July 31, 2025 • 6 mins
Gilbert Arenas, the former NBA star known as "Agent Zero," is making headlines for serious federal charges linked to an extravagant illegal gambling operation at his Encino, California, mansion. The indictment reveals that Arenas allegedly ran high-stakes poker games with armed security, valet service, private chefs, and young women hired to serve drinks and provide massages. This lavish setup has drawn the scrutiny of federal authorities, far surpassing casual poker nights among friends.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Yes, sir, gilbert Arenas got caught up in a
gambling situation and the fedswant to talk to him.
He already said If I'm goingdown, I'll take a whole lot of
people, peace, peace, peace,family and I hope that you're
(00:26):
feeling well and blessed today.
Welcome to another Mic Drop.
I'm your host, carl Gerard, andI appreciate you locking in
with me, whether you've beenfollowing every episode or this
is your first time tuning in,this is a space about truth,
clarity and conversation thattruly matter.
I'm not here to tell you whatto think, folks, I'm just here
to lay it out for you.
Alright, so let's get into this.
Gilbert Arenas, a man who oncedropped 60 points on Kobe in the
(00:49):
game, pulled a gun out in hislocker room and guess what?
Now, folks, he's facing thefeds.
That's right.
Gilbert Arenas, aka Agent Zero,has just been indicted in a
federal case and his response isjust Pete Gilbert.
All right, so here's therundown, y'all.
The feds say Gilbert wasallegedly and I stress,
(01:10):
allegedly running an illegalhigh-stakes poker ring out of
his mansion in Encino,california.
Gil also said that that mansionwas rented folks, and not just
some Friday night poker with theboys.
We're talking about armedsecurity, valet service, private
chefs.
And wait for this one, y'all,because in the midst of
everything that you see a lot ofbrothers going through with
(01:33):
these scandals that we'rehearing about, he hired
allegedly hired young women toserve drinks, give massages and
quote-unquote.
Keep the vibe right, you bigdummy.
But it gets deeper.
According to the indictment, hetook a cut of every pot and
that's called a rake in thegambling world, y'all.
(01:54):
Now, legally that's a no-nounless you got a gamer license,
and Gil ain't got that.
He's been hit with threefederal charges conspiracy to
operate an illegal gamblingbusiness, running that illegal
gambling business and lying tofederal agents.
Each one carries up to fiveyears in prison.
(02:14):
Now here's where it gets verygood for the arena show.
Just hours after being releasedon Bond, the man hops on X and
drops a post that went viral.
It's a video of him dancinglike he just hit a buzzer beater
and a meme that read they can'thold me.
Now this response, you know,comes after he didn't talk to no
(02:37):
feds, didn't get a statementfrom a lawyer, and it's not a
somber message.
Not even wait for the facts,nope, just feeling itself as
usual, all right.
So this is a man who's alwaysleaned into controversy and we
all know that y'all, he neverplayed by the rules.
We know that, too, he'sbringing firearms into the
(02:58):
Wizards' locker room to his wildtakes on his podcast.
Gilbert's entire brand is builtaround not being controlled.
So this ex post, it wasn't amistake, it was marketing, it
was strategy and it was himtaking back the narrative.
But here's the question, y'all,does confidence start looking
like arrogance when the stakesis this high, like you're
(03:20):
dealing with a federal case?
And right now you know we got alot of brothers that have been
caught up in some mess right now, and I don't think they're
going to let you get away withit.
But that's just me.
And, more importantly, can thiskind of behavior hurt his case?
This is another question I wantto ask, charlotte Is this
behavior going to hurt his case?
Because now you're looking kindof arrogant.
(03:40):
But here's where we zoom out onthis one, folks.
But here's where we zoom out onthis one, folks.
Why is it that we have so manyathletes, entertainers and
influencers getting caught up inthese crazy scandals?
I mean, can fame ever just beenough, or is it just the
adrenaline of the addiction andthe adrenaline rush of
(04:00):
constantly being in thespotlight.
I don't know.
I just don't don't understandwhy you just can't get what you
get and chill this desire tostill win and still be on top,
you know, is it something deeper, like not knowing how to
transition from the spotlight tojust chilling in the sidelines
sometimes, because this is notgil's first and it won't
(04:22):
probably be his last, you know.
