State lotteries line up against DOJ reversal on Wire Act

Comment #4

JosephusMinimus — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 12:00:56 GMT

Ultimately it's going to depend on what 5 of the 9 US Supreme Court justices at the time it comes before them think about allowing adult citizens to make their own lousy choices in life. Within living memory all the lottery games in the US would have been violations of federal statutes.

Historically in the US the vice of gambling has been overseen by the shadier side of our population. Same as alcohol was for a few decades during prohibition, and still is in 'dry' local jurisdictions. And... [ More ]

Comment #3

Bleudog101 — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:14:16 GMT

You would THINK that New Jersey would be on the list for this, they stand to lose quite a bit of money if this is allowed to be enforced.

Wish 45 and not going to be political about this, would sign an executive order to get rid of that 1961 law. In my wildest dreams wish the $1199 cut off before taxes was upped to $50,000 or even more. As for lottery wins the Jeanie in the Bottle wishes that all Federal taxes on lottery wins would go away. Again, folks would be spending and stimulating

Comment #2

TheMeatman2005 — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 13:49:48 GMT

This is taken from the RICO act:

https://law.justia.com/codes/us/2010/title18/parti/chap50/sec1084/

2010 US Code

Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

PART I - CRIMES

CHAPTER 50 - GAMBLING

Sec. 1084 - Transmission of wagering information; penalties

RICO law refers to the prosecution and defense of individuals who engage in organized crime. In 1970, Congress passed the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act in an effort to combat Mafia groups.

Comment #1

TheMeatman2005 — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 13:41:43 GMT

Most of the laws we as Americans live by today were enacted long ago.

Some of them need to be changed and brought into the 21st Century.

State lotteries line up against DOJ reversal on Wire Act

Lottery Post — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 13:26:04 GMT

State lotteries continue to fight back against a January Department of Justice reversal of its interpretation of the Wire Act, threatening every form of online gambling in the country.

(See DOJ reverses 2011 opinion of the Wire Act; legal online gaming in question, Lottery Post, Jan. 14, 2019.)

Now the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania joined a New Hampshire lawsuit challenging the validity of the new Wire Act opinion.

Before joining the lawsuit, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro co... [ More ]