Here’s a little free advice for some of you out there: If you’re running an illegal card club and you get robbed, don’t call the police!

A popular New York poker den frequented by Sopranos star Robert Iler and several NBA players was robbed late last night by a group of gun-wielding entrepreneurs. The crooks reportedly made off with about $50,000 of the some 70 clients’ money.

Here’s where it gets funny. The cops didn’t catch the robbers, but they did arrest the club owner for promoting gambling and possessing bookmaking supplies. Oh, the humanity! Whatever happened to the days when a hard-working illegal gambling club owner could count on the police to protect his interests? Perhaps he didn’t grease the wheel enough. That $50,000 just might have done the trick.