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Native policing of gambling in doubt after online cheating

2 June 2008

MONTREAL, Canada – As reported by The National Post: "Confidence in the ability of Mohawk regulators to police lucrative online gambling operations on the Kahnawake reserve has been shaken following the second cheating scandal in less than a year.

"UltimateBet.com, which is owned by a company controlled by former Kahnawake grand chief Joe Norton, acknowledged on Thursday that unnamed insiders had altered its poker software to allow them to see opponents' hidden cards.

"…In January, Absolute Poker, also owned by Tokwiro Enterprises, was fined $500,000 by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission for a similar cheating scam, which was also blamed on rogue employees.

"…Murray Marshall, legal counsel to the gaming commission, said that Kahnawake's regulation is among 'the tightest in the world' and said similar frauds have occurred in casino gambling and banking…"

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