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Minnesota has decided that it wants nothing to do with online casinos.  It has gone the route of Kentucky without being nearly as controversial.  Minnesota is appealing to the major Internet service providers in the state to block a long list of online casinos and Internet gambling sites. The list has gone public and of course raised a few eyebrows.  The list of over 200 online casinos and internet gambling site seems strangely selective or suspiciously incomplete.

Many of the online casinos listed on the site no longer offer services in the United States so it is a puzzle to many industry experts as to why they are even on the Minnesota list.  There are even inconsistencies on the list within individual companies, such as PartyGaming.  The Minnesota list intends to block Party Casino, which no longer accepts wagers from the United States.  On the other hand, Party Poker, from the same gaming family, was not found on the list.

It seems strange that anything PartyGaming was placed on the list at all, especially after the recent case involving founder Anurag Dikshit. 

More bizarre listings are to be found on Minnesota blacklist.  Both PokerRoom and CasinoRoom from the same family of Internet gambling service are found on the list.  The only problem is both these sites closed their doors earlier this month and are no longer offering services to anyone, let alone the United States; or Minnesota for that matter.

Also strange is that the list manages to miss a who list of very popular online poker rooms; such as Carbon Poker, Absolute Poker, Ultimate Bet, PokerStars, and Lock Poker.

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