Judges Halt Kentucky’s Lawsuit on Online Gambling
November 19, 2008
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Here is maybe some good news for a change, on the Kentucky Ban on online gambling. It has been halted until the appellate judges hear both sides and make a ruling.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Court of Appeals yesterday blocked Franklin Circuit Court from proceeding with Gov. Steve Beshear’s lawsuit against 141 gambling Web sites until appellate judges hear oral arguments and rule on the matter.
Internet gambling and domain name trade groups asked the Court of Appeals to intervene after Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate ruled last month that he has the right to decide whether control of the Web sites must be forfeited to Kentucky.
The order issued yesterday prohibits Wingate from holding a forfeiture hearing scheduled for Dec. 3.
Oral arguments are scheduled for Dec. 12 before the Court of Appeals.
For the whole story:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20081115/NEWS01/811150457/1008/NEWS01
We will hope that they will throw the ban out all together. Stay tuned as it happens!
Bans Extended to Kentucky’s Neighboring States
November 5, 2008
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If you live in a State neighboring Kentucky, you will be required to show proof of residence. This is an added burden on everyone but is for the safety of Jackpot Factory Group, powered by Microgaming.
November 4, 2008 (InfoPowa News) — The attempt by the state of Kentucky to hijack the international domains of online gambling companies continued to be a source of inconvenience and irritation to U.S. players this week as the Jackpot Factory group extended software provider Microgaming’s ban on Kentucky players to embrace neighboring states pending proof of residence.
Last month Microgaming casinos started excluding Kentucky players from licensee sites following a shocking ruling by a Kentucky county court that global domains could be seized if owner companies did not exclude Kentucky players from gambling websites.
The Jackpot Factory group, one of Microgaming’s larger licensees, emailed players in states bordering Kentucky this week, telling them that due to recent changes in Kentucky legislation, as of Thursday, November 6th, it would temporarily block accounts of players whose IP addresses trace to a neighboring state.
Players can reinstate their accounts by producing proof of ID and residence in a neighboring state. Residents of Kentucky remain blocked.
Players with enquiries or problems were invited to contact support@jackpotfactory.com.
The domain seizure cases in Kentucky have caused a major international uproar on jurisdictional, legal, and constitutional grounds and are currently the subject of appeals by individual companies, trade associations and Net Neutrality bodies. Merge Poker Network and Microgaming have both instituted precautionary bans on Kentucky players until the local court debacle can be resolved through Superior Court litigation.
