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Cozen O'Connor

50 AGs Raise the Stakes, Urging DOJ to Target Offshore Gambling

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A bipartisan coalition of 50 AGs has sent a letter to the U.S. DOJ asking it to prioritize enforcement efforts against illegal offshore online gambling platforms. In the letter, the coalition warned that these unregulated...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

The Wire Act Applies Only to Sports Gambling, For Now

On June 3, 2019, a federal court in New Hampshire issued a highly anticipated decision in New Hampshire Lottery Commission et al. v. Barr et al., challenging a recent opinion by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DOJ Reverses Course: The Wire Act Applies to Non-Sports Gambling (Again)

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• The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) has released an opinion concluding that the Wire Act, 18 U.S.C. §1084, restricts not just sports gambling but certain activities related to non-sports gambling...more

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Plaintiffs Fold on Their Full Tilt Poker Actions Following Court’s Rejection of Class Certification and Proposed Settlement

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The plaintiffs in three actions against entities and individuals involved in the Full Tilt Poker Internet gambling operation dismissed their claims without prejudice in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New...more

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