Kentucky's At It Again

The state of Kentucky continues to shut down online casino domains. In a previous article, we covered the misfortune of online casinos such as Golden Casino. From recent reports, the State of Kentucky has seized 180 additional internet gambling domains. The issue behind this confiscation is that most of these domains are based outside of the United States. These are international businesses that a majority seem to operate outside of the United States, and as you know, Kentucky's jurisdiction does not surpass the Kentucky border.
The ruling made bu the judge over seeing this case, Judge Wingate, is a temporary seizure of these domains. What the state of Kentucky wants to accomplish by doing this is ending any illegal online casinos and gambling devices. The state law enforcement has agreed to put a hold on the seizure of the domains once they negotiate with the defendants lawyers. There is a hearing coming up soon in order for the court to hear both sides of the table. There are some heavy hitters in the online casino world supporting the defendants of this case: Poker Players Alliance, Bluegrass Institute, and Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association. The meeting for this online casino debacle will take place in the Franklin County Circuit Courts in Kentucky.
Critics of the governor of Kentucky say that his policies on internet gambling are “hypocritical”. Governor Beshear has the intention of shutting down as many online casinos and illegal gabling devices as he can. He has stated that he wants to “clamp down on the online betting industry”, yet he has no problem letting the people of Kentucky buy second chance tickets for the Kentucky Lottery. Last time we checked, the lottery was gambling too. Governor Beshear wants all of the online casino activity done inn the state of Kentucky to be generating money for the government of Kentucky.
Governor Beshear need to have one thing clear: if people want to gamble, they will find a way. Shutting down online casinos and trying to get their revenue to fund the state is not going to go over well with the public. The defendants will surely bring up the topic and argue that it is a right to be able to choose to gamble at an online casino. We shall see what the court decides.