Kentucky Online Gambling Domain Seizure Case: Judge Considers Stay - Gambling911.com

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Franklin County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate has taken into advisement a Motion of Stay during a hearing today that would determine if 141 online gambling domain names are to be seized on November 17.

Lawyers on behalf of the Internet Gaming Counsel spoke before the judge on Wednesday. Gambling911.com has learned that Wednesday's hearing was quite heated though no immediate details were available at press time.

The Commonwealth has argued that the domains in question have adversely harmed the local economy. Governor Steve Beshear has called Internet gambling businesses "leecheson our communities" and "undermine Kentucky's horse racing industry."

Also on Wednesday, the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus. A Superior Court is essentially requested to compel a lower court or a government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly.

Among the arguments contained in iMEGA‘s 239 page petition, The trial court in Franklin County, Kentucky lacked jurisdiction and violated due process.

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