Justice Dept. reverses Wire Act opinion that said law is limited to sports betting
(via By Dustin Gouker, Online Poker Report)
The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel has issued a replacement for its 2011 opinion saying that the Wire Act only applies to sports betting. The opinion now makes the Wire Act applicable to any form of gambling that crosses state lines, including online gambling and online lottery. Several states have legalized online gambling in the wake of the 2011 opinion, including New Jersey, Nevada, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Sports ...
Mom of suspect in manicurist’s death: ‘You can’t run, baby’
(via Good Morning America)
Harry Reid: Trump is ‘amoral,’ ‘the worst president we’ve ever had’
(via The New York Times Magazine)
In an interview with The New York Times Magazine, former Democratic U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada called President Donald Trump “amoral” and “the worst president we’ve ever had.” The story also notes that Reid, 79, who lives in Henderson, is suffering from cancer and does not have long to live. To see the full story, click here.
Where to play in 2019: Oakland files lawsuit against Raiders, NFL
(via The Mercury News)
Oakland is taking the Raiders and the NFL to court, City Attorney Barbara Parker announced today. The move likely means the Raiders will be leaving the Bay Area ahead of their 2020 move to Las Vegas and into their $1.8 billion stadium that is under construction. It doesn’t mean, though, that the Raiders will play here — Sam Boyd Stadium ...
Trump administration to announce final bump stock ban
(via By Evan Perez, Laura Jarrett and David Shortell, CNN)
WASHINGTON — Trump administration plans to announce the long-anticipated federal rule officially banning bump stocks in the coming days, according to US officials familiar with the matter. Bump stocks gained national attention last year after a gunman in Las Vegas rigged his weapons with the devices to fire on concertgoers, killing 58 people. President Donald Trump vowed to outlaw the ...
Ammon Bundy breaks with Trump on anti-migrant rhetoric: ‘It’s all fear-based’
(via The Washington Post)
Cortez Masto poised to assume key committee chairmanship
(via By Alexander Bolton, The Hill )
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., is a top candidate to assume the chairmanship of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., the outgoing chairman of the DSCC, is pushing Cortez Masto’s name, and it appears her candidacy has strong momentum, according to Senate Democratic sources. Van Hollen praised Cortez Masto’s support for Democratic candidates in the 2018 ...
Rick Perry ‘accidentally told the truth’ about dumping nuclear waste in Nevada, roiling Senate race
(via ThinkProgress)
Jets under fire over sponsorship deal with online casino
(via By Josh Kosman, New York Post)
The New York Jets have signed a sponsorship agreement with an online casino — and critics claim the tie-up has already begun to promote sports betting improperly. Woody Johnson’s team in recent weeks signed a sponsorship contract with 888 Holdings, an Israel-based gambling company that operates both an online casino and a sports betting site, sources told The Post. On ...
Oakland lining up lawsuit against Raiders, so team threatens to leave town early
(via By Phil Matier and Andy Ross, San Francisco Chronicle)
The Oakland City Council has authorized a multimillion-dollar, antitrust lawsuit against the NFL and the Raiders over the team’s impending move to Las Vegas — legal action that Coliseum officials said could result in the team leaving Oakland at the end of the upcoming season. Oakland Councilman Noel Gallo said Tuesday that the lawsuit is expected to be filed and ...
Why Trump supporters believe he is not corrupt
(via The Atlantic)
On Wednesday morning, the lead story on FoxNews.com was not Michael Cohen’s admission that Donald Trump had instructed him to violate campaign-finance laws by paying hush money to two of Trump’s mistresses. It was the alleged murder of a white Iowa woman, Mollie Tibbetts, by an undocumented Latino immigrant, Cristhian Rivera. To see the full story, click here.