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Billionaire Businessman Implicated In Hollywood Poker Scandal

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May 28 2018, Updated 10:13 a.m. ET

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By Dylan Howard - Senior Executive Editor, Star magazine

One of Hollywood's highest rollers, billionaire businessman Alec Gores, has been targeted in the mega millions crack down on an illegal and underground poker ring.

Gores, who is worth $1.6 billion and sits at number 287 on Forbes’ richest list, is one of more than a dozen high-profile Tinsel town people being sued in connection with clandestine high-stakes games at luxury venues such as the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills and the Viper Room on Sunset Boulevard.

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