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Flare Ups in Alabama

The United States just seems to operate as one issue after another when it comes to federal and individual state land and online casino gambling legislation. The federal government has blocked internet gambling companies from accessing the market (through restrictions of financial transactions with banks) and each state then has the power to legislate the land gambling industry – this is where it has all gotten a bit sticky. First the Kentucky situation exploded onto the scene late last year with the attempted confiscation of more than 140 online casino domain names. Now the situation continues to deteriorate as the Alabama governor seems determined to operate on a lone and rogue path on his battle against illegal gambling.

The Kentucky situation in October really put the US online casino gambling issues back on the map nearly two years after the explosions that occurred when the US instituted the UIGEA. For the past two years though, the online casino gambling issue has remained an issue at the federal level. The Kentucky situation though brought the whole thing to a new level as they Kentucky courts seemingly overstepped their boundaries and attempted to severely alter internet ownership laws even outside of the internet gambling industry.

The Alabama situation then comes as little surprise to the gambling industry – nor does the fact that the Alabama governor is taking a page out of Kentucky governor Steve Beshear’s book with impromptu legislation that circumvents the state Attorney General. Alabama governor Bob Riley believes that some of the land gambling taking pace in gambling halls falls onto the illegal side of the spectrum with regards to electronic gaming machines and the such. The issue though is that Riley is willing to go over the protest of the Attorney General in his attempts to prevent what he feels is illegal land gambling – the AG believes the machines are still within the confines of legality.