Israel’s anti-lottery crusader Moshe Kahlon has emerged victorious in his crackdown on state-sponsored gambling.

On New Year’s Eve, national lottery monopoly Mifal Hapayis shut down its 500 slot machines and 150 keno machines after it failed to negotiate with the treasury the renewal of its operating license, Haaretz reported.

According to the news outlet, officials from the finance ministry allowed to extend the national lottery’s license “for another 48 hours in order to wind up talks,” but on the condition that Mifal Hapayis would immediately switch off its slot and keno machines.

The national lottery wants the treasury to compensate the NIS800 million (USD208 million) it says it will lose annually without the gambling machines. Ministry officials, however, said the real figure should be below NIS250 million because the government is offering Mifal Hapayis the chance to conduct extra lotteries.