So, at the end of the day, thisis bigger than poker chips and
flexing on X.
This is about choices, and whenthe feds show up trust, it's
not because they think you didsomething, it's because they
already know.
So whether Gilbert beats thecase or not, one thing's for
sure.
This game ain't the same whenthe opponent is Uncle Sam.
(04:45):
So the Only One Might podcast,guys, is available on all major
platforms.
You stream your podcast on,whether you listen on Spotify,
whatever Odyssey, we all there.
Wherever you listen to yourpodcast at, guys, be sure to
check out our YouTube channel tocatch up on the past and
current episodes.
Don't forget to rate the showand subscribe.
Hit that subscribe button y'all.
(05:06):
Once again shout out to all ournew subscribers we really
appreciate you.
Keep checking in.
Look at you know some of theold episodes that we did.
We had a lot of good interviews, guys, and it helps to keep the
channel moving.
Follow us on Instagram I wasabout to say extragram, y'all, I
almost messed up Instagram andX at the only one mic P1
(05:27):
Facebook and LinkedIn at theonly one mic podcast.
Email us at the only one mic p1facebook and linkedin at the
only one mic podcast.
Email us at the only one mic 00at gmailcom.
And I want to just say, for theemail, guys, I've been
receiving different emails frompeople, uh, who want to kind of
like, highlight their storiesand all.
I encourage that.
If you have something that'sgoing on in your area that you
(05:48):
want to highlight, you want meto discuss, I'll do my diligence
once you send me theinformation to say, well, this
is going on.
I don't care if it's a persondoing something in the community
or if it's something that you,you know is being underreported
in your community.
Please reach out to us attheonlyonemic00 at gmailcom and
I'll happily do my diligence onit.
(06:08):
And if it's something that wewant to discuss, we'll go ahead
and put it out there.
You can call the Texas here at 30, 2, 3, 6, 7, 7, 2, 1, 9.
Your voice, your questions,your take could be featured on
the show.
So what do y'all think?
Is Gilbert flexing a little bittoo early in the game?
Cause this is the phase wetalking about, and right now it
(06:35):
seems like they're trying tojust, you know, wrap everybody
up on some foolishness.
But in the same token, you know, people with money, definitely
money, fame, prominence,whatever you want to call it
they got to move a lotdifferently.
All right, y'all, this has beenan only one mic podcast, mic
drop.
Carl gerard is out.
Peace.
Yes, sir, gilbert Arenas got caught up in a
gambling situation and the fedswant to talk to him.
He already said If I'm goingdown, I'll take a whole lot of
people, peace, peace, peace,family and I hope that you're
(00:26):
feeling well and blessed today.
Welcome to another Mic Drop.
I'm your host, carl Gerard, andI appreciate you locking in
with me, whether you've beenfollowing every episode or this
is your first time tuning in,this is a space about truth,
clarity and conversation thattruly matter.
I'm not here to tell you whatto think, folks, I'm just here
to lay it out for you.
Alright, so let's get into this.
Gilbert Arenas, a man who oncedropped 60 points on Kobe in the
(00:49):
game, pulled a gun out in hislocker room and guess what?
Now, folks, he's facing thefeds.
That's right.
Gilbert Arenas, aka Agent Zero,has just been indicted in a
federal case and his response isjust Pete Gilbert.
All right, so here's therundown, y'all.
The feds say Gilbert wasallegedly and I stress,
(01:10):
allegedly running an illegalhigh-stakes poker ring out of
his mansion in Encino,california.
Gil also said that that mansionwas rented folks, and not just
some Friday night poker with theboys.
We're talking about armedsecurity, valet service, private
chefs.
And wait for this one, y'all,because in the midst of
everything that you see a lot ofbrothers going through with
(01:33):
these scandals that we'rehearing about, he hired
allegedly hired young women toserve drinks, give massages and
quote-unquote.
Keep the vibe right, you bigdummy.
But it gets deeper.
According to the indictment, hetook a cut of every pot and
that's called a rake in thegambling world, y'all.
(01:54):
Now, legally that's a no-nounless you got a gamer license,
and Gil ain't got that.
He's been hit with threefederal charges conspiracy to
operate an illegal gamblingbusiness, running that illegal
gambling business and lying tofederal agents.
Each one carries up to fiveyears in prison.
