![]() In reverting to its pre-2011 position, the OLC issued a new opinion in 2018 (“2018 Opinion”), concluding the Wire Act did in fact reach non-sports betting, including lotteries and internet-connected slot machines. Seven years later, the DOJ formally reversed course yet again. The DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel ("OLC") issued an opinion in 2011 that expressly stated, "the Wire Act does not reach interstate transmissions of wire communications that do not relate to a ‘sporting event or contest.’” Under this new interpretation, IGT was able to scale its business in the United States by growing non-sporting offerings like land-based gaming machines, iGaming, iLottery, and traditional lotteries, which verify its transmissions through interstate wire transmissions. ![]() In 2011, the DOJ reversed its prior position, narrowing the scope of the Wire Act. ![]()
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