Kentucky seeking to seize 141 gaming domains

[Jackpot Factory]

David Brickman (yet again)

I managed to get hold of someone within the Governor's office who confirmed a few things. The government isn't looking for any sort of taxation regarding online casinos. They just want to drive the online casino industry out of Kentucky and the the residual damage doesn't concern them. The official stance as far as the Kentucky Governor's office is concerned the online casino industry is completely illegal. They are concerned about these foreign online casino operations "preying" on their citizens.

Regarding the protection of the horse racing gambling industry. It was fairly obvious that this is their intent. Kentucky based racetracks do take online bets. It wouldn't be a surprise if they started taking more than just horse racing bets in the near future. This whole case has nothing to do with the law, just greed...

David Brickman
VP Player Affairs
Jackpot Factory Casino Group
http://www.jfspokesman.com/index.php?bTag=jflh

[winbig]

David Brickman (yet again)

I managed to get hold of someone within the Governor's office who confirmed a few things. The government isn't looking for any sort of taxation regarding online casinos. They just want to drive the online casino industry out of Kentucky and the the residual damage doesn't concern them. The official stance as far as the Kentucky Governor's office is concerned the online casino industry is completely illegal. They are concerned about these foreign online casino operations "preying" on their citizens.

Regarding the protection of the horse racing gambling industry. It was fairly obvious that this is their intent. Kentucky based racetracks do take online bets. It wouldn't be a surprise if they started taking more than just horse racing bets in the near future. This whole case has nothing to do with the law, just greed...

David Brickman
VP Player Affairs
Jackpot Factory Casino Group
http://www.jfspokesman.com/index.php?bTag=jflh

Sooo, what are they going to do about the UK and EU citizens that are online and betting on the Kentucky Derby next year? Are they going to go after them too?

ie: They're not going to stop it altogether.

[Westland Bowl]

......Regarding the protection of the horse racing gambling industry. It was fairly obvious that this is their intent. Kentucky based racetracks do take online bets. .........

So someone over in Europe or elsewhere needs to seize the Kentucky Derby online betting domain! Heck, go whole hog and seize the Kentucky government domain for overstepping their boundaries!

An international Hatfield and McCoys all over again! Yeehaw!

[Mousey]

the hearing is scheduled for this afternoon...

Suit targets online gambling
Kentucky wants to block access
By Stephenie Steitzer • ssteitzer@courier-journal.com • September 26, 2008


Buzz up! FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky has taken control of two online casinos as part of Gov. Steve Beshear's attempt to crack down on illegal Internet gambling.


Internet users in Kentucky and the rest of world now are unable to access the two casinos, highrollerslounge.com and luckypyramidcasino.com. The domain-name registration for the sites lists the Kentucky Justice Cabinet as the "registrant" or operator.

Last week Beshear filed suit....

[Webzcas]

This is F******* ridiculous. So much for America being the "Land of the Free"

Seriously, those of you which are US Citizens, do your duty in November and vote the Republicans out of office. Or do you want a book banning, white beard wearing deity who lives in the clouds believing, pro life even if you were a victim of rape, Vice President helping to run your country.

I thought the UK had got too PC and nanny stateish. This just takes the biscuit.

[mercy]

This is F******* ridiculous. So much for America being the "Land of the Free"

Seriously, those of you which are US Citizens, do your duty in November and vote the Republicans out of office. Or do you want a book banning, white beard wearing deity who lives in the clouds believing, pro life even if you were a victim of rape, Vice President helping to run your country.

I thought the UK had got too PC and nanny stateish. This just takes the biscuit.

I second that. This election means more to us than in the past.

[Webzcas]

Some of the things I have read about Palin in particular, on my Politics Board, makes her seem and sound worse than Bush could ever be.

November 4th is about whether America wants a change or more of the same ala erosion of personal freedoms.

I still cannot comprehend how Kentucky got away with this. It is beyond belief.

[lots0]

Seriously, those of you which are US Citizens, do your duty in November and vote the Republicans out of office. Or do you want a book banning, white beard wearing deity who lives in the clouds believing, pro life even if you were a victim of rape, Vice President helping to run your country.

The Governor of Kentucky that did this, Steve Beshear, is a Democrat. You can't blame the Republicans for this one.

Thats the point most Americans (and observers) fail to take note of...
Crooked American politicians come in all flavors, shapes and sizes... And our government is just full of them from top to bottom and on both sides of the isle. That is why we NEED a clean sweep, we need to remove all the crap and start over.

The politicians that scare me the most are the ones that claim that 'God' is telling them how to run the Country... Just what we don't need, a schizophrenic politician with his/her fingers on ALL the buttons.

BTW - I understand the domain name seizures is already a done deal, the domain names are now in the process of being confiscated per the court order.

The good news... The people of Kentucky will still be able to access their favorite online casino, today, tonight, tomorrow and for the foreseeable future.

All the moron Governor of Kentucky did was waste tax payers money in a futile effort that will not even slow access to the online casinos.

[classymom]

The Governor of Kentucky that did this, Steve Beshear, is a Democrat. You can't blame the Republicans for this one.

Thats the point most Americans (and observers) fail to take note of...
Crooked American politicians come in all flavors, shapes and sizes... And our government is just full of them from top to bottom and on both sides of the isle. That is why we NEED a clean sweep, we need to remove all the crap and start over.

The politicians that scare me the most are the ones that claim that 'God' is telling them how to run the Country... Just what we don't need, a schizophrenic politician with his/her fingers on ALL the buttons.

BTW - I understand the domain name seizures is already a done deal, the domain names are now in the process of being confiscated per the court order.

The good news... The people of Kentucky will still be able to access their favorite online casino, today, tonight, tomorrow and for the foreseeable future.

All the moron Governor of Kentucky did was waste tax payers money in a futile effort that will not even slow access to the online casinos.

I'm just curious to what he was trying to prove by blocking domain names - Just that he could???

[lots0]

I'm just curious to what he was trying to prove by blocking domain names - Just that he could???

Well from what I see this is all about making the people that donated to Steve Beshear's political campaign happy.

Steve Beshear's friends include a very shady land based casino owner that 'donated' one million dollars for a pet project of Beshear's and then donated to the 'legal' limits of his campaign... This particular land based casino owner has been very vocal in the past about what he calls "unfair" competition from online casinos...

Steve Beshear's friends and political contributors also include the movers and shakers of the Horse Racing Gambling Business that want to put slot machines at Horse racing tracks in Kentucky... His friends feel that online casinos would compete directly with them for slots players... So they go to their bought and paid for pet governor and tell him to get rid of the competition...

I would love to see the faces in the KY governors office tomorrow morning, when they go check the world wide web and find that the online casinos did not just go away... But are still easily and quickly accessible to the good people of Kentucky and are now completely out of his reach.