NEXT ON CL&BR (Pt. 2): Online Gambling Update

SEGMENT TWO:  ONLINE GAMBLING’S US COMEBACK Tim Parilla (bio to be added) joins us to discuss the recent DOJ Opinion that green-lighted state online gaming operations in IL and NY and is now spurring activity in other states as well. A Justice Department opinion letter has opened the door to online gambling in the United…

DOJ Opinion Revives Online Gambling in US

A Justice Department opinion letter has opened the door to online gambling in the United States for the first time since Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA).   The opinion abandons prior expansive interpretation of the Wire Act and limits its application to only sports wagering, thereby giving the green…