"Wire Act" Tag Results

By Georgina Ramos

Good News for Interstate Poker as Court Overrules DOJ Opinion

June 7, 2019

On Monday, a United States District Court delivered a ruling that stated that the 1961 Wire Act applies only to sports betting-related activities and not all forms of online gambling as stipulated by the new Department of Justice opinion that was published at the beginning of the year. Needless to say, the decision quells down […]

By Nicola E Hayward

DOJ Extends Deadline of Wire Act Compliance by 60 Days

March 3, 2019

Online gaming operators initially had until April 15 to comply with the recently revised 1961 Wire Act opinion. This is no longer the case since the US Department of Justice is further extending the delay by another 60 days bringing the new deadline for compliance to around mid-June. Speaking to Gambling Compliance last Thursday, a […]

By Nicola E Hayward

WSOP to Feature Online Bracelet Events Despite DOJ Opinion

March 1, 2019

The 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is set to feature a total of nine online bracelet events, a number that equals all of the same bracelet events from the past for years. However, there is a bit of worry pertaining to the issue of the events thanks to the recent opinion reversal on the […]

By Tomas Medon

Gaming Interests Weigh in on the New Wire Act Opinion

January 25, 2019

Last week’s reversal of the Wire Act of 1961 by the United States’ Department of Justice sparked a lot of heated debates pertaining to the future of online gambling and online sports betting in the country. There was an almost equal measure of support for the move – mostly by anti-online gambling lobbyists – and […]

By Nicola E Hayward

Online Poker and the New DOJ Wire Act Opinion

January 21, 2019

Last Monday, the United States Department of Justice issued a new opinion regarding the Interstate Wire Act of 1961. According to the new opinion, the law’s prohibitions were not limited to sports betting as previously stipulated by an opinion that was issued back in 2011 – instead, it extends beyond sports betting and covers other […]