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 â and, of interest to the poker industry, interstate online poker â does not violate U.S. law.
The state had brought suit against the government after a late 2018 memo changed the Department of Justice s stance on the matter.
Short of a final appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, there s little to stop the continued growth of online poker in the U.S. now.