{"id":26308,"date":"2019-06-13T17:48:25","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T17:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=26308"},"modified":"2019-06-14T13:12:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T13:12:59","slug":"doj-wont-enforce-new-wire-act-opinion-until-2020-at-the-earliest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/doj-wont-enforce-new-wire-act-opinion-until-2020-at-the-earliest\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Won\u2019t Enforce New Wire Act Opinion Until 2020 At The Earliest"},"content":{"rendered":"
The conclusion to the Wire Act<\/strong> lawsuit in New Hampshire is still pending. However, we can now rest easy that any retaliation from the Department of Justice<\/strong> is not coming until 2020, if at all.<\/p>\n Online Poker Report<\/strong><\/em> obtained a recent memo Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen<\/strong> sent to staffers about enforcement of the new Wire Act opinion issued earlier this year. In it, Rosen instructs staff to delay enforcement<\/strong> until the start of 2020 or 60 days after the court case is resolved, whichever comes later.<\/p>\n This is not<\/strong> a permanent resolution for gaming groups. Nonetheless, it is a reason to exhale for the next six months. Moreover, it provides some clarity about tomorrow\u2019s June 14 enforcement deadline<\/strong> that previously loomed large over gambling operations.<\/p>\n Before you go and celebrate too much, this doesn\u2019t<\/strong> mean online gambling can exist without concern from now to January. Rather, the DOJ is choosing not to prosecute during this window. The memo is clear about that:<\/p>\n Providing this extension of the forbearance period is an internal exercise of prosecutorial discretion and does not create a safe harbor for violations of the Wire Act. All other provisions of the January 15, February 28, and April 8, 2019 memoranda remain in effect.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In other words, the DOJ is standing by its new Wire Act interpretation<\/strong>. It is just refraining from enforcing this new interpretation until 2020. That means anything the DOJ perceives to be a violation is still a violation<\/strong>. The groups incurring them simply won\u2019t have to deal with the ramifications of that violation until later on down the line.<\/p>\n For groups like WSOP.com<\/strong>, which already has a three-state shared liquidity deal, it means they can continue this compact and face comparable potential legal action in the future. For a state like Pennsylvania considering joining that online poker compact, regulators might wait until there is closure<\/strong> in the case before moving forward with such a change.<\/p>\n Keep in mind as well that enforcing the Wire Act when it comes to sports betting<\/strong> is still on the table, as even the 2011 opinion on the law concedes it applies to this particular activity.<\/p>\n Legal Online Sports Betting in New Jersey<\/p>\n<\/div>\nNew deadline doesn\u2019t mean gambling free for all<\/span><\/h2>\n
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