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If you’ve been around the online gambling industry or gambled at online casinos for any extended period of time, it’s likely you are familiar with the Kahnawake Gaming Commission. One of the oldest and largest gambling commissions devoted entirely to internet betting, Kahnawake Gaming Commission has become somewhat of a household name in the gaming business.

That being the case, you might think that Kahnawake would have a place on the UK’s online casino whitelist. Well, it appears that perhaps it is Kahnawake’s size that has ended up keeping them from being put on the whitelist, which the UK government’s Department of Culture Media and Sport recently announced. An apparent shock to the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, many others are not so surprised.

First off, let’s give credit where credit is due. Kahnawake was the first online gaming commission to accept and implement the high regulatory standards of the non-profit eCommerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance, commonly known as eCOGRA. Helping to set the precedent which the UK Gambling Commission is now using, eCOGRA’s reputability goes a long way. Secondly, there are many highly reputable online casinos licensed by Kahnawake, many of which are indeed eCOGRA certified.

Here is where things get a little rocky. As mentioned, Kahnawake licenses numerous online casinos. In fact more than any other commission besides Antigua and Barbuda. To say that a few Kahnawake licensed online casinos, sportsbooks and poker rooms have gotten out of hand in the past would not be stretching the truth one bit. Just take a look at the recent cheating scandal at Absolute Poker. That’s right, they are licensed by Kahnawake. Oh, and did I mention they are owned by the Mohawk tribe (which operates the Kahnawake Gaming Commission as well).

To say that all Kahnawake online casinos are unsafe places to gamble is going overboard. However, veteran online gamblers will advise to not gamble at an online casino just because it is licensed by Kahnawake. Always be sure to do more research, especially regarding the software provider. If it’s Microgaming powered and eCOGRA certified, you are in good hands.

The is plenty good reason why the online poker room, Poker Stars, is the largest poker site on the Web today. Sure, it has done a stellar job marketing itself and securing high profile, real life poker stars. But what has truly prompted players to continually go back to Poker Stars are the tournaments and, you guessed it, the money.

Certainly there are many poker players who play for and enjoy the excitement of the game. But we can all probably admit that the prospects of winning thousands, even hundreds of thousands of dollars is a primary incentive and motivation to play. The most recent quarterly “Sunday Million” tournament, which had a buy-in of $1,050 and a guaranteed jackpot of $1.8 million, helped attract at least 1,800 players.

What was most impressive about the recent attendance at Poker Stars, however, went down in late December. Two days after Christmas, the online poker room reported that over 20,000 players were simultaneously logged online to compete in real money poker gaming. And just when things didn’t look like they could get busier, Poker Stars broke this record a few days later with over 22,200 real money players logged online at once.

If you thought these numbers sounded low for a top-tier online poker room or casino, keep in mind this does not count the number of players logged on to watch the tables, learn how to play, or, practice with fun money. On December 20th, Poker Stars broke its former world record of hosting 100,000 site visitors at once, with an unprecedented 150,000 visitors. At this rate, it appears there is no stopping the growth of Poker Stars, online poker and online casino gambling for that matter.