24 Poker has License Suspended by Kahnawake Gaming Commission
This was published 06-12-2011The Micrigaming Poker Network’s sudden announcement last week when it revealed that the Canadian based Kanhawake Gaming Commission regulatory authority had revoked 24 Poker’s gaming license on November 24, 2011, took many online poker players by surprise.
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission took the action to take the 24 Poker site offline as a result of the many complaints received from both players as well as the authorities with regard to the online poker site’s lack of response to inquiries from them. The Gaming Commission has also revealed that it has issued a Show Cause Notice against 24 Poker giving the poker operator 30 days in which to respond.
In response to the Kahnawake Gaming Commission’s suspension of 24 Poker’s gaming license, Microgaming immediately issued a statement announcing that it had suspended the network on which its games were played and had blocked all game play on the 24 Poker website. Microgaming’s statement also revealed that the Kahnawake Gaming Commission as well as Microgaming was unsuccessful in their numerous attempts to contact the 24 Poker management team.
24 Poker describes itself as an online poker room that offers state of the art online poker software, including reliable transaction systems and professional 24 – 7 customer support. The poker room is operated by theStanley,CountyDurhamcompany BPR Services Limited in theUnited Kingdomand was granted a license by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission during 2004. The online poker site has since then had a very good track record with its license due to expire at the end of January, 2012.
Neither the Kahnawake Gaming Commission or Microgaming have as yet been able to make contact directly with the 24 Poker management and ownership team and poker players who were hoping to receive some details with regard to the revocation of 24 Poker’s license are, therefore, still being left in the dark.
The scenario is very familiar to poker fans who, not long ago, experienced similar issues with Full Tilt Poker whose licenses to operate from both the AGCC in the British Channel Islands and with Kahnawake in Canada, were also suspended
