When online poker was legalized in Michigan in late 2019, the projected launch date was early 2021. But after the COVID-19 pandemic crushed brick and mortar gambling revenues in the state over the last few months, that timeline has been moved up. … [Read more...]
Joe Biden favors 2011 Wire Act interpretation
December 18, 2019 by
Count former US Vice-President and current Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden among those who prefer the 2011 interpretation of the Wire Act. During his visit to Sin City, Biden told CDC Gaming Reports that he would instruct the … [Read more...]
Wire Act delay – deadline extended again
November 13, 2019 by
The Wire Act saga continues to drag on, and on and on. Late last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) was granted an extension by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The extension gives the DOJ more time to file its brief … [Read more...]
Wire Act appeal deadline set for November 12
October 9, 2019 by
Judges will write the next chapter in the ongoing saga of the Wire Act soon. Earlier this week, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit released the briefing schedule for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) appeal. The First Circuit … [Read more...]
DOJ appealing Wire Act decision
August 20, 2019 by
It appears the trouble brought on by the previously squashed new Wire Act decision aren’t over yet. Late last week, the Department of Justice began the first steps to appeal the district court decision on the Wire Act that was handed down in … [Read more...]
Wire act opinion overturned
June 13, 2019 by
States that have legalized online poker have reason to celebrate this week after the new opinion on the Wire Act was overturned. The Wire Act, a 1961 aw makes the transmission of bets across state line illegal, has been the subject of controversy … [Read more...]
New Jersey AG sues DOJ on Wire Act opinion reversal
May 9, 2019 by
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been taking its sweet time responding to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and he’s tired of waiting. So Grewal is suing the DOJ to get the information … [Read more...]