Where's the Transparency?
All of the online casino gamblers following the Ultimate Bet cheating scandal
that came to light at the beginning of the year my be surprised by the cryptic
details released by Tokwiro Enterprises and the Kahnawake Gaming Commission.
Tokwiro Enterprises owns both the Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker gambling sites
– both sites have been involved in large-scale cheating scandals in the past
year. Absolute Poker found resolution to the cheating scandal after several
months of investigation, and Tokwiro released a fairly detailed report of what
occurred, how the company’s employees exploited a software glitch at the online
casino, and the fines issued by the Commission. But now that the Ultimate Bet
cheating scandal has finished investigation, many are wondering why Tokwiro and
the Commission are so tight-lipped on the exact details related to the cheating
scandal.
Tokwiro released a press statement that covered very cryptic details on what
happened, and zero details concerning the culprits involved in the cheating
scandal. The statement focused on assuring players at Tokwiro online casinos
that the company has established new protocols and redesigned some of the
software to address the areas that were previously exploited. But the lack of
details related to the cheating scandal leave some in the online casino gambling
industry wondering why the company refuses to make the investigation transparent
to the media, the industry, and the players.
Some of the areas that have yet to be adequately addressed by the online casino
include: the amount of money fraudulently won while the software glitch was in
place, whether those involved in the cheating scandal are being investigated by
the police, the amount of fine Ultimate Bet must pay to the Commission, as well
as how long the cheating scandal was in operation. Most just want to know the
specific details – speculation puts one of the several individuals involved as
walking with more than $600,000 in winnings, which means that the figure could
go much higher when you factor in that several others participated in exploiting
the software glitch and cheating Ultimate Bet online casino players.
What most find frustrating is that there is no indication that Tokwiro or the
Gaming Commission has plans to release this information to the public.
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