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Originally Posted by tony404
do they have casinos in ky? If so I can see the local gaming industry putting pressure on the governor to do something. My wife's sister works at a casino and business has been off real bad.
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I think its beyond obvious his interests are the LOCAL GAMBLING, and he wants to stop the millions being spent by KY residents online, he dont hide it...
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Kentucky's pro-gambling governor is looking to make sure all bets are off for more than 140 online gambling Web sites that operate in the state known for the world's biggest horse race.
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heres the good part
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"Unlike casinos that operate on land or on riverboats in the United States, these operations pay no tax revenues, provide no jobs and yield no tourism benefits," Beshear said at a Monday afternoon Capitol press conference. "They are leeches on our communities."
Kentucky, home to the Kentucky Derby, already has a state lottery and allows gambling at horse tracks and bingo halls. Blocking internet gambling sites in Kentucky would "protect the signature industry," Beshear said.
Such sites "siphon off money from regulated and legal games such as Kentucky's thoroughbred racing industry, our lottery and charitable gaming activities," Beshear said.
Although Kentucky officials did not have a definite estimate of how much money is being lost to online gambling in Kentucky, Beshear claimed residents were wagering millions online.
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the old money is scared of the new sites. he will do what he needs to to protect his friends
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/...ap5458185.html