{"id":23277,"date":"2019-03-09T19:10:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-09T20:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=23277"},"modified":"2019-03-11T12:26:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T12:26:32","slug":"pennsylvania-files-to-join-nh-lottery-wire-act-court-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/pennsylvania-files-to-join-nh-lottery-wire-act-court-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Files To Join NH Lottery Wire Act Court Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania<\/strong> continues to fight back<\/strong> against the Department of Justice\u2019s<\/strong> new Wire Act<\/strong> opinion. Its latest move is to join a lawsuit challenging the validity of the new Wire Act take, which now threatens every form of online gambling in the country.<\/p>\n

PA started with a letter to the Trump administration<\/span><\/h2>\n

First, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro<\/strong> co-authored a letter to the Trump administration along with the New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal<\/strong>. In the letter, the two bluntly state that \u201cthe latest reversal is wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since that mid-February letter, the challengers of the new opinion keep cropping up.<\/p>\n

NH Lottery initiated lawsuit<\/span><\/h2>\n

New Hampshire\u00a0Lottery<\/strong> filed a lawsuit<\/a> on Feb. 15 seeking an emergency injunction<\/strong> to enforcement of the new opinion. The NH Lottery supplier Pollard Banknote<\/strong> filed a separate suit on the same day.<\/p>\n

Since then, the court consolidated<\/strong> the suits into a single action. Additional plaintiffs and those seeking to file an amicus brief<\/strong> had until midnight on Friday to submit.<\/p>\n

PA seeking co-plaintiff status<\/span><\/h2>\n

Late on Friday, the Commonwealth, acting through the Department of Revenue<\/strong> and Pennsylvania Lottery<\/strong> filed a request to join the suit, per Online Poker Report<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Like New Hampshire, Pennsylvania Lottery<\/strong> offers online lottery games in addition to standard lottery fair. Nonetheless, in the brief, the Commonwealth noted that even the big draw games like Powerball<\/strong> are now at risk:<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the use of wire transmissions for Pennsylvania Lottery games as described above, the broadest interpretation of the 2018 Opinion could result in the suspension of all state lottery sales, resulting in an immediate annual loss of over $1 billion in Lottery proceeds that benefit older Pennsylvanians.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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        New Jersey files amicus briefs<\/span><\/h2>\n

        Pennsylvania Lottery was not the only group that filed paperwork on Friday. The state of New Jersey<\/strong>, where online casino, online poker, and online sports betting is fully operational, filed an amicus brief.<\/p>\n

        Like Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, New Jersey fears the new Wire Act opinion allows for such broad application that even intrastate gambling is at risk.<\/p>\n

        The reason for this is the issue of intermediary routing<\/strong>. Yes, when you play an online lottery game in Pennsylvania, you may start a transaction at your computer or phone and it may end on the PA Lottery servers, but in the path from one to another, the transaction could<\/strong> end up briefly out of state.<\/p>\n

        Those worried about the scope of the Wire Act suggest that a strict view of intrastate gaming with no<\/strong> intermediary routing would render just about all internet transactions in violation of the law.<\/p>\n

        Michigan and other lotteries follow suit<\/span><\/h2>\n

        Additionally, the state of Michigan<\/strong> and the Michigan Lottery<\/strong> filed an amicus brief. The paperwork was signed by the state of Michigan as well as these other groups:<\/p>\n

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        • Kentucky Lottery Corporation<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • Virginia Lottery<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • Rhode Island Lottery<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • Colorado State Lottery Division<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • North Carolina Education Lottery<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • State of Delaware<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • State of Idaho<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • State of Vermont<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • State of Mississippi<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • State of Alaska<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • District of Columbia<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          What\u2019s next for the case?<\/span><\/h2>\n

          Pennsylvania Lottery filed to be a co-plaintiff, but that is not<\/strong> a guaranteed thing. The court will first need to rule on whether or not PA should be allowed to join the case.<\/p>\n

          The focus on state lotteries makes sense as a strategy given the massive sums<\/strong> of money that go to the state from lottery proceeds. It is important to note that New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Michigan all have online lotteries<\/strong> in addition to standard lotto fare.<\/p>\n

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