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June 3, 2019: New Hampshire Wins!
“I hereby declare that § 1084(a) of the Wire Act… applies only to transmissions related to bets or wagers on a sporting event or contest....
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April 11, 2019: Both Sides Make Their Case In Court
It’s a big day for the industry. US District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro listens to the plaintiffs (the New Hampshire Lottery et al.) and defendants...
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February 2019: Wire Act Lawsuits Pile Up
Pushback is immediate and wide-ranging. Lottery stakeholders representing nearly every US state draft a letter of opposition. Attorneys general of New Jersey and Pennsylvania send a joint letter to...
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January 21, 2019: DOJ Drops A Bombshell
A couple weeks later, the DOJ makes it official. The Department publishes its new opinion on the Wire Act, broadening its scope to apply to...
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January 9, 2019: Rumors Of A New OLC Opinion
Online Poker Report is first to confirm the existence of a new OLC opinion, but odds are against it seeing the light of day. The general...
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2017-2018: The Calm Before The Storm
The Wire Act and Sessions’ plan to review the 2011 OLC opinion largely fall off the radar for most of 2017 and 2018. The issue...
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January 12, 2017: A New Strategy Emerges
By 2017, online gaming opponents have fully shifted away from legislative efforts like RAWA. The new strategy? Overturning the 2011 OLC opinion. As he did...
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2016: RAWA Runs Out Of Steam
RAWA isn’t officially reintroduced in 2016, but it does manage a brief reappearance late in the session before being shelved for the third consecutive year.
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2015: RAWA Suffers An Identity Crisis
In an effort to remove one powerful opposition group, RAWA 2015 takes on many forms. Supporters toy with the idea of giving state lotteries a carveout and...
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May 21, 2014: The United Front Disintegrates
Online gambling becomes a wedge issue among members of the American Gaming Association. With the debate threatening to fracture its membership, President Geoff Freeman and...
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March 26, 2014: RAWA Goes To Congress
Adelson enlists federal lawmakers to push his online gambling prohibition in Congress. The Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA), which he backs, is first introduced by...
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January 21, 2014: The Birth Of RAWA
The first inkling of Adelson’s strategy emerges when a draft of the Internet Gambling Control Act is leaked. After receiving a new name, the draft...
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December 10, 2013: Adelson’s Henchman Strikes Out Before Congress
A united front forged by the American Gaming Association and the Poker Players Alliance carry an online gambling hearing before a Congressional subcommittee. One of Adelson’s top...
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November 22, 2013: Adelson Goes On The Record
Soon after the launch of online casinos in New Jersey (and Delaware), Adelson takes to the pages of Forbes. The billionaire political donor says he’s...
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November 17, 2013: Washington Post Tips Adelson’s Hand
Opposition comes to a head as New Jersey prepares to launch full-scale online gambling on November 21, 2013. Just before the big day, Adelson moves...
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June 2013: Las Vegas Sands, Adelson Push Back Against Online Gambling
The website stopinternetgambling.com launches. The site and the advocacy group will later morph into the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling. The man behind the anti-online...
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2012-2013: Online Gambling Pops Up In Early-Adopter States
Spurred on by the 2011 OLC opinion, several states authorize and launch online lotteries and online casino games. By 2013 online gambling is live in:...
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September 20, 2011: DOJ Weighs In On Online Gambling
At the behest of the Illinois and New York lotteries, the DOJ’s legal counsel reexamines federal law as it pertains to online gambling. Following the...
