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Australia: ‘Definitely not a grey area’: Online operator skirts foreign lotto ban to offer $1 billion jackpot
'The Lottery Office' says it has been flooded with new customers over the past week eager to enter Thursday’s $US750 million ($1.06 billi...
Skill machines fall into a legal loophole, allowing bars and other establishments to install — and profit from — the devices - how these machines are getting around Virginia gambling laws
RICHMOND, Va. — It sits a few blocks from the bustle of Carytown, under a deep blue awning and the gaze of its mascot — a sunburnt moose ...
US DOJ files Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss New Hampshire's Wire Act Lawsuit
US DOJ FILES MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS NEW HAMPSHIRE’S WIRE ACT LAWSUIT
23rd March 2019 //
Attorneys from the US D...
25 Attorneys General express concern over a sweeping legal opinion that may negatively impact state-run and multi-state lotteries, including Mega Millions and Powerball
03/22/2019
ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG JOINS BIPARTISAN COALITION TO PROTECT STATE LOTTERIES
Attorney General William Tong joined a group of...
US Senate bill pushes for Kings Mountain casino
A bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate Wednesday that would put land off I-85 into a trust for the Catawba Indian Tribe for the constru...
By Michelle Minton - States Challenge Federal Internet Gambling Ban
This January, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an opinion that threatens legal online gambling in the U.S. The tenuous rationale on...
Pennsylvania Files To Join NH Lottery Wire Act Court Case
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania continues to fight back against the Department of Justice’s new Wire Act opinion. Its latest move is to ...
Appeal almost inevitable in Wire Act reinterpretation case, expert says
Big changes could be on the horizon for the gaming industry if the January reinterpretation of the federal Wire Act becomes a U.S. Justic...
Gibson Dunn Team Sues Justice Department Over Reversal on Online Gambling
“The text, structure, and history of the Wire Act make clear that its prohibitions extend only to gambling on sporting events,” according...
MGM Chief Criticizes DOJ's Online Gaming Opinion
In a quarterly earnings call Wednesday, MGM Resorts International chair and CEO Jim Murren was critical of a U.S. Justice Department opin...
New Hampshire sues over internet gambling opinionFiling a lawsuit in federal court, New Hampshire becomes the first state to challenge the U.S. Department of Justice legal opinion that threatens the rights of states to regulate gambling
The NH Lottery “seeks declaratory and injunctive relief against the defendants,” according to the complaint:
NH Lottery v DOJ Barr Feb 1...
Pennsylvania, N.J. officials ask feds to withdraw ‘deeply troubling’ online gaming rule
The attorneys general of New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Tuesday asked the U.S. Justice Department to withdraw a “deeply troubling” legal ...
Wire Act Opinion Could Strip Education, Social Services In Sports Betting States
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Gambling Back On in Slovakia as Parliament Overrules President
30-second summary
President Andrej Kiska had previously passed a veto to block a new gambling law
Legislators had been campaigning to...
Pennsylvania Officials Clarify Online Gaming Rules After Federal Wire Act Reversal Opinion, Experts Weigh In
Pennsylvania operators and online gaming applicants have been given a warning this week to comply with the latest federal interpretation ...
Belgium starts sanctions procedure against Betway football player
The Gaming Commission starts a sanction procedure against Betway, an international gambling company and the sponsor of the Belgian Cup an...
By Robert J. McLaughlin 'A New Cloud Over Internet Gaming'
A New Cloud Over Internet Gaming
Robert J. McLaughlin
Gaming Alert
January 22, 2019
The Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Office ...
NJ Raymond Lesniak has been asked to prepare a response to the U.S. Department of Justice's recent opinion
The former state Sen. and 2017 Democratic gubernatorial candidate is ready to fight the federal government on behalf of New Jersey once m...
Former state Sen. Ray Lesniak: DOJ ruling could damage NJ’s online gambling, sports betting market
Lawmakers in New Jersey are warily eyeing the Department of Justice’s recent strict interpretation of the Wire Act, which critics say cou...
US gambling operators have 90 days to comply with new rules
LAS VEGAS — The Department of Justice will wait 90 days to implement a legal opinion that will affect online gambling.
Deputy Attorney G...
Stakeholders play down impact of new DOJ Wire Act opinion
Department of Justice says 1961 act applies to all forms of online gambling, not just sports betting
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) ...
Here's Why The DOJ Has An 'Uphill Battle' To Defend New Online Gambling Stance
The Justice Department could struggle to defend a new opinion that threatens the legality of online gambling, an analyst has said.
The D...
Justice Department issues new opinion that could further restrict online gambling
Justice Department issues new opinion that could further restrict online gambling
The Justice Department late Monday issued a legal opin...
Tangled Wires: DOJ Reverses 2011 Wire Act Opinion, Online Gambling Effect is Crystal Unclear
A just-released reversal — which was actually determined on Nov. 2, 2018 — of the 1961 Wire Act’s 2011 DOJ opinion (which was in itself a...
U.S. Now Says All Online Gambling Illegal, Not Just Sports Bets
The U.S. Justice Department now says federal law bars all internet gambling, reversing its position from 2011 that only sports betting is...
Justice Dept. reverses Wire Act opinion that said law is limited to sports betting
By Dustin Gouker, Online Poker Report
Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 | 6:14 p.m.
The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel has issued ...
New DOJ opinion expands Wire Act outside of sports betting
The Department of Justice announced the reversal of a 2011 opinion on the Wire Act on Monday, making the law applicable to all forms of...