Thursday, March 1, 2012
Volume:
28
Issue:
3
Abstract:
On December 23, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released an opinion issued by Virginia A. Seitz, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, that non-sports online gaming does not violate the Wire Act.[1]
[1] U.S. Department of Justice, Memorandum Opinion for the Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, September 20, 2011, Whether Proposals By Illinois and New York to Use the Internet and Out-of-State Transaction Processors to Sell Lottery Tickets to In-State Adults Violate the Wire Act, Dec. 23, 2011.