This is disappointing news.
The Court notes that the Wire Act prohibits the use of the Internet to transmit betting information.
Um… what? This is an absolutely stunning statement. The Wire Act, drafted some 40 years ago, makes references to the Internet?? :laughcry:
The first prong of the Central Hudson Test, which is called into play for First Amendment advertising cases, states that there is no right to advertise illegal activity.
HAH! Well, I guess online gambling is definitively illegal now. This happened when, exactly? Yesterday? Oh I know — maybe it was declared illegal in the damn Wire Act.
Doesn’t all of this contradict the recent FCC ruling?
I really hope Casino City wins the appeal. I can’t believe the court actually came to these bizarre conclusions. The level of ignorance involved here is mind boggling.