Attorney General Eric Holder. Photo from DOJ
Three members of the Senate are asking the Department of Justice to support S.2159, the Restoration of America's Wire Act. The bill essentially rescinds a 2011 DOJ opinion that said states can engage in Internet gaming as long as it does not involve sports betting. Since then, however, only three states have legalized online wagers. “We must act before we find virtual casinos making gambling pervasive in our society, invading living rooms, bedrooms, and dorm rooms across the country; a result we know the DOJ does not want to see,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-New Hampshire) said in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder. S.2159 was introduced in March. It has yet to receive a hearing. Get the Story:
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