{"id":4408,"date":"2021-01-21T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=4408"},"modified":"2021-01-21T12:00:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T12:00:23","slug":"new-hampshire-gets-second-victory-in-wire-act-case-boosting-us-online-poker-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-hampshire-gets-second-victory-in-wire-act-case-boosting-us-online-poker-hopes","title":{"rendered":"NH Gets Second Victory in Wire Act Case Boosting US Online Poker Hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"
The future looks definitely better in 2021 for online poker in the US. The legal battle in connection to the most recent interpretation of the Wire Act<\/a> has made significant progress with the latest ruling going against the Department of Justice (DOJ), giving the state of New Hampshire<\/strong> its second straight court victory. <\/p>\n The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the 2011 Wire Act opinion, stating that it only applies to sports betting, and therefore online lotteries, as well as interstate online poker, are beyond its scope. <\/p>\n A similar ruling was handed down by a US District Court judge in New Hampshire back in June 2019. <\/p>\n In January 2019, the DOJ, under the Trump administration, released its revised opinion on the Wire Act<\/a>, concluding that the law covered all forms of online gambling, not just sports betting. It was challenged by the state of New Hampshire as the latest interpretation would potentially criminalize online lottery operations, and all other forms of interstate gaming. <\/p>\n While the DOJ can still launch a final appeal to the US Supreme Court, as suggested by US District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro<\/strong> when he gave the first ruling in favor of New Hampshire, it\u2019s highly unlikely that the matter will even be brought to the country\u2019s highest court. <\/p>\n