Chairperson Bernadette Huber 

Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma 

RR. 1, Box 271 

Perkins, OK 74059 

RE: Amendments to the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Tribal Gaming Ordinance 

Dear Chairperson Huber: 

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

Commission (NIGC) to review and approve amendments to the Iowa Tribe of 

Oklahoma Tribal Gaming Ordinance, submitted on November 15, 2005. The 

Ordinance was filed on August 11, 2005 and subsequently withdrawn on 

November 7, 2005. NIGC is also in receipt of the subsequent amendment 

submitted on November 28, 2005. This letter constitutes approval of your 

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

note that the Gaming Ordinance amendments are approved for gaming only on 

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

Please also note that the effective date of the Ordinance, as indicated in Section 

24, is the date of approval by the NIGC rather than the tribal governing body. 

review and approval. The NIGC 

Tribe on future gaming issues. 

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RESOLUTION 1-05-77 

of Oklahoma 

74059 

A RESOLUTION AMEND1 G THE IOWA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA GAMING 

ORDINANCE 

recognized Indian Tribe, organized 

Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act, and has a Constitution 

WHEREAS: The has the power to conduct business and otherwise speak or 

in all matters on which the Tribe is empowered to act 

2 of the Tribal Constitution; and 

WHEREAS: The General C uncil of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma approved the adoption of 

Ordinance 95- 4, the Iowa Tribal Gaming Ordinance, on September 12, 1995, at a 

duly called me ting of the General Council and the Iowa Tribal Gaming Ordinance 

was approved y the National Indian Gaming Commission on December 18, 1995; 

and J 

WHEREAS: Section 24 Tribal Gaming Ordinance granted the Business Committee the 

the gaming ordinance as necessary; and 

WHEREAS: It is necessary the Iowa Tribal Gaming Ordinance to be reviewed and amended 

to address deficiencies or needed changes so that the Iowa Tribal 

may operate efficiently and lawfully under the Indian Gaming 

WHEREAS: On August the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma submitted to the National Indian 

a proposed revision to the Iowa Tribal Gaming Ordinance; and 

WHEREAS: dian Gaming Commission has reviewed the gaming ordinance and 

changes be made to the ordinance; and 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED That the Business Committee of the Iowa Tribe of 

Oklahoma hereby amends the Iowa Tribal Gaming Ordinance as attached hereto and 

said ordinance is made a part of this Resolution; and 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That this Resolution and attached Gaming Ordinance shall be 

submitted to the National Indian Gaming Commission for its review and approval. 

CERTIFICATION 

We, the undersigned Chairman E. Bernadette Huber and Secretary Eugene Big Soldier, Jr., of 

the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, do hereby certify the above Resolution 1-05-77 to be a true and exact 

copy as approved at a special Business Committee meeting held on the 14th day of November, 2005, 

by a recorded vote of 4 yeas, 0 nays, and 1 abstention. 

Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Iowa Tribe of ~klahoma 
IOWA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA 

'rRIBAL GAMING ORDINANCE 

Index to Tribal Gaming Ordinance 

SECTION 1. 

SECTION 2. 

SECTION 3. 

SECTION 4. 

SECTION 5. 

SECTION 6. 

SECTION 7. 

SECTION 8. 

SECTION 9. 

SECTION 10. 

SECTION 1 1. 

SECTION 12. 

SECTION 13. 

SECTION 14. 

SECTION 15. 

SECTION 16. 

SECTION 17. 

SECTION 18. 

SECTION 19. 

SECTION 20. 

SECTION 2 1. 

SECTION 22. 

SECTION 23. 

SECTION 24. 

