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Las Vegas casinos fined for Bank Secrecy Act violations

The MGM Grand and the Cosmopolitan Casino in Las Vegas have been fined $7.45 million by the US Department of Justice.

The penalties relate to breaches [...]

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Seven charged in connection with illegal gambling in New York

Authorities in New York have charged seven individuals for their roles in an illegal online and land-based gambling business.

Defendants Louis Ferrari and Dominic Sprague are [...]

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Congress members call on Department of Justice to combat illegal gambling

The US Department of Justice has been urged to take action against unlicensed online gambling operators that continue to serve the American market.

The Congressional Gaming [...]

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First Circuit Court of Appeals rejects DOJ appeal of Wire Act ruling

US lotteries and gaming operators are celebrating the decision of the First Circuit Court of Appeals, which on Wednesday upheld the 2019 ruling by the [...]

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5Dimes agrees $46.8m illegal gambling settlement with US authorities

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has accepted a settlement from Costa Rican online gambling operator 5Dimes in relation to [...]

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DOJ files appeal against New Hampshire Wire Act ruling

The US Department of Justice is continuing its fight against state-regulated online gaming and lotteries with its decision to appeal the recent ruling by the [...]

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House amendment aims to limit DOJ Wire Act enforcement

Congressman Hank Johnson of Georgia has introduced an amendment in the US House of Representatives to deny funding to the Department of Justice in relation [...]

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New Hampshire court sets aside DOJ Wire Act Opinion

The New Hampshire Lottery has succeeded in its legal challenge to the Department of Justice’s 2018 reinterpretation of the Wire Act.

US District Judge Paul Barbadoro [...]

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New Jersey sues DOJ in relation to revised Wire Act Opinion

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has followed up his February Freedom of Information request to the US Department of Justice with a lawsuit alleging [...]

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