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.
Entering Week 14, NFL underdogs had posted a winning record against the spread in eight of the past nine weeks. Overall, underdogs had covered the spread in 56.9% of games this season, a mark that would be the best in any season since 1980, according to ESPN Stats and Information research.
Unfortunately for the betting public, they ve never been overly fond of the underdogs certainly not this season, and it has resulted in what one veteran Las Vegas bookmaker called his best NFL season.
Week after week, the sportsbooks have come out ahead, winning Sunday after Sunday and most days in between. November might have been the best month BetMGM s sportsbooks in Nevada have ever experienced, according to director of race and sports Jeff Stoneback.