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Going after a Kahnawake gambling license involves a detailed but straightforward process. On the operators’ end, certain modalities have to be put in place, to ensure alignment with the Kahnawake Gaming Commission’s policies. The following are some inevitable preparatory and execution steps to seeking a Kahnawake Gaming License successfully.
Structure (Get a Team)
As is customary with corporate endeavors like seeking an operating license, putting together a team is preliminary. Here an established casino/betting operator wants to ensure that it appoints staff to initiate and follow up on the application process. Meanwhile, a startup would need to inaugurate a team to oversee the acquisition of the operating license.
Collate Paperwork
After a team is put in place, drafting up the paperwork for an official bid for the Kahnawake gambling license should be the next spot of call. This is where the facilitators of the online casino or gambling platform ensure that it includes every necessary detail required by the Gaming Commission.
Waiting Period
In approximately four to eight weeks, there should be feedback from the commission. It is after this period that the operators’ stance will be confirmed. Here, one of three possible outcomes will be the case. The Commission would grant the application and have the license issued on certain terms and conditions. Secondly, the operator’s application could be outrightly denied or lastly, it could be a temporal revert, for the inclusion of additional requirements.
Furthermore and as stated previously, even when the initial application is successful, the issued license will be operational for just the first six months. Afterward, within thirty days of the expiry of the initial license, the operator’s performance will be put under an ultimate review. In essence, the review will be aimed at determining the extent to which the gambling operator has complied with the appropriate program.
In all, six months is considered the ultimate waiting period for a proper and fully operational gambling license to be issued.
Who Issues Kahnawake Sublicenses?
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While the Kahnawake Gaming Commission is solely responsible for issuing primary licenses to its main operators, sublicenses are usually outsourced by the master license holders. In other words, an intermediary entity or main operator has the liberty to issue sublicenses to other operators who seek to offer gambling services under the regulations of the KGC.
To further highlight the dynamics between a Kahnawake master license and a sublicense, we turn to a co-operate example, “Franchising”. Here the Franchisor grants a franchisee the rights to operate a business model, using its systems, brand, and licences. The same can be said for a Kahnawake primary license holder, who reserves the rights to sublicense operators under Kahnawake’s jurisdiction.
Types of Kahnawake Gambling Licenses
There’s more than one kind of gambling license that is obtainable from the Kahnawake Gaming Commission. And depending on the full nature of gambling services an operator intends to offer, it is usually advised to apply for every essential one. To facilitate decision-making, the following is a breakdown of all the standard kinds of gambling licenses obtainable from the KGC.
Client Provider Authorization (CPA)
The CPA is essentially an authorization that permits the holder to facilitate interactive gambling, usually from premises located within the jurisdiction. Evidently, a CPA is essential to operators who seek to offer gambling services from Kahnawake. It is also required to establish and run online gambling providers, as such it is common to all Kahnawake gaming commission casinos as well as bookmarkers.
Interactive Gaming License
An interactive gaming license holder can operate through the internet co-location facility. This particular license is one of a kind and not open to just any provider. So far, since formal operation in 1999, only one Interactive Gaming License has been issued by the KGC, which is to the Mohawk Internet Technologies.
The Key Person Permit (KPP)
Within the ranks of an operator that holds a CPA, at least one individual is designated with managerial or operational functions. This individual is required to apply for the Key Person Permit. However, for the proper management of a license holding company, more than one person is usually in charge of management and decisions. In which case the KPP application has to feature the names of each one of these individuals.
Casino Software Provider
This authorization allows the holder to locate and operate interactive gaming equipment at a co-location facility owned by an interactive gaming license holder. However, these services are only directed towards third-party operators, as holders aren’t authorized to sell interactive games like real money slots online directly to the players.
Amidst all, operators seeking a Kahnawake license for an online gambling site may only need to acquire the Client Provide Authorization (CPA) and the Key Person Permit (KPP).