BREAKING: Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and suspected Israeli crime figure were arrested on federal gambling charges

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Post#81 » by CyKnickal » Thu Jul 31, 2025 10:42 am

Details. Taking a cut from the girls...wow. Big pimpin'.

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Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday and is accused by the Department of Justice of being a part of a high-stakes illegal gambling ring that ran out of one of his California homes.

Arenas, 43, is facing a federal indictment on a count of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, one count of operating an illegal gambling business and one count of making false statements to federal investigators. According to the Justice Department, Arenas rented out an Encino, California, mansion to host illegal poker games.

If convicted, Arenas faces up to five years in prison on each charge.

According to The Associated Press, Arenas’ attorney Jerome Friedberg said outside the courthouse that he hadn’t had much time to speak with his client and couldn’t comment on the case.

“At this point in the case, he is presumed innocent, right?” Friedberg said. “He has the same right as any other citizen to that presumption and that’s how he should be treated.”

CNN has reached out to Friedberg for comment.

Arenas is a former three-time All-Star who played 11 seasons in the NBA, most notably with the Washington Wizards. In more recent years, he’s become a popular podcast host on “Gil’s Arena,” in which he and other former players discuss basketball.

According to the indictment filed by prosecutors in Los Angeles, Arenas directed Arthur Kats, 51, to stage the games. Kats would then prepare the home and collect rent from the other individuals accused of being involved in the scheme – Yevgeni Gershman, who the department describes as a “suspected organized crime figure from Israel”; Evgenni Tourevski; Allan Austria; Yarin Cohen; and Ievgen Krachun – would then manage the illegal gambling being done at the home, according to the indictment.

All the other defendants face charges of one count of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business and one count of operating an illegal gambling business. No lawyers for Arenas or the other defendants were listed in court documents on Wednesday afternoon.

Justice Department investigators accused Arenas’ co-defendants of collecting money off each prize pot, inviting people to play in the games, hiring young women to “serve drinks, provide massages and offer companionship” to the people playing the games and then collecting a portion of what the women earned from their work.

According to the indictment, investigators obtained text messages between Arenas and Kats that show the two planning to host alleged illegal poker games at the mansion and even came up with poker tables that bore Arenas’ name and image. The two also discussed financial matters and payments over text messages, according to the indictment.

The text messages cited in the indictment show the defendants scheduling the alleged illegal gambling nights, financial matters, recruiting women and dealers to work at the house, recruiting security and other matters, according to prosecutors.

The indictment says Arenas sent text messages asking about money collected at the games, complaining about players being intoxicated and trying to find hosts for the gambling nights.

The home used for the alleged illegal gambling nights was raided in the early hours of July 20, 2022, with US Department of Homeland Security investigators seizing money that was found in the master bedroom of the home. The former Washington Wizard attempted to get that money back by filing a petition with the US Customs and Border Protection.

Prosecutors say Arenas falsely told them he was not involved in the gambling that was taking place at the home.

“In fact, as defendant Arenas then knew, defendant Arenas had knowingly provided gambling equipment at the Gable House to be used to host an illegal poker game on July 19, 2022, had knowingly rented out the Gable House to be used to host the illegal poker game on July 19, 2022, and was collecting rent from the hosts for operating an illegal poker game at the Gable House on July 19, 2022,” the indictment states.

One of the defendants faces additional accusations.

Gershman is charged with entering into a sham marriage with Valintina Cojocari and the two of them face three additional charges: one count of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, marriage fraud and making a false statement on an immigration document. Prosecutors allege Gershman paid Cojocari for her participation in the marriage.

According to prosecutors, they both submitted false information on immigration forms.

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He did nothing illegal buddy


LOS ANGELES – Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and five other defendants – including a suspected high-level member of an Israeli transnational organized crime group – were arrested today on a federal indictment alleging they operated an illegal gambling business in which high-stakes poker games were played at an Encino mansion Arenas owned.

Arenas, 43, a.k.a. “Agent Zero,” of Woodland Hills, is charged with one count of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, one count of operating an illegal gambling business, and one count of making false statements to federal investigators.


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Post#83 » by CyKnickal » Thu Jul 31, 2025 10:59 am

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Handlez wrote:So he setup high stakes gambling at his house.

Who gives a ****?

None of my business nor should it concern anyone else.

Put all those resources to use and go find every meth cooking house there is in the states. And go after every human trafficking lowlives, especially involving children. Etc.

There's far bigger evil fish to fry.


I don't get it either. How is this even a crime. Instead of going after violent criminals they are going after poker house games. If you start a GoFundMe for Gil I will contribute for him to make bail


You guys sound like you wanna give him a handjob, too.

"According to the indictment, investigators obtained text messages between Arenas and Kats that show the two planning to host alleged illegal poker games at the mansion and even came up with poker tables that bore Arenas’ name and image. The two also discussed financial matters and payments over text messages, according to the indictment.

