All signs point to Sheldon Adelson’s wishes to ban online gambling in the United States being smashed to bits. It has not happened yet, and there are many parts of the machine still in working order, but Congress is preparing to strike another blow against the Wire Act opinion that
The Department of Justice isn’t exactly acknowledging defeat, but its latest move does face the reality that it cannot legally enforce its 2018 Office of Legal Counsel opinion regarding the Wire Act at this time. In a memo dated June 12, 2019, US Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen instructed all
Last week, the United States Department of Justice lost an important case in the US District Court when Judge Paul Barbadoro ruled for the New Hampshire Lottery Commission and its online service provider, NeoPollard. The ruling overturned the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel opinion regarding the scope of the federal
The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire ruled today in the case of the New Hampshire Lottery Commission, et al. versus William Barr in his official capacity as Attorney General of the US, et al. The Barr and the US Department of Justice lost. Essentially, US
Several weeks ago, GVC Holdings took its first major step into gaining entry to the online poker market in Nevada. It obtained preliminary approval for an interactive gaming license from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. On May 23, GVC executives went before the Nevada Gaming Commission for approval. And it
The Nevada online poker market is a solid one in that the WSOP poker site garners a reasonable amount of player traffic from players visiting or living in the state. With its offering in New Jersey, also, it is the only site to share online poker liquidity in the two
In the first few months of 2019, Connecticut became one of the states to watch for its internet gaming legislation. A bill was in play, and it seemed to have quite a bit of support. The state has been on watch lists for several years, as the two casino-operating tribes
The fallout from the recent new Wire Act memorandum continues into the court system. The latest lawsuit was filed this week by New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, and it pertains to the Department of Justice’s lack of response to the state’s demand for documents. It all started in
The court documents have been flying into the list of docket entries at a fever pitch. The US District Court case involving the Department of Justice and US Attorney General William Barr is pending a ruling by Judge Paul Barbadoro. It all started when the Justice Department’s Office of Legal
Few things about the US online poker and overall internet gambling market have been as simple as they seemed or should have been. Hurdles abound in state legislatures over issues that surprise some and frustrate others, as those in the industry have responded to those concerns many times over with
Just a few days ago, the World Series of Poker revealed more information about the upcoming summer extravaganza. There are going to be promotions and giveaways, photo opportunities, special tournaments, a fundraiser, more automatic shufflers, and new tables for some of the cash games. The entire 2019 50th Annual WSOP
US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had been planning to retire for months. It wasn’t his age or another job opportunity; it was a chaotic and taxing work environment and had been since the start of the Trump administration. Rosenstein had been at the center of attention for much of
