U.S. Department of Justice Opinion: Wire Act Only Applies to Sports

On Friday December 23rd the USDOJ revised its legal opinion on the Wire Act, 18U.S.C. § 1084, stating that “interstate transmissions of wire communications that do not relate to a ‘sporting event of contest’ fall outside the reach of the Wire Act.”

This is certainly very good news for poker and internet gaming in general. More to follow…

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