Citation 

Purposes 

Definitions 

Adoption of Compact 

Authorization for Gaming Activities 

Compliance with the Act, Use of Gaming Revenue, Environment & Public Health and Safety 

Ownership of Gaming & Board of Directors 

Gaming Commission 

License for Location 

Ethics & Complimentary Items 

Conduct of Gaming Operations, Tribal Internal Control Standards and Minimum Internal Control 

Standards 

Employees 

Licenses for Key Employees 

Application Forms 

Background Investigations 

Fingerprints 

Eligibility Determination 

Procedures for Forwarding Applications and Reports to NIGC 

Report to the NIGC 

Granting a Gaming License 

License Suspension 

Licenses for Vendors 

Application Forms 

Background Investigations 

Fingerprints 

Eligibility Determination 

Procedures for Forwarding Applications and Reports to NIGC 

Report to the NIGC 

Granting a Vendor License 

License Suspension 

Gaming Account, Records and Annual Audit 

Supplies and Equipment 

Location and Schedule of Gaming 

Discrimination 

Report of Winners &Dispute Resolution, Board of Review for Disputes 

Criminal Penalties 

Service of Process, 

Amendment 

Repealer 

Effective Date 

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IOWA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA 

TRIBAL GAMING ORDINANCE 

SECTION 1. Citation 

This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Amended Iowa Tribal Gaming 

Ordinance" and shall apply to all forms of gaming conducted within the jurisdiction of the Iowa 

Tribe of Oklahoma. 

SECTION 2. Purposes 

The purposes of this Ordinance are to promote the public order, peace, safety and welfare of all 

persons coming within the jurisdiction of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, to provide a safe and 

wholesome means of recreational activity in a community setting, and to provide a source of 

revenue for the operation of the programs and departments of the Tribal government by ensuring 

that any gaming activity conducted, whether Class I, 11, or I11 is fair, responsible, and consistent 

with applicable federal law including the regulations and guidelines established by Public Law 

100-497, known as "The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act," and/or any Tribal State Compact to 

which the tribe is a party. This Ordinance shall be liberally construed to promote these purposes. 

SECTION 3. Definitions 

For purposes of this Ordinance: 

(a) "Act" means the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Public. Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 

5 2701 et seq. 

(b) "Business Committee" means the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Business Committee. 

(c) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Gaming 

Commission established by this ordinance. 

(d) "Class I1 gaming" means Class I1 gaming as defined in accordance with the Act, 

25 U.S.C. 5 2703 (7) (Aj. 

(e) "Class I11 gaming" means Class I11 gaming as defined in accordance with the Act, 

25 U.S.C. 5 2703 (8). 

(f) "Commission" means the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Gaming Commission 

established by this ordinance. 

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(g) "Compact" means a compact entered into by the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma and 

any state which regulates Class I11 gaming. 

(h) "Enterprise" means the gaming operation established by the Tribe to conduct all 

gaming operations of the Tribe. 

(i) "Gaming employee" means "gaming employee(s)" of the Enterprise and shall 

include primary management officials and key employees of the enterprise as defined in the Act. 

6) "Gaming facilities" means any room or rooms in which Class I1 gaming or Class 

I11 gaming is conducted within Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma jurisdiction. 

(k) "Immediate family" means a spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, and/or 

grandchild. 

(1) "Indian Lands" shall mean Indian Lands as defined in accordance with the Act, 25 

U.S.C. 2703(4)(A)-(B). 

(m) "Key License Investigator" means the person named by the Iowa Tribe of 

Oklahoma Gaming Commission to initiate, oversee, and review all background investigations of 

employees and primary management officials. 

(n) "National Indian Gaming Commission" or "NIGC" means the National Indian 

Gaming Commission established pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 5 2704. 

(0) "Net revenues" means gross revenues of a Class I1 Gaming or of a Class I11 

gaming activity less amounts paid out as, or paid for, prizes and total gaming-related operating 

expenses but excluding management fees paid to a management contractor within the meaning of 

25 U.S.C. 5 271 1 (C). 

(p) "Ordinance" means this Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Tribal Gaming Ordinance. 

(q) "State" means any State wherein the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma conducts Class I1 or 

Class I11 gaming. 

(r) "State gaming agency" means any such agency as the State may establish to carry 

out any regulatory responsibilities under a compact with the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma. 

(s) "Tribal Council" means the General Council of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma as 

defined in the Tribal Constitution. 

(t) "Tribe" means the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma. 

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(u) "Vendor" means a sole proprietor or individual, a partnership, an association, or 

corporation doing business with the Tribe. 

