Exhibit 10.2


EXECUTION
COPY


HEAD LEASE AGREEMENT


 


BETWEEN


 


SENECA NATION OF INDIANS


 


as
Landlord


and


 


SENECA ERIE GAMING CORPORATION


 


as
Tenant


Dated February 28, 2007

Effective as of:  April 1, 2006


















TABLE OF
CONTENTS


	
  

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
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  ARTICLE 1. PREMISES AND TERM

  	
   

  	
  1

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 1.01

  	
   

  	
  Premises

  	
   

  	
  1

  
	
  Section 1.02

  	
   

  	
  Term

  	
   

  	
  1

  
	
  ARTICLE 2. RENT

  	
   

  	
  1

  
	
  Section 2.01

  	
   

  	
  Rent Payments.

  	
   

  	
  1

  
	
  Section 2.02

  	
   

  	
  Rent Net to Landlord

  	
   

  	
  2

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

  	
   

  	
  2

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 3.01

  	
   

  	
  Representations and Warranties of Tenant

  	
   

  	
  2

  
	
  Section 3.02

  	
   

  	
  Representations and Warranties of Landlord

  	
   

  	
  3

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 4. INSURANCE

  	
   

  	
  4

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 4.01

  	
   

  	
  Required Coverages.

  	
   

  	
  4

  
	
  Section 4.02

  	
   

  	
  Policy Requirements.

  	
   

  	
  5

  
	
  Section 4.03

  	
   

  	
  Blanket Policies

  	
   

  	
  5

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 5. USE OF INSURANCE PROCEEDS

  	
   

  	
  6

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 6. CONDEMNATION

  	
   

  	
  6

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 6.01

  	
   

  	
  Total Condemnation

  	
   

  	
  6

  
	
  Section 6.02

  	
   

  	
  Award to Landlord

  	
   

  	
  6

  
	
  Section 6.03

  	
   

  	
  Date of Taking

  	
   

  	
  7

  
	
  Section 6.04

  	
   

  	
  Partial Condemnation

  	
   

  	
  7

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 7. ASSIGNMENT, SUBLETTING AND MORTGAGES

  	
   

  	
  7

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 7.01

  	
   

  	
  Restrictions on Right of Tenant to Transfer Lease

  	
   

  	
  7

  
	
  Section 7.02

  	
   

  	
  Leasehold Mortgage

  	
   

  	
  7

  
	
  Section 7.03

  	
   

  	
  Obligations of Subtenants

  	
   

  	
  10

  
	
  Section 7.04

  	
   

  	
  Tenant’s Obligation to Cure

  	
   

  	
  11

  
	
  Section 7.05

  	
   

  	
  No Waiver

  	
   

  	
  11

  
	
  Section 7.06

  	
   

  	
  Intentionally Omitted.

  	
   

  	
  11

  
	
  Section 7.07

  	
   

  	
  Tenant’s Use

  	
   

  	
  11

  
	
  Section 7.08

  	
   

  	
  Mortgage or other Security Agreement Requirements

  	
   

  	
  11

  
	
  Section 7.09

  	
   

  	
  Mortgagee; Arbitration

  	
   

  	
  11

  
	
  Section 7.10

  	
   

  	
  Landlord to Join in Tenant Mortgage

  	
   

  	
  12

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 8. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

  	
   

  	
  12

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 9. WASTE AND DAMAGE TO PREMISES

  	
   

  	
  12

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 9.01

  	
   

  	
  Tenant’s Obligations

  	
   

  	
  12

  
	
  Section 9.02

  	
   

  	
  No Landlord Services

  	
   

  	
  12

  




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  ARTICLE 10. CHANGES, ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS

  	
   

  	
  12

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 11. REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND
  OF INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS AND POLICIES

  	
   

  	
  13

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 12. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

  	
   

  	
  13

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 13. DISCHARGE OF LIENS

  	
   

  	
  13

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 13.01

  	
   

  	
  Discharge of Liens

  	
   

  	
  13

  
	
  Section 13.02

  	
   

  	
  Tenant Indemnity for Liens

  	
   

  	
  14

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 14. LIMITED OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES;
  INDEMNITY

  	
   

  	
  14

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 14.01

  	
   

  	
  Tenant Accepts “As Is”

  	
   

  	
  14

  
	
  Section 14.02

  	
   

  	
  No Landlord Representations

  	
   

  	
  14

  
	
  Section 14.03

  	
   

  	
  No Landlord Liability/Indemnification

  	
   

  	
  14

  
	
  Section 14.04

  	
   

  	
  Tenant Indemnity; Insurance

  	
   

  	
  16

  
	
  Section 14.05

  	
   

  	
  Survival

  	
   

  	
  16

  
	
  Section 14.06

  	
   

  	
  No Consequential Damages

  	
   

  	
  16

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 15. LANDLORD NOT LIABLE FOR INJURY OR
  DAMAGE, ETC.

  	
   

  	
  16

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 16. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

  	
   

  	
  16

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 17. RIGHT OF INSPECTION

  	
   

  	
  16

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 17.01

  	
   

  	
  Landlord Access to Premises

  	
   

  	
  16

  
	
  Section 17.02

  	
   

  	
  No Landlord Obligation to Repair

  	
   

  	
  16

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 18. LANDLORD’S RIGHT TO PERFORM TENANT’S
  COVENANTS

  	
   

  	
  17

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 19. PERMITTED USE; NO UNLAWFUL OCCUPANCY

  	
   

  	
  17

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 20. EVENTS OF DEFAULT, CONDITIONAL
  LIMITATIONS, REMEDIES

  	
   

  	
  17

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 20.01

  	
   

  	
  Event of Default

  	
   

  	
  17

  
	
  Section 20.02

  	
   

  	
  Tenant Default; Payment of Rent and Termination of
  Lease

  	
   

  	
  18

  
	
  Section 20.03

  	
   

  	
  Intentionally omitted.

  	
   

  	
  19

  
	
  Section 20.04

  	
   

  	
  No Reinstatement

  	
   

  	
  19

  
	
  Section 20.05

  	
   

  	
  Strict Performance

  	
   

  	
  19

  
	
  Section 20.06

  	
   

  	
  Remedies Cumulative

  	
   

  	
  19

  
	
  Section 20.07

  	
   

  	
  Landlord’s Costs and Expenses

  	
   

  	
  19

  
	
  Section 20.08

  	
   

  	
  Tenant Bankruptcy

  	
   

  	
  20

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 21. NOTICES

  	
   

  	
  21

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 22. TERMINATION

  	
   

  	
  22

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 23. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

  	
   

  	
  22

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 24. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

  	
   

  	
  22

  




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  ARTICLE 25. EXCAVATIONS AND
  SHORING

  	
   

  	
  22

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 26. CERTIFICATES BY LANDLORD AND TENANT

  	
   

  	
  23

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 26.01

  	
   

  	
  Landlord Certificate

  	
   

  	
  23

  
	
  Section 26.02

  	
   

  	
  Tenant Certificate

  	
   

  	
  23

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 27. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

  	
   

  	
  23

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 28. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

  	
   

  	
  23

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 29. QUIET ENJOYMENT

  	
   

  	
  23

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 30. DISPUTES

  	
   

  	
  24

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 31. RECORDING OF MEMORANDUM

  	
   

  	
  24

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 32. NO DISCRIMINATION WITH RESPECT TO THE
  PREMISES

  	
   

  	
  24

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 33. TENANT’S CHARTER

  	
   

  	
  24

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE 34. MISCELLANEOUS

  	
   

  	
  24

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Section 34.01

  	
   

  	
  Captions

  	
   

  	
  24

  
	
  Section 34.02

  	
   

  	
  Table of Contents

  	
   

  	
  24

  
	
  Section 34.03

  	
   

  	
  Plurals

  	
   

  	
  24

  
	
  Section 34.04

  	
   

  	
  Execution of Documents

  	
   

  	
  25

  
	
  Section 34.05

  	
   

  	
  No Merger

  	
   

  	
  25

  
	
  Section 34.06

  	
   

  	
  No Broker

  	
   

  	
  25

  
	
  Section 34.07

  	
   

  	
  Changes of Lease

  	
   

  	
  25

  
	
  Section 34.08

  	
   

  	
  Governing Law

  	
   

  	
  25

  
	
  Section 34.09

  	
   

  	
  Successors and Assigns

  	
   

  	
  25

  
	
  Section 34.10

  	
   

  	
  No Violations

  	
   

  	
  25

  
	
  Section 34.11

  	
   

  	
  References

  	
   

  	
  25

  
	
  Section 34.12

  	
   

  	
  Severable

  	
   

  	
  25

  
	
  Section 34.13

  	
   

  	
  No Abatement

  	
   

  	
  25

  
	
  Section 34.14

  	
   

  	
  Substitution

  	
   

  	
  26

  
	
  Section 34.15

  	
   

  	
  Lease to Run With Land

  	
   

  	
  26

  
	
  Section 34.16

  	
   

  	
  Force Majeure

  	
   

  	
  26

  
	
  Section 34.17

  	
   

  	
  Easements

  	
   

  	
  26

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Exhibits

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Exhibit A

  	
   

  	
  Description of Premises Leased for SEGC Use

  	
   

  	
   

  



 



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THIS HEAD LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Lease” or “Lease
Agreement”) dated February 28, 2007 and effective as of April 1, 2006 (the “Effective
Date”), between the Seneca Nation of Indians (“Landlord” or the “Nation”),
a sovereign Indian nation, having an office at 1490 Route 438, Irving, New York
(Cattaraugus Territory) 14801 and an office with the address of P.O. Box 231,
Salamanca, New York (Allegany Territory) 14779, and the Seneca Erie Gaming
Corporation, a wholly-owned governmental instrumentality of the Nation (“Tenant”
or “SEGC”), having an address at 310 Fourth Street, Niagara Falls, New
York (Nation Territory) 14302-0777,


W I T N E S S E T H:


WHEREAS, since April 1, 2006, the Nation has leased to
SEGC, a wholly owned governmental instrumentality of the Nation, land on the
Nation’s Buffalo Creek Territory, as more fully described on Exhibit A
hereto (the “Premises”) for use as the site for the Seneca Buffalo Creek
Casino and for related purposes pursuant to an oral lease agreement; and


WHEREAS, the parties acknowledge that SEGC has paid
and the Nation has received all payments due to the Nation under said lease
agreement for the lease of the Premises through the date hereof; and


WHEREAS, the Nation and SEGC, pursuant to this Lease,
desire to memorialize in writing the terms and conditions pursuant to which
SEGC leases the Premises.


