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Ex-Wildcat Gilbert Arenas charged for running illegal high-stakes poker games

July 30, 2025

By Brian J. Pedersen, Arizona Desert Swarm: A very bad year for the family of a former Arizona men’s basketball great just got considerably worse.

Ex-Wildcat Gilbert Arenas has been indicted on federal charges related to alleged illegal high stakes poker games held at a home he owns in California. He is one of six people—another is a suspected organized crime figure from Israel—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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