US EditionFormer NBA star Gilbert Arenas arrested in connection with illegal high-stakes poker games
ENCINO, CALIFORNIA, JUL 30 – Gilbert Arenas and five others allegedly ran high-stakes illegal poker games with hired staff and collected fees from each pot, facing up to five years in prison per charge, prosecutors said.
- On Wednesday, July 30, former NBA star Gilbert Arenas was arrested for allegedly operating an illegal gambling business at his Encino home, facing charges with five others.
- Between September 2021 and July 2022, Arenas rented out his Encino mansion and directed Arthur Kats to stage high-stakes poker games, prosecutors say.
- Yevgeni `Giora` Gershman, Evgenni `Eugene` Tourevski, Allan `Elicia` Austria and Yarin `YC` Cohen managed illegal poker games, hiring staff including women serving drinks, massages, and companionship, prosecutors say.
- Arenas is set to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, and if convicted, faces up to five years per count.
- This isn't Arenas' first legal issue with poker; in 2009, he pleaded guilty to a felony gun charge after an incident involving unloaded guns and a dispute with Javaris Crittenton.
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