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the matters above
recited, for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties, the parties hereto formally
covenant, agree and bind themselves as follows:


ARTICLE 1.

PREMISES AND TERM


Section 1.01           Premises.  Landlord
does hereby lease to Tenant, and Tenant does hereby hire and take from Landlord
the Premises, subject to all title matters affecting the Land and existing as
of the date of this Lease Agreement.


Section 1.02           Term.  The Lease
term (the “Term”) shall commence as of the Effective Date of this Lease
and shall expire on the earlier of either (i) the twenty-first (21st) anniversary of gaming
activities under the Compact for Class III gaming between the Nation and the
State of New York, or (ii) such other date as may be herein provided.


ARTICLE 2.

RENT


Section 2.01           Rent
Payments.


(a)           Rent.  Commencing as of October 1, 2006, Tenant
shall pay directly to the Landlord, or Landlord’s representative if Tenant is
so notified, annual rent (“Annual Rent”) in the amount of Fifteen
Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) in equal monthly installments of One Million
Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,250,000.00) in advance on the first day
of 



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each calendar month..  On October
1 of each year, the Annual Rent shall automatically increase to 103% of the
prior year’s Annual Rent, provided that no increase in Annual Rent hereunder
may contravene, or constitute a default under, any agreement, indenture,
instrument or other commitment legally binding upon Landlord and/or Tenant, or
to which the Premises are subject (“Commitments”).  Any proposed increase to an amount in excess
of 103% of the prior year’s Annual Rent shall be jointly reviewed by Landlord
and Tenant for consistency with then-applicable Commitments, with any such
increase to be confirmed by the parties in writing prior to its
effectiveness.  The delay or failure of
either party in computing the Annual Rent increase or executing a written
statement of confirmation of such Annual Rent increase will not impair the
continuing obligation of Tenant to pay Annual Rent. All amounts payable by
Tenant pursuant to this Lease Agreement, including, without limiting the
foregoing, Annual Rent, and any other sums, costs, expenses or deposits that
Tenant in any of the provisions of this Lease Agreement assumes or agrees to
pay and/or deposit, shall constitute “Rent” under this Lease.


(b)           Interest
and Penalties.  If any payment of
Rent shall remain unpaid for more than thirty (30) days beyond the due date
thereof, Tenant shall pay to Landlord a late charge equal to four percent (4%)
of any Rental not paid when due and interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate
(as hereinafter defined) (the “Default Rate”), such interest to accrue
from the due date of such payment to the date of actual payment thereof.  Such late charge and interest shall
constitute Rent hereunder and shall be due and payable by Tenant on demand.  No failure by Landlord to insist upon strict
performance by Tenant of its obligations to pay late charges shall constitute a
waiver by Landlord of its rights to enforce the provisions of this Article 2 in
any instance thereafter occurring.  This
provision shall not be construed in any way to extend the grace period or
notice period provided for in this Lease. 
As used herein “Prime Rate” shall mean the rate reported by The Wall
Street Journal (or its successors) as the so-called “prime rate”.


Section 2.02           Rent Net to Landlord.  Rent shall be absolutely net to Landlord
without any abatement, deduction, counterclaim, set off or offset whatsoever,
so that this Lease shall yield, net to Landlord, the Rent due under the Lease.
Tenant shall pay all costs, expenses and charges of every kind and nature
relating to the Premises, which may arise or become due or payable during or
after (but attributable to a period falling within) the Term.


ARTICLE 3.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES


Section 2.01           Representations and Warranties of
Tenant.  Tenant does hereby represent
and warrant as follows:


(a)           Existence
and Power.  Tenant is a Governmental
instrumentality of a sovereign nation and federally recognized “Indian Tribe”
and has the power to enter into the transaction contemplated by this Lease
Agreement and to carry out its obligations and exercise its rights hereunder.


(b)           Authorization.  Tenant is authorized and has the power under
the laws of the Nation to enter into this Lease Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and to perform and carry out all covenants and obligations
on its part to be performed under and pursuant to this Lease Agreement.  Tenant by proper action of its Board of
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Nation’s Council has duly authorized the execution, delivery and
performance of this Lease Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
herein contemplated.


(c)           Validity.  Tenant is not prohibited from entering into
this Lease Agreement and discharging and performing all covenants and
obligations on its part to be performed under and pursuant to this Lease
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.  Compliance with the provisions of this Lease
Agreement will not conflict with or violate or constitute a breach of or a
default under, the terms, conditions or provisions of any law, rule, regulation
or order, judgment or decree of any court, contractual limitation, restriction
nor indenture, deed of trust, mortgage, loan agreement, other evidence of
indebtedness or any other agreement or instrument to which Tenant is a party or
by which it or any of its property is bound. 
Neither Tenant entering into this Lease Agreement nor Tenant discharging
and performing all covenants and obligations on its part to be performed under
and pursuant to this Lease Agreement will be in conflict with or result in a
breach of or constitute (with due notice and/or lapse of time) a default under
any of the foregoing, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien of
any nature upon any of the property of Tenant under the terms of any of the
foregoing, nor are there any actions, suits or proceedings by or before any
court, administrative agency or other governmental authorities pending, or to
the best of Tenant’s knowledge, threatened, against or affecting Tenant which
would have a material, adverse affect on the ability of Tenant to perform its
obligations under this Lease Agreement. 
This Lease Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of
Tenant enforceable against Tenant in accordance with its terms.


Section 3.02           Representations and Warranties of
Landlord.  The Landlord does hereby
represent and warrant as follows:


(a)           Existence
and Power.  Landlord is a sovereign
nation and federally recognized “Indian Tribe” and has the power to enter into
the transaction contemplated by this Lease Agreement and to carry out its
obligations and exercise its rights hereunder.


(b)           Authorization.  Landlord is authorized and has the power
under the laws of the Nation to enter into this Lease Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and to perform and carry out all covenants and
obligations on its part to be performed under and pursuant to this Lease
Agreement.  Landlord by proper action of
its Tribal Council has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance
of this Lease Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein
contemplated.


(c)           Validity.  Landlord is not prohibited from entering into
this Lease Agreement and discharging and performing all covenants and
obligations on its part to be performed under and pursuant to this Lease
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.  Compliance with the provisions of this Lease
Agreement will not conflict with or violate or constitute a breach of or a
default under, the terms, conditions or provisions of any law, rule, regulation
or order, judgment or decree of any court, contractual limitation, restriction
nor indenture, deed of trust, mortgage, loan agreement, other evidence of
indebtedness or any other agreement or instrument to which Landlord is a party
or by which it or any of its property is bound. 
Neither Landlord entering into this Lease Agreement nor Landlord
discharging and performing all covenants and obligations on its part to be
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pursuant to this Lease Agreement will be in conflict with or result in
a breach of or constitute (with due notice and/or lapse of time) a default
under any of the foregoing, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien
of any nature upon any of the property of Landlord under the terms of any of
the foregoing, nor are there any actions, suits or proceedings by or before any
court, administrative agency or other governmental authorities pending, or to
the best of Landlord’s knowledge, threatened, against or affecting Landlord
which would have a material, adverse affect on the ability of Landlord to
perform its obligations under this Lease Agreement.  This Lease Agreement is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of Landlord enforceable against Landlord in accordance with
its terms.


ARTICLE 4.

INSURANCE


Section 4.01           Required Coverages.


(a)           Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall carry or cause
to be carried, insurance coverage of the type and in minimum limits as follows:


(i)            Insurance on the Premises, including
all improvements located therein and thereon, shall be carried under an “All
Risk” form, including damage by water and subsidence, except for flood and
earthquake.  Such insurance shall be
carried in an amount equal to full replacement value, subject to insurance
market conditions, of the improvements.


(ii)           Commercial general liability
insurance shall be carried on the Premises and operations of the Premises
against any liability for bodily injury, death, and property damage.  Such commercial general liability insurance
shall be on an occurrence basis.  The
insurance against liability for bodily injury and/or death shall be not less
than Five Million and 00/100 ($5,000,000.00) Dollars for each occurrence for
bodily injury and property damage with an annual general aggregate of not less
than Ten Million and 00/100 ($10,000,000.00) Dollars.


