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Kentucky Internet Gambling Lawyers Want US Citizens Added to Case
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY --
Attorneys for the Commonwealth of Kentucky have filed to add defendants to its original complaint in the attempt to seize 141 online casino domain names, according to the website for the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association. Despite the case having already been heard by the state Supreme Court, the state's legal team asked that an undisclosed list of US citizens and companies be added to the 141 Internet gambling sites originally filed.
Kentucky's top court heard the case last month, but a ruling on the forfeiture of online gambling domain names has not yet been given. The state Court of Appeals found two-to-one that the use of the term "gambling device" by the state had been improper.
Many of the opponents of the state's case, including groups concerned with Internet freedoms and rights, the ACLU, and the Poker Players Alliance, hope the Supreme Court takes a wider view of the case, dismissing it on many of the Constitutional grounds not considered by the lower court.
“In the course of the litigation and the Commonwealth’s continuing investigation, the Commonwealth has learned the identity of certain entities and individuals involved in Internet gambling operations, some of whom are U.S. citizens," read the new filing. “The Commonwealth asks for leave to amend its Complaint to add causes of action against these individuals and entities in personam.”
Joe Brennan Jr., head of iMEGA, said the move was a desperation ploy by Kentucky's lawyers, and compared the request to a "Hail Mary pass."
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