where he is understood to have repeatedly racked up losses of £25,000-a-night. The footballer once valued at over £50million and earning £150,000-a-week is still only 29 but is without a club after his playing career went into steep decline - and is back in London after being released by Italian outfit Como in September. And while he continues his search for a new club, Alli has also been heading to the late night gambling hub - and losing much more than he wins. A poker veteran told the Daily Mail that Alli's losses have been so extreme that he has begun to be described by other casino regulars as a 'whale' - poker slang for a player who is not very skilled but loses large amounts. The professional poker player said: 'We all look forward to Dele co...
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