A former Premier League footballer from Bromley is in court after being accused of gambling £16,000 using a stolen card belonging to an 85-year-old pensioner.

Blair Turgott, 23, allegedly withdrew the cash before exchanging it for chips at the Playboy casino in Park Lane on September 30, 2016.

The former West Ham and Bromley player made a profit of £900 after cashing out £16,900 at the end of the night, a jury at Southwark Crown Court heard.

Prosecutor Kaj Scarsbrook claims the card was stolen from Peter Dixon, 85, by another fraudster who pretended to be a bank employee.

The victim said: "I was initially horrified I had been defrauded and feel foolish at handing my card over."

Mr Turgott denies fraud and converting criminal property.

A man in his 20s - posing as a Barclays Bank employee - told Mr Dixon he needed to collect his debit card so a new one could be issued, the court heard.

CCTV later showed Mr Turgott making two £8,000 withdrawals at the Playboy casino.

The prosecutor told the jury: "Somehow the card and its details ended up in Mr Turgott's possession.

"The prosecution say that in itself is suspect, as is using someone else's card to fund your gambling."

Mr Turgott claimed he was given Mr Dixon's card and PIN number by a friend who owed him £16,000.

He argued he was earning good money at West Ham and he and his friend Ali regularly attended casinos together.

Mr Turgott said: "He was a wealthy person. He always had a lot of money on him. He said he was doing a lot of property development in England and Uganda."

He added that he lent Ali £16,000 to help him with a Ugandan property development.

"Obviously I trusted him," Mr Turgott said.

The former West Ham, Coventry, Leyton Orient and Bromley player says Ali arranged to meet him outside the casino on the night in question to repay the debt.

"He gave me the credit card with the name Mr Dixon on it," Turgott said.

Despite being "confused" he said Ali showed him a WhatsApp conversation to prove Mr Dixon had given permission for him to use the card.

According to Mr Turgott, he left the casino an hour after withdrawing the money where he returned the card to Ali at a nearby restaurant.

The trial continues.