Canada Tribe’s NorthernBearCasino.com Shuts Down – calvinayre.com

October 9, 2014

The pioneering online gambling site run by a Saskatchewan-based First Nations group has closed its virtual doors. NorthernBearCasino.com made its debut in 2012 as the brainchild of Bernie Shepherd, CEO of the White Bear First Nation.

Shepherd issued a release this week saying the GEObet-powered site had suspended its operations indefinitely. Shepherd cited economic conditions in contributing to the site’s demise, describing the online gambling business as “very competitive.” In February, Shepherd told CalvinAyre.com he was looking for outside investors to help fund a proper promotional campaign.

Shepherd has a history of pushing the envelope on tribal gaming issues, having opened the province’s first brick-and-mortar casino on tribal land in 1993. Provincial police forcibly closed the casino shortly thereafter, but Shepherd’s initiative compelled the province to acknowledge tribal gaming rights, ultimately leading to the province’s current complement of six casinos on tribal lands.

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