Kentucky lubes up for fresh Full Tilt prosecution

Steven Stradbrooke
April 7, 2010
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KYjellyProsecution or persecution? With one of the defendants going by the name of Jesus, you’ll forgive our confusion. Just a day after news broke that a Manhattan grand jury was preparing to indict Full Tilt Poker principals on money laundering charges, Kentucky has piled on, announcing that it will sue on behalf of state residents who lost money playing on the poker site. Seriously, what’s with Kentucky (state abbreviation: KY) and its hard-on for lawsuits against gambling sites? Wait a minute… Hard-on? KY… Oh, NOW we get it… Read more.

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  • Juday

    Why is it that Bodog.com and others are included in target list of Kentucky Case? I don't get the point.

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    Bodog.com is not a party to any of the files in Kentucky at this time, you are mistaken.

  • Tribal4mvp

    The parent company of Full Tilt Poker says that the Commonwealth is entitled to sue and recover triple the value of the money! Cool!

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