The Alberta government has told them that they will not be allowed to continue with their business. There are many who claim that the Kahnawake operation is in violation of Canadian law but as of yet the law has not been tested. The Crees are being told by the provincial government that their operations will not be allowed before they begin. In most Canadian provinces, the free casino game compete with the provincial government operated casinos in terms of land-based casinos. The Cree Alberta tribe has not yet announced its response to the government. This will be a situation to watch in the coming weeks to see if it leads to a Canadian version of UIGEA.

First the United States passed the Unlawful Internet free online bingo game Enforcement Act that prohibited financial transactions between U.S. players and off-shore gambling companies. This resulted in the major stock exchange listed companies leaving the U.S. market and more and more online sites closing their doors to U.S. players. Then the Canadian government began to crack down on ads for online gambling establishments. The Mohawk Indian tribe in Kahnawake in Quebec is the host server for most of the online gambling sites in North America hosting more than 400 online gambling sites. Now the Cree tribe in Alberta, Alexander First Nation is interested in following in the Mohawk’s footsteps and has been consulting with them about setting up their own operation. They have set up their own server and gaming commission on their reservation to offer licensing to bingo palace gaming operations and have run into opposition from the Alberta government.