April 18,2008 

Antone C. Minthorn 

Chairman, Board of Trustees 

Confederated Tribes of the Urnatilla Indian Reservation 

P.O. Box 638 

Pendleton, Oregon 9780 1 

: Approval of an Amendment to the Confederated Tribes of the UmatilIa Indian 

Reservation Gaming Code 

Dear Rlr. Minthorn: 

Ris letter responds to your request to review and approve an amendment to the Confederated 

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

amendment by Resolution 08-033 on April 14,2008. It authorizes check cashing on the CIass 

III gaming floor, so Eong as the check cashing is in compliance with the Compact. We received 

the amendment on April I 5,2008. 

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

submitted amendment. It is important to note, however, that the approvaI is granted far gaming 

only on Indian lands, as defined in the IGRA, over which the Tribe has jurisdiction. 

Thank you for submitting the amendment for review and approval. The NJGC and I look 

forward to working with you and the Tribe on future gaming issues. If you have any questions 

contact Ms. Frances Fragua at (202) 632-7003. 

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Exhibit 3 

 SOLUTION: 08-033 

TOPIC: Gaming Code Amendment 

Department: Dept. of Jestice 

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CERTIFICATE 

The undersigned, Antone C. Minthorn md N. Kathryn Brigham, hereby certify that they are the 

Chairman and Secretary, respectively, of the Board of Trustees of the Confederated Tribes of the 

UmatilIa Indian Reservation, and at a regular mee-ting of said Board at the Board Room of the 

Tribal office building, Mission, Oregon, on the 14' day of April, 2008, a quorum of said Board 

was present and the following ResoIution was regularly moved, secoadd, and adopted by a vote 

of 4 for, 0 against, and 0 abstaining. 

RESOLUTION 

WHFXEAS, the Baard of Tnrstees is the governing body of the Confederated Trib~ of the 

Umatilla Zndian Reservation (Codederatd Tribes) by the authority of Article 

Smtion 1 of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Codderated Tribes, adopted on 

November 4,1949 and approved on December 7,1949, as amended, AND 

WHEREAS, pummt to Article VX, Section I(d) ofthe Confedmted Tnis' Constitdon, the 

Board of Tmstees has the authority 90 prodgate and enforce statutes governing 

the conduct of all petsons and activities within the boundaries of the Umatilla 

Indian Resewation, providing for the procedure of the Board of Trustees, and 

cmying out my powers herein conferred upon the Board of Trustees"; AND 

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees enacted the Gaming Code in Resolution No, 94-34 

(February 25 f 994), and has amended that cude several times, most recently in 

Resolution No. 04446 (My 12, 2004), which amendment was approved by the 

National Zndian Gaming Commission on Sqtmber 28,2004; AND 

WEEREAS, in Resolution No. 94-47 (November 5, 1993) the Board approved the original 

Tribal-State Compact for Class Ill Gaming between the Confederated Tribes and 

the State of Oregon; that compact was subsequently amended seven times, and 

was ultimateIy replaced with an Amended and Restated Tribd-State Compact 

approved in Board Resolution No. 99-92 (December I, 1999, which compact was 

subsequently amended by Resolution No. 06-089 (September 18, 2006) (Compact 

Amendment I) and by Resolution No, 07 - 112 (November 5, 2007) (Compact 

Amendment II); AND 
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RESOLUTION: 08-033 

TOPIC: Gaming Code Amendment 

Department: Dept of Justice 

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WEEREAS, Compact Amendment II was submitted to and approved by the Secretary of 

Interior as required by federal law, AND 

WEEREAS, Compact Amendment II authorizeg amang other things, the cashing of checks in 

the Class JII gaming area, including the cage, subject to certain conditions; AND 

W~~S, section 4.07 of the Tribal Gaming Code prohibits the cashing of checks in the 

Class III gaming area, which language was consistent with the Tribal-State 

Gaming Compact at the time the Code was enacted; AND 

WEEREAS, Wildhorse Resort and Casino desires to cash checks at the cage serving the Class 

Di gaming ffoor as permitted under Compact Amendment JI; 

WHERIEAS, the Board of Trustees conducted a worksession on October 3 1,2007 regarding 

Compact Amendment II at which time the Board discussd the issues connected 

with and the reasons for the authorization to permit Wildhorse to cash checks in 

the cage serving the Class III Gaming Root, NOW, THERE'MIRE, BE IT 

RESOLVED, th the Board of Trustees does &by rescind the mmmt section 4.07 of the 

Tribal Gaming Code and replaces it with the following: 

SECTTON 4.07. PROHIBITION ON EXENSIOE3 OF CREDIT; CHECK CASEXING. 

All wing conducted pursuant to this Code sM1 be conducted on a cash basis. The Tribal 

Gaming Operation may cash checks on the Class TIl gaming floor so long as such check cashing 

is done in compliance with the Compact. Nothing in this Code shall restrict the Tribal Gaming 

Operation from cashing checks in any area where Class TI gaming is conducted or in non-gaming 

areas ofthe Gaming Facility. 

RESOLVED, that the Board of Tmsrees hereby directs its Chairman to submit the Amendment 

to the Tribal Gaming Code adopted in this Resobion to the National Indian 

Gaming Commissian for approval as requid by federal law; 

AND, that mid Resolution has not been modified mended or repealed aad is stiIZ in fulI force 

and effect. 
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RESOLUTION: 08-033 

TOPIC: Gaming Code Amendment 

Department: Dept. of Justice 

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DATED this 14~ day of ApriZ 2008. 

Board of Tmstew 

ATTEST: 

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hryn Brigham, Secretary 

Board of Trustees