8-Feb-07. Band forges ahead with online casino plan. Edmonton Journal, A3.

Alexander First Nation, near Morinville, announced last October that its own gambling commission will regulate and offer licences to Internet gambling operators. In preparation to accommodate online gambling operations, Alexander is building a 2,300-square-metre data centre on its territory which will host computer servers for gambling web sites. Alexander appears to be following a successful model developed and operated by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission which is located on Mohawk Territory in Quebec. University of Alberta gambling research specialist Garry Smith points out that legal opinion is that the Kahnawake initiative is likely a violation of the Criminal Code but there are some lawyers with differing opinions on the matter.