SECTION 4. Adoption of Compact 

Any Compact entered into between the Tribe and a State which is subsequently approved by the 

Secretary of the Interior and published in the Federal Register is hereby incorporated within and 

enacted as an integral part of this ordinance with respect to all forms of Class I11 gaming; 

provided, however, that nothing in the adoption of the Compact herein shall be deemed to affect 

the operation of the Tribe of any Class I1 gaming, whether conducted within or without the 

gaming facilities, or to confer upon the State any jurisdiction over such Class I1 gaming 

conducted by the Tribe within its jurisdiction. 

SECTION 5. Authorization for Gaming Activities 

(a) Forms of Class I11 gaming authorized. The Tribe may conduct or operate all 

forms of Class I11 gaming authorized under any Compact. 

(b) Authority for Class I1 naming. In addition to the forms of Class I11 gaming 

authorized under any compact, the Tribe shall be authorized to conduct all forms of Class I1 

gaming within Tribal jurisdiction, including without limitation any form of bingo (whether or not 

electronic, computer, or other technologic aides are used in connection therewith), and (if played 

in the same location) pull-tabs, lotto, punch boards, tip jars, instant bingo, and other games 

similar to bingo. 

SECTION 6. Compliance with the Act 

This Ordinance shall be construed in a manner which conforms to the Act in all respects, 

and if inconsistent with the Act in any manner, the provisions of the Act shall govern. 

(a) Limitation on naming operations. In compIiance with 25 U.S.C. 5 2710(b)(2)(A), 

the Tribe shall have the sole pfioprietary interest and responsibility for the conduct of any gaming 

activity within its jurisdiction. 

(b) Use of gamin^ tevenue. In compliance with 25 U.S.C. 5 2710(b)(2)(B), net 

revenues from any gaming activity are not to be used for purposes other than: 

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1. to fund Tribal government operations or programs; 

2. to provide for the general welfare of the Tribe and its members; 

3. to promote Tribal economic development 

4. to donate to charitable organizations; 

5. to help fund operations of local Government Agencies, or 

6. any other purpose permitted under the Act. 

(c) Limitations on Salarv or Other Payments. In no event shall any commission, 

salary, compensation, reward or recompense paid to any gaming employee, either directly or 

indirectly, be based upon a pe~lcentage of receipts accruing by virtue of the Iowa Enterprise. No 

individual or entity with which the tribe enters into a management agreement shall be considered 

a gaming employee for purposes of this section. 

(d) Environment arbd Public Health and Safety. In compliance with 25 U.S.C. 

8 271 O(b)(d)(2)(E), the constniction and maintenance of any gaming facilities, and the operation 

of gaming activities, shall be conducted in a manner which adequately protects the environment 

and the public health and safety and for that purpose shall comply with the requirements of the 

Compact and all other applicable health, safety and environmental standards enacted by the 

Tribe. 

SECTION 7. Ownership of Gaming 

The Tribe shall have sole propetary interest in and be responsible for the conduct of all gaming 

operations. The Business Committee shall administer the Tribal gaming operations. The Business 

Committee shall have the authority to amend this ordinance as necessary. The Business 

Committee shall designate a liraison between the Business Committee and the Iowa Tribe of 

Oklahoma Gaming Commission. 

SECTION 8. gamin^ Commission 

(a) Establishment @f Commission. There shall be established a three member Iowa 

Tribe of Oklahoma Gaming Commission, who shall be appointed by the Business Committee, at 

least two of whom shall be mdmbers of the Tribe, but none of whom shall be either a member of 

the Business Committee, immediate family of any Business Committee member, or an employee 

of the Enterprise. Each Comn$issioner shall serve for a term of three years commencing on the 

date of appointment; provided, that, as to the initial members so appointed, one of the initial 

members appointed shall be designated to serve for an initial term of one year, one of the initial 

members appointed shall be dbsignated to serve for an initial term of two years and one of the 

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initial members appointed shall be designated to serve for an initial term of three years. The 

members of the Commission shall appoint one of their members to be the Chairman of the 

Commission. Compensation af members of the Commission shall be established by the Business 

Committee. Members of the Commission may be removed by a majority vote of the members of 

the Business Committee. Vacancies in the Commission must be filled by appointment by the 

Business Committee. No member or employee of the Commission shall participate as a player in 

any gaming activity conducted by the Tribe. Commissioners, its executive director and its key 

employees must: 

1. Never have been convicted of a felony, gaming offense or crime involving dishonesty 

or moral turpitude. 

