Kentucky Governor Beshear Happy with Ruling
After the historical ruling last week effectively giving 141 different gambling sites only 30 days to geo-block residents from the state of Kentucky, the industry remains shaken but not undeterred in their efforts to overturn the ruling. Despite many attempts from industry groups such as the Poker Players Alliance and iMEGA, the judge tossed out their arguments and has allowed the case to move forward.
Originally pushed by Kentucky Governor Steve “the douche” Beshear, the move is a clear attempt to block all online gambling other than the state run lottery and horse racing operations. Since only poor people play the lottery and the horse racing industry is suffering from a lack of popularity, the Governor decided to take drastic measures. When asked by reporters about his reaction to the judge’s decision, 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.”
Shortly thereafter he headed to the horse races and promptly bet the trifecta, only to lose after his picks finished dead last in the race. In the meantime, thousands of Kentucky residents raced to get their fix on Full Tilt before the geo-blocking goes into place next month.
