Poker News Daily has confirmed that Cake Poker is no longer accepting new customers from the state of Kentucky. A reliable source at Cake Poker told Poker News Daily, "We still continue to accept U.S. players, except players from Kentucky." Read more »
Poker News Daily has confirmed that the Kentucky Court of Appeals has granted the request of the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) to stay a ruling handed down by Judge Thomas Wingate last month. Oral arguments will now be heard in a Louisville courtroom on Friday, December 12th. Read more »
Professor I. Nelson Rose is one of the leading legal minds in the internet gambling industry. He has over 1,000 published works and has testified in gambling-related cases around the United States and around the world. He gave Poker News Daily his thoughts on the events unfolding in Kentucky. Read more »
Rather than waiting for an appeal in the Kentucky case involving the forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names, the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) fired back. The organization filed a writ of mandamus on Wednesday, which essentially asks the State's Court of Appeals to step in and overturn Judge Thomas Wingate's ruling. Read more »
In an e-mail distributed to affiliates of Eurolinx Poker on Thursday, the online poker room stated that the Microgaming Network will be blocking customers from 13 different states in the U.S. from accessing any of its rooms' poker or casino clients. However, players from the states in question may still bet in the sports book. Read more »
Grover Norquist is the head of the Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), a Washington-based organization fighting for lower and more transparent taxes in the United States. The ATR has also been one of the leading organizations fighting for the rights of online poker players in Kentucky. Read more »
The ruling handed down last week by Judge Thomas Wingate regarding the potential forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names in Kentucky has grave consequences, according to Ed Leyden, the President of the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) and one of the leading lawyers in the case. Read more »
Last week in a monumental ruling, Kentucky District Judge Thomas Wingate refused to dismiss a case involving the seizure and potential forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domains. They include the websites of the largest online poker rooms in the industry that cater to U.S. customers. Governor Steve Beshear issued his response to the ruling. Read more »
Around 4:30pm ET on Thursday, Judge Thomas Wingate issued a ruling denying motions filed by the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC) and Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) to dismiss the case. Instead, a final forfeiture hearing was scheduled for November 17th at 10:00am. Read more »
A fax received by Poker News Daily today just before 5:00pm ET stated that the ruling by Judge Thomas Wingate concerning the future of 141 internet gambling domain names will be delayed until Thursday due to a computer glitch. The one-page fax simply stated "Computer problems. Order will be issued tomorrow." Read more »
On Wednesday, the online poker world could potentially be turned upside down. The verdict in the case that pits the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky against 141 internet gambling domain names is scheduled to be released on Wednesday. However, how and when the decision will be rendered during the day is up in the air. Read more »
