The Israeli police raided the offices of Walla! Communications LTD and Sportsline, on charges of advertising prohibited gambling casinos. This is part of a move on the part of the Chief Justice and the Cabinet Legal Council to wipe out illegal gambling in completely and especially illegal gambling on the internet.

Two popular Israeli portals earlier this morning, on grounds that the sites had illegally advertised online casinos, prohibited under law in Israel. The investigators came with the purpose of collecting evidence of these activities. Walla! Communications LTD and Sportsline are accused of advertising illegal gambling establishments in the banners on their sites. In Israel, any form of gambling is prohibited, except government sanctioned gambling in the form of the lottery or sports bets. Among the casinos that have allegedly been advertised on the sites are "BeTheDealer Casino","Stan James", and "King Solomon's Casino". According to Walla, the site has no business, technological or any other affiliation with any of the aforesaid online casinos.

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