Introduction
Legislation has been introduced in Congress to amend the 1961 Federal Wire Act to ban all forms of interstate wagering, except horse racing. The bill, named the Restoration of America’s Wire Act, was introduced by Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) (H.R. 707) in the House and Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) (S. 1668). The legislation would amend the Federal Wire Act – the 1961 federal law that prohibits interstate wagering – to in effect prohibit interstate Internet gaming.