February 8, 2019
JUST GETTING HIS MONEY'S WORTH:
Justice Department decision to issue legal opinion long sought by casino magnate Sheldon Adelson draws criticism (Tom Hamburger February 7, 2019, Washington Post)
The Justice Department's decision last month to release a legal opinion that could further restrict Internet gambling is drawing fire from state attorneys general and former department officials amid questions about casino magnate Sheldon Adelson's long-standing push for the move.The legal opinion, which was posted online during the partial government shutdown, reversed a 2011 Justice Department interpretation of the Wire Act that effectively gave the states a green light to authorize lotteries and other forms of online gambling.The change was long sought by Adelson, a major Republican donor who spent more than $20 million to back Donald Trump's campaign in 2016.
Posted by Orrin Judd at February 8, 2019 10:34 AM