its annual profits by millions of dollars. New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said the state wasn't interested in negotiating an out-of-court settlement, "we're looking to win." On June 3, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro issued a summary judgment that the Wire Act "is limited to sports gambling" and set aside the 2018 OLC opinion. A Department of Justice spokesperson said the government was reviewing the decision. On August 16, 2019, the Department of Justice filed notice of its intention to appeal Barbadoro's ruling to the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals. On January 20, 2021, Circuit Court Judge William Joseph Kayatta Jr. affirmed the district court's decision. In November 2021, International Game Technology filed a lawsuit against the DOJ (Department of Justice) over the Federal Wire Act. IGT’s attorneys presented their case in the District Court of Rhode Island, claiming that the opinion issued by the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel in 2018 during the Donald Trump Administration had forced the biggest iGaming company in the United States to spend resources on potential lawsuits filed by the government. Their goal was to make the court declare the 2018 opinion unlawful. On February 24, 2022, the Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss IGT’s lawsuit. The DOJ representatives said that “the company (IGT) didn’t provide sufficient evidence to confirm its claim that there’s a threat of prosecution.” The DOJ’s office has once again stated the Federal Wire Act does not apply to lottery and casino services. IGT asked for additional time to respond to these arguments. See also Gambling in the United States Notes References External links Wire Act at Gambling-law-us.com 1961 in American law 87th United States Congress Wire Act United States federal criminal legislation Wire Act