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In the two years since the U.S. Department of Justice revised its 2011 opinion on the Federal Wire Act in an effort to halt the expansion of online casino gaming, the activity has grown from three states to five with Michigan becoming the sixth state on Friday. On Wednesday, the First Circuit Court of Appeals validated that evolution. The court, in a 49-page opinion, sided with a lower court ruling and the New Hampshire State Lottery arguments that the antiquated 1961 law applies only to interstate sports betting. Gaming law experts said the ruling marked the second time a federal circuit court had agreed the Wire Act only covered information sent across state lines that are used for sports wagers. In 2002, the Fifth Circuit agreed with a lower court’s opinion that funding Internet gaming wasn’t covered in the Wire Act in a case brought by MasterCard. Nevada gaming attorney
Home : Poker News : Appeals Court Allows Interstate Online Poker, Strikes Down DOJ s 2019 Wire Act Opinion
Appeals Court Allows Interstate Online Poker, Strikes Down DOJ s 2019 Wire Act Opinion
In A Major Victory For Online Poker, First Circuit Court Of Appeals Upheld A Lower Court Ruling, Allowing Some Forms Of Interstate Online Gambling
by Steve Schult
| Published: Jan 20, 2021
In a huge victory for the state of online poker in the United States, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a U.S. District Court ruling regarding the Department of Justice’s 2019 opinion on the Wire Act.
Just a few weeks into 2019, the DOJ released a memo stating that it reconsidered its 2011 opinion of the 1961 legislation. It basically outlawed all forms of online gambling on an interstate level. The new opinion put the legality of interstate online poker and even some forms of the lottery, like Mega Millions and Powerball, into question. In 2011, the DOJ stated that the Wire Act onl
Industry - News: A Federal Circuit Court rejected the Justice Department’s 2019 decision to revise the Federal Wire Act, agreeing with a lower court in New Hampshire