(iii)          Motor vehicle liability and property
damage insurance coverage on all owned, non-owned and hired vehicles shall be
provided in the amounts of Five Million and 00/100 ($5,000,000.00) Dollars
combined single limit for bodily injury and property damage.


(iv)          Commercial general liability insurance
shall include completed operations and products liability.


(v)           Workers’ compensation insurance, if
applicable by law or agreement, shall be carried on all persons employed by
Tenant or on its behalf, on or at the Premises, or in the operations of Tenant
in minimum amounts so provided by law or agreement.


(b)           All
insurance provided by or on behalf of Tenant shall be carried in favor of
Landlord and Tenant, as their respective interests may appear, as “additional
insureds”. Any coverage provided by Tenant, or on its behalf, as required
herein also shall name each Mortgagee (as hereinafter defined) as an additional
insured under a standard Mortgagee Clause (as hereinafter defined).



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Section 4.02           Policy
Requirements.


(a)           All
insurance required by any provision of this Lease shall be in such form and
shall be issued by such responsible companies licensed and authorized to do
business in the State of New York as are reasonably acceptable to Landlord and
any Mortgagee.  All policies referred to
in this Lease shall be procured, or caused to be procured, by Tenant at no
expense to Landlord and for periods of not less than one (1) year.  New or renewal policies replacing any
policies expiring during the Term or memoranda or certificates thereof, as
aforesaid, shall be delivered to Landlord on the execution of this Lease and at
least thirty (30) days prior to the date of expiration, together with proof
satisfactory to Landlord that the full premiums have been paid. Premiums on
policies shall not be financed in any manner whereby each Mortgagee, on default
or otherwise, shall have the right or privilege of surrendering or canceling the
policies, provided, however, that premiums may be paid in installments.


(b)           Tenant
and Landlord shall cooperate in connection with the collection of any insurance
moneys that may be due in the event of loss and Tenant and Landlord shall
execute and deliver such proofs of loss and other instruments which may be
required for the purpose of obtaining the recovery of any such insurance
moneys.


(c)           Tenant
shall not carry separate insurance (other than personal injury liability
insurance) concurrent in form or contributing in the event of loss with that
required by this Lease to be furnished by Tenant, unless Landlord and each
Mortgagee (as hereinafter defined) are included therein as insureds with loss
payable as provided in this Lease.


(d)           Each
policy of insurance required to be obtained by Tenant as herein provided and
each duplicate policy issued by the insurer shall contain (i) a provision that
no act or omission of Tenant shall affect or limit the obligation of the
insurance company to pay the amount or any loss sustained, (ii) an agreement by
the insurer that such policy shall not be cancelled or materially modified
without at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Landlord and to each
Mortgagee and (iii) an agreement by the insurer pursuant to which the insurer
waives subrogation (with the exception of workers’ compensation) and having
obtained such clause or endorsement of waiver of subrogation, Tenant agrees
that it will not make any claims against, or seek to recover from, Landlord for
any loss or damage to Tenant’s property covered by its fire and extended
coverage insurance, provided, however, the subject release shall be limited by
the terms and provisions of the waiver of subrogation clause and shall be
co-extensive therewith.


Section 4.03           Blanket Policies.  The insurance required by this Lease may, at
the option of Tenant, be effected by blanket or umbrella policies issued to
Tenant covering the Premises and other properties owned or leased by such
Tenant, provided that the policies otherwise comply with the provisions of this
Lease and allocate to the Premises and all improvements thereon and therein the
specified coverage, without possibility of reduction or coinsurance by reason
of, or damage to, any other premises named therein, and if the insurance
required by this Lease shall be effected by any such blanket or umbrella
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Landlord certificates of insurance for such policies,
with schedules thereto attached showing the amount of insurance afforded by
such policies applicable to the Premises in form and substance satisfactory to
Landlord.


ARTICLE 5.

USE OF INSURANCE PROCEEDS


(a)           If
the Premises or improvements thereon or therein shall be destroyed or damaged
in whole or in part by fire or other casualty of any kind or nature, ordinary
or extraordinary, foreseen or unforeseen (each, a “Casualty”), Tenant
shall give to Landlord prompt notice thereof. Tenant may, at its election,
repair, alter, restore, replace and rebuild the same, or the functional
equivalent of the same as was existing immediately prior to such occurrence,
subject to such changes or alterations as Tenant may elect.  Landlord, in no event, shall be called upon
to restore any portion of the Premises or improvements, now or hereafter
existing or any portion thereof or to pay any of the costs or expenses
thereof.  If Tenant shall elect not to
restore the Premises or improvements, Tenant shall promptly give notice to
Landlord of its election not to restore.


(b)           All
insurance proceeds payable as a result of a Casualty will be paid directly to
Tenant.


ARTICLE 6.

CONDEMNATION


Section 6.01           Total Condemnation.


(a)           If
at any time during the Term, the whole or substantially all of the Premises
shall be taken for any public or quasi-public purpose by any lawful power or
authority by the exercise of the right of condemnation or eminent domain or by
agreement among Landlord, Tenant and those authorized to exercise such right,
this Lease and the Term, shall terminate and expire on the date of such taking
and the Rent payable by Tenant hereunder shall be paid to the date of such
taking.


(b)           The
term “substantially all of the Premises” shall be deemed to mean such portion
of the Premises as, when so taken, would leave remaining a balance of the
Premises which, due either to the area so taken or the location of the part so
taken in relation to the part not so taken, would not under economic
conditions, zoning laws or building regulations then existing or prevailing,
readily accommodate, in Tenant’s judgment, a new building or buildings of a
nature similar to the improvements existing at the date of such taking and
after performance of all covenants, agreements, terms and provisions herein and
by law provided to be performed and paid by Tenant.


Section 6.02           Award to Landlord.


(a)           If
the whole or substantially all of the Premises shall be taken or condemned as
provided in this Article 6, the award for or attributable to the Premises in
any proceeding with respect to such taking shall be paid to Landlord.



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(b)           Tenant
and Landlord agree to execute any and all documents and perform any requisite
acts in order to facilitate such collection of the award.


Section 6.03           Date of Taking.  For purposes of this Article 6, the “date of
taking” shall be deemed to be the date on which the whole or substantially all
of the Premises, or a part thereof, as the case may be, shall have vested in
any lawful power or authority of the government of the United States of America
or such other governmental authority having jurisdiction.


Section 6.04           Partial Condemnation.  If less than substantially all of the
Premises be so taken, all of the terms and provisions of Sections (a) and (b)
of Article 5 shall be fully applicable hereto respecting Tenant’s election
regarding restoration and payment of the condemnation award.


ARTICLE 7.

ASSIGNMENT, SUBLETTING AND MORTGAGES


Section 7.01           Restrictions on Right of Tenant to
Transfer Lease.  Tenant may assign or
transfer this Lease, or sublet the Premises in its entirety or substantially in
its entirety, or portions thereof, without the prior written consent of
Landlord in each instance, provided, however that in all events Tenant shall
provide Landlord a true and correct copy of the documentation evidencing such
assignment, sublease or transfer within thirty (30) days of the execution and
completion thereof.  Tenant may also from
time to time enter into a venture with a third party or parties to perform a
business operation at the Premises. The foregoing in no way modifies Tenant’s
obligation under this Lease Agreement.


Section 7.02           Leasehold Mortgage.


(a)           Tenant
may encumber by mortgage, mortgages or other proper instruments this Lease and
Tenant’s leasehold interest in the Premises as security for any indebtedness
undertaken by Tenant (each, a “Leasehold Mortgage”). The execution of a
Leasehold Mortgage or other similar instrument, or the foreclosure thereof, or
any sale thereunder, either by judicial proceedings or by virtue of any power
reserved in a Leasehold Mortgage, or conveyance by Tenant to the holder of such
indebtedness (each, a “Holder of Leasehold Mortgage”), or the exercising
of any right, power or privilege reserved in a Leasehold Mortgage, shall not be
held as a violation of any of the terms and conditions hereof, or as an
assumption by the Holder of Leasehold Mortgage or its designee personally of
the obligations hereof, except to the extent that the Holder of Leasehold
Mortgage or its designee voluntarily assumes said obligations in order to avoid
termination of this Lease, provided that such Leasehold Mortgage or the actions
taken pursuant thereto shall not violate the following provisions of this
Paragraph.


(b)           If
Tenant shall encumber this Lease or its leasehold interest in the Premises and
if Tenant or a Holder of Leasehold Mortgage shall give written notice to
Landlord of the existence thereof and the address of such Holder of Leasehold
Mortgage, then Landlord will mail or deliver to each such Holder of Leasehold
Mortgage, at such address, a duplicate copy of all notices in writing which
Landlord may, from time to time, give to or serve on Tenant under and pursuant
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to each such Holder of Leasehold Mortgage, at, or as near as possible
to, the same time such notices are given to or served on Tenant. Each such
Holder of Leasehold Mortgage may, at its option, at any time before the rights
of Tenant shall be terminated as provided herein, pay any of the rents due
hereunder, or pay any taxes and assessments, or do any act or thing required of
Tenant by the terms hereof, or do any act or thing that may be necessary and
proper to be done in the observance of the covenants and conditions hereof, or
to prevent the termination hereof, all payments so made, and all things so done
and performed by such Holder of Leasehold Mortgage shall be as effective to
prevent a termination of the rights of Tenant hereunder as the same would have
been if done and performed by Tenant.


