Kentucky Online Poker Casino Domain Name Seizure
Most of you now know, Kentucky is in the middle of seizing online poker and online gambling domains from many of the top companies in the gaming industry. It all started on Tuesday Septenber 23rd, when it was releasted that a court in Kentucky ordered the seizure of 141 poker and gambling domain names (list below).
Since then, a couple of smaller casinos have handed over their domains in fear of prosecution. Golden Casino handed over their domain, and Playshare emailed their affiliates warning that they might have to change their domain. ClubUSACasino also changed their domain.
I spoke to a couple of employees from the bigger sites on the list, their overall feel was if a state court can ever get a multinational company to give up their domain, then hell must have frozen over. I complete agree with this statement.
Today Kentucky announced that they were asking for these sites to shut down access to Kentucky users, not to shut down the sites all together. Why the hell try to take the domains then? Its sad that its so easy to see through their bullshit, yet they get away with it. Two words sum up the reasoning for all of this…Kentucky Derby.
“Our endgame is to block access within Kentucky,” Jennifer Brislin said. “But our mode to do that is to capture those domain names and, if need be — if that’s not an option that those users take — then we will at the end of the day shut down a site.”
So let me get this straight, to protect your users from the perilous world that is online gambling, you are going to steal the most important facet of their online business? Possible causing hundreds to go jobless, all because gambling online is much more dangerous than betting on oh I don’t know, horse racing? Give me a break.
I don’t understand why people in power always try to go against the grain when trying to extract as much money as the possibly can. They are clearly upset that money is leaving their State, and they want to stop it. Instead of stealing their domains, why don’t you consider regulating online gaming in your State, that way your users are protected exactly how you want them to be, and you generate more money in taxes then you ever would on your fabled horse race! Don’t give me that BS about gambling being bad for your citizens, because you already allow it.
The forfeiture hearing is set for Friday at 3:30pm Eastern time.
List of Online Poker and Casino Domains Kentucky is trying to seize:
123bingo.com
777dragon.com
7sultans.com
absolutepoker.com
aceshighcasino.com
alljackpots.com
allslots.com
arthuriancasino.com
atriumcasino.com
aztecrichescasino.com
bellavegas.com
bet21.com
betroyalcasino.com
bigtimebingo.com
bingoknights.com
bingoville.com
bingoworkz.com
blackjackballroom.com
bodoglife.com
bonuslevelslots.com
bookmaker.com
bugsyclub.com
cakepoker.com
capitalcasino.com
captaincookscasino.com
caribbeangold.com
casinobar.com
casinoclassic.com
casinoextreme.com
casinofortune.com
casinograndbay.com
casinokingdom.com
casinoshare.com
casinous.com
cirruscasino.com
ukcasinoclub.com
clubusacasino.com
cocoacasino.com
coolcatcasino.com
countycasino.com
crazypoker.com
crazyvegascasino.com
desperatehousewivesbingo.com
doylesroom.com
englishharbour.com
ezbets.com
firstwebcasino.com
fortunejunction.com
fortuneroom.com
fulltiltpoker.com
galaxiworld.com
gamblingboard.com
goldencasino.com
goldgatecasino.com
goldenpalace.com
grandmondial.com
highrollerslounge.com
indiancasino.com
inetbet.com
itsrealpoker.com
ivegas.com
jackpotcapital.com
jackpotcity.com
jackpotkingscasino.com
jackpotwheel.com
jupiterclub.com
kingneptunescasino.com
lakepalace.com
lasvegasusacasino.com
linesmaker.com
luckycoincasino.com
luckynugget.com
luckypyramidcasino.com
magicislandcasino.com
mapau.com
maplecasino.com
miamiparadisecasino.com
mightyslots.com
millionairecasino.com
musichallcasino.com
mysportsbook.com
oneclubcasino.com
orbitalcasino.com
orchidcasino.com
paradise8.com
phoeniciancasino.com
pitbullpoker.com
platinumplay.com
playersonly.com
pokerhost.com
pokerroyaleonline.com
pokerstars.com
powerbet.com
redflush.com
redstarpoker.com
reeferpoker.com
riopartycasino.com
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roadhousereels.com
royalbetcasino.com
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rushmorecasino.com
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showdowncasino.com
simonsayscasino.com
slotfever.com
slotocash.com
slotsoffortune.com
slotsplus.com
sportsbetting.com
sportsbook.com
sportsinteraction.com
sunpalacecasino.com
sunvegas.com
superslots.com
thisisvegas.com
thunderluckcasino.com
tridentlounge.com
truepoker.com
ultimatebet.com
usabingo.com
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vegaslucky.com
vegasmagic.com
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vegasusacasino.com
vegasvilla.com
vicsbingo.com
viploungecasino.com
virtualcitycasino.com
wildjack.com
win4real.com
winabingo.com
worldwidevegas.com
wsex.com
yukongoldcasino.com
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