Lawyers Ask For Dismissal Of Gambling Case
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Posted: 11:06 AM Oct 7, 2008
Last Updated: 6:11 PM Oct 7, 2008
Reporter: Janet Kim
Email Address: janet.kim@wkyt.com

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It's a battle between the Commonwealth of Kentucky against 141 gambling websites. Kentucky looks to seize and take over their domain names.

Several lawyers have come forward to take on the Commonwealth to get the lawsuit dismissed.

The case has brought national and international attention, as this decision could set precedence for any state wanting to take on a website.

Online gamblers also chimed in and made a court showing. They are carefully watching to see what this court decision could mean for them.

Kentucky says these sites should be considered gambling devices as stated in Kentucky law. The Commonwealth argues domain names can be sold and hold value like any gambling machine, but the defense disagrees. The defense argues website names are not tangible devices that can physically be seized.

The seizure order is still in place for now, and Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate is expected to make a final order next week.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 7, 2008 at 05:12 PM
This proposal needs to be thrown out not only on jurisdictional grounds but on the grounds of constitutionality and ignorance.

Posted by: ANDREW Location: LEXINGTON on Oct 7, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Ludicrous! The State wants to ban what or what I can't do (legally) on the internet. You know if books can be banned this was liable to happen. Just like the seatbelt law. Yeh, I really need a caretaker to tell me to buckle my seatbelt and that it's the law but I can go about not wearing a helmet if I ride a motorbike. Some aspects of our government are out of touch with regular people. Fighting a gambling addiction starts in the home not in the Governor's office. It would be nice though to literally see that happen.

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