It's Back! The Return of CSIG as US Government Files Last Second Appeal
Over the summer, the Department of Justice appealed the June ruling by New Hampshire District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro that said the Wire Act only applied to sports betting, The DOJ decided to wait until the last minute (December 20) to file its brief.
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DOJ files brief in Wire Act appeal and appears to be taking the "it isn't over until it's over" approach to the case. https://t.co/cgtbkATiA6
— BettingUSA.com (@bettingusa_com) December 30, 2019
As industry stalwart Sue Schneider pointed out, the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling (CSIG) has also made a triumphant return. CSIG is the brainchild of Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson.
It filed a joint amicus brief along with the DOJ.
But as BettingUSA suggests, this may be all bark and no bite.
Michigan Rep. Brandt Iden told that website: “I always tell legislators when the question gets asked, don’t be afraid of the Wire Act. I tell them you can still do in-state betting. You can still proceed with legislation. Plenty of other states are doing it, and the federal government is not jumping in. In this particular case, the DOJ [Department of Justice] has gone back and forth on these opinions. They’re in, they’re out. I don’t think the federal government knows what they’re doing. It’s frustrating to sort of say that as a lawmaker, but I do hang my hat on the belief that this is not an issue that they’re really going to go after states on.”
- Gilbert Horowitz, Gambling911.com
