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Online Casinos Still an Issue in Kentucky

The online casino industry fervor and media attention that was lavished on the Kentucky domain name seizure case has waned a bit over the past couple of months. The state government attempted to force foreign online casinos to comply with Kentucky regulations concerning internet gambling with the threat of domain name seizure. These threats sparked international controversy last November and have culminated in a series of appeals and court appearances where the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) has appealed the case all the way to the Kentucky Supreme Court.


The Kentucky State government is still adamant that the online casino domain name seizure attempts are valid by state law because the gambling domain name could be considered a gambling device and thus are subject to seizure by an out-dated Kentucky law. The state’s motivations for attempting to seize the domain names are wholly related to protecting the state horserace betting market from competition and as a way to force the online casinos not in compliance to pay huge fines – which means more money and a lot of control for the state government.


iMEGA has been integral in standing up for the foreign online casinos effected by this ridiculous attempt to over extend authority. Although some speculated that the Kentucky Supreme Court would not actually accept the case, the 50-page brief was reviewed by the SC justices and a court date of June 1st was issued forth. This is a pretty big feat for the online gambling companies effected – most analysts theorize that there is no way that the SC justices will side with the State on this case because of the far-reaching implications this has into international cyber protection and control.