(c)           Landlord
agrees that it will not terminate this Lease because of the bankruptcy or
insolvency of the Tenant, or because the Tenant shall abandon the Premises, or
because the Tenant shall suffer this Lease or any estate or interest thereunder
to be taken under any writ of execution, or because the Tenant shall make an
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or because of any other failure on the
part of Tenant to observe or perform any of the covenants contained in this
Lease, if a Holder of Leasehold Mortgage cures any default by Tenant which is
curable by the payment of money within thirty (30) days after the date of
written notice from Landlord to each Holder of Leasehold Mortgage specifying
the nature of the default, or if such default is not curable by the mere
payment of money, then if a Holder of Leasehold Mortgage shall agree in writing
to perform (and does perform) within ninety (90) days after the date of the
written notice of default from Landlord to each Holder of Leasehold Mortgage
specifying the nature of the default all of the obligations of Tenant under
this Lease capable of performance by a Holder of Leasehold Mortgage until such
time as this Lease shall be sold upon foreclosure pursuant to the provisions of
the Leasehold Mortgage. Provided that a Holder of Leasehold Mortgage pays all
amounts then due and payable on the part of the Tenant, including interest and
all late penalties, and Landlord’s legal fees incurred as a result of Tenant’s
default, Landlord agrees to accept performance by such Holder of Leasehold
Mortgage of any term, covenant or condition to be performed by Tenant under
this Lease with the same force and effect as though timely performed by Tenant
as long as such Holder of Leasehold Mortgage performs within the time periods
previously set forth in this Subparagraph. If a Holder of Leasehold Mortgage
fails to cure any Tenant default in accord with the foregoing, Landlord may
terminate this Lease and proceed with all available remedies to take possession
of the Premises and all other rights pertaining thereto, as set forth in the
provisions governing default under this Lease. When more than one Holder of
Leasehold Mortgage exists, the rights and interests of each Holder of Leasehold
Mortgage under this Lease shall be determined by the priority of each such
Holder of Leasehold Mortgage and as such rights and interests may be restricted
or otherwise allocated pursuant to any agreement(s) between such Holders of
Leasehold Mortgage or between Tenant and such Holder(s) of Leasehold Mortgage.
Notwithstanding any such agreement(s), Landlord is required to give any notice
required hereunder to all Holders of Leasehold Mortgage of which Landlord has
been given written notice. Landlord acknowledges that some Tenant defaults may
not be capable of cure by a Holder of Leasehold Mortgage, such as the bankruptcy
of the Tenant. Landlord agrees that Tenant defaults which are by their nature
impossible to cure by a Holder of Leasehold Mortgage shall not be deemed a
basis for termination of this Lease so long as all other defaults which are
capable of cure are cured in accordance with this Section.


(d)           Landlord
agrees that this Lease shall not be hereafter modified or amended without the
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(i)            Increase the Annual Rent or
additional rent (except with regard to increases now provided in the Lease);


(ii)           Change the legal description of the
Premises from that now set forth in this Lease;


(iii)          Shorten the term or any renewal term
of this Lease, except as now permitted by this Lease;


(iv)          Change the permitted use of the
Premises; or


(v)           Impose any additional obligations
upon Tenant.


Landlord further covenants and agrees not to accept a
surrender of the Premises or a cancellation or release of this Lease from
Tenant (except pursuant to the exercise of Landlord’s remedies provided herein
if an event of default occurs) prior to the expiration or earlier termination
thereof without the prior written consent of each Holder of Leasehold Mortgage.


(e)           If
Landlord exercises Landlord’s right to terminate this Lease as provided in
Article 20 hereof, then each Holder of Leasehold Mortgage shall have the right
to notify Landlord in writing, within thirty (30) days after the effective date
of written notice from Landlord to each Holder of Leasehold Mortgage, that such
one or more Holders of Leasehold Mortgage or any designee or nominee thereof
elects to lease the Premises from the date of such termination of this Lease
for the remainder of the scheduled term of this Lease, including the option
terms, at the rent and upon the other same terms, covenants and conditions that
are herein set forth, with the same relative priority as this Lease and having
the benefit of investing in such one or more Holder(s) of Leasehold Mortgage or
any designee or nominee thereof of all of the rights, title, interests, powers
and privileges of Tenant hereunder. If such one or more Holder(s) of Leasehold
Mortgage elects to obtain such new lease, then such Holder(s) of Leasehold
Mortgage shall be obligated, within thirty (30) days after delivery to Landlord
of such notice of election, to (i) cure the default upon which such termination
was based, or in respect to any default not capable of being cured within such
thirty (30) day time period or which cannot be cured without entry and
possession to proceed and effectuate such cure with due diligence following
delivery of possession (excluding, however, Tenant defaults which by their
nature are impossible to cure); (ii) pay to Landlord all Annual Rent  including interest, all late penalties, and
all items of additional rent due and payable under this Lease up to and
including the date of commencement of the term of such new lease; and (iii) pay
to Landlord all expenses and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by Landlord in
connection with any such default and termination and with the preparation,
execution and delivery of such new lease. 
Upon such performance by such one or more Holder(s) of Leasehold
Mortgage or any designee or nominee thereof, such parties shall have the same
relative priority as this Lease and having the benefit of all the rights,
titles, interests, powers and privileges of Tenant hereunder, including,
specifically, automatic vesting of title to all improvements as well as all
equipment, fixtures and machinery therein, until the expiration of the term of
this Lease unless this Lease shall thereafter be sooner terminated. Such
Holder(s) of Leasehold Mortgage or any designee or nominee thereof shall be
obligated under such new lease and agree in writing that promptly following the
delivery of the new lease, such Holder(s) of Leasehold Mortgage or its designee
will perform or cause to be performed all of the other covenants and agreements
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(f)            Unless
excused by Landlord, if any assignee or transferee of a Holder of Leasehold
Mortgage or new lessee deriving rights from the Holder of Leasehold Mortgage
fails to cure any of the Tenant’s defaults within one hundred twenty (120) days
from the effective date of such assignment, transfer or new lease, this Lease
and the lease rights hereunder and under any such new lease shall terminate
forthwith at Landlord’s option and in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion,
such option to be exercised by sending written notice to the assignee or
transferee that the new lease has been terminated pursuant to this provision.


(g)           Landlord
agrees to execute and deliver any and all consents and other documents
(including reasonable modifications to this Lease) reasonably requested by
Tenant and/or one or more Holder(s) of Leasehold Mortgage so long as such
documents are reasonably consistent with the provisions of this Section 7.02.


(h)           Notwithstanding
any provision in this Article 7 or elsewhere in this Lease to the contrary,
Tenant may, in its sole discretion, enter into lease financing, conventional
financing and other arrangements in connection with the acquisition, lease and
disposal of the equipment and/or personal property including, without
limitation, leasing of equipment and/or personal property from another with an
option to purchase at the end of the lease term and assignment of Tenant’s
interests in the equipment and/or personal property, if required, as security
for these transactions.


(i)            Nothing
herein shall be deemed to relieve, impair, release, or discharge Tenant of its
obligations to fully perform the terms of this Lease on Tenant’s part to be
performed.


(j)            Notwithstanding
any provision in this Article 7 or elsewhere in this Lease to the contrary,
Tenant may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Landlord enter
into any financing and other arrangements which do not create a lien on the
leasehold estate created hereby, including without limitation, pledges of
proceeds from all uses of the Premises as provided in this Lease.


(k)           As
used herein:


“Person” shall mean and include an individual,
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated association and
any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or
agency thereof.


Section 7.03           Obligations of Subtenants.  To the extent applicable, Tenant shall use
good faith efforts to cause the subtenants, operators, licensees,
concessionaires and other occupants of the Premises (collectively “Subtenants”)
to comply with (a) all of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease, with respect
to the space covered by the Subtenants’ sublease (hereinafter defined), and (b)
their obligations under their subleases, occupancy, license and concession
agreements (collectively “Subleases”), and Tenant shall diligently
enforce all of the rights of the Landlord thereunder in accordance with the
terms of such Subleases.  Landlord hereby
agrees that all permitted assignments, sublets and subsublets shall have the
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nondisturbance and attornment as between any assignee,
sublessee or subsublessee and Landlord, either pursuant to provisions set forth
in such assignments, subleases or subsubleases or by virtue of separate
nondisturbance and attornment agreements containing customary terms and
conditions, which Landlord hereby agrees to execute within ten (10) days of
receipt of written request.


Section 7.04           Tenant’s Obligation to Cure.  The fact that a violation or breach of any of
the terms, provisions or conditions of this Lease results from or is caused by
an act or omission by any of the Subtenants shall not relieve Tenant of Tenant’s
obligation to cure the same. Tenant shall promptly take steps to cause any such
violation or breach to be cured. 
Landlord hereby acknowledges that so long as Tenant promptly takes steps
to cause any such violation or breach to be cured and diligently pursues the
same until cured, such violation or breach by any of the Subtenants shall not
constitute grounds for termination of this Lease.


