Volume VI

Issue : 15: October 4, 2008

• Judge Denies Kentucky Attempt to Shutdown On line Casinos
• Ruling Protects Cellphone Records
• Proposed Legislation to Regulate Online Pharmacies
• SCC Refuses Hearing on Ringtone Appeal
• Virginia Anti Spam Law Declared Unconstitutional
• Elections Canada Warns Voters of Vote Swapping
• Google Reneges on Anti-Abortion Ads
• Judge strikes down Bell late fees

Home > Volume VI > Issue 15: October 4, 2008 > Judge Denies Kentucky Attempt to Shutdown On line Casinos

Judge Denies Kentucky Attempt to Shutdown On line Casinos

In an effort to crack down on illegal on-line gambling in Kentucky, Governor Steve Beshear filed a law-suit seeking to force on-line gambling operators to: block users from Kentucky; pay damages; and surrender control of their domain names. On September 26, 2008, a Kentucky judge declined to order 141 on-line gambling operators to be forfeited to the State. The judge stated that he needed more time to understand the complexities of the case and to allow defense attorneys to present their case. Allegedly Kentucky has successfully blocked access to two online gambling operators; however Justice Cabinet Secretary Michael Brown contends that the sites are not inoperable as a result of the State’s actions.

This is an unprecedented attack by a State Governor on out-of-state online gambling operators and it is interesting to note that the Governor cited Kentucky’s legitimate horse racing industries as a reason to justify the lawsuit and overall crackdown on gambling web-sites.

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http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080927/NEWS01/809270438