When Joe Rogan called Dana White's love for gambling a "sickness" after infamous yacht episode

On a past episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, the longtime UFC color commentator spoke about Dana White's obsession with gambling. While speaking to his guest, Rogan expressed astonishment over the lengths that the UFC CEO goes to in order to gamble.

He referenced a moment when White, aboard a yacht with his son Aidan, had a gambling table present to sate his desires. Unfortunately, the UFC CEO's love of gambling is such that Rogan claims to have once witnessed White lose $600,000 playing blackjack:

"Dude, I was in Vegas with Dana White. Dana White was gambling. He was down $600,000 playing blackjack. This is Dana, he's on vacation in the Amalfi Coast, and this f***ing dude brings a casino. He had a casino come to him. That's his son. Look, he's got stacks of cash."

When Rogan's guest interjected with some minor praise for White's wealth and habitual gambling, the veteran commentator was quick to object:

"No, it's not. That's a sickness. He brought a godd*mn casino to his boat."

Check out Joe Rogan expressing concern for Dana White's gambling habits:

It's unsurprising that Rogan has shown a level of concern for White's gambling. Not only is the UFC CEO one of his employers, but the two are also close friends, with Rogan previously claiming that he would not continue to work as a commentator for the UFC without White at the helm.

For now, though, White has shown no signs of slowing down his gambling, and it has not yet come at a serious cost to his vast personal wealth.

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Joe Rogan has shared other gambling stories about Dana White in the past

On episode #1824 of the Joe Rogan Experience, the popular podcaster detailed one of the more unbelievable moments of Dana White's history with gambling.

According to Rogan, the UFC CEO's gambling skills are such that it once led to him being banned from an establishment:

"He's so good they kick him out of casinos. Listen to this story. This was back when it was the Palms, it's not the Palms anymore. It's the Sans now. He won so much money. The most he's ever won on a night is $7,000,000. The most he ever lost on a night is $1,000,000. Like, he's really wealthy. So for him to feel it, to get that charge, he's gotta be betting big money. So he won so much money they told him he's banned from the casino."

Check out Joe Rogan talking about Dana White's casino ban (1:08:38):

White is said to have allegedly retaliated by refusing to hold any UFC events at the Palms thereafter.