Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday along with five other people, including a suspected member of an Israeli organized crime group,

Arenas denies hosting the games at his Los Angeles mansion after he and five others were arrested on Wednesday.

Arenas, 43, was charged with conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, operating an illegal gambling business and making false statements to federal investigators. He was one of nearly half a dozen arrested as part of a larger investigation involving suspected organized crime figures, including a high-level Israeli national.