Poker gamers at a Montreal-area poker site had been lately proven the door because the venue was shut down. Authorities with the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) neighborhood within the Kahnawake space allege that the Magic Palace poker site was working gaming machines illegally and in addition engaged in different crimes.
Poker room administration has denied the fees, however the room has been left closed. Kahnawake Peacekeepers (tribal legislation enforcement) entered the poker site on March 25 and instructed gamers to exit the constructing as officers closed down the ability and an adjoining restaurant.
“Closing a community business is always a last resort,” Gaming Portfolio Chief Cody Diabo mentioned. “However, the allegations of conduct that were revealed in court records created serious concerns for the MCK, as it is our most important responsibility as a governing body to protect the health and safety of our community.”
Owners Deny Charges
The closure got here after the Kahnawake Gaming Commission alleged Magic Palace was working digital gaming units with no authorized contract with the Mohawk Council which had been additionally “used to commit money laundering and other crimes.”
The KGC has licensed and controlled on-line and land-based gaming inside Kahnawake since 1996. That included on-line poker websites like Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker.
“The results of the investigation revealed that there was an undisclosed beneficial owner of Magic Palace, who exercised significant degrees of control over the establishment and received the majority of the benefits,” the KGC mentioned.
The KGC mentioned there have been quite a few investigations performed on the property over the previous few months. However, Magic Palace homeowners say the fee obtained false info from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police throughout the company’s investigations. That consists of information on a Montreal resident named Luftar Hysa.
“They’ve been there for about a year, and it stems from the fact that Mr. Hysa, who’s an investor, had some allegations made in Mexico where he has some casinos,” Magic Palace’s lawyer Pierre L’Ecuyer instructed CTV. “Mr. Hysa has been completely cleared and it was clear that these allegations were made because people in the same business wanted Mr. Hysa out of the business.”
L’Ecuyer mentioned the poker site hasn’t violated any legal guidelines and famous that the on line casino plans to attraction the ruling even to the Quebec Superior Court if essential.
“There’s no criminal infraction whatsoever, no prostitution, no loansharking, nothing that ever came since Magic Palace has been in place,” he mentioned.
