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New Hampshire won its second consecutive court victory against the U.S. government, reported Jeff Ifrah, a lawyer in the case. The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Wire Act applies only to sporting events and contests, meaning online lottery — and, of interest to the poker industry, interstate online poker — does not violate U.S. law. The state had brought suit against the government after a late 2018 memo changed the Department of Justices stance on the matter. Short of...

Covid Variant in U.S.; Biden to Speed Vaccinations: Virus Update Bloomberg 12/29/2020 Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- The Covid-19 variant discovered in the U.K. has arrived in Colorado, the state’s governor said on Tuesday. And U.S. President-elect Joe Biden criticized vaccine-distribution efforts under President Donald Trump as too slow, repeating his pledge to deliver 1 million doses a day after he takes office. Meanwhile, the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease doct...