Kate Lowenhar-Fished told Casino.org<\/i><\/a> recently. “Frankly, I think the entire Wire Act itself is probably ripe for removal because \u2026 states already have their laws addressing illegal gambling and we already have federal laws that aid the states in enforcing their illegal gambling laws.”<\/p>\nDeadline Approaching<\/b><\/h2>\n
In a letter dated January 15, 2019, the Justice Department told US attorneys and the FBI that the new interpretation shouldn’t be applied until a 90-day grace period ensues. That means come April 15, the 2019 Wire Act opinion will be the DOJ’s official view on the federal law.<\/p>\n
That doesn’t mean online gambling and internet lottery games will terminate in the states where currently legal.<\/strong><\/p>\nAttorneys general Gurbir Grewal (D-New Jersey) and Josh Shapiro (D-Pennsylvania) told the DOJ they have “strong opposition” to the 2019 opinion. MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren told investors and gaming analysts that the DOJ opinion “is perplexing,” “poorly written, and unenforceable.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D) is warning the US Department of Justice that a lawsuit is coming unless the agency’s latest opinion on the federal Wire Act is rescinded. In a letter dated February 13 to DOJ Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Sweeney requests the Office of Legal Counsel’s 2019 Wire Act […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":98469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
New Jersey Threatens Lawsuit Against DOJ Over 2019 Wire Act Opinion<\/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