ISRAEL Law and Practice Contributed by: Liran Barak, Herzog Fox & Neeman
7. Responsible Gambling (RG), Also Known as Safer Gambling (SG) 7.1 RG Requirements The permit granted to the National Lottery stipulates that it must maintain a responsible gambling policy. The responsible gambling policy lays down several requirements of the National Lottery, the most notable of which are: • that the National Lottery invest ILS1 million annu- ally into the financing and promotion of academic, professional and independent research on gam- bling issues and their social impact; • that the National Lottery provide information at its disposal about gambling and gamblers to research institutes recognised by the Israeli Council for Higher Education; • that the National Lottery allocate 3.5% of its annual marketing budget to campaigns related to respon- sible gaming and the detection, prevention and treatment of problem gaming; • that the National Lottery invest an annual sum of ILS2.5 million in providing treatment for gamblers with gambling problems; • that the National Lottery post information on its website and at sale points about the risks associ- ated with gambling activity and the available treat- ment for problem gamblers; and • that the National Lottery conduct its sales and mar- keting in accordance with the ethical and respon- sible gaming principles as adopted by the World Lottery Association and the European Lottery. 7.2 Gambling Management Tools The ISBB’s website provides customers with gam- bling management tools under their accounts, allow- ing them to set self-imposed spending-level restric- tions on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. 8. Anti-Money Laundering (AML) 8.1 AML Legislation Both the National Lottery and the ISBB are subject to the Israeli general Prohibition on Money Laundering Law 5760-2000.
In addition, the National Lottery is subject to specific AML regulation as set out in its renewable permit, while the ISBB’s operations are subject to specific AML requirements set out in the Law for the Regula- tion of Sports Betting 5727-1967. 8.2 AML Requirements The National Lottery The National Lottery’s specific AML-related require- ments include: • maintaining a register of players purchasing tickets with potential prizes running over a certain amount (currently ILS20,000); • identifying recipients of prizes and placing restric- tions on cash payments over a certain amount (currently ILS10,000); and • appointing a person to be responsible for AML practices. The ISBB The ISBB’s specific AML-related requirements include: • maintaining a register of players purchasing tickets with potential prizes running over a certain amount (currently ILS20,000); • identifying recipients of prizes; and • appointing a person to be responsible for AML practices. Oversight of the advertising practices of the National Lottery is the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance. The National Lottery is responsible for the activities of its concessionaires and their ongoing compliance with the terms of the National Lottery’s operation permit. The ISBB Oversight of the ISBB’s operations is carried out inter- nally, in accordance with its statutory powers. 9.2 Definition of Advertising Under the National Lottery’s permit, the definition of advertising covers advertisements: 9. Advertising 9.1 Regulatory/Supervisory Agency The National Lottery
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