The text messages cited in the indictment show the defendants scheduling the alleged illegal gambling nights, financial matters, recruiting women and dealers to work at the house, recruiting security and other matters, according to prosecutors.

The indictment says Arenas sent text messages asking about money collected at the games, complaining about players being intoxicated and trying to find hosts for the gambling nights."

"Just renting the house". :roll:

And to think there are dudes ready to pull down their pants, bend over and shoot money out of their asses for this guy's bail. WTF. What an absurd level of idolatry, like he's putting food in your children's mouths.
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Post#84 » by Maxthirty » Thu Jul 31, 2025 11:09 am

It’s illegal but does anyone really care?
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Post#85 » by sikma42 » Thu Jul 31, 2025 11:30 am

Maxthirty wrote:It’s illegal but does anyone really care?

Think his family may care when he’s away in jail.

It was an incredible stupid decision.


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Post#86 » by Maxthirty » Thu Jul 31, 2025 11:43 am

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Maxthirty wrote:It’s illegal but does anyone really care?

Think his family may care when he’s away in jail.

It was an incredible stupid decision.


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Just because he was arrested that don’t mean it was a stupid decision.


Rosa Parks was arrested.
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Post#87 » by hauntedcomputer » Thu Jul 31, 2025 12:41 pm

Why are so many peons fine with millionaires dodging taxes?

Like, even willing to donate to their defense?
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Post#88 » by brutalitops » Thu Jul 31, 2025 12:51 pm

hauntedcomputer wrote:Why are so many peons fine with millionaires dodging taxes?

Like, even willing to donate to their defense?

Some people like the taste of boots.
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Post#89 » by sikma42 » Thu Jul 31, 2025 1:46 pm

Maxthirty wrote:
sikma42 wrote:
Maxthirty wrote:It’s illegal but does anyone really care?

Think his family may care when he’s away in jail.

It was an incredible stupid decision.


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Just because he was arrested that don’t mean it was a stupid decision.


Rosa Parks was arrested.


First the Karl Malone thread.

Now this attempt at logic. Idk whats happening here anymore. Very confused.
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Post#90 » by TheGeneral99 » Thu Jul 31, 2025 1:50 pm

This guy made like over 150 million in his career, found a way to end his career by sheer stupidity, and continues to be stupid as heck after retirement.

Sad that this dude has a platform online to spout his nonsense.
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Post#91 » by Alatan » Thu Jul 31, 2025 1:54 pm

I have a better question. If its so morally wrong and bad for the society why is it allowed in Vegas?
Point being that its not illegal because of moral and societal reasons but because the big boys like to hold their monopolies.
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Post#92 » by sikma42 » Thu Jul 31, 2025 2:02 pm

Alatan wrote:I have a better question. If its so morally wrong and bad for the society why is it allowed in Vegas?
Point being that its not illegal because of moral and societal reasons but because the big boys like to hold their monopolies.

Operating an unlicensed high stakes poker room without paying taxes is legal in Vegas?

Having girls coming over providing clients “massages” then taking a % is legal in Vegas without a license?

These things are illegal for a reason. I think sports betting becoming mainstream is the biggest issue..bc it’s been horrible for society. But that’s another conversation.

Long story short. This is illegal. And it’s illegal for valid reasons.


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Post#93 » by Kurtz » Thu Jul 31, 2025 2:03 pm

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I think you're missing why he was arrested. It's not because of gambling that went on in his home. It's the fact that he was making money from it in a state where gambling is illegal. You can't just start up your casino business wherever you want in a state where gambling is illegal.

Also sports betting is illegal in California. States have their own laws. Even in states where gambling is permitted, you would need a permit to open a casino. Hell you need one in Nevada, there's a gaming commission that regulates things. You may see this as harmless but its the precedence that it sets where people can start running this as a business and it getting out of control. A lot of Casinos have things they are held to by state's regulation boards.


Umm my entire post was basically "the law makes no sense" and you responded by stating the law. I'm not the 1 that is missing the point. I KNOW IT IS ILLEGAL. I'm stating it shouldn't be though.

You say they need to penalize something like this because if they don't people will "run this as a business and it get out of control". Well I disagree that someone should be pentalized because of the POTENTIAL for something to be out of control. That's not how the law should work. I'm of the firm belief that if people want to gamble money with other human beings they should have the right to do so - especially in someone's private house. You are taking what actually happened and creating some hypothetical where it can escalate "out of control" which I'm not even sure what you even by that honestly.


