Saturday, September 27, 2008
US online casinos block access to gamblers in Kentucky
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Casino players in Kentucky will no longer be able to enter some U.S. online casinos because of a legal fight being led by the state's governor.
Some online casino owners have begun preventing enter to state residents a week after officials filed a lawsuit against them, said Jennifer Brislin, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Justice Cabinet. She did not immediately have a list of all the sites that would prevent Kentucky residents.
"Our objective is not to shut these sites down worldwide," Brislin said. "Our goal is to have these internet gaming sites prevented in Kentucky."
Negotiations in the legal dispute over whether states that object to U.S. online casinos can prevent their residents from entering the sites yielded no resolution before a court hearing Friday. More than 20 attorneys representing U.S. online casinos and state government argued various issues in the case, including a motion to dismiss.
Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate offered attorneys a week to file written arguments and planned another hearing for Oct. 7.
Gov. Steve Beshear, who based his election campaign last year on a promise to open casinos in Kentucky, has asked a judge to cut off enter to 141 gaming sites by giving Kentucky control of the domain names. The move affects some of the world's most popular gaming sites.
Some online casino owners have begun preventing enter to state residents a week after officials filed a lawsuit against them, said Jennifer Brislin, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Justice Cabinet. She did not immediately have a list of all the sites that would prevent Kentucky residents.
"Our objective is not to shut these sites down worldwide," Brislin said. "Our goal is to have these internet gaming sites prevented in Kentucky."
Negotiations in the legal dispute over whether states that object to U.S. online casinos can prevent their residents from entering the sites yielded no resolution before a court hearing Friday. More than 20 attorneys representing U.S. online casinos and state government argued various issues in the case, including a motion to dismiss.
Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate offered attorneys a week to file written arguments and planned another hearing for Oct. 7.
Gov. Steve Beshear, who based his election campaign last year on a promise to open casinos in Kentucky, has asked a judge to cut off enter to 141 gaming sites by giving Kentucky control of the domain names. The move affects some of the world's most popular gaming sites.
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