The Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel has decided that the Wire Act bans the transmission of interstate bets for all forms of gambling. The agency’s 2011 opinion said it applied only to sports betting. The modification threatens online gambling and interstate lotteries.<\/p>\n
In a lawsuit against US Attorney General William Barr, the NHLC asks the New Hampshire US District Court to vacate the most recent DOJ Wire Act interpretation, and declare that the 2019 opinion does not apply to state-conducted lotteries.<\/p>\n
\nThe state argues, “The US DOJ’s reversal of the 2011 Opinion \u2026 is likely to have a chilling effect on banks accepting and processing these lottery-related transactions, which can effectively shut down this sales channel. This would result in a loss of approximately $6-8 million in education funding for New Hampshire.”\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nThe lawsuit concludes, “The 2018 Opinion also has the potential to create catastrophic consequences for lotteries across the country and to jeopardize billions of dollars in state funding for good causes that are supported by lottery activity.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The New Hampshire House of Representatives this week strongly rejected legislation to legalize two full-scale casino resorts by a vote of 289-63, but sports betting remains on the table. Senate Bill 310 \u2013 introduced by State Senator Lou D’Allesandro (D-Manchester) \u2013 would have authorized two casinos. The legislation projected the state would receive $60 million […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":104545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
New Hampshire Casino Legislation Dead, Sports Betting Bill Progresses<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n