Barking Up the Wrong Tree<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Wire Act prohibits interstate sports betting but since states are only interested in regulating intrastate sports betting it\u2019s a moot point — unless the wider objective is to ban all forms of online gambling in the US.<\/p>\n
Sensenbrenner also asks Rothstein what \u201cguidance, if any, is the DOJ providing to states that enter the sports betting realm\u201d and what issues — legal and illegal — he foresees if Congress does not act in response to the striking down of PASPA.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuch wagering \u2014 combined with the issuance of an opinion by the previous administration\u2019s Office of Legal Counsel reinterpreting the Wire Act \u2014 will allow for exploitation of Internet gambling by criminal and terrorist organizations to obtain funds, launder money, and engage in identity theft and other cybercrimes,\u201d claims Sensenbrenner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
US Representative Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin) believes the \u201cworst option\u201d for the federal government is to defer completely to states on sports betting regulation. In a letter addressed to US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rothstein, dated November 15, Sensenbrenner writes that it\u2019s \u201cclear Congress had work to do to endure the public is protected, and any […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":92937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,13592,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Congressman Demands DOJ Opinion on Sports Betting<\/title>\n\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