INTERACTIVE MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT v. ATT'Y GENERAL

No. 08-1981.

580 F.3d 113 (2009)

INTERACTIVE MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT AND GAMING ASSOCIATION INC, a not for profit corporation of the State of New Jersey, Appellant v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF the UNITED STATES; Federal Trade Commission; Federal Reserve System.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: September 1, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric M. Bernstein (Argued) Eric M. Bernstein & Associates, Warren, NJ, Stephen A. Saltzburg (Argued) George Washington University, Washington, DC, for Appellant.

Nicholas J. Bagley (Argued) Jacqueline E. Coleman United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Appellee.

Before: SLOVITER, AMBRO, and JORDAN Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

Congress enacted the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, 31 U.S.C. § 5361 et seq. (the "Act"), because "traditional law enforcement mechanisms are often inadequate for enforcing gambling prohibitions or regulations on the Internet, especially where such gambling crosses State or national borders." 31 U.S.C. § 5361(a)(4). Congress also found that "Internet gambling is primarily...

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