The US Department of Justice lost their court case against the state of New Hampshire over the the Wire Act. However, they are still moving forward with plans to enforce their interpretation of the online gambling Wire Act interpretation. Meanwhile, New Hampshire has passed a sports betting bill which contains some interesting language that could disrupt enforcement of the Wire Act even further. Hello friends, and welcome to This Week in Gambling. I’m J Todd. You know, every now and again something happens in our industry that is quite surreal. And when it does I get to report it! Which…

A congressional amendment has been put forth that would threaten any online gambling Wire Act enforcement by the U.S. Department of Justice. The proposed amendment would attach to a federal bill that determines funding for the DOJ, and would block any funds from being used to enforce its revised opinion on the 1961 Federal Wire Act. Should the amendment be accepted, the Justice Department will not be permitted to use any money to enforce the opinion of their Office of Legal Counsel’s belief that the Wire Act applies to all forms of gambling and not just sports betting. The amendment…

  New Hampshire has prevailed in its online gambling Wire Act case against the U.S. Department of Justice! What does this mean for the future of online gambling, poker and betting on sports? Plus, industry news from Apple that will affect mobile gaming, sports betting news from Oregon, and breaking news from New York! Hello friends and welcome to This Week in Gambling. We have huge huge news to talk about so let’s get right into it with this week’s big story! On our show from January 22nd of this year I told you all that the US Department of…