Kentucky cracks down on Net gambling
24 Sep 2008
"Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate ordered the names transferred to the state last week, Gov. Steve Beshear announced Monday.
"Sites affected include such names as caribbeangold.com and sportsbook.com.
"If officials get their way at a Sept. 25 forfeiture hearing, the state will control the domain names and can ask Web registrars to block access to the sites, said Justice and Public Safety Secretary J. Michael Brown.
"Kentucky would become the first state to seize a gambling operation's domain name, Brown said..."