Comments on: Lawyer in Kentucky Internet Gambling Case Speaks Out http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/lawyer-in-kentucky-internet-gambling-case-speaks-out-577/ Your one stop shop for poker news. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:38:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: James Murphey http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/lawyer-in-kentucky-internet-gambling-case-speaks-out-577/comment-page-1/#comment-3909 James Murphey Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:01:39 +0000 http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/?p=577#comment-3909 Only in Kentucky, The state with 17 million people and 17 last names. Only in Kentucky, The state with 17 million people and 17 last names.

]]> By: Brian http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/lawyer-in-kentucky-internet-gambling-case-speaks-out-577/comment-page-1/#comment-3794 Brian Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:02:11 +0000 http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/?p=577#comment-3794 QUOTE: Leyden claims that an internet gambling site cutting off access to Kentucky residents through a settlement with the State really isn’t an option: “This is not really a choice of giving up access to Kentucky and keeping the other 49 states. That’s like saying if I cut off my right hand, I’ll have my left hand. You’ll still bleed to death in the end. It sets a precedent for any jurisdiction to take action.” Essentially, the State will ensure that Kentucky residents to do not have access to an online poker room by blocking the site for everyone worldwide. :QUOTE If the owners of the domains in question do come to some sort of settlement, of course they can block ONLY Kentucky residents from viewing and/or playing at those sites. It'll take a little work, but they can set everything up so that their website and poker/casino/whatever software can block a user based on where they're at in the United States. Many overseas casinos, sportsbooks and poker rooms that have been out of the USA market since the UIGEA was passed already have something like this in place. If you try to go to those sites and are in the USA, you won't be able to even load their website. Of course there's ways around it, so that Kentuckians can still view the sites. ...but I won't go into those ways. :) QUOTE:
Leyden claims that an internet gambling site cutting off access to Kentucky residents through a settlement with the State really isn’t an option: “This is not really a choice of giving up access to Kentucky and keeping the other 49 states. That’s like saying if I cut off my right hand, I’ll have my left hand. You’ll still bleed to death in the end. It sets a precedent for any jurisdiction to take action.” Essentially, the State will ensure that Kentucky residents to do not have access to an online poker room by blocking the site for everyone worldwide.
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If the owners of the domains in question do come to some sort of settlement, of course they can block ONLY Kentucky residents from viewing and/or playing at those sites. It’ll take a little work, but they can set everything up so that their website and poker/casino/whatever software can block a user based on where they’re at in the United States.

Many overseas casinos, sportsbooks and poker rooms that have been out of the USA market since the UIGEA was passed already have something like this in place. If you try to go to those sites and are in the USA, you won’t be able to even load their website.

Of course there’s ways around it, so that Kentuckians can still view the sites. …but I won’t go into those ways. :)

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