In an attempt to combat organized crime, the federal government enacted the Wire Act in 1961. These decisions - confirming that the Wire Act applies only to sports betting and not online lotteries or online gaming - solidify years of uncertainty surrounding the Wire Act's shifting application.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit's interpretation of the Wire Act last year in New Hampshire Lottery Commission v. 15 siding with the groundbreaking and influential U.S.
District Court for the District of Rhode Island entered an order in International Game Technology PLC v. In a win for the online gaming industry, the U.S.
