Gilbert Arenas was arrested on Wednesday after the Department of Justice filed charges against the former NBA star for running a high-stakes illegal poker game in Los Angeles. Arenas, along with five others, were charged with operating an illegal gambling business, with the group containing an alleged member of an Israeli organized crime syndicate.
Information about the charges from the DOJ state that Arenas and the five charged organized the game out of an Encino, California mansion owned by Arenas. Here, high-stakes players would bet substantial sums of money, with the organization taking a cut, or “rake” from each hand.
It’s here that the game becomes illegal. Private poker
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