Daniel W. Hester 

Fredericks, Pelcyger & Hester 

Chris topher Plaza 

1075 South Boulder Road 

Suite 305 

Louisville, CO 80027 

Re: Amendments to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation 

Gaming Code 

Dear Mr. Hester: 

This letter responds to your request to review and approve amendments to the 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Gaming Code. The Tribe adopted 

the amendments pursuant to Resolution 01-101 on October 1, 2001. We received the 

amendments on October 16, 2001. The Chairman of the National Indian Gaming 

Commission (NIGC) originally approved the Tribe's ordinance on September 8, 2000. 

This letter constitutes approval under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) of the 

submitted amendments. 

Thank you for submitting the amendment for review and approval. If you have any 

questions or require further assistance, please contact Cynthia Omberg at (202) 632-7003. 

Sincerely yours, 

/LM&JW 

Montie R. Deer 

Chairman 

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No- 01-101 b' ,'WT??I~ C, ;o: 

CERTIFICATE 

The undersigned, Antone Minthorn and Rose Mary Narcisse, hereby csrtify that they are the Chairman and 

Secreta~, respectively, of the Board of Tmtces, of the Confederated Tni of ihe Umatina fdh 

ReseavationofO~~Tnbes")aodthat~BoamlafTruste9s,~iaTTribal 

Adrmnistration Mces in Mission, Oreson, on October 1,2001 after being polled adopted by a vote of2 

to 0 . 0 abstaining, the bllowing Resolutian. 

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees is the govern body of the Canfederated Tribes by the Authority 

set firth in Article M, Sedan 1 of the GmlWian and By-laws of the Canfederated 

Tribes adapted an November 4, 1949 and approved by the Secrw of Xuterior on 

Deudw 7,1949; AND 

WHEW, pursuant to Article VI, Section 1 (4 the Board of Trustees has the authority to 

''promdgate sod enforce orchance governing the amduct of all persons and activities 

w'rthin the boundaries of the UmatiIla Qdian R~sedon providing for the pnxedwes of 

tbeBaarddT~k~~anyp~~~apartEseBoardo

Trusts"; AND 

WHEREAS, the Board of Tiustees adopted tbg Tni Gaming Code by Resolution 00-82 an August 

14,2000, which Code bas besa appmved by the Natiamal Tndian Gaming Commission 

(NIGC) an September S, 2000, as required by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 

(IGW; 

WHEREAS, Wddhorse Casino manage has proposed minor amendments to the Gaming Code, 

whkhamen~ba~beeo~bythehiGaming Comz&sioo; ANI) 

WHEREAS, the Triial Gaming Commission has trawdted the amendments to the Board of 

Trustees with their recommenWon for approval; AND 

WEEREAS, tbe Board of Trustees ccrnducted a workscssian to review the attached amendrn- to the 

~~oz:~30,2001. NOW~OREBEIT 

RESOLVED, that the Board of TNstees hereby approves the attached Amendments to Sectians 9,22 

and 30 of the Gaming Code; AM) BE IT FINALLY 

RESOLVED, that the Board of Tm$ees hereby authoxizes its Qlairman to submit the attached 

~gCade;olenclmentstotheNIGC~tbeirappr0valas~edbyIGRA. 

Dated this la day of October, 2001 

ATTEST; 

Board of rust& 
ATTACHMENT TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESOLUTION 01-101 

AMENDMENTS TO GAMING CODE 

1. Section 9 shall be revised in its entirety as follows: 

9. PRIZES 

A. No Assignments. 

The right of any person to a Prize is personal and may not be assigned. 

B. Unclaimed and Illegal Prizes. 

1. Any unclaimed Prize of a Class II or Class LII Gaming activity shall be 

retained by the owner of the gaming activity or enterprise, and be 

available to the winner of the Prize, for ninety days after the Prize is 

available to be claimed except as follows: 

a. Any Off Track Betting Prize must be collected within 90 days . 

after the end of the race meet. 

b. Any Keno Prize must be collected as follows: 

(1) A single race Prize must be collected prior to the 

beginning of the next race; 

(2) A 2 to 20 race Prize must be collected within 30 days of 

the date the Keno ticket is issued; and 

(3) A 21 and above race Prize must be collected within 360 

days the Keno ticket is issued. 

2. Any person who fails to claim a Prize during such time shall forfeit all 

rights to the Prize and the Prize shall become the property of the 

Tribes. The Gaming Operation shall provide patrons with adequate 

notice of the applicable redemption period for all Prizes. 

3. Prizes are conditioned on lawful play of games and may not be 

awarded to a Player when obtained in violation of this Code or any 

regulations promulgated thereunder. Under Prize won by a person 

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under the age of eighteen (18), or in the case of Class 111 games under 

the age of twenty-one (21), shall not be awarded to any underage 

Player playing in violation of Section 8 of this Code. Any such Prize 

shall be awarded to the Tribes, and the approximate consideration paid 

by the underaged Player shall be refunded to the Player. Any dispute 

arising out of a decision regarding payment of a Prize pursuant to this 

provision must be resolved pursuant to Section 32 of this Code and 

applicable regulations. 

4. Section 22 is rescinded. Section 22 shall be marked Reserved. 

5. Section 30 shall be revised in its entirety as follows: 

§ 30. PROHIBITION ON EXTENSION OF CREDIT AND CHECK 

CASHING ON CLASS I11 GAMING FLOOR 

All gaming conducted pursuant to this Code shall be conducted on a 

cash basis. The Tribal Gaming Operation shall not permit the cashing 

of checks on the Class TI1 gaming floor. Nothing in this Code shall 

restrict the Tribal Gaming Operation from cashing checks in any area 

where Class I1 gaming is conducted or in non-gaming areas of the 

Gaming Facility. 

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