Kanawake Mohawk Council files lawsuit against Ontario government over iGaming issue

MCK has been in the Ontario iGaming market for 25 years. The experience is second to none when it comes to safe gambling. Kanawake Gaming Commission (KGC) has licensed iGaming operators since 1996, and its subsidiary Mohawk Internet Technologies has been unrivaled in enabling iGaming through hosting facilities since 1999.

All iGaming operators hosted by subsidiaries must obtain permission from KGC.

Kahnawake’s Mohawk Council of Kahnawake developed iGaming operator Mohawk Online in 2015, contributing $30 million-$40 million to job growth and community finances.

Mike Delisle Jr., former grand chief of the Kanawake Mohawk Council and current council president, said, “This new regime will ignore our expertise in the gaming sector and result in significant loss of revenue to the Kanawake community.”

MCK was the foremost opponent of C-218 which transformed iGaming and sports betting in a way that harms native people. 슬롯머신

The bill became law in June 2021 and allowed Ontario to regain control of the gaming sector.

Then in April 2022, iGaming Ontario, a subsidiary of Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission, introduced the iGaming Framework, which includes single-event sports betting and relies solely on individual operators.

Mike Delisle Jr. said, “The new system will block Mohawk Online from the Ontario market, undermine Canawake’s expertise in the online gaming industry, and significantly hurt the community economy.

“The obvious fact is that Ontario’s actions are causing significant losses in our community’s critical revenues. Until these steps were taken, we were operating legally, safely and successfully throughout Canada. Shutting down in Ontario, by far the largest state in Canada, will have a devastating impact on the revenue streams that have complemented our community’s programs and services over the past two decades.”