2. Not have been convicted of any offense except traffic violations within two years 

from the date of employment. 

3. Not be a member of any Business Committee's immediate family. 

4. Not have had his surety bond forfeited or been criminally convicted of or found 

civilly liable for any breach of fiduciary duty to the Tribe or have been impeached or 

removed from Tribal office. 

5. Be bondable in the necessary amounts. 

6. Meet any other applicable qualifications as prescribed in the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act. 

(b) The purpose of the Gaming Commission is regulatory, not managerial. The 

Commission will conduct oversight to ensure compliance with Tribal, Federal, and, if applicable, 

State laws and regulations. 

(c) Powers and duties of the Commission. The Commission shall have the following 

powers and duties: 

1. The Commissian shall have primary responsibility for oversight of Tribal gaming 

operations to assure the inte&ty of such operations and shall, for that purpose, employ nonuniformed inspectors who may be present in all gaming facilities during all hours of operation and 

who shall be under the sole supervision of the Commission and not under the supervision of any 

management employees of the Tribal gaming operations. Such inspectors shall have unfettered 

access to all areas of the gaming at all times, and personnel employed by the Enterprise shall for such 

purposes provide such inspecjors access to locked and secure areas of the gaming facilities in 

accordance with the standards of operation and management promulgated pursuant to any Compact. 

Such inspectors shall report to the Commission regarding any failure by the Enterprise to comply 

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with any of the provisions of any Compact or this Ordinance and any other applicable laws and 

ordinances. Inspectors assigned by the Commission may also receive consumer complaints within 

the gaming facilities and shall assist in seeking voluntary resolution of such complaints. Inspectors 

appointed by the Commissiori shall be licensed as gaming employees in accordance with any 

Compact. 

2. The Commission may, on its own initiative, investigate any aspect of the operations 

of the Enterprise in order to protect the public interest in the integrity of such gaming activities and 

to prevent improper or unlawal conduct in the course of such gaming activities, and shall investigate 

any report of a failure of the Enterprise to comply with the provisions of any Compact or this 

Ordinance and may require the Enterprise to take any corrective action deemed necessary by the 

Commission upon such terms and conditions as the Commission may determine appropriate. The 

Commission may compel any person employed by or doing business with the-Enterprise to appear 

before it and to provide such inlformation, documents or other materials as my be in their possession 

to assist in any such investigation. 

3. The Commission shall carry out each of the responsibilities and duties set forth for the 

Tribal Gaming Agency in any Compact. 

4. The Commissidn shall enforce machine integrity and surveillance systems for each 

gaming facility and may confet- with the State Gaming Agency or other organizations regarding the 

adequacy of such plans and systems. 

5. The Commission shall enforce Standards of Operation and Management for Class I11 

gaming activities in accordanoe with any Compact. 

6. The Commission may issue and revoke licenses for Class I1 gaming employees in 

accordance with this Ordinance. 

7. The Commissic>n may issue and revoke licenses for Class 111 gaming employees in 

accordance with this Ordinance. 

8. The Commissibn shall establish a list of persons barred from the gaming facilities 

because their criminal history br association with career offenders or career offender organizations 

poses a threat to the integrity cbf the gaming activities of the Tribe. 

9. The Commission shall enforce the rules of each game of chance operated by the Tribe 

pursuant to any Compact and shall, in accordance with the provisions of any Compact, notify the 

State Gaming Agency of such rules and of any change in such rules. 

10. The Enterprise shall obtain a certificate of compliance fiom the Commission relating 

to the Class I11 gaming facilitlies. The Commission shall issue a certificate of compliance to the 

Enterprise upon a determinathon that the gaming facilities of the Enterprise comply with such 

standards. 

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11. The Commissid)n may impose penalties for violations of this Ordinance or any 

Compact. 

