November 12, 2008 - With plenty still unresolved in the online
gambling domain name debacle in Kentucky, the Jackpot Factory group has decided
it best to cease doing business with residents of Kentucky....And for the time
being, with people residing in neighboring States. Apparently, Microgaming is dropping out of the U.S. market altogether,
which is precisely what the U.S. "powers that be" want.
But
I mean, seriously folks, does anyone actually think the
Kentucky onslaught against online casinos, poker rooms and sportsbooks is all due to Governor Stephen Beshear? Sure, I
certainly wouldn't throw it past him. But the fact of the
matter (in my opinion...I like to opinionate facts okay) is that Kentucky (like Louisiana and New York) is
merely a platform for a Bush administration crackdown at the
federal level.
As the
President of the Interactive Media, Entertainment and Gaming
Association (iMEGA) recently discussed, if Kentucky is
allowed to seize the domain names of 141 online gambling
destinations (all of which are headquartered and licensed
overseas), a dangerous precedent will be set for other
governments - local, state or international - to do the
same. I mean, is it possible a State like Kentucky could set
such a precedent. Well, I guess anything's possible in a
corrupt government.
That
said, I respect Kentucky's right to keep its citizens from
gambling online (although I'm sure Kentucky's own citizens
don't necessarily feel the same way). However, when such a
wielding of power amounts to protectionism and contends on
blackmail tactics, I can hardly stand it. I don't mean to
get political or anything (or do I?), but thank God for a
new administration, whether they overturn the UIGEA or not.
Originally published:
November,
2008 | Categories:
Online Casino
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