Again its not about people gambling. The host being the person that's making money OFF OF someone else gambling is the illegal act here. It seems you can't read. People can gamble and do what they want, poker games for wagers at homes are not illegal. Once you make it into a business where the person hosting the game is charging a fee to host it, it becomes a business. There's a precedence that gets set when you allow for this to occur. Basically what you're arguing is that any casino anywhere should not have any regulation and should be permitted to run without any consequence. There's a pretty firm downside to that, there's a reason why that regulation exists in every state that has legalized gambling of any kind. By your logic why do we even have any laws? Why get a ticket for a seatbelt?

You do realize a lot of industries require permits and licenses to operate right? This is no different. You missed the entire point yet again.


If, as you've said, poker games for $ at a private home are not illegal, then why would it be illegal for a homeowner to rent out his home to host a legal event?
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Post#94 » by Kurtz » Thu Jul 31, 2025 2:07 pm

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Alatan wrote:I have a better question. If its so morally wrong and bad for the society why is it allowed in Vegas?
Point being that its not illegal because of moral and societal reasons but because the big boys like to hold their monopolies.

Operating an unlicensed high stakes poker room without paying taxes is legal in Vegas?

Having girls coming over providing clients “massages” then taking a % is legal in Vegas without a license?

These things are illegal for a reason. I think sports betting becoming mainstream is the biggest issue..bc it’s been horrible for society. But that’s another conversation.

Long story short. This is illegal. And it’s illegal for valid reasons.


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1. Why would you put "massages" in quotes? If there were sexual acts, that'd be one of the charges. This isn't much different from pretty hostesses walking around in Vegas.

2. You've never played poker for money for at someone else's place? Pretty sure everyone here has at some point. Only difference is we played for a lot less money. Are we criminals too for not declaring those winnings. "Illegal", oh lord, take me to jail!
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Post#95 » by PlatinumState » Thu Jul 31, 2025 2:09 pm

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Umm my entire post was basically "the law makes no sense" and you responded by stating the law. I'm not the 1 that is missing the point. I KNOW IT IS ILLEGAL. I'm stating it shouldn't be though.

You say they need to penalize something like this because if they don't people will "run this as a business and it get out of control". Well I disagree that someone should be pentalized because of the POTENTIAL for something to be out of control. That's not how the law should work. I'm of the firm belief that if people want to gamble money with other human beings they should have the right to do so - especially in someone's private house. You are taking what actually happened and creating some hypothetical where it can escalate "out of control" which I'm not even sure what you even by that honestly.


Again its not about people gambling. The host being the person that's making money OFF OF someone else gambling is the illegal act here. It seems you can't read. People can gamble and do what they want, poker games for wagers at homes are not illegal. Once you make it into a business where the person hosting the game is charging a fee to host it, it becomes a business. There's a precedence that gets set when you allow for this to occur. Basically what you're arguing is that any casino anywhere should not have any regulation and should be permitted to run without any consequence. There's a pretty firm downside to that, there's a reason why that regulation exists in every state that has legalized gambling of any kind. By your logic why do we even have any laws? Why get a ticket for a seatbelt?

You do realize a lot of industries require permits and licenses to operate right? This is no different. You missed the entire point yet again.


If, as you've said, poker games for $ at a private home are not illegal, then why would it be illegal for a homeowner to rent out his home to host a legal event?


Its one thing to host a friendly game of poker at home where a few hundred bucks exchange hands and another where hundreds of thousands $ exchange hands on a nightly basis (possible money laundering scheme) + prostitution takes place (possible trafficking) which is illegal everywhere outside Nevada. This is big, its up to Gil to prove he didnt know about it and didnt partake in anything which is highly unlikely, but I suppose a good lawyer can do wonders
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Post#96 » by Pattycakes » Thu Jul 31, 2025 2:10 pm

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Post#97 » by sikma42 » Thu Jul 31, 2025 2:15 pm

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Alatan wrote:I have a better question. If its so morally wrong and bad for the society why is it allowed in Vegas?
Point being that its not illegal because of moral and societal reasons but because the big boys like to hold their monopolies.

Operating an unlicensed high stakes poker room without paying taxes is legal in Vegas?

Having girls coming over providing clients “massages” then taking a % is legal in Vegas without a license?

These things are illegal for a reason. I think sports betting becoming mainstream is the biggest issue..bc it’s been horrible for society. But that’s another conversation.

Long story short. This is illegal. And it’s illegal for valid reasons.


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[emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]. Why would you put "massages" in quotes? If there were sexual acts, that'd be one of the charges. This isn't much different from pretty hostesses walking around in Vegas.

[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]. You've never played poker for money for at someone else's place? Pretty sure everyone here has at some point. Only difference is we played for a lot less money. Are we criminals too for not declaring those winnings. "Illegal", oh lord, take me to jail!

If you hold a home game, and take a % of the pot (i.e. rake) then it’s illegal. At that point your crossed the threshold into what law enforcement will intervene into as unlicensed gambling enterprise. Lot of regulations you have to deal with in that industry. Besides not paying taxing, you aren’t monitoring for money laundering etc. so yea, this isn’t the same as somebody holding a weekly poker game but with more money at stake. He turned it into a profit making enterprise by taking a rake.


