An Act to amend chapter 50 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to the transmission of bets, wagers, and related information.
Nicknames
Interstate Wire Act of 1961
Enacted by
the 87th United States Congress
Effective
September 13, 1961
Citations
Public law
87-216
Statutes at Large
75 Stat. 491
Codification
Titles amended
18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure
U.S.C. sections amended
18 U.S.C. ch. 50 § 1081 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 1656
Signed into law by President John F. Kennedy on September 13, 1961
The Interstate Wire Act of 1961, often called the Federal Wire Act, is a United States federal law prohibiting the operation of certain types of betting businesses in the United States. It begins with the text:
Whoever being engaged in the business of betting or wagering knowingly uses a wire communication facility for the transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of bets or wagers or information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers on any sporting event or contest, or for the transmission of a wire communication which entitles the recipient to receive money or credit as a result of bets or wagers, or for information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.[1]
Several legal opinions and rulings have discussed whether forms of gambling other than sports betting fall within the Act's scope.
The Interstate WireAct of 1961, often called the FederalWireAct, is a United States federal law prohibiting the operation of certain types of betting...
The Communications Act of 1934 is a United States federal law signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1934, and codified as Chapter 5 of...
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in November 2002 that the FederalWireAct prohibits electronic transmission of information for sports betting...
he pled guilty to one count of online gambling in violation of the FederalWireAct and received a $300 million fine. After selling 23% of his stake in...
outcome of the wager. The FederalWireAct of 1961 was an attempt by the US government to prevent illegal bookmaking. However, this Act does not apply to other...
Index. In 2008, Anurag Dikshit pleaded guilty to violation of the FederalWireAct, agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, and personally paid $300 million...
20th-century example of mail fraud. Ponzi was charged with the U.S. federal crime of mail fraud. Wire fraud was first defined in the United States in 1952. 18 U...
Cohen was prosecuted by the United States government for violating the FederalWireAct. On April 19, 2013, World Sports Exchange ceased operations and posted...
known as the Federal Reserve Wire Network) is a real-time gross settlement funds transfer system operated by the United States Federal Reserve Banks...
make fantasy sports legal. Federal criminal gambling statutes are found in Title 18 of U.S. Code, such as the FederalWireAct 18 U.S. Code § 1084 (which...
by the panel. However, the appeals panel also ruled that the WireAct and two other federal statutes prohibiting the provision of gambling services from...
plaintiffs alleged, among other claims, that Mastercard had violated the FederalWireAct. They sought financial relief for losses suffered at online gambling...
Communications Act of 1934 to replace the radio regulation functions of the previous Federal Radio Commission. The FCC took over wire communication regulation...
body of water. Online gambling has been more strictly regulated: the FederalWireAct of 1961 outlawed interstate wagering on sports, but did not address...
"may" be illegal, and that the pending legislation "might" violate the federalWireAct. However, many legal experts dispute the DOJ's claim. In response to...
remained illegal under the FederalWireAct of 1961, with additional penalties added by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. In 1992, the...
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(enacted 1934), the mail and wire fraud statutes (enacted 1872), including the honest services fraud provision, the Travel Act (enacted 1961), and the Racketeer...
PASPA, interstate gambling on esports would be still be limited by the FederalWireAct, preventing users from betting on national esports events outside of...
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Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA). Federally chartered thrifts are...
related to the transmission of gambling information in violation of the federalWireAct. The Bodog.com domain has since been returned to its owners with an...
closed-loop authentication. Separate gambling legislation known as the FederalWireAct that historically prohibited any betting over state lines via technology...
United States Federal Anti-Racketeering Act (the 'Hobbs Act') 1946 FederalWireAct 1961 Bank Secrecy Act 1970 Organized Crime Control Act 1970 Title 21...
use of wire communications by law whether a physical connection to wire is visible or is not. The Communications Act of 1934 created the Federal Communications...
in Bitcoin "in any single day", they may fall under this act. The FederalWireAct (WireAct) prohibits "bets or wagers on any sporting event or contest"...
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