Section 7.05           No Waiver.  Landlord, after Default (as hereinafter
defined) by Tenant, may collect rent and all other sums due under Subleases,
and apply the net amount collected to the Rent payable by Tenant hereunder, but
no such collection shall be, or be deemed to be, a waiver of any agreement,
term, covenant or condition of this Lease or the acceptance by Landlord of any
Subtenants as Tenant hereunder, or a release of Tenant from performance by
Tenant of its obligations under this Lease.


Section 7.06           Intentionally
Omitted.


Section 7.07           Tenant’s Use.  Notwithstanding Tenant’s rights to enter into
subleases of the Premises, Tenant shall throughout the term of this Lease
Agreement, use or cause the Premises to be used as agreed between Landlord and
Tenant.  The parties hereby acknowledge that
Tenant will not use or cause to be used any part of the Premises for any
unlawful conduct or purpose.


Section 7.08           Mortgage or other Security
Agreement Requirements.  No mortgage
or other security agreement shall be valid or of any force or effect respecting
the Landlord unless and until a true copy of the original of each instrument
creating and effecting such mortgage or other security agreement, certified by
Tenant to be a true copy of such instrument, and written notice containing the
name and post office address of the Mortgagee, shall have been delivered to
Landlord, and the mortgage or other security agreement shall contain
substantially the following provisions:


“(1) The Mortgagee agrees to send the Landlord under
said Lease copies of all notices to the Mortgagor in which the Mortgagee claims
that there exists one or more defaults under the terms and provisions of this
Mortgage; said copy to be sent to the Landlord under said Lease simultaneously
with its being sent to the Mortgagor.”


Section 7.09           Mortgagee; Arbitration.  Landlord agrees that Landlord will give any
Mortgagee who shall have given Landlord a notice as provided in Section 7.10
hereof notice of any demand by Landlord for any arbitration, and Landlord will
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Section 7.10           Landlord to Join in Tenant
Mortgage.  Anything to the contrary
in the foregoing provisions of this Article 7 notwithstanding, in the event
Tenant shall request Landlord, in writing, to join in any mortgage, lien,
pledge, grant, assignment, hypothecation or such other conveyance, encumbering
Tenant’s estate in the Premises for any term, Landlord shall, at no cost or
expense to Landlord, execute, acknowledge and join in such mortgage.  Such mortgage shall, however, be fully non-recourse
to Landlord and all of the provisions of Article 14 of this Lease respecting
the non-liability and indemnification of Landlord shall be fully applicable
with respect thereto.  The provisions of
the mortgage specifying the non-recourse nature thereof with respect to
Landlord shall be satisfactory to Landlord.


ARTICLE 8.

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED


ARTICLE 9.

WASTE AND DAMAGE TO PREMISES


Section 9.01           Tenant’s Obligations.  Tenant, shall not commit or suffer, and shall
use all reasonable precaution to prevent waste, damage, or injury to the
Premises (including from environmental contamination).


Section 9.02           No Landlord Services.  Landlord shall not be required to furnish any
services, utilities or facilities whatsoever to the Premises.  Landlord shall have no duty or obligation to
make any alteration, change, improvement, replacement, restoration or repair
to, or to demolish, any improvements. 
Tenant assumes the full and sole responsibility for the condition,
operation, repair, alteration, improvement, replacement, maintenance and
management of the Premises and all improvements thereon and therein.


ARTICLE 10.

CHANGES, ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS


Tenant may
alter the improvements at the Premises, or any part thereof, without the
consent of the Landlord, or make any addition thereto or construct any
improvements on the Premises or destroy any existing improvements, whether
voluntarily or in connection with a repair or restoration required by this
Lease (collectively, “Capital Improvements”), subject to the following:


(a)           If any contemplated
Capital Improvement shall not be covered by Tenant’s insurance policies, then
no such Capital Improvement shall be undertaken until Tenant shall have
delivered to Landlord insurance policies or certificates or memoranda therefor
issued by responsible insurers, bearing notations evidencing the payment of
premiums or accompanied by other evidence satisfactory to Landlord of such
payments, for the insurance required by Article 4 hereof.  If under the provisions of any casualty,
liability or other insurance policy or policies then covering the Premises or
any part thereof any consent to such Capital Improvement by the insurance
company or companies issuing such policy or policies shall be required to
continue and keep such policy or policies in full force and effect, Tenant
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pay any
additional premiums or charges therefor that may be imposed by said insurance
company or companies prior to the commencement of the Capital Improvement, all
of which shall be carried out under the supervision of a duly licensed
architect or engineer selected by Tenant.


(b)           Upon the expiration
or earlier termination of this Lease Agreement, subject to any then-existing
Commitments, all Capital Improvements to all or any portion of any of the
Premises shall immediately become the property of Landlord, and Tenant agrees
to fully cooperate with Landlord in all requests made by Landlord in connection
with the immediate transfer of all such improvements to the Landlord.


ARTICLE 11.

REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND

OF INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS AND POLICIES


Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, promptly shall
use all reasonable efforts to utilize the Premises in a manner consistent with
any and all present and future laws, rules, orders, ordinances, regulations,
statutes, requirements, codes and executive orders (collectively “Requirements”)
without regard to the nature of the work required to be done, extraordinary as
well as ordinary, of any governmental authority having jurisdiction, now
existing or hereafter created, and of any and all of their departments and
bureaus, and of any applicable fire rating bureau or other body exercising
similar functions, affecting the Premises, or any street, avenue and/or
sidewalk comprising a part or in front thereof and/or any vault in or under the
same, or requiring the removal of any encroachment, or affecting the
maintenance, use or occupation of the Premises. 
Tenant also shall use good faith efforts to comply with any and all
provisions and requirements of any casualty, liability or other insurance
policy required to be carried by Tenant under the provisions of this
Lease.  Nothing herein shall prevent
Tenant from contesting the validity of any Requirement in accordance with
existing law.  Notwithstanding anything
in this Lease Agreement to the contrary, the parties hereby acknowledge that
the Nation and SEGC are subject only to Requirements of the Seneca Nation and
that the Nation and SEGC voluntarily comply with certain Requirements of the
Seneca Nation and the federal government of the United States.


ARTICLE 12.

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED


ARTICLE 13.

DISCHARGE OF LIENS


Section 13.01         Discharge of Liens.  Except for any customary utility easements,
restrictive easement agreements, Mortgages or otherwise set forth in Section
7.02, neither Landlord nor Tenant shall create or permit to be created any
lien, encumbrance or charge upon the Land and shall not suffer any other matter
or thing whereby the estate, rights and interest of Landlord in the Premises or
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Section 13.02         Tenant Indemnity for Liens.  Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord
harmless from and against any and all costs, expenses, liability or damages
arising from or, in connection with, the performance of any labor or the
furnishing of any materials for any specific improvement, alteration to or
repair of the Premises or any part thereof, or the furnishing of materials or
the rendering of services that would give rise to the filing of any lien
against the Premises or any part thereof.


ARTICLE 14.

LIMITED OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES; INDEMNITY


Section 14.01         Tenant Accepts “As Is”.  Tenant acknowledges that Landlord has not
operated or maintained the Premises and that Tenant is fully familiar with the
Premises, the physical condition thereof and title matters.  Tenant accepts the Premises “as is”, in the
existing condition and state of repair.


Section 14.02         No Landlord Representations.  Tenant acknowledges with respect to the
transaction pursuant to which Landlord has acquired its interest in the Premises
and leased the same to Tenant that it has not relied on any representations,
statements or warranties made by Landlord and that Landlord shall not, in any
event whatsoever, be liable by reason of any such claimed misrepresentation or
breach of warranty or for any latent or patent defects in the Premises.


Section 14.03         No Landlord
Liability/Indemnification.


(a)           All
covenants, stipulations, promises, agreements and obligations of Landlord
contained in this Lease Agreement shall be deemed to be the covenants,
stipulations, promises, agreements and obligations of the Landlord and not of
any member, officer, agent, servant or employee of the Landlord in his or her
individual capacity, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or
agreement contained in this Lease Agreement, or otherwise based or in respect
of this Lease Agreement, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect
of this Lease Agreement, shall be had against any past, present or future
member, officer, agent, servant or employee, as such, of the Landlord or any
successor public benefit corporation or political subdivision or any person
executing this Lease Agreement on behalf of the Landlord, either directly or
through the Landlord or any successor public benefit corporation or political
subdivision.  It is expressly understood
that this Lease Agreement is a corporate obligation, and that no such personal
liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, any such
member, officer, agent, servant or employee of the Landlord or of any successor
public benefit corporation or political subdivision or any person so executing
this Lease Agreement under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or
agreements contained in this Lease Agreement or implied therefrom.  Any and all such personal liability of, and
any and all such rights and claims against, every such member, officer, agent,
servant or employee under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or
agreements contained in this Lease Agreement or implied therefrom are, to the
extent permitted by law, expressly waived and released as a condition of, and
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(b)           The
obligations and agreements of the Landlord contained herein shall not
constitute or give rise to a general obligation of the Landlord, but rather
shall constitute limited obligations of the Landlord as expressly set forth in
this Lease Agreement.


