Last week, the West Virginia Lottery Commission approved what was thought to be the rules and regulations for the new internet gaming industry in West Virginia. In our infinite wisdom, we assumed that this approval was only the first in a series of steps toward launching online gaming sites. After
West Virginia may be a small state relative to one like Michigan, but it looks to be the fifth state in America to launch state-regulated online poker and the fourth to offer online casino games. And it could make a huge leap forward next month. While many eyes have been
The journey to online poker and casino games in Michigan has been years in the making and remains a work in progress. After years of lawmakers like Michigan State Representative Brandt Iden pushing bills to legalize internet gaming and sports betting, those efforts became a reality late last year when
The Wire Act case took a giant leap on June 18, 2020. The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit heard oral arguments from attorneys representing the New Hampshire Lottery Commission and NeoPollard (plaintiffs and appellees) and those standing in for US Attorney General William Barr and the
Two plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court in Nevada concerning an “illegal gambling racket,” an online gambling site offering real-money card games in Nevada and Texas. The name of the company is Skillz, and its owner is Andrew Paradise. Not only does this site offer real-money
Remember the Wire Act case? It was kind of a big deal before the coronavirus pandemic flipped everyone’s worlds upside down. The case of the New Hampshire Lottery Commission and NeoPollard Interactive versus United States Attorney General William Barr and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) just inched forward a
The last news of significance out of West Virginia regarding its development of online gaming rules for the new market was in December 2019. And that news pertained to the West Virginia Lottery Commission meeting with colleagues in Pennsylvania to help develop rules for online poker and casino games. And
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut both wield a fair amount of influence with the state government. They are the two of five indigenous tribes in Connecticut but the only two with federal recognition. Their casinos bring in significant amount revenues for Connecticut. In the
It took nearly nine years for the founder of PokerStars to travel to the United States to face his indictment issued by the Southern District of New York. It took only two months from the time Isai Scheinberg submitted to be taken into custody and the date he pled guilty.
While many industries in the United States are shut down and will remain so for the foreseeable future, some things continue with little interruption. The American court system has adapted in some ways, such as requesting oral arguments via video and meetings via telephone instead of in a courtroom. This
Last week, the plaintiffs in the Wire Act case filed their response to the defendants’ brief. Within days, there were six amicus curiae briefs on file with the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, all in support of the plaintiffs. New Hampshire Lottery Commission (NHLC) and NeoPollard Interactive
It has been awhile since members of Congress have introduced bills like the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA). From 2014 through 2017, various Congressmen introduced bills in attempts to “restore” the Wire Act to what they thought was its original meaning. Essentially, they tried to revert the meaning of
