Online Gambling News in Israel - June 2026

Phumelela Gaming Brands Bookmakers as Vigilantes for Using Tellytrack Channel

Phumelela Gaming Brands Bookmakers as Vigilantes for Using Tellytrack Channel

Toni August 12, 2014 11:04:14

Tellytrack channel becomes an issue of heated debate, as the South African firm Phumelela Gaming accuses bookmakers of accessing their station without paying. Phumelela Gaming is a business venture that maintains several gaming operations both locally in South Africa and through international markets. The company focuses on providing mobile betting and information business, while also […]

Latvian Government Issues Illegal Gambling Blacklist

Latvian Government Issues Illegal Gambling Blacklist

August 12, 2014 10:27:37

The Latvian gambling regulator has released an extensive list of gambling providers prohibited from operating in the country. Latvia’s gambling regulator, the Latvia Lotteries and Gambling Supervision Inspection, has released a blacklist of sites which are not allowed to operate legally within the country. Latvian gambling laws permit online gambling but any companies providing online […]

California Online Poker Alliance Still Committed Despite Withdrawal of Two Bills From Legislature

California Online Poker Alliance Still Committed Despite Withdrawal of Two Bills From Legislature

Alex Nevsky August 12, 2014 08:30:46

California poker alliance reacts to withdrawal of online poker bills by Lou Correa and Reginald Jones-Sawyer. Last week American gambling news were full of reports on both pieces of proposed legislation to allow online poker in California being shelved. Two separate bills from Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer and by State Senator Lou Correa were removed from […]

Remote Gambling Association Slams Portuguese Government for Tax Policies

Remote Gambling Association Slams Portuguese Government for Tax Policies

Toni August 11, 2014 18:21:15

The Government of Portugal plans to introduce a new tax on sports betting, which has sparked criticism from the RGA citing it ineffective. The proposed 8-16 percent sports betting revenue tax has been dubbed “punitive” and “unviable” by the RGA, as the organization believes that officials should take another stance on the matter. Portugal previously […]

Bulgaria Welcomes PokerStars as First Ever Legal Poker Site

Bulgaria Welcomes PokerStars as First Ever Legal Poker Site

Toni August 11, 2014 17:36:26

Popular gaming site PokerStars enters the Bulgarian market after being granted a license by the State Gambling Commission. PokerStars is known throughout the world as the best gaming destination for online poker, as they are known to host some of the best tournaments comprising of countless players. Now customers have also been granted access to […]

How Kevin Love to the Cavaliers Makes Stupid Online Sportsbooks Look Smart

How Kevin Love to the Cavaliers Makes Stupid Online Sportsbooks Look Smart

August 11, 2014 14:43:58

Last month we questioned the decision of several leading online sportsbooks to choose the Cleveland Cavaliers as the favorite to win the 2015 NBA championship. Given that circumstances have changed, we’re going back on that judgment. Last month this website ran an article critical of NBA oddsmakers who tabbed the Cleveland Cavaliers as the favorite […]

Researchers Demand Independent Funding for Studies on Gambling

Researchers Demand Independent Funding for Studies on Gambling

Monica E. August 11, 2014 14:17:39

Experts propose a statutory levy for British gambling companies, to ensure independent funds for research. British researchers met at Goldsmiths University to discuss about funding sources for their studies, at an event called “Dangerous Consumption”. The main topic of discussion was the dilemma early career researchers are often faced with, of either taking money from […]

British Betting Shops Safer Than Food Stores, Clothes Shops and Pubs

British Betting Shops Safer Than Food Stores, Clothes Shops and Pubs

Monica E. August 11, 2014 13:10:42

A report by the British police suggests betting shops have among the lowest crime rates of all high street retailers. After the scandals that broke out earlier this year, when people were blaming fixed-odds betting terminals for gambling addiction, money laundering, and other crimes, the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) has news for all those […]

Problem Gambling in Italy: Minors See Gambling as a Way to Make Money

Problem Gambling in Italy: Minors See Gambling as a Way to Make Money

Monica E. August 11, 2014 10:36:47

Italians are among the world’s biggest gamblers, but now kids have also started to play casino games for money. Studies show that Italians spend an average of $400 per person on gambling every year. This figure might not say much to you, but in reality it makes them some of the biggest gamblers in the […]