Associated Press - October 17, 2007 10:15 PM ET
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Kahnawake Gaming Commission in Canada says it has begun a probe into widespread allegations of cheating at a Mohawk-run company that operates the online poker site, AbsolutePoker.com.
Bloggers on online poker forums have pointed out irregular play from hand histories that make it appear that a player with the handle "POTRIPPER" seemed to know other players' hole cards.
Commission chair David Montour says in a statement that the commission on the Mohawk Kahnawake reservation has appointed an Australian consulting firm, Gaming Associates, to conduct an audit of the site.
According to Absolute Poker's Web site, the site is owned by Tokwiro Enterprises, located in Mohawk territory nine miles south of Montreal, Quebec.
It says Tokwiro is a Mohawk owned and controlled sole proprietorship.
The commission says the site holds a gambling license with the commission and is obliged to adhere to its regulations.
Messages left by The Associated Press with the commission and the site were not immediately returned.
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