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Getting started with online sports betting from Israel can be a difficult proposition. The main reason for this is that most of the world’s best betting sites simply do not serve Israel. If you watch European football matches, you will no doubt be familiar with many betting brands that are advertised at the side of the pitch. However, familiar brands like bet365, William Hill, Ladbrokes, PaddyPower, 888sport, BetVictor, BetFred, MarathonBet, 1XBet and many others simply will not register your account if you reside in Israel. Plus, in the USA, now that online betting is legal in many US states, there are many legal brands in that country, but none of these are available in Israel either, including FanDuel Sportsbook, DraftKings Sportsbook, BetMGM or Caesars Sportsbook etc.
If you were to visit any of these sites, they would either prevent you from accessing their site via IP address detection, knowing that you are visiting from Israel, or they simply will not provide ‘Israel’ in their list of available countries from their registration page. This can certainly be frustrating if all you want to do is experience the enjoyment of betting on your favourite sports with a competitive service and it’s why this site exists: to prevent prospective Israeli sports bettors from wasting time in visiting betting sites that won’t serve them.
Even though two top Swedish betting brands recently stopped serving Israel (Betsson
& Betsafe), fortunately, there are two top sports betting sites that continue to
serve Israel: Unibet & Interwetten. Although your choice is limited compared to people
in other nations around the world, these providers can be consider to exist on the
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This is the question that is important for you. Although Israel is a world leader
in the development of technology with regard to sports betting, poker and casino
games, the reality is that the Israeli government does not allow its citizens to
take part in the wider market of offerings with regard to these gaming verticals.
For example, with regard to sports betting, the Israel Sports Betting Board (ISBB)
holds a monopoly on land-
It is illegal for anyone else to operate a sportsbook business within Israel. Many
other countries, like the UK, France, Sweden and Spain allow for leading gaming companies
to enter the market, and offer their service in exchange for license fees and tax
payments. It is the best of both worlds. The government keeps some revenue from
an activity that is going to inevitably take place, and sports bettors get better
options for their money. Unfortunately, the ISBB monopoly forces many Israeli players
to look off-
While it is illegal to run another sports betting operation within Israel for Israeli consumption, whether on land or online, there is nothing that prevents interested Israeli bettors from finding and participating in online sports betting with providers that are operated and regulated from a legal online gaming jurisdiction like Malta such as those that we have listed on this site.
If the ISBB offers legal local betting, why play elsewhere? It’s odds & technology.
Unfortunately, the odds offered by the ISBB are incredibly low. Just have a look
at a simple basketball or American football match with the popular ‘handicap’ or
‘point spread’ betting market. They offer odds around 1.65 on both potential outcomes.
This means that the ISBB is operating with an odds margin of a whopping 21%. In
other words, of all monies bet on a particular match and betting market, they will
be keeping 21%. This number is ridiculously high and it is the main reason why Israeli
sports bettors look to play with off-
Unibet & Interwetten operate with odds of around 3% to 5% for top soccer matches. Just have a look at their point spread markets for the NBA, NFL or other American sports. You’ll find odds that pay in excess of 1.91 on either result, which is about a 4 to 5% margin. Depending on your bet type, especially for outright winners, there could be significant differences in your potential payout, which could make odds comparison between these brands an interesting proposition.
If you take a moment to compare the offerings of our three listed sites versus the ISBB, there really is no competition. Unibet & Interwetten each operate on some of the most advanced betting platforms in the world, allowing players to have access to dozens if not hundreds of betting markets per match, not simply the match result or handicap markets. Unibet & Interwetten also employ an early cash out feature so you can take partial winnings before an event has ended, or protect stake money when a bet looks to have gone bad. Unibet & Interwetten all also offer excellent live betting during play. Really, there is no comparison, as the ISBB site looks like it is still stuck in the 1990s.
At each of listed betting sites you can set your betting account to US Dollars, Euros or British Pounds among several others. If you have connections to any of these national markets, you can look to play and bank directly in these currencies to avoid currency exchange fees. Currently, no reputable sports betting site that accepts customers from Israel also offers Israeli Shekel accounts.
Normally, we advise the readers of our various sites to try and play with betting sites that offer your native currency so that you may avoid currency exchange costs. However, the reality is that as shown above, your local betting option through the Israel Sports Betting Board offers odds that are so poor, it actually pays better to exchange your funds to another currency and play with a betting site that offers significantly better odds like Unibet or Interwetten. Currency conversion tends to be in the 3% range. Odds margins at our listed sites can be as low as 3%. When you play at the ISBB, their odds margins are over 20%, so your chances of being profitable are far greater if you exchange funds and play at our listed betting sites.
Every reputable online bookmaker around the world is mandated by their regulators
to establish anti-
These are used to establish and confirm your identity. Your KYC documents must match
the information used to register your account. This KYC process should take no longer
than a week to complete, but often far less time. The KYC process will not affect
your ability to deposit or start betting immediately. Only withdrawals are contingent
on KYC process completion. Be patient regarding these mandatory anti-
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Excellent football odds. Solid odds for other sports. Simple cash out. Amazing betting platform. Brugge & Rangers FC sponsor.
Absolutely. Unibet offers online casino games where you may play from the same account
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Unibet offers sports, poker, casino & live casino to its customers, all accessed from a single account.
Yes! Unibet & Interwetten provide new customer offers as you can see below. Or simply click the links or buttons about in our list. Note that these offers, like all similar offers in the world come with significant terms and conditions. You’ll find rollover requirements, for the amount you need to bet or ‘rollover’ from your first deposit. You may find minimum odds requirements also. These terms are simply meant to ensure players enjoy the bonus for its intended purpose: an incentive to encourage your continued play on their site. The offers are not meant to represent free money that you may immediately withdraw.
One of the biggest betting brands serving Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden & Spain. LFC & Mochengladbach partners.