Retired NBA player Gilbert Arenas is accused of running an illegal gambling business...
From TMZ
Former NBA superstar Gilbert Arenas was arrested in Southern California on Wednesday after authorities say he ran an illegal gambling business.
Federal prosecutors claim the ex-Washington Wizards guard, along with five others, rented out his Encino mansion to hold high-stakes card games from September 2021 to July 2022.
The feds allege Arenas hired a 51-year-old to help him stage the place for games and collect rent.
They say Arenas' partners in the biz hired women to serve the gamblers at the residence -- and added a staff of chefs, valets and security guards to make the games more enticing.
The alleged business owners, prosecutors wrote in court documents, profited off it all by taking a rake from each pot.
Arenas and the five other defendants were hit with two charges -- one count of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business and one count of operating an illegal gambling business. If convicted on both charges, prosecutors say they're facing up to five years in prison "for each count."
The 43-year-old is expected to appear in court later Wednesday to face the charges.
11 comments:
It sounds better than Vegas.
The Feds must really be bored now. So they arresting a rich guy for having a rich guy card game.
someone snitched
He has kids and baby mama's to pay for. Not sure if he's still that rich.
These players run out and buy these big mansions/cars/jewelry/ instead of investing in something that will keep making money. There career is short lived. Develop a portfolio. LOLO
...well
Didn't he advise the "brothers" to date "Karens"?
I hope he knows that an informant took him down.
Dang Gilbert
👀👀
Still hustling.
I’m with the rich guy card party theory. The man trippin.
Oh well.....
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