(c)           Tenant
shall at all times protect and hold the Landlord harmless of, from and against
any and all claims (whether in tort, contract or otherwise), demands, expenses
and liabilities for losses, damages, injury and liability of every kind and
nature and however caused, and taxes (of any kind and by whomsoever imposed),
resulting from, arising out of, or in any way connected with this Lease
Agreement or the Premises described herein, or the enforcement of any of the
terms or provisions hereof or thereof or the transactions contemplated hereby,
including, but not limited to:


(i)            the rehabilitation, renovation and
construction of the improvements, the installation or removal of any equipment
or any other work or thing done in, on or about the Premises or any part
thereof;


(ii)           any use, non-use, possession,
occupation, alteration, repair, condition, operation, maintenance or management
of the Premises or any part thereof or adjacent thereto;


(iii)          negligence on the part of Tenant or
any subtenant or any of its or their respective agents, contractors, servants,
employees, licensees or invitees;


(iv)          any accident, injury (including death)
or damage to any person or property occurring in, on or about the Premises or
any part thereof or adjacent thereto;


(v)           any failure on the part of Tenant to
pay Annual Rent or to perform or comply with any of the covenants, agreements,
terms or conditions contained in this Lease on its part to be performed or
complied with and the exercise by Landlord of any remedy provided in this Lease
with respect thereto; and


(vi)          any lien or claim which may be alleged
to have arisen against or on the Premises or any part thereof or any of the
assets of, or funds appropriated to, Landlord, or any liability which may be
asserted against Landlord with respect thereto.


(d)           Such
indemnification set forth above shall be binding upon Tenant for any and all
claims, demands, expenses, liabilities and taxes set forth herein.  The Landlord shall not be liable for any
damages or injury to the person or property of Tenant or its trustees,
officers, employees, agents or servants or persons under the control or
supervision of Tenant or any other person who may be about the Premises, due to
any act or negligence of any person, other than with respect to the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Landlord.  If any claim, action or proceeding relating
to the Premises is made or brought against Landlord, then, upon demand by
Landlord, Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall resist or defend such
claim, action or proceeding in Landlord’s or Tenant’s name, if necessary, by
the attorneys for Tenant’s insurance carrier (if such claim, action or
proceeding is covered by insurance), otherwise by such attorneys selected by
Tenant as Landlord shall reasonably approve, which approval shall not be 



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unreasonably withheld or delayed. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Landlord reasonably determines that it
is appropriate to engage its own attorneys then Landlord, after consultation
with Tenant, may engage its own attorneys to defend it or to assist in its
defense and Tenant shall pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of such
attorneys but Landlord may not enter into any settlement of the claim, action
or proceeding without the prior written consent of Tenant which may be given or
withheld at Tenant’s sole and absolute discretion.


Section 14.04         Tenant Indemnity; Insurance.  The obligations of Tenant under this Article
14 shall not be affected in any way by the absence of insurance or by the
failure or refusal of any insurance carrier to perform any obligation on its
part under insurance policies affecting the Premises.


Section 14.05         Survival.  The terms and conditions of this Article 14
shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease Agreement.


Section 14.06         No Consequential Damages.  In no event shall either party be liable for
consequential, incidental or special damages under this Lease Agreement.


ARTICLE 15.

LANDLORD NOT LIABLE FOR INJURY OR DAMAGE, ETC.


Landlord shall not in any event whatsoever be liable
for any injury or damage to Tenant (unless caused by the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of Landlord, its agents, servants or employees) or to any
other Person happening on, in or about the Premises and its appurtenances, nor
for any injury or damage to the Premises or to any property belonging to Tenant
(unless caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, its
agents, servants or employees) or to any other Person.


ARTICLE 16.

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED


ARTICLE 17.

RIGHT OF INSPECTION


Section 17.01         Landlord Access to Premises.  Upon reasonable notice, Tenant shall permit
Landlord and its agents or representatives to enter the Premises at all
reasonable times during business days and business hours for the purpose of
determining whether or not Tenant is in compliance with its obligations
hereunder.


Section 7.02           No Landlord Obligation to Repair.  Nothing in this Article 17 or elsewhere in
this Lease shall imply any duty on the part of Landlord to do any repairs,
maintenance, renovation or other work on or at the Premises, and performance
thereof by Landlord shall not constitute a waiver of Tenant’s default in
failing to perform the same. In the event Landlord has the right to undertake
any such work and undertakes such work, Landlord, during the progress of any
such work, may keep and store at the Premises all necessary materials, tools,
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complete such work in a timely and workmanlike manner,
in a manner consistent with each of the provisions of this Lease as applicable
to Tenant as if Landlord were the tenant. 
Provided Landlord is in compliance with the foregoing sentence, Landlord
shall not be liable for inconvenience, annoyance, disturbance, loss of business
or other damage of Tenant or any subtenant by reason of making such repairs or
the performance of any such work, or on account of bringing materials, tools,
supplies and equipment into the Premises during the course thereof and the
obligations of Tenant under this Lease shall not be affected thereby.


ARTICLE 18.

LANDLORD’S RIGHT TO PERFORM TENANT’S COVENANTS


If Tenant at any time shall be in Default (as
hereinafter defined) of any of its obligations under this Lease beyond all
applicable notice and cure periods, then Landlord, without waiving or releasing
Tenant from any obligation of Tenant contained in this Lease, may (but shall be
under no obligation to) perform such obligation on Tenant’s behalf.  All costs and expenses reasonably incurred by
Landlord in connection with the performance of any act pursuant hereto together
with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the respective dates of Landlord’s
making demand to Tenant of each such payment of each such sum, cost, expense,
charge, payment or deposit, shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord within twenty
(20) business days of demand therefor provided Landlord’s demand shall be
accompanied by a reasonably detailed statement setting forth such expenditures,
the reasons therefor and reasonably detailed invoices and/or receipts
evidencing such expenditures.  Such
amounts due from Tenant shall be Rent under this Lease.  Any payment or performance by Landlord
pursuant hereto shall not be nor be deemed to be a waiver or release of the
breach or default of Tenant with respect thereto or of the right of Landlord to
terminate this Lease, institute summary proceedings or take such other action
as may be permissible hereunder if an Event of Default (as hereinafter defined)
by Tenant shall have occurred.


ARTICLE 19.

PERMITTED USE; NO UNLAWFUL OCCUPANCY


Subject to the provisions of applicable law of this
Lease, Tenant shall cause the Premises to be used as agreed to by Landlord and
Tenant.  Tenant shall not use or occupy,
nor permit or suffer the Premises or any part thereof to be used or occupied
for any unlawful or illegal business.


ARTICLE 20.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT, CONDITIONAL LIMITATIONS, REMEDIES


Section 20.01         Event of Default.  Each of the following events shall be an “Event
of Default” or “Default” hereunder:


(a)           Tenant
shall fail to pay any installment of Rent or any part thereof within thirty
(30) business days after receipt of written notice from Landlord that Tenant
has failed to pay such installment once the same has become due and payable and
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(b)           Subject
to Force Majure, Tenant’s determination that operation of the Premises is not
economically feasible, or except during Tenant’s construction, alteration or
repair of improvements on the Premises, Tenant shall fail, for a period of
sixty (60) consecutive business days following receipt of notice from Landlord,
to use the Premises for agreed upon activities;


(c)           Tenant
is generally not paying its debts as such debts become due or shall admit, in
writing, that it is unable to pay its debts as such debts become due;


(d)           Except
as contemplated pursuant to Section 7.02 of this Lease, Tenant shall make an
assignment for the benefit of creditors;


(e)           Tenant
shall file a voluntary petition under Title 11 of the United States Code or if
such petition is filed against Tenant and an order for relief is entered,
or  Tenant shall file any petition or
answer seeking, consenting to or acquiescing in any reorganization,
arrangements, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar
relief under present or any future federal bankruptcy code or any other present
or future applicable federal, state or other statute or law, or shall seek or
consent to or acquiesce in or suffer the appointment of any trustee, receiver,
custodian, assignee, sequestrator, liquidator or other similar official of
Tenant or of all or any substantial part of its properties or of the Premises
or any interest of Tenant therein;


(f)            If
within one hundred twenty (120) days after the commencement of any proceeding
against tenant seeking any reorganization, arrangement, composition,
readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under the present or
any future federal bankruptcy code or any other present or future applicable
federal, state or other statute or law, such proceeding shall not have been
dismissed, or if, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the appointment,
without the consent or acquiescence of Tenant, of any trustee, receiver,
custodian, assignee, sequestrator, or liquidator of Tenant or of all or any
substantial part of its properties or of the Premises or any interest of Tenant
therein, such appointment shall not have been vacated or stayed on appeal or
otherwise, or if, within thirty (30) days after the expiration of any such
stay, such appointment shall not have been vacated;


(g)           If
any material representation made herein by Tenant proves to be false or
incorrect as of the date when made; or


(h)           Tenant
shall fail to observe or perform one or more of the other terms, conditions,
covenants or agreements of this Lease and such failure is material and shall
continue for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof by
Landlord to Tenant specifying such failure (unless such failure requires work
to be performed, acts to be done, or conditions to be removed which cannot by
their nature reasonably be performed, done or removed, as the case may be,
within such thirty (30) day period, in which case no Event of Default shall be
deemed to exist as long as Tenant shall have commenced curing the same within
such thirty (30) day period and shall diligently and continuously prosecute the
same to completion).


