Former NBA star and Arizona Wildcats product Gilbert Arenas was arrested for allegedly hosting an illegal gambling business at his Encino mansion.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday along with five other people, including a suspected member of an Israeli organized crime group, on suspicion of hosting illegal high-stakes poker games at a Los Angeles mansion owned by Arenas, federal prosecutors said.

LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities announced Wednesday that former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas, along with five others, including a suspected high-level member of an Israeli transnational organization crime group, were arrested for allegedly operating an illegal gambling business at Arenas' mansion in the San Fernando Valley.