Federal Indictment Charges Pro Poker Player Gal Yafrich, 3 Others With Operating Illegal Gambling Operation, Money Laundering

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A World Series of Poker bracelet winner is one of four Los Angeles-area men who have been charged in connection with an illegal video gambling operation and money laundering.

Gal Yafrich, 35, a frequent player in “Live at the Bike” poker games and the 2018 World Series of Poker bracelet winner, and 39-year-old Nick Shkolnik were both charged with operating an illegal gambling business. Israeli-born Yafrich also faces money laundering charges along with 32-year-old Shalom Ifrah and 33-year-old Schneur Zalman Getzel Rosenfeld.

All four of the defendants named in the federal indictment were arrested Wednesday. Yifrach and Ifrah were detained pending trial, but Shkolnik and Rosenfeld were released subject to pretrial supervision and other conditions.

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