Ex-All-Star Gilbert Arenas allegedly ran poker games from his LA-area mansion with an Israeli organised crime figure.

A suspected high-level member of an Israeli organized crime group also was arrested.

Gilbert Arenas, a three-time NBA All-Star, and five others were arrested on a federal indictment alleging they operated an illegal gambling business.

Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas is facing federal charges of running an illegal gambling business out of his Encino, Calif., mansion. Five others were indicted.

Ex-All-Star Gilbert Arenas allegedly ran poker games from his LA-area mansion with an Israeli organised crime figure.

The other five defendants are LA residents aged 27 to 52. Among them is a 49-year-old man described by prosecutors as “a suspected organized crime figure from Israel.”

Former NBA player is among six indicted on US federal charges for conducting illegal gambling at his California mansion.

In seiner Basketball-Karriere wurde Gilbert Arenas mehrfach zum All Star in der NBA berufen. Wegen eines Vorfalls mit Waffen musste er aber auch lange pausieren. Nun hat er Ärger…

The allegedly illegal poker nights included private chefs, valets, and armed security at a mansion in Encino, Calif., prosecutors said.

Arenas' nature has been to turn the most earnest moments into something that can make for content creation.