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Interlogic is a gaming operator who provides an Online Backgammon product where players may wager money upon the results of the game. Now the head of the Israeli Police Investigations and Intelligence Unit has notified Interlogic that the attorney general considers the operation of a gambling site for backgammon games a criminal offense. Interlogic was further told by the authorities that they must cease to allow players on the site to gamble money on game outcomes. Under Israeli law it is not stipulated that the game of backgammon itself, whether online or not, nor gambling with virtual money, is prohibited.
Interlogic response was: “The company has tangible proof that the legality of the game has been approved by the world’s leading statistics and legal experts in the field, who have opined that the game is one of skill and cannot be defined as a game of chance. The comparison of backgammon to a game of chance such as cards or bingo is strange, and raises many questions about those who are behind it.”
Interestingly, Play 65 provides sponsorship to Channel 1, a leading Israeli broadcast company. Earlier this year the Israeli Government “formed an opinion” that internet gambling which targets Israelis constitutes an offense. From this more
Thanks for the post. All I can say is “good” and wish more could be done. I fully endorse a crack down on some online gambling operations/promoters coming from Israel.
Quite tired of some of the BS.
greek39
Israeli police has managed to stop Israeli gamers from playing online backgammon with real money on Play65. They can only play with fun money right now. USA has banned online gambling but online backgammon still can be played. But Israel is acting different. Interesting indeed, I wonder why …
someone being pressured? considering this industry had a lot of its birth in Israel, in whose interest is it to do so?
somehow i’m beginning to feel that its our industry’s :birthday: every day…full of surprises!
