Breaking reports from Kentucky-based news outlets have revealed that a county-level circuit judge issued an incredible $290 million judgment last month against PokerStars and its current parent, Canada-based Amaya Gaming, as a part of an ongoing case brought by a personal firm representing the state’s interests against PokerStars and other offshore sites who once serviced Kentucky players.

Local news reports confirm that Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate awarded the $290 million judgment against several defendants, including Amaya Group Holdings and a subsidiary connected to Stars or Full Tilt operations on Nov. 20.  The state brought its action against the unique Full Tilt, PokerStars, and various other then-current and previous US-facing sites in 2010.  The suit itself was a corollary to a separate action filed by Kentucky officials in 2008, that famously attempted but didn't seize 141 online domains associated in varying degrees to online gambling.

Judge Wingate has yet to assess Amaya’s share of the $290 million total judgment, but Kentucky’s legal representatives believe the corporate must be liable for a minimum of $250 million of that amount.

The November 20th judgment issued by Wingate is available in the similar case that saw a motion to sign up for filed by a 3rd party, the Poker Players Alliance, lower than two weeks ago.   The PPA’s motion to sign up for has not been definitively acted upon, although a “motion hearing” in regards to the PPA’s efforts to sign up for the case was held this afternoon in Lexington.  Wingate is identical county-level judge who ruled in favor of Kentucky’s 2008 try to seize the 141 domains, in blatant violation of federal law and international trade agreements.  Wingate’s attempted rulings if so were later reversed.

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