The last paragraph of the official DOJ statement reads like this:
Given that the Wire Act does not reach interstate transmissions of wire communications
that do not relate to a “sporting event or contest,” and that the state-run lotteries proposed by
New York and Illinois do not involve sporting events or contests, we conclude that the Wire Act
does not prohibit the lotteries described in these proposals. In light of that conclusion, we need
not consider how to reconcile the Wire Act with UIGEA, because the Wire Act does not apply
in this situation. Accordingly, we express no view about the proper interpretation or scope of
UIGEA.