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Online Casinos Uncertain How to React Against Beshear
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY --
As Steve Beshear's efforts to throttle the online gambling indutry have been made public, industry insiders are debating the best way to respond. The Kentucky governor announced yesterday his plan to use the court system to seize domain names from Internet gaming sites, working on a list of 141 sites specified to a Kentucky judge who approved the order.
While eNom, one of the world's largest registrars of domain names, has already surrendered at least two names, HighRollerLounge.com and LuckyPyramidCasino.com, many others vow to fight the order.
Companies such as PokerStars, registered overseas, expect their registrar to simply ignore the Kentucky order, as there is no jurisdiction. PokerStars has also sent legal experts to Kentucky for Thursday's hearing, as have several more of the more popular brands under attack.
Tuesday, GoDaddy.com released information that it had applied for a new patent on a system preventing reassignment of domain names without the site owner's consent. The method was devised to help owners retain their names despite lapses such as a missed payment.
However, when contacted by Online Casino Sphere, GoDaddy representatives seemed unaware of the legal ramifications of the Kentucky court order vis-a-vis their new method, and were uncertain whether online gaming sites would be properly protected against domain seizures.
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| Posted by Andrew on 09/24/2008 08:12:57 AM EST |
| The GoDaddy patent application wouldn't protect against a legal order. It's just a way to protect against domain theft. |
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