Someone may think that it is ridiculous that Kentucky wants to confiscate over 140 gambling domain names. Confiscating the domains of online world’s business operations, the majority of which are based outside of the United States, just seems impossible.

Poker Players Alliance, the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association and Bluegrass Institute hope to prevent this event. A recent decision of Thomas Wingate, Franklin County Circuit Judge, gives Kentucky the power to seize the gambling domain names based on the idea that they provide illegal gambling services.

Formally, there has not been a court ruling on the issue just yet. The above-mentioned decision of Judge Wingate allows a temporary confiscation of the domain names that State representatives have agreed to forbear from closing the domains conducting negotiations with lawyers of the domain owners. A hearing for this is set on coming Tuesday; it will be exciting to see what the opposing sides have prepared for it.

Beshear, the State of Kentucky Governor, wants to stop the online betting industry and regardless of the fact if you are for online gambling or not, it is hard to disagree that it is bad public policy. Taking into consideration that Kentucky runs lottery that allows bettors to buy second-chance tickets through the web, the online casino gambling and poker persecution is truly hypocritical.

The fact that Governor Beshear thinks all the betting activity at internet-based casinos and poker rooms can generate millions in revenue for the State seems more ironic. Most people are sure that it is their fundamental right to decide on their own to gamble online or not.

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