(02:14):
Now here's where it gets verygood for the arena show.
Just hours after being releasedon Bond, the man hops on X and
drops a post that went viral.
It's a video of him dancinglike he just hit a buzzer beater
and a meme that read they can'thold me.
Now this response, you know,comes after he didn't talk to no
(02:37):
feds, didn't get a statementfrom a lawyer, and it's not a
somber message.
Not even wait for the facts,nope, just feeling itself as
usual, all right.
So this is a man who's alwaysleaned into controversy and we
all know that y'all, he neverplayed by the rules.
We know that, too, he'sbringing firearms into the
(02:58):
Wizards' locker room to his wildtakes on his podcast.
Gilbert's entire brand is builtaround not being controlled.
So this ex post, it wasn't amistake, it was marketing, it
was strategy and it was himtaking back the narrative.
But here's the question, y'all,does confidence start looking
like arrogance when the stakesis this high, like you're
(03:20):
dealing with a federal case?
And right now you know we got alot of brothers that have been
caught up in some mess right now, and I don't think they're
going to let you get away withit.
But that's just me.
And, more importantly, can thiskind of behavior hurt his case?
This is another question I wantto ask, charlotte Is this
behavior going to hurt his case?
Because now you're looking kindof arrogant.
(03:40):
But here's where we zoom out onthis one, folks.
But here's where we zoom out onthis one, folks.
Why is it that we have so manyathletes, entertainers and
influencers getting caught up inthese crazy scandals?
I mean, can fame ever just beenough, or is it just the
adrenaline of the addiction andthe adrenaline rush of
(04:00):
constantly being in thespotlight.
I don't know.
I just don't don't understandwhy you just can't get what you
get and chill this desire tostill win and still be on top,
you know, is it something deeper, like not knowing how to
transition from the spotlight tojust chilling in the sidelines
sometimes, because this is notgil's first and it won't
(04:22):
probably be his last, you know.
So, at the end of the day, thisis bigger than poker chips and
flexing on X.
This is about choices, and whenthe feds show up trust, it's
not because they think you didsomething, it's because they
already know.
So whether Gilbert beats thecase or not, one thing's for
sure.
This game ain't the same whenthe opponent is Uncle Sam.
(04:45):
So the Only One Might podcast,guys, is available on all major
platforms.
You stream your podcast on,whether you listen on Spotify,
whatever Odyssey, we all there.
Wherever you listen to yourpodcast at, guys, be sure to
check out our YouTube channel tocatch up on the past and
current episodes.
Don't forget to rate the showand subscribe.
Hit that subscribe button y'all.
(05:06):
Once again shout out to all ournew subscribers we really
appreciate you.
Keep checking in.
Look at you know some of theold episodes that we did.
We had a lot of good interviews, guys, and it helps to keep the
channel moving.
Follow us on Instagram I wasabout to say extragram, y'all, I
almost messed up Instagram andX at the only one mic P1
(05:27):
Facebook and LinkedIn at theonly one mic podcast.
Email us at the only one mic p1facebook and linkedin at the
only one mic podcast.
Email us at the only one mic 00at gmailcom.
And I want to just say, for theemail, guys, I've been
receiving different emails frompeople, uh, who want to kind of
like, highlight their storiesand all.
I encourage that.
If you have something that'sgoing on in your area that you
(05:48):
want to highlight, you want meto discuss, I'll do my diligence
once you send me theinformation to say, well, this
is going on.
I don't care if it's a persondoing something in the community
or if it's something that you,you know is being underreported
in your community.
Please reach out to us attheonlyonemic00 at gmailcom and
I'll happily do my diligence onit.
(06:08):
And if it's something that wewant to discuss, we'll go ahead
and put it out there.
You can call the Texas here at 30, 2, 3, 6, 7, 7, 2, 1, 9.
Your voice, your questions,your take could be featured on
the show.
So what do y'all think?
Is Gilbert flexing a little bittoo early in the game?
Cause this is the phase wetalking about, and right now it
(06:35):
seems like they're trying tojust, you know, wrap everybody
up on some foolishness.
But in the same token, you know, people with money, definitely
money, fame, prominence,whatever you want to call it
they got to move a lotdifferently.
All right, y'all, this has beenan only one mic podcast, mic
drop.
Carl gerard is out.
Peace.
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