12. The Commission may, in the name of the Tribe, bring any civil action in the courts of 

the Tribe, or any competent Federal Court System to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance, the 

Act or the Compact, occurring where Iowa Tribal gaming is conducted. The bringing of any such 

action by the Commission shall not be deemed to be a waiver of suit immunity by the Commission or 

the Tribe. 

13. The Commission shall establish a policy for receiving any complaint from an 

employee of the Enterprise or any member of the public who is, or claims to be, adversely affected 

by an act or omission of the Errterprise of any employee thereof which is asserted to violate this 

Ordinance, or any Compact, and may impose such remedial action as it deems appropriate to bring 

the Enterprise into compliance with such provisions. The Commission may for this purpose, in its 

sole discretion, conduct a hearing and receive evidence with regard to such complaint if it deems an 

evidentiary proceeding useful in the resolution of the complaint. 

14. The Commission's annual operating budget shall be approved by the Business 

Committee and may in accordapce with said budget employ such staff from time to time as it deems 

necessary to fulfill its responsibilities under this Ordinance, and may retain legal counsel, consultants 

and other professional services including investigative services to assist the Commission with respect 

to any of the issues over which lhe Commission exercises jurisdiction. No Commissioner shall be an 

employee of the Gaming Comfnission. 

15. The expenses of the Commission in accordance with such budget shall be assessed 

against the Enterprise and the Enterprise shall pay such assessments to the Tribe. 

16. The Commissiotl may employ inspectors to conduct background investigations on key 

employees and primary management officials. Inspectors employed to conduct background 

investigations shall not be licensed as a gaming employee. 

(d) Chairman. The Chairman of the Commission or any other member of the 

Commission acting in the absepce of the Chairman may, whenever the Chairman deems it 

necessary to protect the public interest in the integrity of Tribal gaming operations, issue in the 

name of the Commission any drder which the Commission has the power to issue, to the 

Enterprise or to any employee or contractor of the Enterprise or to any other person within the 

jurisdiction of the Tribe, to take any action or cease and desist from any action as may be 

required to protect +e the public interest; provided, that such order shall be subject to review by 

the Commission at its earliest ~pportunity, whereupon it may be confirmed or vacated by the 

Commission. 

( e ) Executive The Commission may hire an individual to serve as Executive 

Director of the Commission to administer its responsibilities as necessary and to oversee 

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inspectors appointed by the Cdmmission as well as such other staff as the Commission may from 

time to time employ. The Exeautive Director shall be responsible for coordination of the 

functions of the Commission with the National Indian Gaming Commission, any state gaming 

agency and other state and local agencies as necessary. The Chairman may request the Executive 

Director to conduct a preliminary investigation and render a recommendation to the Commission 

with respect to background checks of key employees and primary management officials and the 

grant or denial of any license, dhe imposition of any penalty, the investigation of any complaint, 

or any other action within the j~risdiction of the Commission. The Executive Director shall have 

the power, in the name of the C:ommission, to conduct any hearing, investigation or inquiry, 

compel the production of any ififormation or documents. 

(f) Procedures of the Commission. 

1. Regular meetings of the Commission may be held upon such notice, or without such 

notice, and at such time and place as shall from time to time be fixed by the Commission. Unless 

otherwise specified by the Commission, no notice of such regular meetings shall be necessary. 

2. Special meetings of the Commission may be called by the Chairman or the Executive 

Director. The person or persons calling the special meeting shall fix the time and place thereof. 

Neither the business to be trahsacted nor the purpose of any regular or special meeting of the 

Commission need to be specified in the notice of the meeting. 

3. At any meeting of the Commission, a majority of the members then in office shall 

constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of the members present at 

a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Commission. The-Chairman shall 

preside at all meetings of the Commission unless the Chairman designates another member to 

preside in his absence. 

4. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Commission may be 

taken without a meeting if all oif the members sign written consents setting forth the action taken or 

to be taken, at anytime before or after the intended effective date of such action. Such consents shall 

be filed with the minutes of the Commission, and shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote or 

resolution of the Commission 8t a legal meeting thereof. 

