The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) is taking iGaming Ontario and the Attorney General of Ontario to court over changes to how the province manages online gaming.
A notice of application was filed in the Ontario Superior Court on Monday, arguing that the changes are “illegal and unconstitutional.” Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP is representing MCK.
None of the allegations have been proven in court.
“It’s not our first choice,” said Ratsenhaienhs (elected council chief) Mike Delisle Jr.
“It’s unfortunately come to the point where we feel we have no other choice but to launch this petition, trying to get the Ontario government to understand that this is serious for us.”
IGaming Ontario, a subsidiary of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, launched in April as a new online gaming market, including licensing third-party operators that can retain 80 per cent of their gross profits….
