The MCK had challenged Ontario iGaming in court, arguing that the province’s regulations for online gaming and single-event sports betting contradicted Canada’s Criminal Code and infringed on Kahnawake’s inherent rights.

This legal action failed, however, closing the book on a lucrative chapter in Kahnawake’s gaming history. In the years since, however, revenue from electronic gaming devices (EGDs) has grown dramatically, even as the MCK still faces a much bigger lawsuit – for $200 million – launched by Magic Palace, which had been one of two facilities with EGDs until it was shuttered following reports of alleged criminal ties.

Until it sputtered, Mohawk Online had generated more than $39 million since 2015, with $23 million going to the MCK, but at the grand chief candidates’ debate on June 24, 2024, days before Dean’s quotes on the demise of the venture were published in The Eastern Door, Sky-Deer confirmed Mohawk Online had “no future.”

While the terms of the settlement agreement with Dean Montour are confidential, a three-sentence announcement from the MCK noted that it resolves all matters between the two parties.

 

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Marcus Bankuti, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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