Posted on 01/15/2019 4:26:19 AM PST by Theoria
The U.S. Justice Department now says that all internet gambling is illegal.
A November opinion made public Monday reversed a 2011 opinion on the Wire Act, which established the law as applicable to only sports betting. The DOJ claims that the 2011 opinion misinterpreted the statute and reinterprets the Wire Act to encompass all forms of gambling that crosses state boundaries.
The opinion could have wide-reaching effects in states that sell lottery tickets online or where online gambling is legal. This number has increased in recent months following the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize sports betting in the U.S. last year.
GOP megadonor and casino mogul Sheldon Adelson backed a coalition that had long lobbied the Justice Department to reconsider its 2011 decision. While the precise effects of the change are unclear, lobbyists told The Washington Post that it could affect interstate compacts and lotteries.
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A bunch of un-elected bureaucrats deciding what we can and cannot do.
I’ll bet they don’t say that Powerball is illegal...if the State does it, it’s probably okay.
Bookies are tax free.
Where in the Constitution is the authority given to the feds to interfere in this matter?
EXCEPT for the native American tribes that have casinos!
Where in the Constitution is the authority given to the feds to interfere in this matter?
Commerce clause of course.
It’s too bad the Justice Dept doesn’t have anything more important to focus on ...
This is a political decision - Sheldon Adelson gave us a ton of money and this is what he wants.
So are they shutting down the stock market?
Yeah and the Indians too ( sarc/joke… I was born here… makes me a native American)
Good. Gambling is illegal immigration for the flow of money.
Comment of the day, and it's not even 8AM! <^..^>
“Bookies are tax free.”
What’s the “juice” then.
That’s one way to break an addiction.
Thank you DOJ.
When the bandwidth of online gambling takes up bandwidth that online stock trading wants, something must be done!
Timely, truly another demonstration of our effective law enforcement. After something is completely accepted and commodified Uncle Scam pipes up for his cut.
Can we just drop the ridiculous premise that “conservatives” support this type of garbage because of a “law and order” bent.
I know most people here get it, but there are still too many Jeeeeff Sessions types for my freedom to exist in comfort.
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
It says to regulate, not to outlaw.
It is absurd to think that the Federal Government was given the power to outlaw something that foreign Nations do. Logically, then, it cannot outlaw what the States do either based upon this clause.
ML/NJ
The DOJ wasn’t getting a cut so they’re banning it.
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