Malta Gambling Commission
Lock Poker is in the news facing more possible trouble, but it is not from the US this time. The Merge Network site is under scrutiny because they have been displaying the seal of approval of the Malta Gambling Commission which it is not licensed for. The MGA has stated that they have never worked with Lock Poker and therefore the poker site should not be displaying their seal.
The main characteristic of a site that is able to display this specific seal is that the poker room must be licensed in Malta. According to a statement on their website they have never given a license to Lock Poker. The MGA of course goes on to urge players not to play on sites that are not officially licensed by them. This is truly interesting because other sites on the Merge Network like Black Chip Poker, Hero Poker, and Overbet Poker are licensed by the Malta Gaming Commission. Unfortunately for them in this situation, Lock Poker is licensed by Kahnawake Gaming Commission which is from Canada. But since sites on the same network as Lock are licensed in Malta, it is intriguing as to why the MGA is only targeting
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