Parasol had watched her company enter into a non-prosecution deal with U.S.
market after Congress passed new legislation in 2006. Parasol founded PartyGaming, which was the biggest online poker company in the world until it left the U.S.
In September 2013, New York money man Jason Ader, who runs SpringOwl Asset Management, flew to Israel to meet Ruth Parasol, the California-born former billionaire who played a big role in creating the online gambling industry.