U.S. Department
of Justice
Whether the Wire Act Applies to Non-Sports Gambling
Date of Issuance:
Headnotes
Interstate transmissions of wire communications that do not relate to a “sporting event or contest” fall outside the reach of the Wire Act.
Because the proposed New York and Illinois lottery proposals do not involve wagering on sporting events or contests, the Wire Act does not prohibit them.
Updated February 18, 2021