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Is Michael Phelps Turning Into a Sleazy Gambler?

As if it weren’t enough for him to be dating some Vegas cocktail waitress, we’re hearing more and more about Michael Phelps spending WAY too much time in casinos, boozing it up and gambling his money away as he tries to become a poker champ.

FORGET the pool – once soft-spoken Olympics champ Michael Phelps has turned into a party and poker animal, surrounding himself with bimbos and booze. A source says Phelps spent much of Thanksgiving weekend playing 10-20, no-limit hold-’em at the Borgata in Atlantic City. Although a dealer reports he lost several thousand dollars on Thursday, Phelps was back at the tables Friday. Phelps, who won more than $5,000 in a tournament at Caesars in Vegas, has spent his free time hanging with poker legends like Doyle Brunson.

To some extent, I see where he’s coming from. I mean, he’s already, like, the single greatest Olympic champion in U.S. history, so there’s not much room for improvement there. He wants a new challenge, and he’s selected poker. I guess I don’t personally understand the draw of poker, but it just makes me so unhappy to think of my precious little Michael in all these casinos with floozies and low-lifes. He should be at home, cooking my dinner and giving me foot rubs, naked with an Adrian Grenier mask on.

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    • omg dianna i truely hate you. why is he a duchebag. is it because he is the best atholete ever, or is it because he is a ripped hot guy. hmmm???? what is it

  • “He should be at home, cooking my dinner and giving me foot rubs, naked with an Adrian Grenier mask on.”

    I love you, Beet.

  • Dude is going to screw up his endorsement deals. He should be getting sweet press on being named Sportsman of the Year but he is getting sleazy vegas press. Speedo can’t be very happy with their boy.

  • haha I saw this on the comcast and on the fox news channel’s site and made me cry because I laughed so hard.

    First off, his new girlfriend is a waitress at a high rolled table or something at a casino.. the fox people showed her “modeling” photos.. aka her naked covering her boobs up who clearly are fake, and I am sitting there thinking: That’s the chick he took home to Mommy.

    Do you REALLY think that’s the girl that Momma Phelps wants her baby boy to date?

  • He just denied, dating that whowhowho- waitress…. and that the pics in LA were set up… but if you go on his twitter site… hmmm.. “sweet Caroline ba ba ba”??? What should we think about that…

    I hope he gets his act together once he is back in the water.. because.. out of water.. he doesn’t make the best of figure…

  • alright micheal phelps is an american icon and if u r saying bad shit about him u r no longer a member of the best nation club. if ur telling me that the guy who braught home 8 olympic gold medals is bad….god help us all. he is a fucking biest and a true american and you guys have no right to be ripping on him