All posts tagged "Wire Act"
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Catching Up On The Wire Act Case — Part 2: New Hampshire Lottery Has Friends In Court
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...
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Catching Up On The Wire Act Case — Part 1: A Response From New Hampshire, Neopollard
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...
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Federal Government Stubbornly Stands Its Ground In Wire Act Appeal
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...
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DOJ Extends Grace Period For Wire Act Enforcement To Mid-2020
Online gambling operators will get six months added to the original grace period for enforcement of the new Wire Act interpretation.
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What Would A Joe Biden Presidency Mean For Online Gambling?
Joe Biden is the latest US presidential candidate to weigh in on gambling, even addressing the current administration's handling of the Wire Act.
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Update On Wire Act Case: First Circuit Sets Deadlines For Briefs
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.
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US Online Gambling Still Under Threat: DOJ Is Appealing Its Loss In The Wire Act Case
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...
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Congress To Consider Defunding DOJ Enforcement Of 2018 Wire Act Opinion
A proposed amendment to an appropriations bill would block the US Department of Justice from using federal funding to target legal online gambling.
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New DOJ Memo: Feds Won’t Enforce Wire Act Beyond Sports Betting Until 2020
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...
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Federal Judge To DOJ: Wire Act Only Applies To Sports Betting
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...
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NH Lottery Vendor Says DOJ ‘Charade Must End’ In Wire Act Case’s Latest Filing
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...
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Instant Reaction To The Wire Act Hearing: How Well Did It Go For Online Gambling?
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...
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All Aboard The Wire Act Case: NJ, PA, Michigan Lead Challenge To DOJ In Federal Court
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.
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DOJ Set To Extend Wire Act Window For An Additional 60 Days
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.
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Top Lottery Group Says Wire Act Opinion ‘Detrimental’ To Industry; Court Challenge Likely Looms
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....
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Department Of Justice Reverses Wire Act Opinion That Said Law Is Limited To Sports Betting
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...
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The Restoration of America’s Wire Act – Inside The Proposed Ban On Regulated Online Gambling
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.
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Groups Implore Trump Administration To “Reject Cronyist Calls” For Federal Online Gambling Ban
Libertarian Groups send letter to AG nominee Jeff Sessions after he intimated he might rollback the 2011 OLC opinion in regards to online gambling.
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Instead Of Another Federal Online Poker Bill, Existing Gambling Laws Should Be Fixed
Considering states' rights arguments, updates to existing federal gambling laws would find an easier path to support than would a federal online poker bill.
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Senator Dean Heller’s Stated Reason For Opposing Loretta Lynch Doesn’t Make A Whole Lot Of Sense
NV Sen. Dean Heller says he's worried about Loretta Lynch's knowledge of the Wire Act and online gambling - but his concern doesn't pass the...
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This Utterly Sublime (And Somehow Not Fake) Headline Perfectly Captures Sheldon Adelson’s Push To Ban Online Gambling
Washington Post proves that truth is still stranger than fiction - and satire - with a headline that captures Adelson's approach to banning online gambling.
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5 Ways Supporters Of Regulated Online Gambling Can Win the March 5th RAWA House Hearing
As the House readies a hearing for RAWA, Steve Ruddock outlines strategies for opponents of the Sheldon Adelson-backed ban on regulated online gambling.
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Any Credible Congressional Hearing On RAWA Must Include These Two Documents
These two documents provide critical context for an upcoming House hearing on RAWA, the Sheldon Adelson-backed ban on regulated online gambling.
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AG Nom Lynch: Unless I Find OLC Opinion “Unreasonable,” DoJ Wire Act Position Will Stand
Written followups to her Senate confirmation hearing strongly suggest that AG nominee Loretta Lynch is highly unlikely to revisit OLC Wire Act opinion.
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AG Nominee Loretta Lynch “Not Able To Really Analyze” DoJ Shift On Online Gambling
AG nominee deflects questions from Sen. Lindsey Graham regarding Wire Act, DoJ's approach to regulated online gambling. Full transcript of exchange inside.
