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A Saskatchewan First Nations man who played a key role in the expansion of gambling in the province has just started his own online casino.
Bernie Shepherd, former chief of the White Bear First Nation in the southeast part of the province, launched Northern Bear online casino on Tuesday morning.
Although it's being done without the approval of the provincial government, Shepherd says he's exercising his inherent treaty rights as a First Nations person.
He added that, in his view, the nature of the internet is such that it should be possible for almost anyone to create an online gambling site.
"There's lots of casinos online," Shepherd told Craig Lederhouse of CBC Radio's The Afternoon Edition on Tuesday. "If you wanted to start a casino, you can start a casino. You just have to have the where-with-all to do it. So it's not illegal to own an online casino."
Shepherd's site uses servers in the Virgin Islands.
The province says it's reviewing all of this, and it has notified the RCMP.
FULL STORY HERE
Bernie Shepherd, former chief of the White Bear First Nation in the southeast part of the province, launched Northern Bear online casino on Tuesday morning.
Although it's being done without the approval of the provincial government, Shepherd says he's exercising his inherent treaty rights as a First Nations person.
He added that, in his view, the nature of the internet is such that it should be possible for almost anyone to create an online gambling site.
"There's lots of casinos online," Shepherd told Craig Lederhouse of CBC Radio's The Afternoon Edition on Tuesday. "If you wanted to start a casino, you can start a casino. You just have to have the where-with-all to do it. So it's not illegal to own an online casino."
Shepherd's site uses servers in the Virgin Islands.
The province says it's reviewing all of this, and it has notified the RCMP.
FULL STORY HERE