Wire Act of 1961
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The Wire Act of 1961 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits certain types of interstate and foreign wagering activities using wire communications, originally aimed at combating organized crime in sports betting.
All labels observed (1)
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| Wire Act of 1961 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14255295 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wire Act of 1961 Context triple: [United States – Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Supply of Gambling and Betting Services, keyFederalMeasure, Wire Act of 1961]
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A.
Celler-Kefauver Act
The Celler-Kefauver Act is a 1950 U.S. antitrust law that strengthened merger control by closing loopholes in earlier legislation to better prevent anti-competitive acquisitions.
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B.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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C.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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D.
Wheeler–Howard Act
The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
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E.
Vinson-Trammell Act
The Vinson-Trammell Act was a 1934 U.S. law that authorized a major expansion and modernization of the Navy’s fleet within treaty limits, laying groundwork for American naval strength before World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wire Act of 1961 Target entity description: The Wire Act of 1961 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits certain types of interstate and foreign wagering activities using wire communications, originally aimed at combating organized crime in sports betting.
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A.
Celler-Kefauver Act
The Celler-Kefauver Act is a 1950 U.S. antitrust law that strengthened merger control by closing loopholes in earlier legislation to better prevent anti-competitive acquisitions.
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B.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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C.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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D.
Wheeler–Howard Act
The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
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E.
Vinson-Trammell Act
The Vinson-Trammell Act was a 1934 U.S. law that authorized a major expansion and modernization of the Navy’s fleet within treaty limits, laying groundwork for American naval strength before World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.