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Current and pre-revolution Iranian banknotes are displayed by a street money exchanger at Ferdowsi square, Tehran’s go-to venue for foreign currency exchange, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on August 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
July 31, 2026, 10:28 pm
Illicit Iranian gambling network helped pull off a $4 billion sanctions dodge
Gambling is banned in Islamic Republic, but Revolutionary Guards commandeered country’s largest betting websites to move money, including during war, Reuters investigation finds
By Gavin Finch, Feras Dalatey, Denise Ajiri, Tom Wilson and Farah Master
White House teleprompter operators, including Gabriel Perez (R) sets up a teleprompter before US President Donald Trump speaks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s 2026 Policy Conference at the Washington Hilton on June 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP)
July 16, 2026, 10:55 pm
Trump’s teleprompter operator suspended for allegedly betting on what he’d say
Gabriel Perez accused of making more than $100,000 by placing bets on the prediction market Kalshi about specific words or phrases that would appear in the president’s speeches
By Agencies
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
A LED sphere screen shows information inside the new location of the prediction market online platform Polymarket called 'The Situation Room,' during its opening day in Washington, DC, March 20, 2026. (Théo Marie-Courtois/AFP)
April 18, 2026, 12:51 am
‘Dystopian’ Iran war bets spark US crackdown on prediction markets
American lawmakers sound alarm over wagers on US-Israel war against Iran and rescue mission for stranded airman, raising concerns over insider trading and public trust
By STEVEN SLOAN and Ken Sweet
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
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