Section 20.02         Tenant Default; Payment of Rent and
Termination of Lease.  If any Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing beyond all applicable notice
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Landlord may, at its sole option, give to Tenant an
additional thirty (30) business days notice of cancellation of this Lease and
opportunity to cure the same, in which event this Lease and the Term shall come
to an end and expire upon the expiration of such thirty (30) business day
period if Tenant thereafter fails to cure the same with the same force and
effect as if the date set forth in the notice was the date of the end of the
Term of the Lease; and Tenant shall then quit and surrender the Premises  to Landlord, and all unpaid Rent shall be
immediately due and Tenant shall immediately pay the full amount of such unpaid
Rent to Landlord.  Upon payment in full
of such amounts to the Landlord, Landlord and Tenant shall be released from any
and all further obligations under this Lease, except those that are expressly
provided for as surviving the termination thereof. The terms of this Section
20.02 shall survive the termination of this Lease.


Section 20.03         Intentionally
omitted.


Section 20.04         No Reinstatement.  No receipt of monies by Landlord from Tenant
after the termination of this Lease, or after the giving of any notice of the
termination of this Lease (unless such receipt cures the Event of Default which
was the basis for the notice), shall reinstate, continue or extend the Term or
affect any notice theretofore given to Tenant, or operate as a waiver of the
right of Landlord to enforce the payment of Rent payable by Tenant
hereunder.  After the service of notice
to terminate this Lease, Landlord may demand, receive and collect any moneys
due or thereafter falling due without in any manner affecting such notice, all
such monies collected being deemed payments on account of the use and
occupation of the Premises or, at the election of Landlord, on account of
Tenant’s liability hereunder.


Section 20.05         Strict Performance.  No failure by Landlord to insist upon the
strict performance of any covenants agreement, term or condition of this Lease
or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof, and no
acceptance of full or partial Rent during the continuance of any such breach,
shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or of such covenant, agreement,
term or condition.  No covenant,
agreement, term or condition of this Lease to be performed or complied with by
Tenant, and no breach thereof, shall be waived, altered or modified except by a
written instrument executed by Landlord. 
No waiver of any breach shall affect or alter this Lease, but each and
every covenant, agreement, term and condition of this Lease shall continue in
full force and effect with respect to any other then existing or subsequent
breach thereof.


Section 20.06         Remedies Cumulative.  Each right and remedy of Landlord provided
for in this Lease shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other
right or remedy provided for in this Lease and the exercise or beginning of the
exercise by Landlord of any one or more of the rights or remedies provided for
in this Lease shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by Landlord
of any or all other rights or remedies provided for in this Lease.


Section 20.07         Landlord’s Costs and Expenses.  Tenant shall pay to Landlord all reasonable
costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees
and disbursements, incurred by Landlord in any action or proceeding to which
Landlord may be made a party by reason of any act or omission of Tenant
hereunder provided the Landlord is the prevailing party in such action.  Tenant also shall pay to Landlord all
reasonable costs and expenses, including without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred by Landlord in enforcing any of the
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action brought by Landlord against Tenant on account
of the provisions hereof, and all such reasonable costs, expenses, and
reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements may be included in and form a part
of any judgment entered in any proceeding brought by Landlord against Tenant on
or under this Lease provided the Landlord is the prevailing party in such
action.  All of the sums paid or
obligations incurred by Landlord as aforesaid, with interest and costs, shall
be paid by Tenant to Landlord promptly upon demand.


Section 20.08         Tenant Bankruptcy.  If an order for relief is entered or if a
stay of proceeding or other acts become effective in favor of Tenant or Tenant’s
interest in this Lease in any proceeding which is commenced by or against
Tenant under the present or any future federal bankruptcy code or any other
present or future applicable federal, state or other statute or law, Landlord
shall be entitled to invoke any and all rights and remedies available to it
under such bankruptcy code, statute, law or this Lease, including, without
limitation, such rights and remedies as may be necessary to protect adequately
Landlord’s right, title and interest in and to the Premises or any part thereof
and to assure adequately the complete and continuous future performance of
Tenant’s obligations under this Lease.  Adequate
protection of Landlord’s right, title and interest in and to the Premises, and
adequate assurance of the complete and continuous future performance of Tenant’s
obligations under this Lease, shall include, without limitation, the following
requirements:


(a)           Tenant,
to the extent required by applicable law, comply with all of its obligations
under this Lease;


(b)           Tenant
continue to use the Premises in the manner required by this Lease and
applicable law;


(c)           Tenant,
to the extent that Tenant desires to assume this Lease, provide proof to
Landlord, within one hundred (120) days after entry of such order or the
effective date of such stay, of adequate assurance of the complete and
continuous future performance of Tenant’s obligations under the Lease, a security
deposit in an amount acceptable to Landlord, but in no event more than the
Annual Rent payable hereunder for the then current lease year;


(d)           Tenant,
to the extent required by applicable law, will use any unencumbered assets
after the payment of all secured obligations and administrative expenses to
assure Landlord that sufficient funds will be available to fulfill the
obligations of Tenant under this Lease; and


(e)           If
Tenant’s trustee, Tenant or Tenant as debtor-in-possession assumes this Lease
and proposes to assign the same (pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §365, as the same may be
amended) to any Person who shall have made a bona fide offer to accept an
assignment of this Lease on terms acceptable to the trustee, Tenant or Tenant
as debtor-in-possession, then notice of such proposed assignment, setting forth
(i) the name and address of such Person, (ii) all of the terms and conditions
of such offer, and (iii) the adequate assurance to be provided Landlord to
assure such Person’s future performance under the Lease, including, without
limitation, the assurance referred to in 11 U.S.C. §365(b)(3) (as the same may
be amended), shall be given to Landlord by the trustee, Tenant or Tenant as
debtor-in-possession no later than twenty (20) days after receipt by the trustee,
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event no later than ten (10) days prior to the date that the trustee,
Tenant or Tenant as debtor-in-possession shall make application to a court of
competent jurisdiction for authority and approval to enter into such assignment
and assumption, and Landlord shall thereupon have the prior right, to be
exercised by notice to the trustee given at any time prior to the effective
date of such proposed assignment, to accept an assignment of this Lease upon
the same terms and conditions and for the same consideration, if any, as the
bona fide offer made by such Person, less any brokerage commissions which may
be payable out of the consideration to be paid by such Person for the
assignment of this Lease.


ARTICLE 21.

NOTICES


All notices, certificates or other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given if (a)
mailed by United States certified mail, postage prepaid, or (b) if sent by a
nationally recognized overnight courier or (c) delivered personally, to the
Landlord and Tenant as the case may be, addressed as follows:


	
  (a)

  	
   

  	
  To Landlord:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Seneca Nation of
  Indians

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  1490 Route 438

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Irving, New York
  14801

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Attn: President

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  With copies to:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Seneca Nation of
  Indians

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  P.O. Box 231

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Salamanca, New
  York 14779

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Attn: Treasurer

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  and

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Seneca Nation of
  Indians

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  P.O. Box 231

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Salamanca, New
  York 14779

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Attn: Department
  of Justice

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  (b)

  	
   

  	
  To Tenant:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Seneca Erie
  Gaming Corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  310 Fourth
  Street

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Niagara Falls,
  New York 14302-0777

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Attn: President
  and CEO

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  With a copy to:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Seneca Erie
  Gaming Corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  310 Fourth
  Street

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Niagara Falls,
  New York 14302-0777

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Attn: General
  Counsel

  



 



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Landlord and Tenant may, by notice given hereunder to
each of the others, designate any further or different addresses to which the
subsequent notices, certificates or other, communications to them shall be
sent.


Every notice, demand, request, consent, approval, or
other communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been given or served only
upon receipt.


ARTICLE 22.

TERMINATION


Tenant and Landlord shall each have the right to
terminate the Lease in its entirety at any time after the date of the Lease, by
giving the other party at least ninety (90) days advance written notice (the “Termination
Notice”) that such party intends to terminate the Lease effective as of the
date set forth therein (the “Termination Date”).  Tenant shall then quit and surrender the
Premises to Landlord on the Termination Date, and all unpaid Rent through the
Termination Date shall be immediately due and Tenant shall immediately pay the
full amount of such unpaid Rent through the Termination Date to Landlord.  Upon payment in full of such amounts to the
Landlord, Landlord and Tenant shall be released from any and all further
obligations under this Lease, except those that are expressly provided for as
surviving the termination thereof. The terms of this Article 22 shall survive
the termination of this Lease.


ARTICLE
23.

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED


ARTICLE
24.

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED


ARTICLE
25.

EXCAVATIONS AND SHORING


If any excavation shall be made or contemplated for
construction or other purposes upon property adjacent to the Premises, Tenant
shall either:


(a)           afford
to the person or persons causing or authorized to cause such excavation the
right to enter upon the Premises in a reasonable manner for the purpose of
doing such work as may be necessary to preserve any of the walls or structures
on the Premises from injury or damage and to support the same by proper
foundations, or


(b)           do
or cause to be done all such work, at Tenant’s expense, as may be necessary to
preserve any of the walls or structures on the Premises from injury or damage
and to support the same by proper foundations.



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Tenant shall not, by reason of any such excavation or
work, have any claim against Landlord for damages or for indemnity or for
suspension, diminution, abatement, or reduction of Rent payable by Tenant
hereunder unless such claim arises from Landlord’s gross negligence or
intentional misconduct.


ARTICLE 26.

