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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
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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...
House and Senate Bills introduced in 2019 status related to Sports Betting
State
Bill
Status
Summary/Title
Last Action
VA
HB2210
Intro
Virginia Lottery; repeal prohibition against sale...
Status of State House and Senate Bills introduced in 2019
State
Bill
Status
Summary/Title
Last Action
MO
HB423
Intro
Establishes the Missouri Video Lottery Control Act...
The DOJ Shouldn't Reignite the Fight Against Intrastate Gambling
The government has been shut down for over two weeks and is on track to become the longest shutdown in U.S. history. As for how long the ...
NY Arbitration panel decides Seneca Nation should share casino revenue
An arbitration panel’s sided with New York State in its efforts to add more than $100 million a year to state coffers from the combined r...
Feds investigating whether former Interior Secretary Zinke lied about East Windsor casino
The Justice Department’s public integrity section is examining whether newly departed Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke lied to his agency’s ...
Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein online casino licenses expire
Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein online casino licenses expire Germany’s online gambling market is closing a chapter as the first online cas...
Companies operating video slot machines in Wyoming bars are challenging the attorney general's opinion that the games constitute illegal gambling
Companies operating video slot machines in Wyoming bars are challenging the attorney general's opinion that the games constitute illegal ...
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III has issued an opinion that could open the door to legalizing sports betting in Tennessee
“If chance is the dominant factor in determining the outcome of the contest, the contest constitutes a lottery, and absent an amendment t...
Kentucky court tosses $870 million judgment against online poker group
In a victory for an online poker giant, the Kentucky Court of Appeals on Friday threw out an $870.7 million judgment against the operator...
Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal okays class action over 'mesmerizing' video lottery terminals
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An intriguing court case that alleges Crown-owned video lottery terminals are inherently deceptive and violate the Cri...
Today the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in the Stanley International Betting and Stanleybet Malta case
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PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
EU Court again pronounces clear ruling on lottery regulation
Rulin...
Global law firm opens video game, esports division
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has harnessed the collective competitive video gaming, or esports, experience of a core group of a...
Draft Legislation Signals Potential Federal Oversight Over Nascent Sports Betting Industry
Federal sports wagering legislation previewed by Sen. Orrin Hatch after the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act ...
Wyoming AG: skill games illegal, “those who play them are engaged in gambling”
Wyoming Attorney General Peter K. Michael has issued a formal opinion on the legality of the “Wyoming Skill Games,” which are electronic ...