Mohawks Deny Canadian Crackdown

March 14, 2008

The Kahnawake Mohawk Tribe is denying recent reports that claim that the Canadian government is trying to eliminate all online gambling that they offer. They say that the reports have been erroneous and completely blown out of proportion, and that this is not the case at all.

They state that the story has come from John Ivison, a “conservative columnist at the National Post” that is out of Ottawa. They say that Ivison has taken “editorial liberties” and that not only is the story not true, Ivison does not even have the clout to warrant writing such a report.

The media had taken his “story” and pursued it as if it were real, when in fact it was not. They said that Ivison is not a member of the Department of Justice, nor is he a “recognized expert in the field of iGaming.”

Chuck Barnett, Board of Supervisors for Mohawk Internet Technologies, reported to Gambling911.com that the story is basically an “editorial column” and that if people were to take note they would see that neither side commented for his article as there were no comments to be made.

Barnett has stepped forward before during times of supposed upheaval in their online gambling dealings. He has always been at the ready to set the record straight and this time is no different than any other. He wanted to ensure that the fact spoke for themselves and that people did not start to worry about what would be come of their online gambling site if they were shut down – especially since there is no truth to the rumor.



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