Overview

• The federal indictment charges Arenas with conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, operating that business and making false statements to investigators.
• Prosecutors say the Encino mansion hosted Pot Limit Omaha sessions where organizers collected commission fees and employed armed guards, chefs and valet staff.
• Evidence presented includes text messages between Arenas and co-defendant Arthur Kats and a November 2021 photo of a poker table bearing the “Arenas Poker Club” logo.
• One co-defendant, Yevgeni Gershman, is identified as a suspected member of an Israeli organized crime network linked to the operation.
• The defendants face up to five years in federal prison per count if convicted at their trial set for September 23.