{"id":8682,"date":"2018-11-06T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/?p=8682"},"modified":"2018-11-06T08:00:45","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T13:00:45","slug":"israeli-knesset-receives-bill-for-poker-legalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/israeli-knesset-receives-bill-for-poker-legalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Knesset Receives Bill for Poker Legalization"},"content":{"rendered":"
Operating any form of poker in Israel is still illegal. The game is popular, but not allowed legally. That’s why Sharren Haskel from the Likud party now wants to change this by introducing a new bill in the Knesset, Israel\u2019s legislative body.<\/em><\/p>\n It\u2019s not difficult to play poker in Israel. Though the government considers the activity illegal<\/a>, a stance backed by the Israel Supreme Court, the country has a vibrant population of gamers, and Israeli poker players are known worldwide. <\/p>\n Timur Margolin wins his first WSOP gold bracelet and $507,274 in Event #43 of the 2018 WSOP, $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em. Margolin placed second in this event in 2015, the last year he played it. https:\/\/t.co\/ROOUtWkelv<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fYshkex0VU<\/a><\/p>\n — WSOP (@WSOP) June 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe Legal Status of Poker in Israel<\/h2>\n
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