Sixty Minutes Expose, Not So Harsh: 5

Now that the online casino cheater had been caught, the Sixty Minutes expose was able to go further into the investigation. The program introduced the Kahnawake Gaming Commission which is located near Montreal, Canada on the Mohawk reservation. This commission was one of the only hopes for the players that were cheated in the cheating scandal from the online casinos. The leader of the tribe was interviewed for the show and explained that his tribe are not Canadians but they area a part of the HAudenosaunee Five Nation Confederacy. Grand Chief Mike Delisle wxplained to Kroft the details behind their sovereign right to their reservation that spans 35,000 acres. His community is heavily involved with online casinos because it is a very lucrative way to bring income into the community.

Grand Chief Delisle’s tribe is registered with and provides their online casino services to 60 percent of the world’s online casino community. They operate their multi million dollar industry from an old mattress factory building. The program revealed that the heads of the Kahnawake Gaming Commission meet in secret. These leaders are heading the campaign to make the online casinos responsible for the cheating scandal to take responsibility for their actions. There were about $2 million in fines that were placed on the two online casino poker websites. Yet after all of this, the two online casinos remain in operation. Grand Chief Delisle answered some pretty tough questions from Kroft regarding the what seems to be a lack of punishment for the online casinos.

Kroft asked the Chief about the online casino scandal, "Here you had a gaming commission. It was originally set up by Joe Norton. And his two companies come before the board and they get a slap on the wrist," Kroft said to Delisle. "Well, I don't think it's a slap on the wrist," Delisle replied. "We are comfortable in saying that through the gaming commission, they have done the investigation, saying that he didn't have a part in the cheating scandal." The commission did not even suspend Norton’s license. When asked to comment, Chief Delisle said, "Well, they were afraid that if that happened and the rug was pulled out from under them, so to speak, that the players wouldn't be paid."