News - Israel

Israel's tourism minister tags casino bill as primary goal

As reported by the Israel Travel: "Tourism Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch (Yisrael Beitenu) announced Thursday that he intended to turn Eilat's...
Israel | 19 Nov 2007

Prosecutors agree to plea bargain for owner of gambling ship

After police arrested hundreds of people in sting operations targeting unauthorized gambling ships operating off the Eilat coast, prosecutors...
Israel | 31 Oct 2007

Gambling numbers rise in Israel

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, Israelis spent NIS1.82bn on gambling in 2006, compared to just NIS776.5m in 1990. Figures...
Israel | 05 Oct 2007

Convicted match-fixers get three years in jail plus fines

Former soccer player Eli Cohen and other conspirators in a game-fixing scandal were sentenced yesterday to up to three years in prison....
Israel | 03 Sep 2007

Online gambling officially illegal in Israel

An Israeli court has upheld a ruling against Victor Chandler's Hebrew language website that it is illegal and any online gambling site targeting...
Israel | 26 Jun 2007

Visa CAL gambling and pornography, revenues: NIS 40m

The Visa CAL credit card company continues to clear pornography and gambling transactions over the Internet. Two competing credit card companies,...
Israel | 13 Jun 2007

Finance minister Hirchson suspends himself for 3 months

Finance Minister Abraham Hirchson, who is suspected of theft, has decided to suspend himself until the end of his investigation, Yedioth...
Israel | 23 Apr 2007