Catch-22 for Online Casinos
The landmark Kentucky case that has been winding its way through the Kentucky
courts has now come to a very surprisingly conclusion of sorts this week. The
Kentucky Supreme Court has now handed down a ruling in the case that benefits
both sides…but also could put some online casinos in the hot seat if they
attempt to follow through on the last piece of legal action they can do to
continue operating in the Kentucky market. Basically, the Kentucky Supreme Court
indicated that it might be sympathetic to the online casino gambling sites
facing domain name seizure, but only if these companies come forward and
identify themselves in the market.
This is particularly tricky for the online casinos though. At this time, iMEGA
has represented the interests of the internet gambling sites involved throughout
all of the court proceedings thus far. The Supreme Court though ruled that iMEGA
does not have the right to represent these nameless companies and thus the
companies must come forward. And while the online casino sites and head haunchos
within the company will face no specific threats from the Kentucky government
the US federal government would be quite pleased to know the specific names and
operators behind gambling sites offering services within the US market.
For the case to progress, the online casinos were given three weeks to come
forward and identify themselves outside of the trade organization and into the
light of the courtroom. Then, once they come forward the Kentucky situation
could move forward – but the federal officials would likely take only weeks to
build a case and then seek out any person or company that names itself outright. |