Kentucky is Trying To Take Your Poker Rights Away
A ruling today by the judge in the domain seizure case against 141 gambling domains just made it easier for the state to actually take control over domains from operators such as Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars. The judge unilaterally shot down every argument presented in the case from attorneys representing the defendants. He also struck down the arguments from the PPA and iMEGA, along with several other special interest groups that opposed the measure.
It would appear that Kentucky is hell bent on returning to the days when the internets simply, didn’t exist. This is a ass-backwards move that should make anyone think twice about visiting the state, much less living there. Anyone with a computer anyway. What’s next? Abolish sites that display porn? What about information sites for girls seeking abortions? All of those things are considered “bad” by some people but not all. Sounds a lot like what North Korea and other communist states impose on Internet freedoms that are available to “most” people in “free” countries.
It’s disappointing to see this happening in the year 2008. That politicians feel that they should regulate morality and ensure that we can’t harm ourselves in the privacy of our homes. A final hearing is set to take place on November 17th. In the meantime, the sites all have 30 days to institute some sort of geo-targeted blocking so that Kentucky residents can’t access these sites.
Kentucky Governor Beshear Happy with Ruling said
am October 21 2008 @ 7:09 am
[...] the historical ruling last week effectively giving 141 different gambling sites only 30 days to geo-block residents from the state of Kentucky, the industry remains shaken but not undeterred in their efforts to overturn the ruling. Despite [...]