Kahnawake tribe: Canada missed opportunity to cash in on online poker
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Officials for the Kahnawake tribe in Canada, which operates a number of online poker and gambling sites, said last week that Canada and the province of Quebec declined opportunities to partner with the Tribe years ago.
According to pokernews.com:
Addressing a session on aboriginal gaming this week, former Kahnawake Grand Chief Joe Norton disclosed that the Kahnawake had offered both Canada and the province of Quebec the opportunity to partner with them in their fledgling venture, a venture which eventually became the largest online gaming hosting facility in the world. As related in a recent
story in Montreal’s The Gazette, apparently many meetings were held between the governing bodies in the late 1990s, progressing to the point where a draft agreement was drawn up between the Kahnawake and Quebec.
According to the story, Canada and Quebec have both asserted that Quebec has jurisdiction over all gambling within the province, but the Kahnawake tribe’s operations have never been questioned or brought before a court.
Today, some in Canada have been suggesting that legislation like the United States’ Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act should be considered.
