Online Casino Gambling News - by Gamblers Lodge

An Update on CasinoCity's Court Case

In what many thought was an end to Casino City’s losing battle against the U.S. government to reinstate their right to advertise their online casino, is not over yet. After being dismissed by U.S. District Court (Middle District) regarding their appeal to their previous dismissal, lawyers for Casino City say they will appeal yet again because the court did not take into consideration what the online casino company is claiming to be a violation of its constitutional rights.

The ruling on the court’s side was that since CasinoCity was not directly prosecuted by the government, the court could not intervene on their behalf. However, lawyers are now questioning whether the government has the right to threaten prosecution, thereby not affording the quasi-prosecuted protection from the court system. What the government did, in effect, was debilitate the casinos right to free speech – and to not be permitted a court case is not getting to the heart of the matter.

In essence the appeal now is to change how the court system handles appeals. Casino City is fighting the notion that a court case can only be called if there is direct prosecution on one party. But what about abuses of power, which may be what the government is doing in some regard.

It looks like a long shot, but then again, the power of perseverance is a strong one. According to the online casino, the appeal must be filed in sixty days, which will be a relatively simple process. In approximately three months from the date of submission the court will rule yet again.

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