Legal
November 25, 2021
DOJ Sued by IGT Over Lack of Wire Act Response
The US Department of Justice is being sued by IGT as it seeks affirmation that it can’t be charged with violating the Federal Wire Act. The lottery provider is asking for declaratory relief that the law, which was brought in 1961 and, depending on the week, applies to interstate gambling, won’t be applied to its […]
Business
June 30, 2021
End of Wire Act Debate Good News, According to Gaming Industry Lawyers
For almost 50 years, the US federal government applied the Federal Wire Act only to online sports gambling, not to other forms of gambling, in terms of allowing states to establish interstate revenue-sharing agreements. The Department of Justice (DOJ) then decided it wanted to create its own view of the Wire Act, which didn’t go […]
Legal
June 22, 2021
Wire Act Case Settled, Opens Path to Larger Interstate Pools
The Wire Act legal case in the US is finally resolved after no appeal was filed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) by the deadline date, June 21, 2021. Clarity Regarding the Future of Online Poker The decision to not pursue “Supreme Court review of the First Circuit’s decision” by the DOJ leaves in […]
Poker
March 2, 2020
Wire Act Court Case Plaintiffs File Briefs With US Court Of Appeals
This past week witnessed an important development in the court case that may decide the fate of the online gambling business in the U.S. since it relates to the 1961 Federal Wire Act, as the plaintiffs that behind the lawsuit against the Department of Justice /DOJ/ filed their briefs with the US Court of Appeals […]