What Federal Wire Act of 1961 - Prohibition on Interstate Wire Communications for Sports Betting and Related Interpretations by the Department of Justice (2011 and 2019 Opinions) requires
The Wire Act of 1961 prohibits the use of wire communication facilities for transmitting bets or wagers on sporting events across state lines. The Department of Justice's 2011 opinion narrowed its scope to sports gambling, but the 2019 reversal reasserted broader applicability; criminal penalties apply under 18 U.S.C. § 1084 to operators and facilitators of illegal interstate betting systems.
Pillar: Gaming & Gambling · Authority: United States Department of Justice · Version: 1.0.1 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.justice.gov/d9/2023-01/sports_gambling_act.pdf
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Primary Citations — 5 traced to source
- 18 U.S.C. § 1084, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1084, Section 1084, 1961
- Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, Opinion on the Wire Act and Interstate Wagering, https://www.justice.gov/olc/file/1248806/download, 2011
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