Latest Wire Act Ruling Set to Benefit US Online Poker January 25, 2021
Last week’s ruling of the federal appeals court against the Trump administration’s stand on the Wire Act is set to aid the growth of the US online poker scene.
The Multi-State Internet Gaming Association has in its fold only Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey as participating members of the association. This association gives poker tournament sites that operate within these member states, like WSOP.com, to pitch players within these states against themselves. This led to World Series Poker holding the first two days of its last month’s hybrid-format Main Event in New Jersey and Nevada.
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Interstate Online Poker Could Flourish Under Biden
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The Biden administration could be a boon for online poker, and may likely reverse a decision that put interstate play into murky waters.
Joe Biden says he opposes the Justice Department’s reinterpretation of the Wire Act, which would apply the statute to all forms of interstate gambling. (Image: Scott Olson/Getty)
In 2018, the Trump administration reversed a 2011 opinion on the Interstate Wire Act of 1961 that said the law only applied to sports betting. The 2011 opinion served as the basis for the formation of an interstate compact between Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware that helped create larger player pools and made games more attractive to aficionados. The 2018 reversal put the brakes on Pennsylvania’s plans to join the fray, which would have practically doubled the population base for interstate online poker.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that allows New Hampshire to continue selling lottery tickets online. The case involved a 2018 Justice Department.
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First Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Saves Millions in Annual Funding for Schools, First Responders
First Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Saves Millions in Annual Funding for Schools, First Responders Contact: Ryan Jarvi 517-599-2746Agency: Attorney General
January 22, 2021
LANSING – Millions of dollars in annual funding for Michigan schools and first responders derived from lottery revenues have been preserved by a federal First Circuit Court of Appeals decision in the case
New Hampshire Lottery Commission, et. al. v. United States Department of Justice, et. al., Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today.
In agreeing with the lower court’s ruling, the First Circuit Court on Thursday ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) interpretation of the Wire Act was incorrect and that the law should be construed to only prohibit interstate wire communications of sports-related bets.