A.D. Ellis, Principal Chief 

Office of the Principal Chief 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation 

P.O. Box 580 

Okrnulgee, OK 74447 

RE: Amendments to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Code Annotated Title 21 

Dear Principal Chief Ellis: 

This letter is in response to your request for the National Indian Gaming 

Commission (NIGC) to review and approve an amendment to the Muscogee 

(Creek) Nation's Code Annotated Title 21, "Gaming," Chapter 5, "Rules of 

Operation and General Applicability," submitted on July 11, 2006. The 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation (Nation) National Council approved the Ordinance by 

NCA 06-134 on June 15, 2006. This letter constitutes approval of your 

submission under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). It is important to 

note that the Gaming Ordinance is approved for gaming only on Indian lands, as 

defined in the IGRA, over which the Tribe has jurisdiction and exercises 

governmental power. 

ordinance amendment for review and approval. The 

ard to working with you and the Nation on future 

Chairman 

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 1441 L St. NW, Suite 9100, Washington, DC 20005 Tel: 202.632.7003 Fax: 202.632.7066 wWW.NIGC.GOV 

REGIONAL OFFICES Portland. OR; Sacramento, CA; Phoenix, AZ; St. Paul, MN; Tulsa, OK 
June 30,2006 

National Indian Gaming Commission 

Philip Hogan, Chairman 

1441 L Street NW, 9th Floor 

Washington D.C., 20005 

Dear Mr. Hogan: 

Mwcogee (Cree@ Nut ion 

PRINCIPAL CHIEF OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF 

g.D. ~f&i PO Box 580 

(HW 75, Loop 56) 

SECOND CHIEF Okrnulgee, OK 74447 

Aped 9erryhig 91 8.732.7600 

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The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is submitting the following Muscogee (Creek) Nation law: NCA 06- 

134 (A LAW OF THE MUSCOGEE (CREEK) NATION AMENDING MUSCOGEE (CREEK) 

NATION CODE ANNOTATED TITLE 2 1, "GAMING," CHAPTER 5, "RULES OF OPERATICIN 

AND GENERAL APPLICABILITY," to allow for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages 

at gaming facilities approved by the National Council and duly licensed by the Tax Commission), 

which amends certain provisions of the Nation's Gaming Code, for review by the National Indian 

Gaming Commission and a determination whether approval is necessary pursuant to 25 CFR 5 522.3. 

Please find enclosed a certified copy ofNCA 6-134. If you need any further information please do 

not hesitate to call. 

Sincerely, 

A.D. Ellis, Principal Chief 

Musco gee (Creek) Nation 

cc: National Council 

Attorney General 

Office of Public Gaming 
NCA 06-1 34 

CLASSIFICATION: #36. TAXATION AND REVENUE . . 

A LAW OF THE MUSCOGEE (CREEK) NATION AMENDING MUSCOGEE (CREEK) 

NATION CODE ANNOTATED TITLE 21, "GAMING," CHAPTER 5, "RULES OF 

OPERATION AND GENERAL APPLICABILITY," TO ALLOW FOR THE SALE AND 

CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT GAMING FACILITIES APPROVED 

BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AND DULY LICENSED BY THE TAX COMMISSION 

Be it enacted by the National Council of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation: 

SECTION ONE. AMENDMENT. MCNCA Title 21, $5-1 15, is hereby amended to read as 

follows: 

55-1 15. Alcoholic beverages 

No beverage containing alcohol, including but not limited to beer or liquor, shall be 

offered or awarded as a prize or in lieu of a prize for winning at any of the activities 

authorized by this title. Alcoholic beverages or beer may be sold or consumed on gaming 

facility premises provided that the location has been authorized to sell alcoholic beverages 

by the National Council by way of duly adopted Tribal Resolution and said location has 

been duly licensed by the Tax Commission in accordance with MCNCA Title 36, 7-101, et 

seq. 

SECTION TWO. EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION. The effective date of this 

amendment shall be the date of approval by the National lndian Gaming Commission; on 

the date the National lndian Gaming Commission determines that approval of the 

amendment is not necessary; or in the absence of issuance of approval or disapproval by 

the National lndian Gaming Commission, ninety (90) days from the date of submission of 

this amendment to the National lndian Gaming Commission, whichever date occurs first; 

provided that this Act shall not be implemented by the Nation until publication of NCA 06- 

132, the Liquor and Beverage Code, by the Secretary of the Interior in the Federal 

Register. 

ENACTED by the Muscogee (Creek) National Council on this @ day of June 2006. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Speaker of the Muscogee (Creek) National Council has 

hereto attached his signature. 

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George ~ig/er, ~pezker 

~ational council 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation