Serious questions
have arisen about the integrity of
Kahnawake Gaming Commission after
two online poker rooms, UltimateBet and
Absolute Poker, were caught knowingly
allowing cheating to happen (for 2
years) and in fact they both tried to
cover up the facts once they were
brought to light, and actually thwart
investigations where ever possible but
in the end to no avail.
Kahnawake Gaming
Commission licensed both poker rooms.
The former Chief of the Kahnawake Tribe
(located in Canada), Joe Norton, just
happens to also be the current owner of
the two poker rooms in question. In the
process of investigation it was
discovered that some of the cheating
players were in fact employees of UltimateBet and Absolute Poker, although
the poker rooms claim it was former
employees the facts are pointing at
somebody still present in the company
since there has been stonewalling at
every turn from a company you'd think
would want to get back the million-plus
dollars that were stolen by these
cheaters which the poker rooms after
being outed .. finally paid back the
stolen money to players but this never
would have happened if it hadn't been
discovered by players who became
investigators.
This brings up a lot
more than just the matter of the two
poker rooms allowing cheating to happen
and then trying to cover up the
incident, even going as far as trying to
hamper investigations. It raises
questions about the integrity of the
licensing authority, and whether the
casinos and poker rooms that are
licensed through the Kahnawake Gaming
Commission are offering fair games?
If they weren't able
to catch the thieves at Absolute Poker
and UltimateBet, then what assurances
are there that the other Kahnawake
licensed establishments are safe to
play?
I cannot answer that
question but I do offer some solace to
those who are worried about Microgaming
powered casinos that are licensed with
Kahnawake. Even if it were true that
Kahnawake Gaming Commission was allowing
their licensees to blatantly cheat their
customers, it is unlikely that MGS would
allow any of its licensees to be
involved in such dishonorable endeavors.
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