CERTIFICATES BY LANDLORD AND TENANT


Section 26.01         Landlord Certificate.  Landlord agrees at any time and from time to
time, upon not less than ten (10) business days’ prior notice by Tenant, to
execute, acknowledge and deliver to Tenant or such other person designated by
Tenant, a statement in writing certifying that this Lease is unmodified and in
full force and effect (or if there have been modifications, that the same, as
modified, is in full force and effect and stating the modifications) and the
date to which the Rent payable by Tenant hereunder has been paid, and stating
whether or not to the best knowledge of the signer of such certificate Tenant
is in Default in the performance of any covenant, agreement or condition
contained in this Lease, and, if so, specifying in detail each such Default of
which the signer may have knowledge and any other such item as Tenant shall
reasonably request, due regard being given to the fact that such certificate may
be requested on behalf of a potential or actual Mortgagee.


Section 26.02         Tenant Certificate.  Tenant shall at any time and from time to
time upon not less than ten (10) days prior notice by Landlord execute,
acknowledge and deliver to Landlord or any other party specified by Landlord a
statement in writing certifying that this Lease is unmodified and in full force
and effect (or if there have been modifications, that the same, as modified, is
in full force and effect and stating the modifications) and the date to which
each item of the Rent payable by Tenant hereunder has been paid, and stating
whether or not to the best knowledge of the signer of such certificate Landlord
is in default in performance of any covenant, agreement or condition contained
in this Lease, and, if so, specifying in detail each such default of which the
signer may have knowledge.


ARTICLE 27.

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED


ARTICLE 28.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT


This Lease contains all the promises, agreements,
conditions, inducements and understandings between Landlord and Tenant relating
to the Premises and there are no promises, agreements, conditions,
understandings, inducements, warranties or representations, oral or written,
expressed or implied, between them other than as herein set forth.


ARTICLE 29.

QUIET ENJOYMENT


If and as long as Tenant faithfully performs the
agreements, terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease, Tenant shall
peaceably and quietly have, hold and enjoy the Premises for the term hereby
granted without molestation or disturbance by or from Landlord or any Person
claiming through Landlord and free of any encumbrance created or suffered by
Landlord, except those encumbrances created or suffered by Tenant and those as
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ARTICLE 30.

DISPUTES


All disputes between the parties with respect to this
Lease shall be determined by the courts of the Seneca Nation of Indians.


ARTICLE 31.

RECORDING OF MEMORANDUM


Landlord and Tenant, upon the written request of the
other, shall join in the execution of a memorandum of lease in proper form for
recordation.


ARTICLE 32.

NO DISCRIMINATION WITH RESPECT TO THE PREMISES


With respect to the Premises, Tenant covenants and
agrees that it shall (a) neither commit nor permit discrimination or
segregation by reason of race, creed, color, religion, national origin,
ancestry, sex, age, disability or marital status (“Discrimination”) in
the sale, transfer or assignment of its interest under this Lease or in the
subleasing, use or occupancy of the Premises or any part thereof or in
connection with the erection, maintenance, repair, restoration, alteration or
replacement of, or addition to, any building (b) not willfully engage in any
personnel practices which may have a discriminatory effect and (c) comply with
all federal laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations from time to time in
effect prohibiting Discrimination or segregation or pertaining to equal
employment opportunities.


ARTICLE 33.

TENANT’S CHARTER


Nothing contained in this Lease Agreement shall be
construed as modifying or amending the charter of the SEGC, as may be from time
to time amended, nor granting in advance any approvals that are otherwise
required under the charter.


ARTICLE 34.

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 34.01         Captions.  The captions of this Lease are for
convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or describe the scope
or intent of this Lease or in any way affect this Lease.


Section 34.02         Table of Contents.  The Table of Contents is for the purpose of
convenience of reference only and is not to be deemed or construed in any way
as part of this Lease or as supplemental thereto or amendatory thereof.


Section 34.03         Plurals.  The use herein of the neuter pronoun in any
reference to Landlord or Tenant shall be deemed to include any individual Landlord
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the words “successors and assigns” or “successors or
assigns” of Landlord or Tenant shall be deemed to include the heirs, legal
representatives and assigns of any individual Landlord or Tenant.


Section 34.04         Execution of Documents.  If more than one party is named as or becomes
Tenant hereunder, Landlord may require the signatures of all such parties in
connection with any notice to be given or action to be taken by Tenant
hereunder.


Section 34.05         No Merger.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in
this Lease, there shall be no merger of this Lease or the leasehold estate
created hereby with the fee estate in the Land or any part thereof by reason of
the same Person acquiring or holding, directly or indirectly, this Lease or the
leasehold estate created hereby or any interest in this Lease or in such
leasehold estate as well as the fee estate in the Land.


Section 34.06         No Broker.  Each of the parties represents to the other
that it has not dealt with any broker in connection with this transaction.  If any claim is made by broker who shall
claim to have acted or dealt with Tenant in connection with this transaction,
Tenant will be responsible for payment of the brokerage commission, fee or
other compensation to which such broker is entitled.


Section 34.07         Changes of Lease.  This Lease cannot be changed, modified or
terminated orally, but only by a written instrument of change, modification or
termination executed by the party against whom enforcement of any change, modification,
or termination is sought.


Section 34.08         Governing Law.  This Lease shall be interpreted and construed
in accordance with the laws of the Seneca Nation of Indians.


Section 34.09         Successors and Assigns.  The agreements, terms, covenants and conditions
herein shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of, Landlord and
Tenant and their respective successors and assigns.


Section 34.10         No Violations.  Neither Landlord nor Tenant will do,
authorize or execute any act, deed or thing whatsoever or fail to take any such
action which will or may cause the other party to be in violation of any of its
obligations.


Section 34.11         References.  All references in this Lease to “Articles” or
“Sections” shall refer to the designated Article(s) or Section(s), as the case
may be, of this Lease.


Section 34.12         Severable.  If any term or provision of this Lease, or
the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall, to any extent, be
invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Lease, or the application of
such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which
it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each
term and provision of this Lease shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest
extent permitted by law.


Section 34.13         No Abatement.  Except as may be otherwise expressly provided
herein, there shall be no abatement, diminution or reduction of Rent payable by
Tenant hereunder or of the other obligations of Tenant hereunder under any
circumstances.



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Section 34.14         Substitution.  Where Tenant is required to do or accomplish
any act or thing hereunder, Tenant may cause the same to be done or
accomplished by others with the same force and effect as if done or
accomplished by Tenant.


Section 34.15         Lease to Run With Land.  This Lease Agreement shall run with the land,
both as respects benefits and burdens created herein, and shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the respective
parties.


Section 34.16         Force Majeure.  The obligations of Landlord and Tenant to
perform their respective covenants hereunder, other than, and exclusive of,
Tenant’s obligation to pay Rent hereunder, shall be excused to the extent that
Landlord or Tenant, as the case may be, is prevented or delayed from so doing
by reason of Force Majeure.  “Force
Majeure” shall mean failure, in whole or in part, or delay on the part of
Tenant in the performance of any of the obligations imposed upon Tenant under
this Lease, shall be excused and Landlord shall not exercise its option to
terminate this Lease, when such failure or delay is the direct result of any of
the following causes: Acts of God, earthquake, windstorm, hurricane, fire,
flood, strikes or other labor stoppages including shortages of labor or materials,
the elements, malicious mischief by third parties not within the control of
Tenant, insurrection, riot, public enemy, war, terrorism, wrongful acts of the
Landlord or comparable extraordinary cause not within the control of Tenant.


Section 34.17         Easements.  Landlord will, from time to time, at the
request of Tenant and at Tenant’s cost and expense (but subject to the approval
of Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed), (i) grant consent to easements and other rights in the nature of
easements with respect to the Land to third parties, (ii) grant consent to
release existing easements or other rights in the nature of easements which are
for the benefit of the Land, (iii) execute petitions to have the Land annexed
to any municipal corporation or utility district and (iv) execute and deliver
to any person any instrument appropriate to confirm or effect such grants,
releases and petitions (to the extent of its interests in the Land).


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed
this Lease as of the day and year first above-written.


LANDLORD:


SENECA
NATION OF INDIANS


By:          ______________________________
                 Name:
                 Title:


TENANT:


SENECA ERIE GAMING


CORPORATION


By:          ______________________________
                 Name:
                 Title:



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  STATE OF NEW YORK

  	
  )

  
	
   

  	
  ) ss:

  
	
  COUNTY OF

  	
  )

  



 


On the _______ day of _____________ in the year 2007,
before me, the undersigned personally appeared ______________________,
personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to
be the individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument
and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their
capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the
individual(s), or the person upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted,
executed the instrument.


________________________________________________

Signature and Office of individual taking acknowledgment


 


	
  STATE OF NEW YORK

  	
  )

  
	
   

  	
  ) ss:

  
	
  COUNTY OF

  	
  )

  



 


On the _______ day of _____________ in the year 2007,
before me, the undersigned personally appeared ______________________,
personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to
be the individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument
and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their
capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the
individual(s), or the person upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted,
executed the instrument.


________________________________________________

Signature and Office of individual taking acknowledgment


 



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Exhibit A


Description of Premises
Leased for SEGC Use


The approximate nine acre
parcel(s) of land in the inner harbor district of Buffalo, New York bordered by
Michigan Avenue to the west, Perry Street to the north, Marvin Street to the
east and South Park Avenue to the south.



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