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Wire Act to the US Supreme Court, it would appear that shared liquidity in US online poker is now a distinct possibility.
That would mean that the seven states that have already legalized online poker (Nevada, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Michigan and Connecticut) could all be playing against one another by the end of 2021.
How Did We Get Here?
In 2011, the Department of Justice concluded that the Wire Act was only applicable to sports betting.
What is the Wire Act?
The Wire Act is a United State federal law that states it is illegal to place bets or wagers on any sporting event or contest using a wire communication facility.
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We have analyzed the Federal Wire Act on several occasions, and have noted that it is one of the greatest impediments to the expansion of legalized interstate sports wagering. The Wire Act, an archaic statute signed into law in the 1960s by President Kennedy, was specifically designed to clamp down on organized crime. The statute specifically states:
Whoever being engaged in the business of betting or wagering knowingly uses a wire communication facility for the transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of bets or wagers or information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers on any sporting event or contest, or for the transmission of a wire communication which entitles the recipient to receive money or credit as a result of bets or wagers, or for information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
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