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Bar Rafaeli, former girlfriend of Leonardo DiCaprio, is now reportedly dating Teddy Sagi. He is the founder of online gambling software firm. Playtech, and the 30th richest man in Israel according to Forbes Magazine. She is among the hottest models in Israel and appeared on the cover of the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.
In March, the 34-year-old Teddy Sagi offered his Playtech, which makes software for internet gambling sites, on the London Stock Exchange. He sold 25% of the company for $250 million in cash. He still owns 40% of the company, which boasts a market capitalization of 400 million pounds ($788 million). Late this year Playtech acquired competitor Tribeca for $75 million dollars. The purchase includes several popular online gambling sites that currently operate on Tribeca's technology, including VCPoker, PaddyPower Blue Square Poker and Expekt.
Refaeli began her modeling career before the age of 8 months for a baby commercial. By age 15, she was featured in campaigns for the fashion brands Castro and Pilpel, also starring in a commercial for Milki. Refaeli won the title "Model of The Year" in a beauty contest in 2000 and 2001. She was also chosen to be the home model of Renuar fashion network and appeared in their summer 2002 and winter 2003 catalogues.
Refaeli appeared in ELLE (France), Maxim, and GQ (Italy). She debuted in the 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, becoming the first Israeli model to appear in the magazine. In the issue, she posed with rock band Aerosmith.
