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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

online gambling

An 888 poker with friends promotion. (Screenshot 888poker.com)
From the WebSeptember 12, 2021, 12:32 pm
Israeli gambling firm 888 buys UK’s William Hill International in $3.04b deal
Online casino conglomerate says it intends to keep bookmaker’s shops as part of a foray into bricks and mortar, the Guardian reports
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
Karin Kloosterman
October 23, 2016, 12:48 pm
Karin Kloosterman
The complicated rise of Israel’s online casino gaming industry
Israel is responsible for some of the most fractured gambling laws in the world, legally allowing certain activities while others are banned outright and some are offered online in certain circumstances
MK Michael Oren during a committee session at the Knesset, June 20, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 2, 2016, 4:47 pm
Michael Oren backs Knesset probe of binary options fraud, says it ‘threatens’ Israel
Massive Israel-based industry scamming victims worldwide is ‘very, very disturbing,’ says new deputy minister for public diplomacy
By Raoul Wootliff and Simona Weinglass
An online recruiting advertisement for binary options company BetaMedia, the Israeli operational name for 24Option. (Screen capture: Facebook)
August 1, 2016, 7:22 pm
France bans a ‘dangerous’ Israeli binary options firm, US fines two more
French authorities outlaw 24Option for dishonest conduct; US trading commission fines Vault Options Ltd. and Global Trader 365 over $4.5 million
By Simona Weinglass and Raoul Wootliff
Illustrative image of people working in finance (via Shutterstock)
March 23, 2016, 12:06 pm
The wolves of Tel Aviv: Israel’s vast, amoral binary options scam exposed
An industry turning over hundreds of millions of dollars, employing thousands of people, is cynically cheating naive would-be investors worldwide via a range of corrupt practices. It is doing terrible harm to its victims, and it risks doing the same to Israel’s reputation
By Simona Weinglass
Professional poker player Ari Engel says he doesn't gamble. (YouTube screenshot)
December 30, 2014, 2:27 am
For this son of an Orthodox rabbi, poker is not gambling
Ari Engel keeps kosher and often wears his kipah, but when it comes to defining games of chance, he’s a very liberal Jew
By Uriel Heilman
Screenshot of Dragonplay's Live Hold'em game (Photo credit: Courtesy)
June 6, 2014, 12:40 pm
Bally’s bets on Israeli start-up for social gaming
The Las Vegas gambling giant moves into a new, lucrative field with the acquisition of Tel Aviv’s Dragonplay
By David Shamah
Stuart Ballan
April 27, 2014, 7:56 pm
Stuart Ballan
I want to be a (Lottery Messenger) millionaire
With the Internet, gaming hopefuls can pursue their dream of striking it rich, wherever they may be
Illustrative photo of gambling in a casino (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
February 9, 2014, 10:42 pm
Illegal gambling site evaded taxes on NIS 4.5 billion
Indictments filed against 14 people for tax evasion, money laundering and illegal gambling activities
By ToI Staff
Robbie Strazynski
December 19, 2013, 3:59 pm
Robbie Strazynski
Israel: Online gambling’s silent high-tech powerhouse
Robbie Strazynski says Israel’s makeup explains why it holds such a large market share
Illustrative photo of a Facebook 'Like' button (Sophie Gordon/Flash90)
From the WebMarch 13, 2013, 8:35 am
Facebook bets on Israeli games
Globes: Social networking giant holds conference to find the next internet hit
Israel's Knesset: Closed for elections. Reopening Feb. 2013, under new management (photo credit: Abir Sultan/Flash 90)
October 11, 2012, 2:46 pm
It’s election season, baby
Polls bet on Netanyahu victory, candidates put their money on party primaries and police arrest dozens for gambling offenses
By Ron Friedman
A police officer stands outside a money exchange kiosk in Herzliya whose operators were arrested under suspicion of money laundering on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 (Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
October 10, 2012, 2:54 pm
Huge online gambling ring busted
Over 40 arrested as police pounce on illegal Internet casino gang that laundered millions of dollars
By Stuart Winer
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