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The NBA, Data Driven Compliance and Jontay Porter

One of the best examples I have recently seen on the power of data driven compliance is playing out in real time in the NBA. It is the Jontay Porter betting scandal. This event had driven home why transparency, coupled with...more

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Rhode Island District Court Sides with Prior First Circuit Opinion on Wire Act Interpretation

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In a win for the online gaming industry, on September 15, 2022, the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island entered an order in International Game Technology PLC et al. v. Merrick B Garland & The United...more

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Three Point Shot - March 2021

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Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. "Win-Time"...more

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First Circuit Case Doesn’t Move the Line on the Future of State Authorized Sports Betting

The First Circuit’s recent decision in New Hampshire Lottery Commission v. Rosen holds that the Wire Act’s prohibitions on interstate activity apply only to sports betting, and not to all types of bets and wagers, such as...more

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Sports and Only Sports: 1st Circuit Addresses Scope of the Wire Act

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit recently issued an important decision regarding the scope of the Wire Act. Aligning itself with the 5th Circuit, the 1st Circuit concluded that, in all of its applications, the...more

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First Circuit Says Wire Act Is Limited to Sports Wagering

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WHAT: According to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (First Circuit), the Federal Wire Act’s criminal prohibitions are limited to sports wagering activity only....more

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Wire Act Ruling a Win for iGaming and Lotteries, Status Quo for Sports Betting—for Now

On Jan. 20, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued a potentially historic ruling in New Hampshire Lottery Commission et al. v. Barr et al., by rejecting an appeal brought by the U.S. Department of...more

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EDPA Announces Historic Non-prosecution Agreement for Offshore Sports-Betting Company

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Last week the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (EDPA) announced a historic non-prosecution agreement involving 5Dimes, a major offshore sports-betting operator. The agreement represents a major...more

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New Hampshire Hold ‘Em: Federal Decision Sets Aside Latest DOJ Wire Act Opinion

• On June 3, 2019, a federal court in New Hampshire ruled in favor of a New Hampshire state agency in concluding that “the text, context, and structure of the Wire Act” limit the Act’s applicability to sports gambling and no...more

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DOJ Asserts Wire Act Opinion Doesn’t Cover Lotteries

In an effort to side-step the lawsuit filed against it by the New Hampshire Lottery (and others), the Department of Justice (DOJ) asserts that its recent reinterpretation of the Wire Act doesn’t apply to lotteries. As we...more

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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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The House Always Wins: The DOJ Reverses Itself On The Wire Act

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On January 14, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice expanded restrictions on online gambling, publicly releasing a November 2, 2018 opinion (the “Opinion”) from its Office of Legal Counsel. The opinion reversed DOJ’s previous...more

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DOJ Opinion Leaves Industry Hanging: If UIGEA Exclusions Don’t Modify the Wire Act What Does That Mean for Intrastate Gambling...

The recently released Department of Justice (“DOJ”) opinion (“DOJ Opinion”) concluding that the Wire Act prohibits both sports and non-sports related Internet betting and wagering, leaves the industry with the burning...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DOJ Reshuffles the Deck on Online Gaming

• On January 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice released a November 2, 2018, opinion from its Office of Legal Counsel reversing previously issued guidance under the Obama Administration that interpreted the Wire Act to...more

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The U.S. Department of Justice Restores America’s Wire Act By Opinion

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On January 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a new opinion memorandum from the Office of Legal Counsel (“OLC”) regarding its interpretation of the Federal Wire Act. The Federal Wire Act is a federal...more

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Is Money Being Laundered Through Your Financial Institution Using Daily Fantasy Sports Sites?

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This alert addresses the explosion in popularity of daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) sites and the money-laundering potential that DFS sites may offer to criminals around the world. It then explains potential legal liability...more

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