This Domain issue involving Kentucky is the icing on the cake of this government that claims to be running a “free” country. They have no jurisdiction on domains that are registered in other countriesand they have no jurisdiction over Icann. In fact, these officials are corrupt
and just want more money for Kentucky racetracks.

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear commented on Judge Wingate’s ruling on the decision to go ahead with the order that goes out to more than 140 domain names including all the big-name poker sites like PokerStars.com and FulTilt.com. Beshear said:
“I am very pleased with Judge Wingate’s ruling. The court validated our concern that there is illegal and unregulated Internet gambling in Kentucky. He has given these parties 30 days to effectively block any access to this illegal activity within the commonwealth of Kentucky or they may be forced to forfeit those domain names to the commonwealth.”
Horse racing peaks in the US at the Kentucky Derby, and Kentuckians adore their derby, as well as horse, in general. In an effort to protect the Kentucky horse racing industry, the governor proposed this plan when the Kentucky economy, which thrives on horse racing, suffered a $170 million loss.
Since domain names are equivalent to “illegal gambling devices,” they can be confiscated by the state or should be restricted from Kentucky residents. Ed Leyden, a Washington D.C. attorney on the defense for the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association, does not believe that a state court would have jurisdiction over such global things as domain names.
Judge Wingate says those domains that can prove they have prevented Kentucky users from accessing their site will be released from the list of potentially confiscated-by-Kentucky domains. The burden will be on the sites to take the necessary steps to comply with the restrictions. Apparently, it will not be hard for these sites to set up the block and then provide proof, but Web site operators are also being asked to inform Internet registrars that they are blocking Kentucky from accessing their sites, as a guarantee. Some sites have already put provisions in place to reject Kentucky players, which investigators have taken note of. Despite the fact that this stand is being taken by such a small portion of the world’s gambling business, the online gambling industry is taking this all very seriously.
The president of the Internet Commerce Association, based in Washington D. C., Jeremiah Johnston, fears Kentucky’s ruling might influence other states and could have long-term effects and extensive consequences on Internet commerce as a whole. Johnston believes that Kentucky has truly thrown a wild card into any progress that has been made. It may give other states ideas, ones that may have not thought of separating their state from the US as a whole when it comes to online gambling matters.