Official languages: Hebrew, Arabic Population: 7,411,000 Currency: Israeli Shekel(ILS)
Current Exchange Rate 1 EUR = 5.5479 ILS 1 GBP = 6.1917 ILS 1 USD = 3.7473 ILS
Bingo in Israel Bingo is a lottery style numbers game that is very popular in many nations around the world, especially the US and UK. In bingo, players get one or more cards that are marked with a grid full of random numbers. An announcer then pulls numbers out of a basket one at a time, and if a player has that number on their card, they mark it off. Prizes are given to the first player who marks off a certain pattern of numbers on their grid. In Israel, most forms of gambling are banned. There are no land-based casinos, and casino gambling only takes place on a few cruise ships. Because of these limitations, there are no places to play live, real-money bingo.
Online Bingo in Israel Any players who want to experience real-money bingo in Israel will have to play it on the internet. Unfortunately, there are no internet bingo sites in Israel. The government has licensed the state lottery and sportsbook companies to operate online, but has decided it will not give out any more internet gambling licenses. The Israeli government also makes an effort to block foreign bingo and other online gambling websites to keep Israeli players form using them. Fortunately, the blocks are not effective, and many online bingo sites get though. Because these bingo sites are headquartered in other countries, Israeli players can use them without worrying that the government might shut the sites down.