{"id":984,"date":"2019-02-15T14:38:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T14:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casinousa.com\/?p=984"},"modified":"2019-02-15T14:38:59","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T14:38:59","slug":"dojs-wire-act-decision-unenforceable-according-to-mgm-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casinousa.com\/news\/dojs-wire-act-decision-unenforceable-according-to-mgm-ceo","title":{"rendered":"DOJ\u2019s Wire Act Decision \u2018Unenforceable\u2019 According To MGM CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Jim Murren<\/a>, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MGM Resorts International has criticized the decision of the Department of Justice<\/strong> (DOJ) regarding the Wire Act. <\/p>\n

Murren made these critical remarks during the conference call discussing the earnings of the fourth quarter of the company.<\/p>\n

Murren reportedly said that it was \u201cpoorly written<\/em>\u201d and \u201cperplexing<\/em>\u201d and believes that the opinion of the DOJ is unenforceable in the gaming industry.<\/p>\n

The DOJ had written a 23-page report regarding the 1961 Wire Act<\/a> which is presently applicable to all forms of gambling including online gaming industry. The twist in the DOJ\u2019s stance was that they believed inter-state betting or betting across state lines should not be permitted according to the Wire Act. The DOJ then decided to issue a notice to all gaming operators informing them that they could no longer offer iGaming services across state borders.<\/p>\n

Fox Business<\/strong><\/p>\n

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