Online Gambling Site Owners Comes Forward In Kentucky Case

The Kentucky Supreme Court gave the state of Kentucky a short-lived reprieve recently when they ruled that the domain name case could not proceed because there were no owners present at the proceedings. The Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association had been representing the sites in court.

The Supreme Court, however, ruled that there was no evidence that they had the authority to represent the online gambling sites. The Court ruled that in order for the case to proceed, one of the owners would have to come forward and admit they were a member of iMEGA.

That occurred this week when Yatahay Limited, the owners of TruePoker.com, acknowledged being a member of iMEGA. That assertion gives iMEGA the right to go back and ask that the case be sent back to the Supreme Court.

"The Commonwealth's attorneys knew they were lucky to get this one into overtime," said Joe Brennan, iMEGA Chairman, as reported by Poker News Daily. Brennan was comparing this legal battle to a sports game.

The next step could mark the end of the legal proceedings. If the Supreme Court rules in favor of iMEGA and the online gambling sites, Kentucky would be prohibited from seizing the domain names.

iMEGA did stress in their statements the importance of having a ruling soon. They understand that if the state is allowed to seize the domains, it could have far-reaching implementations for the Worldwide Web.

March 26, 2010
Posted By April Gardner
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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