• England legend spent money in only a few hours, according to onlookers
  • Witnesses said he was 'swaying' and dropping bundles of cash
  • Gascoigne, 46, has battled alcoholism for years and was in rehab this year


Paul Gascoigne reportedly spent £4,000 in only a few hours during a drunken betting spree.
Witnesses said they saw the troubled England legend dropping bundles of £20 notes at a bookmakers following a two-day drinking bender.
Staff at the Coral shop in Boscombe, near his Bournemouth flat, eventually had him ejected, according to reports.
Gascoigne, 46, was with a number of apparently drunk friends during the session on Wednesday.
One member of staff even warned workers at a BetFred shop over the road about the former footballer's state in case he tried to continue gambling there.
An onlooker told the Daily Star Sunday Gascoigne was 'swaying' and a worker behind the counter said he had spent thousands.
He said: 'He is known as a legend, especially around here. But things are going too far now.
'He was surrounded by his entourage of drunken hangers-on, which was no surprise but God knows where he is getting all that cash from.'
The former Newcastle, Tottenham Hotspur and Lazio star Gascoigne has battled alcoholism for many years and was sent to rehab in America in February.
The £100,000 stay was organised and paid for by his host of famous friends including Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans and TalkSPORT presenter and former England cricketer Ronnie Irani.

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