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Israel police turning on online casino sites  21 Dec 2006

As a result of the unclear legislation concerning online casino sites in Israel, Israel as a globally renowned Hi-Tech hub has seized the opportunity to become a player in one of the most profitable businesses in the net. Using all their Hi-Tech know-how and their large pool of bilingual workers from all over the world, Israeli online casino companies have had better starting conditions than others, and are riding high on their success. But the unresolved legal situation regarding the online casino industry in Israel is coming back to catch them.

Last week the Israeli police is reported to have begun a mild crack down on online casino companies in the country. The leading local newspaper has stated that police have issued warnings to online casino sites hosts and credit companies, informing them that their business activities are illegal and demanded that the popular sites stop offering their gamblers real money wins. Especially the highly successful and much loved backgammon (locally called sheshbesh) sites were considered to be illegal. Of course the police stated that neither the game itself nor wagering for virtual money at an online casino was unlawful.

This is not the first time that the Police of Israel have issued warnings to online casino financial service providers. As a result of this summer's scandal around Sportingbets and Betonsports, the police maintain that they have already sent out letters explaining the legal situation to online casino hosts. But apparently, as yet the situation is still not clear enough to start a real crack down on online casinos in Israel. If it was, most like the police would take a bit more drastic measures than sending a few letters.

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