The US Justice Department Sued over Wire Act Opinion by  iDEA Growth Trade Group

An online gaming association known as iDEA Growth has become the latest organization to legally challenge to the Department of Justice about their revised opinion on the Federal Wire Act.

In January, the revised opinion was issued following a request from the DOJ’s Criminal Division to reconsider the 2011 opinion on the Wire Act. That ruling had paved the way for the roll-out of online gambling in a number of US states.

Under the revised opinion, the Wire Act would prohibit all forms of gambling, and not just sports betting.

Ifrah Law represents the iDEA Growth, which supports the expansion of regulated iGaming across the US, and said it was to file the lawsuit February 25, 2019, against the DoJ in New Hampshire’s District Court.

Jeff Ifrah, lead attorney in the suit brought by iDEA Growth, said: “The January 14, 2019, opinion glosses over case law precedent and largely ignores the legislative history that accompanied the Wire Act, which supports the original 2011 Memo.”

The act of the Justice Department sued is the third legal challenge since the revised opinion was announced last month. You can read more on how the trade group sues the Justice Department at iGaming Business.