Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker have closed their doors – to players residing in Kentucky, that is. But don’t blame UltimateBet.com or AbsolutePoker.com for it.
This is the first in the online poker world’s reluctant efforts to comply with the recent court ruling threatening to close down all poker rooms one-by-one who continue to take money away from the governor’s budget and put it in the pot for anyone – anywhere – to win.
After seizing 141 domain names, UltimateBet and AbsolutePoker among them, the Kentucky government had the industry by a stranglehold.
But as UltimateBet and AbsolutePoker have so elegantly proven, it’s only the people of Kentucky who are going to suffer from this maneuver, ultimately. The rest of us will keep on playing.
Of course, Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker aren’t about to leave their loyal Kentucky contingent behind, however. An appeal is scheduled for December 12.
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Thu, Dec 4, 2008
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