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Post#98 » by Kurtz » Thu Jul 31, 2025 2:21 pm

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Kurtz wrote:
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Again its not about people gambling. The host being the person that's making money OFF OF someone else gambling is the illegal act here. It seems you can't read. People can gamble and do what they want, poker games for wagers at homes are not illegal. Once you make it into a business where the person hosting the game is charging a fee to host it, it becomes a business. There's a precedence that gets set when you allow for this to occur. Basically what you're arguing is that any casino anywhere should not have any regulation and should be permitted to run without any consequence. There's a pretty firm downside to that, there's a reason why that regulation exists in every state that has legalized gambling of any kind. By your logic why do we even have any laws? Why get a ticket for a seatbelt?

You do realize a lot of industries require permits and licenses to operate right? This is no different. You missed the entire point yet again.


If, as you've said, poker games for $ at a private home are not illegal, then why would it be illegal for a homeowner to rent out his home to host a legal event?


Its one thing to host a friendly game of poker at home where a few hundred bucks exchange hands and another where hundreds of thousands $ exchange hands on a nightly basis (possible money laundering scheme) + prostitution takes place (possible trafficking) which is illegal everywhere outside Nevada. This is big, its up to Gil to prove he didnt know about it and didnt partake in anything which is highly unlikely, but I suppose a good lawyer can do wonders


If there was prostitution/trafficking, I imagine that'd be the main charge.

Maybe I don't have a good criminal mind, but I don't understand how money laundering would work in a situation where the players wouldn't declare their wins/losses anyway. The whole point of laundering is that you're able to show where your money came from.
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Post#99 » by CometGM » Thu Jul 31, 2025 2:26 pm

CyKnickal wrote:
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Handlez wrote:So he setup high stakes gambling at his house.

Who gives a ****?

None of my business nor should it concern anyone else.

Put all those resources to use and go find every meth cooking house there is in the states. And go after every human trafficking lowlives, especially involving children. Etc.

There's far bigger evil fish to fry.


I don't get it either. How is this even a crime. Instead of going after violent criminals they are going after poker house games. If you start a GoFundMe for Gil I will contribute for him to make bail


You guys sound like you wanna give him a handjob, too.

"According to the indictment, investigators obtained text messages between Arenas and Kats that show the two planning to host alleged illegal poker games at the mansion and even came up with poker tables that bore Arenas’ name and image. The two also discussed financial matters and payments over text messages, according to the indictment.

The text messages cited in the indictment show the defendants scheduling the alleged illegal gambling nights, financial matters, recruiting women and dealers to work at the house, recruiting security and other matters, according to prosecutors.

The indictment says Arenas sent text messages asking about money collected at the games, complaining about players being intoxicated and trying to find hosts for the gambling nights."

"Just renting the house". :roll:

And to think there are dudes ready to pull down their pants, bend over and shoot money out of their asses for this guy's bail. WTF. What an absurd level of idolatry, like he's putting food in your children's mouths.


Damn dude, you're taking this way too extra. These guys were just trying to point out that there are way bigger fish to fry.
You seem fine with authorities taking the tax money coming out of your paycheck for this type of stuff instead of using resources for way more serious crimes.
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Post#100 » by Airmiess » Thu Jul 31, 2025 2:27 pm

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Kurtz wrote:
California Gold wrote:
Again its not about people gambling. The host being the person that's making money OFF OF someone else gambling is the illegal act here. It seems you can't read. People can gamble and do what they want, poker games for wagers at homes are not illegal. Once you make it into a business where the person hosting the game is charging a fee to host it, it becomes a business. There's a precedence that gets set when you allow for this to occur. Basically what you're arguing is that any casino anywhere should not have any regulation and should be permitted to run without any consequence. There's a pretty firm downside to that, there's a reason why that regulation exists in every state that has legalized gambling of any kind. By your logic why do we even have any laws? Why get a ticket for a seatbelt?

You do realize a lot of industries require permits and licenses to operate right? This is no different. You missed the entire point yet again.


If, as you've said, poker games for $ at a private home are not illegal, then why would it be illegal for a homeowner to rent out his home to host a legal event?


Its one thing to host a friendly game of poker at home where a few hundred bucks exchange hands and another where hundreds of thousands $ exchange hands on a nightly basis (possible money laundering scheme) + prostitution takes place (possible trafficking) which is illegal everywhere outside Nevada. This is big, its up to Gil to prove he didnt know about it and didnt partake in anything which is highly unlikely, but I suppose a good lawyer can do wonders

From the footage ive seen of him with one of the girls at the table, she looked under 21 and he was trying to gey her to drink when she claimed she doesn't drink.

Me thinks all those rich guys went to those poker games for the young girls.
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