Legality of Kahnawake Server Farms???

[Legislurker]

British Imperial policy to natives was more abhorrent because
it came at the crest of the eugenics and christazi missionary movements. The orphanages and schools were Dickens meets Catholic church 500 miles from nowhere. For the adults it was basically a holding pen with a church. I don't think either tradition is one to be proud of, and the Brits were nowhere near as filthy as the French and los evolues, but they had a much wider influence.

[joeker]

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How is the situation very much different in Canada? As far as I am aware there are no laws in the US banning online poker either. And what about the many reservations in the US? Are they not considered sovereign nations as well? If they are why haven't any tribes followed in Kahnawake's footsteps?

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The situation is different in that:

A. Canadians can use their debit/credit cards to deposit into online poker sites. Canadian Banks don't feel the need to block transactions to gambling sites.
B. Many poker sites have their corporate HQs/offices in Canada proper
C. Most importantly Canada does not have a Wire act and a Justice department that views Online Poker as illegal.

Kahnawake is not doing anything wrong under Canadian law, and would be protected under it's treaties even if there was a Canadian law outlawing online gambling.

American Indian tribes have treaties with the US gov. but are still under the jurisdiction of Federal law, so why would they open up online poker sites, especially when they make so much with their B&M casinos?

The situation is Canada vis a vis online poker is totally different then America