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Appealing the Kentucky Case

The newest news out of Kentucky may actually do a bit of good for the online casino gambling industry – if of course the recently lodged appeal causes a different outcome. There is no shortage of information on the internet about the Kentucky case thus far and GambleCraft actually also has extensive information on the case in the new archives. But for a brief recap – the Kentucky courts sided in favor of the Kentucky governor’s request to seize the domain names of online casinos and gambling companies that target and accept Kentucky gamblers. The court case took several weeks to decide and was frequently postponed. The judgment though came last week and indicates that internet gambling companies have just one month to block Kentucky gamblers or they will face domain name seizure.

But some in the industry refuse to just stand by and watch the Kentucky government pass this highly questionable legislation that has the power to not only rock the online casino gambling industry, but the protocol surrounding internet domain names period. IMEGA (the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association) protested the domain name seizure prior to the ruling and now that the online casinos are scrambling to install geo-blocking technology at the sites, IMEGA is looking to take a stand against the unfair prosecution of online gambling sites.

IMEGA just this week confirmed that it has filed an appeal to the ruling and actually filed a writ of mandamus, which goes a step above simply appealing the case to the next higher court.