They made up a process that is totally lacking in due process, Fleischaker said during arguments before the Supreme Court.

Fleischaker, along with attorneys representing Sportsbook.com and the Interactive Gaming Council, asked the Supreme Court to uphold an earlier decision by the Kentucky Court of Appeals, blocking the seizure of 141 domain names belonging to online gambling sites.In a 2to1 decision, the Appeals Court in January rejected the governors claim that Kentucky players and the Internet gambling sites had violated state law. The decision also held that a lower court had erred when it applied the states gambling devices statute to justify the seizure of the Internet domain names.It stretches credulity to conclude that a series of numbers, or Internet address, can be said to constitute a machine or any mechanical or other devicedesigned and manufactured primarily for use in connection with gambling, Judge Michelle M. Keller wrote in her majority opinion.A decision is not expected before the end of the year.