Friday, October 23, 2009
State Supreme Court Hears Online Gambling Case
Lawyers representing online gambling interests told the Kentucky State Supreme Court Thursday that Kentucky's efforts to seize 141 Internet domain names of online gambling sites showed the intellectual dishonesty of the state and were unconstitutional. Lawyers argued the State Supreme Court should uphold a January Court of Appeals ruling saying the state had no jurisdiction to seize the domain names or block online gambling since state law does not define an Internet domain name as a gambling device subject to state authority. Governor Steve Beshear has pushed to shut down the gambling sites, saying they undermine horse racing and create untaxed competition.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 6:53 PM 
