Economics and statistics

The economy of Israel's legal sector relies on two pillars - the national lottery and sports betting through an authorized platform.

GGR is formed mainly in lottery products (circulation and instant tickets) and in football/basketball bets; casino revenues are absent due to the ban.

Revenues are distributed to the budget and to support sports/social programs, while operator costs are growing due to AML/KYC, anti-fraud and blocking illegal content.

The closure of VLT/keno and the abandonment of horse racing narrowed the product line, but increased risk control.

Sales channels - retail and online lottery/betting interfaces, where the main dynamics comes from mobile. The "shadow" part of demand (online casinos, offshore sites) and game tourism outside the country reduce the potential tax base and require constant enforcement costs.

The basic trend is a stable lottery and a moderate increase in legal betting under a conservative regulatory framework.