The Wire Act has been around for nearly 58 years. It comes from a time when lawmakers could barely conceive of the Internet. It’s current application to online gambling comes from interpretation, and that leaves room for judgement.

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent re-interpretation of the act, effectively banning all forms of online gambling and not just sports betting, isn’t establishing new law, it merely tells us what federal prosecutors will be instructed to do by their bosses. It’ll ultimately be up to the courts to decide how the law gets applied.

iGaming Business now reports the iDea Growth trade association, a group that supports the expansion of online gambling, has submitted a challenge to the new interpretation of the Wire act in New Hampshire courts.

The lead attorney for the group, Jeff Ifrah, said: