The future looks rosy for interstate poker in the US, as the First Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Wire Act applies only...
Judge Juan R. Torruella passed away on Monday at the age of 87, before issuing an important First Circuit opinion on the Wire Act case.
Donald Trump was once a casino magnate, yet his administration's stance on the Wire Act and connections to Sheldon Adelson are troubling.
The Justice Department today defended its new interpretation of the federal gambling law before a panel of three appellate judges.
The federal government has restated its arguments to the First Circuit Court of Appeals as it works to expand the scope of the 1961 Wire...
The Wire Act has stunted the growth of the US online sports betting and gambling industries; is there any hope for an eventual rollback?
A number of parties have filed amicus briefs in support of the New Hampshire Lottery, which is litigating the 2018 Wire Act opinion in the...
Litigation over the scope of the Wire Act is still underway in the First Circuit, though the court has canceled its upcoming sitting due to...
An appellate brief filed by the US Department of Justice indicates that it will not back down from the legal battle over the scope of...
Online gambling operators will get six months added to the original grace period for enforcement of the new Wire Act interpretation.
Joe Biden is the latest US presidential candidate to weigh in on gambling, even addressing the current administration's handling of the Wire Act.
The Wire Act lawsuit is entering the appellate stage, with the First Circuit Court of Appeals expecting a DOJ brief on or before Nov. 12.
The case about the enforcement and breadth of the federal Wire Act is not over yet. The Department of Justice filed its intent to appeal...
A proposed amendment to an appropriations bill would block the US Department of Justice from using federal funding to target legal online gambling.
The Department of Justice is waiting at least until 2020 to enforce its reinterpretation of the Wire Act, according to a memo sent by the...
A federal judge in New Hampshire has set aside a recent Wire Act opinion from the US Department of Justice, a win for legal online...
The New Hampshire Lottery minced few words in its latest filing on the federal court case about the scope of the Wire Act and its...
The first oral arguments just took place in federal court on a case about the Wire Act that has sweeping ramifications for lotteries and online...
Two more states are attempting to join the legal challenge against the Department of Justice's latest interpretation of the Wire Act: Pennsylvania and Michigan.
Legal online gambing and sports betting sites likely to receive breathing room from Wire Act concerns as the DOJ plans to extend a non-prosecution window.
Lotteries in the United States made their displeasure known with the recent change in the interpretation of the Wire Act by the Department of Justice....
The Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel has issued a replacement for its 2011 opinion saying that the Wire Act only applies to sports...
What is the Restoration of America's Wire Act (RAWA)? Overview, background and context on bill that seeks to ban many forms of regulated online gambling.
Libertarian Groups send letter to AG nominee Jeff Sessions after he intimated he might rollback the 2011 OLC opinion in regards to online gambling.
Considering states' rights arguments, updates to existing federal gambling laws would find an easier path to support than would a federal online poker bill.