The 43-year-old former hooper and five other people were taken into custody on Wednesday (July 30), cited for participating in an alleged illegal gambling ring hosted in a California mansion where “high-stakes poker games” were played, per the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.

Gilbert Arenas and five others were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the alleged gambling ring, according to the DOJ.

Former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday along with five others, accused of running an illegal high-stakes gambling operation out of his Encino, CA, mansion. The Justice Department charged Arenas, 42, with conspiracy, operating an illegal gambling business, and making false statements to federal investigators.