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Conservative Judicial Watch sues DOJ over 2011 opinion that online gambling is legal

The Department of Justice’s 2011 revision of the scope of the Wire Act of 1961 is under scrutiny by Judicial Watch, who has filed a federal lawsuit seeking documents pertaining to the ruling.

The lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the District of Colombia questions the legitimacy of the ruling by the DOJ that only sporting events and contests are prohibited by the Wire Act and Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, among other laws. The 2011 DOJ opinion that took the gaming industry by surprise opened the door to intrastate online gambling in Nevada, New…