Monthly Archives: December 2011

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…

Full Tilt Boogie: The UIGEA and You

Full Tilt Boogie: The UIGEA and You
My friend and the author of Positively Fifth Street and Cowboys Full joins Grantland for a look into the online scandal. Don’t miss this read…

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7333093/uigea-you