I’m not sure which state it was that set a precedent, but I am certain that the courts of at least one state ruled that the wire act did not include the internet and that it dealt only with sports wagering. I will look for the exact court opinions and get back to you.
Heres a bit of something its another article by card players lawyer > http://www.cardplayer.com/magazine/article/13599
In the case of In Re Mastercard International , decided on February 23, 2001 , the Honorable Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr. was faced with whether the Wire Act applied to online gambling. The suit was brought by deadbeats who didn’t want to pay their gambling debts so they brought suit against credit card companies alleging the credit card companies violated the 1961 Wire Act by allowing them to use the credit card to put money online at a poker site.
The judge analyzed the statute precisely as I have here and he concluded that the Wire Act only prohibited wagering on SPORTS EVENTS. “Comparing the face of the Wire Act and the history surrounding its enactment with the recently proposed legislation, it becomes more certain that the Wire Act’s prohibition of gambling activities is restricted to the types of events enumerated in the statute, sporting events or contests.” ( Id. 132 F. Supp.2d 468, 482.)
Ill keep looking for more.