Khanawake Sees Fee Increase

December 12, 2007

The Mohawk Kahnawake Reservation is known as one of the most respected and successful of the online gambling jurisdiction licensing agencies. However, things are tough all over, and they are not exempt from that. Located just outside of Quebec, the Canadian province has been attempting to exert their will on the tribe and needless to say, the tribe is not particularly happy about it.

The tribe has services the online gambling industry for the past 8 years ever since Sports Interaction received the first online gambling license. However, lately they have come under fire from the government who says that they have been acting improperly.

Golden Palace Online Casino was raided last year and now has to pay out $2 million in fines. The case stems from the issuing of online gambling licenses that the tribe has issued – more than 400 in all.

Experts say that the Quebec government is building a case against online gambling and how much of it happens on the reservation. However, under Canadian law the Mohawks should have the right to issue online gambling licenses and proceed as they will. The government says that they don’t have the right to issue online gambling licenses, that only the Canadian government has that right.

Up until this point, the Mohawks and the Canadian government have tried to stay out of each other’s way, but with this ruling it would seem that the Mohawks have a lot more to worry about.




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