You have probably noticed the icon of the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) featured at a vast selection of online poker destinations you typically visit. Have you ever asked yourself what this organization is in charge of and why it is so popular. Well, let us answer these questions. The Kahnawake Gaming Commission is a Canadian regulatory body dedicated to monitoring online gaming businesses operated within or from the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake. Basically, the Commission is there to make sure that online poker and casino websites comply with regulations created to protect online gamers.

Today, in order to legally launch an online gaming resource, poker and casino alike, operators must first obtain a gambling license. Such a license is awarded only to those online poker rooms and casinos that comply with a series of regulations designed to ensure the operator's integrity, fairness and reliability towards its customers. The Kahnawake Commission license holders are hosted and managed by a local data center called MIT (Mohawk Internet Technologies) located within the territory.

The Kahnawake Mohawk Territory is an Indian reserve in Quebec, Canada. Kahnawake is a natural territory of as many as 48.05 square kilometers. Its is currently populated by about 7,100 residents. The websites hosted within Kahnawake are the only privately owned gambling businesses that have offered online poker and casino action in North America without any legal action being taken against them.

Internet Gambling destinations interested in receiving a gambling license from the KGC are required to provide the Commission members with the most extensive information on the business and on the people who run it. The Commission works with an independent investigation agency that verifies the completeness and accuracy of all received info. All applicants' games are being throughly analyzed prior to licensing. Based on the reports provided by the agency, the Commission decides whether or not a certain applicant is suitable to receive a license. In addition, all KGC licensees are required to display the Commission's logo on their websites. The reason behind such a requirement is the intent to offer players with complaints a convenient way of reaching the Commission and informing its members regarding any wrongdoing.

Don't get us wrong. The Kahnawake Gaming Commission license is not given for free. Each gaming company must pony up US$25,000 for such a permit and pay an annual fee of US$10,000 for each additional year. To date, the KGC has issued about 443 online gaming permits. The list of the most popular and reputable online poker websites currently holding a gaming license issued by KGC includes: 7 Sultans Poker, Action Poker, Everest Poker , Golden Palace Poker, Hollywood Poker, Paradise Poker, Poker Ocean, Poker.com, Prestige Poker and Titan Poker .

In case you have any trouble with an online poker room licensed by KGC, don't think twice. Just contact the Commission and report the problem!

The KGC Contact Info
Mailing Address:
Kahnawake Gaming Commission
P.O. Box 1799
Old Malone Highway
Kahnawake Mohawk Territory
QC J0L 1B0
CANADA

Fax: (450) 635-1139
E-mail: kgc@mck.ca