Calvin Ayre on 15th January reported that the DoJ has reversed its previous opinion that the Wire Act applied only to sports betting, setting up a showdown with the states that have launched intrastate online gambling markets. In 2011, it had interpreted the 1961 Wire Act as only applying to online sports betting and this paved the way for multiple US states to launch intrastate online lottery, casino and poker operations within their borders.
https://calvinayre.com/2019/01/15/business/us-doj-wire-act-applies-all-online-gambling/
https://www.intergameonline.com/igaming/news/new-legal-opinion-could-spell-danger-for-igaming-in-us
http://www.igamingbusiness.com/news/us-doj-rules-wire-act-applies-all-forms-gambling
