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The Polymarket prediction market website is displayed on a computer screen, January 11, 2026, in New York. (AP/Wyatte Grantham-Philips)
April 24, 2026, 9:36 am
US soldier allegedly used classified intel to win $400K Polymarket bet on Maduro raid
Master sergeant, 38, was part of operation to capture Venezuelan leader; prosecutors say de facto leak ahead of mission ‘endangered national security’
By Hallie Golden, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
The logo of the prediction market online platform Polymarket is seen outside their new location called "The Situation Room" during its opening day in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2026. (Théo Marie--Courtois / AFP)
March 27, 2026, 10:35 am
Israeli Air Force major charged with using classified info to place bets on Polymarket
The reservist and a civilian accomplice were indicted last month on severe security offenses after allegedly betting on the start and end dates of Israel’s 2025 war with Iran
By Charlie Summers and Emanuel Fabian
Dudi Sela of Israel returns the ball to Spaniard Rafael Nadal during their men's singles match, on the second day of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
May 20, 2022, 9:03 am
Israeli Dudi Sela’s French Open tennis match probed for suspected fixing — report
‘Checks’ launched after abnormally high bets placed during 2nd set with Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles, which lasted unusually short 16 minutes; Sela denies any impropriety
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative image of a police car (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 26, 2017, 10:43 am
7 arrested over alleged online gambling, money laundering
Luxury cars seized as police search homes of suspects; 3 more detained for questioning; more arrests expected
By Stuart Winer
Israeli-founded 888.com gambling website. (Screen capture)
September 1, 2017, 12:32 pm
Israeli-founded gambling company hit with record fine in UK
888.com penalized £7.8 million for ‘failing vulnerable customers’ after error allows 7,000 ‘at risk’ clients who had opted out to resume bets
By ToI Staff
Casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson in attendance at the 4th Annual Champions Of Jewish Values International Awards Gala at Marriott Marquis Times Square on May 5, 2016, in New York City. (Steve Mack/Getty Images via JTA)
May 11, 2017, 4:14 pm
Sheldon Adelson pitches $8 billion casino to Brazilian president
Jewish billionaire meets government officials, sparking rumors that gambling ban will be repealed
By JTA
In this Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 file photo, a giant billboard advertising the Trump International Golf Club hangs at the Dubai Trade Center roundabout, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
March 28, 2017, 2:13 pm
Trump casino trademark raises eyebrows in gambling-averse Jordan
US president’s registrations for casinos across Middle East suggests wide scope of regional interests, prompting ethical questions
By Jon Gambrell
Members of the Royal Malaysian Police man the main gate of the forensics wing of the Hospital Kuala Lumpur in Kuala Lumpur on February 18, 2017, where the body of a North Korean man suspected to be Kim Jong-Nam, half-brother of a North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, is being kept. (AFP PHOTO/MOHD RASFAN)
February 18, 2017, 4:38 pm
Was it brother? Lover? Crime gang? North Korea rumors abound
Conspiracy theories run wild as Malaysian police probe murder of Kim Jong Un’s outcast half-sibling
By KIM TONG-HYUNG
Daniel Orenstein
November 20, 2016, 3:00 pm
Daniel Orenstein
The 3 sins of the Israeli lottery
It’s bad enough to dupe the poor, but mocking the needs of children and the environment is too much — ban the ads!
A man removes cash from a Bank Leumi ATM machine in the Meah Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 28, 2016, 3:14 pm
8 ways Israel’s 2017-2018 budget may directly impact you
The cabinet has approved more trains, some medical coverage for genetic testing, less funding for Masa scholarships, and taxes for owners of more than 2 apartments. Will MKs give their backing?
By Marissa Newman
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (C) with Justice Ministry director-general Emi Palmor (L) and General Manager of the Finance Ministry, Shai Babad during a press conference regarding legalized gambling in Israel at the Finance Ministry office in Jerusalem on August 3, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 3, 2016, 11:14 pm
Finance minister: Israel will not build casinos on my watch
Moshe Kahlon says the gambling industry is a tax on the poor, where the risks outweigh the potential personal and communal return
By ToI Staff
Cards welcoming Syrian refugees created by students at Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School in Toronto, December 2015. (Courtesy)
July 16, 2016, 2:05 pm
Priest accused of gambling away funds for Syrian refugees
Ontario police say Amer Saka of Chaldean Catholic Church collected the money to support those fleeing the war-torn nation
By AFP
Illustrative photo of gambling in a casino (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
June 8, 2016, 1:31 pm
Tourism minister fast-tracks Eilat casino proposal
Yariv Levin meets with officials to review formal plan for hotel and gambling complex in southern resort town
By Stuart Winer
Einat Wilf addresses the Knesset, October 15, 2012. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
April 4, 2016, 10:19 am
Why hasn’t Israel shut down binary options scam? A former MK describes how she tried
Five years ago, Einat Wilf realized forex/binary options was, at best, an industry founded on illegal gambling. But she was outflanked by lobbyists, and defeated by regulators and her Knesset colleagues — whose inability to grapple with the complexities has echoes of ‘The Big Short’
By Simona Weinglass
Likud MK Oren Hazan on May 13, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 23, 2016, 7:15 pm
Likud boots its own scandal-ridden MK from Knesset panels
Oren Hazan suspended after he failed to appear for a parliamentary vote and thus prevented coalition from passing bill
By ToI Staff
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