Arkivji Tag: Att dwar il-Wajer
L-Istati Uniti – NeoPollard 'ferħana' bis-sentenza tal-First Circuit Wire Act
NeoPollard Interactive, proprjetà konġunta ta’ Pollard Banknote u NeoGames, qalet li kienet ‘ferħana’ bid-deċiżjoni mogħtija mill-Ewwel Ċirkwit tal-Qorti tal-Appell tal-Istati Uniti fl-20 ta’ Jannar 2021 li kkonfermat mill-ġdid b’mod inekwivoku li l-Wire Act federali huwa limitat għall-imħatri sportivi u , għalhekk, ma jappartjenix għal lotteriji mmexxija mill-istat. Din id-deċiżjoni tikkonferma...
L-Istati Uniti – Il-Qorti tal-Appell tal-Ewwel Distrett ineħħi l-kunċett tal-interpretazzjoni tal-wire act
The First District Court of Appeals in the US has ruled that the 1961 Wire Act should only be applied to sports betting, kicking out the Department of Justice’s suggestion that it could also ban other forms of inter-state gambling, such as online gaming, lotteries and poker. The claim from the Justice Department came in…
L-Istati Uniti – id-DoJ biex tressaq appell kontra s-sentenza ta' New Hampshire Wire Act
The Department of Justice has filed its intention to appeal the New Hampshire District, June Federal Court ruling stating that the Wire Act only applies to sports betting, by taking its case to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Paul Barbadoro of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire ruled…
L-Istati Uniti – L-imħallef ta’ New Hampshire jagħti deċiżjoni dwar l-interpretazzjoni tal-Wire Act
A New Hampshire federal judge has ruled in a 63-page document that the Wire Act should only be applied to sports betting, kicking into touch the 2018 DoJ opinion that claimed the 1961 federal gambling law should cover all interstate online gambling. US District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro said: “I hereby declare that [the Wire…
L-Istati Uniti – Ħmistax-il stat jingħaqdu kontra l-interpretazzjoni tal-Wire Act
A group of 15 states led by New Jersey, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Michigan have said they will take legal action over the Department of Justice’s new interpretation of the Wire Act. The new opinion would jeopardise the survival of a dozen online lotteries throughout the US, as well as online gaming in New Jersey,…
US – New Jersey will take DoJ to court over new Wire Act opinion
New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney has criticised the US Department of Justice’s new interpretation of the Wire Act stating that if the DOJ doesn’t reverse course, New Jersey will take the matter to court. “If the OLC 2019 Wire Act Opinion is not rescinded, I have authorised former Senator Raymond Lesniak to file suit…
L-Istati Uniti – Il-boxxla tal-MGM slam l-opinjoni tad-DoJ Wire Act bħala 'mħawda,' 'mhux infurzabbli' u 'miktuba ħażin'
MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren slammed the US Department of Justice’s revised opinion on the Federal Wire Act as ‘perplexing,’ ‘unenforceable’ and ‘poorly written’ during the operator’s fourth quarter earnings conference call. Mr. Murren said: “It is an understatement to say this latest missive from the DOJ is perplexing. It’s just, we…
L-Istati Uniti – New Jersey biex tiġġieled l-opinjoni tad-DoJ 'għajbha' dwar il-Wire Act
Former New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak, the man who led the state’s move to allow sports betting, will prepare a response for New Jersey regarding the US Department of Justice’s new opinion on how the Wire Act should be interpreted. The new opinion suggests that the Wire Act prohibits wire transmissions of any interstate betting….
US – Pennsylvania warns operators of future compliance with new opinion
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has warned its future online gambling licensees that they must adhere to the US Department of Justice’s new interpretation of the Wire Act prior to launch. The DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel change of opinion means states must restrict their gambling offers, whether it’s online lottery, casino, poker or…
