Canada - Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake

Description:
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission enacted its Regulations Concerning Interactive Gaming on June 1999. In November 2006, while the Kahnawake Gaming Commission was amending its regulations to exclude telephone betting and other activities by way of voice communication with a player, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested the principals of World Sport Center for alleged connections with a well-known mafia family. Eventually the Kahnawake Gaming Commission forgot to apply the first of the three basic principle its regulations are based on: "Only suitable persons and entities are permitted to operate within Kahnawake."
The Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake first attracted a lot of attention when in July 2005, a report from the Law Commission of Canada questioned the legality of the internet gambling sites operating on the reserve since the late nineties. Under the Canadian Criminal Code, provincial governments are the only ones that can operate online gambling websites and while the Mohawks of Kahnawake consider themselves an independent state, the question whether the Territory of Kahnawake can be considered a provincial government remains open.
More recently, another Canadian native band, the Alexander First Nation, announced a plan to build a safe regulatory environment for people who enjoy online gambling.

Licensing authority:
Kahnawake Gaming Commission

Website:
http://www.kahnawake.com/gamingcommission/

Contact:
kgc@mck.ca

Resources:
Mohawk Internet Technologies
Kahnawake Regulations Concerning Interactive Gaming