05/29/18 Israel battles suspicious cryptocurrency activity Financial institutions will be required to report suspicious transfers to online gambling sites.
01/05/18 Israel agrees settlement with GBI Racing The Israeli government will have to pay USD 6.6M to GBI Racing after a ban on horse racing betting became effective in the country.
11/14/17 Sports Betting Council blocks Israeli state The Israel Council that is in charge of a sports betting app has blocked operations in Samaria.
10/25/17 Israel bans binary trading The Israeli legislature has passed a bill that foresees a ban on binary option trading within the country.
07/24/17 Israel approved online gambling ban With the latest approval, the Court is now able to block or remove sites that promote criminal activity.
06/27/17 William Hill leaves Israel The UK bookmaker announced the closing of its Tel Aviv office in order to shift operations to its London facility.
01/11/17 Israel Court orders lottery to turn on machines The High Court had ordered the lottery monopoly to shut down the gaming machines.
01/05/17 Israel allows online lottery The Ministry of Finance agreed to allow online lottery and other games to residents.
01/03/17 Israel to shut down state-sponsored gambling The Finance Minister shut down 500 slot machines and 150 keno machines.
09/29/16 NRGbinary accused of conducting a gambling scam NRGbinary a web domain registered by an Israeli in London allegedly defrauded hundreds of people out of anywhere between US$10,000 and several hundreds of thousands of dollars.
08/05/16 Israel ponders on gambling reform A report on gambling drafted by the Israeli government has recommended limiting the growth of the industry without reducing its current scope.
08/04/16 Israeli Ministry of Finance banned horse races betting and slot machines Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon has accepted the recommendations of the Commission announcing a ban on slot machines and on betting on horse races.
08/01/16 Chinese consortium acquires Playtika The Israel-based online casino games company caught the eye of a Chinese consortium led by Shanghai Giant Network Technology.
06/15/16 Netanyahu’s casino plan faces strong opposition Moshe Kahlon, Israel’s Minister of Finance has attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to open a casino in Eilat.
