{"id":2677,"date":"2015-12-23T20:26:53","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T00:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=2677"},"modified":"2016-01-03T20:30:39","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T00:30:39","slug":"judge-orders-online-poker-company-to-pay-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/12\/23\/judge-orders-online-poker-company-to-pay-millions\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Orders Online Poker Company To Pay Millions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1208\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/10\/07\/kentucky-pharmacy-agrees-to-settlement\/gavel-and-money\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg?fit=350%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"350,233\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"gavel and money\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg?fit=350%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"gavel and money\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA state judge has ordered an online poker company to pay Kentucky $870 million for violating the state&#8217;s anti-gambling laws.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate ruled Wednesday the PokerStars website willfully violated Kentucky&#8217;s anti-gambling laws between 2006 and 2011, where more than 34,000 people lost $5 or more stemming from more than 246 million bets.<\/p>\n<p>Wingate also ordered Amaya, PokerStars parent company, to pay 12 percent interest each year until all of the money is collected. 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