Kentucky Online Gambling Backup Plans

October 4, 2008

With the Governor of Kentucky looking to try and take advantage of the online gambling sites, they are now looking at ways that they might be able to protect themselves. Governor Steve Beshear, who ran on a pro-gambling platform, has �changed his mind� and is trying to ban all online gambling within the state of Kentucky.

There are 141 domain names associated with online gambling that they are currently trying to get a hold of. Popular online casinos such as PokerStars, Bodog, Absolute Poker, Ultimate Bet, etc. are currently trying to figure out where they go next in this mess that the governor has created.

The governor is trying to protect the state�s horse racing by eliminating competition, and is taking it to court. So far the Judge has ruled for a continuance, but many are upset by this move.

If the forfeiture hearing had been successful, some of the online gambling sites would have been protected. Full Tilt Poker will now go to FullTilt.com, and Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet were working on plans as well.

These online gambling sites that he is targeting make up some of the largest online casinos in the industry. They range from everything from slot machines to poker � there is nothing left out. Those that elected the governor to office are upset for they say that he ran on a pro gambling platform, and then once he got to office he completely turned himself around to the other viewpoint. They are going to fight this with everything they have.





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