5. Members of thd Commission may participate in a meeting of the Commission by 

means of conference telephone lor similar communication equipment by means of which all persons 

participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting in such matter by any 

member does not object at the b~eginning of such meeting to the holding thereof in such manner, shall 

constitute presence in person al. such meeting. 

6. No action of thecommission to impose a penalty authorized by this Ordinance, or to 

revoke a license for a gaming e&ployee previously issued by the Commission, shall be valid unless 

the person affected is given at least seven days notice of the proposed action and the opportunity to 

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appear and be heard before the Commission, either in person or through a representative or legal 

counsel, and to submit such evidence as the Commission deems relevant to the matter at issue; 

provided, that if the Commission deems it necessary to protect the public interest in the integrity of 

the gaming activities, the Corjlmission may take such action with immediate effect as it deems 

required, and shall thereupon provide notice and an opportunity to be heard to the affected person as 

soon as is reasonably practicable following such action. Any person who is denied an initial gaming 

employee license or who is bdrred from the gaming facilities by action of the Commission may 

request a hearing before the Cammission by written-request submitted within thirty days following 

receipt of notice of the action r~f the Commission, and the Commission shall thereupon afford an 

opportunity to appear and be heard before the Commission, either in person or through a 

representative or legal counsel, and to submit such evidence as the Commission shall either affirm or 

reconsider its decision. Any hearing conducted under this subsection may, at the direction of the 

Commission, be conducted by the Executive Director or by one or more of the Commission 

designated by the Commission for that purpose. 

7. The Commissic~n may adopt such additional procedures and rules as it deems 

necessary or convenient to govd:rn its affairs and which are consistent with this Ordinance, including, 

but not limited to Tribal Internal Control Standards (TICS). 

SECTION 9. License for Location 

No Class I1 or Class I11 gaming shall be allowed at any location unless a separate license is issued 

by the Gaming Commission for such site. 

SECTION 10. Ethics 8nd Complimentarv Items 

(a) Ethics. The Trilbe recognizes that the duties of the Commission include making 

important decisions on highly sensitive issues. As such, the Tribe has determined that the 

Commission shall be held to extremely high ethical standards. Prior to taking their positions on 

the Commission, the members shall agree to be bound by the following principles: 

1. Members shall not hold financial interests that conflict with the conscientious 

performance of their duties as managers and regulators. 

2. Members shall not engage in financial transactions using nonpublic information or 

allow the improper use of such information by others on their behalf to further any private interest. 

3. Members shall $lot solicit or accept any gift or other item of monetary value, including 

complimentary items, from ady person or entity seeking official action or inaction from, doing 

business with, or conducting aativities regulated by the member's organization. Or whose interests 

may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the members' duties. 

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4. Members shall make no unauthorized commitments or promises of any kind 

purporting to bind the Tribe. 

5. Members shall not use their positions for private gain. 

6. Members shall 12ct impartially, in accordance with all relevant Tribal, Federal, and 

State laws (where applicable), and shall not give preferential treatment to any private organization or 

individual, including to any persons related to Members. 

7. Members shall ensure that Tribal property and gaming assets shall be properly 

segregated and safeguarded, arld that such property and assets shall not be used for unauthorized 

activities. 

8. Members shall not engage in outside employment or activities, including seeking or 

negotiating for future employment, which conflict with their official duties and responsibilities. 

9. Members shall clisclose waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption to appropriate authorities. 

10. Members shall endeavor to avoid any actions creating the appearance that they are 

violating the law or the ethical standards listed herein. 

1 1. Members shall dlisclose any real or apparent financial or personal conflicts. If there is 

a real conflict or the appearanci: of one, the member shall not take part in any decision related to the 

conflict. 

(b) Complimentary Items. 

1. Use of complitnentary items shall be governed by regulations established by the 

Gaming Commission, which shall be in accord with the NIGC's Minimum Internal Control 

Standards, found at 25 C.F.R. g542.17. 

2. No key employqe, primary management official, Tribal Business Committee member, 

Enterprise Board member, or Gaming Commission member, or any person directly related to or 

sharing a resident with the pergons, shall be authorized to received complimentary items. 

3. Complimentary items shall be included in the annual budget for the gaming operation, 

with maximum limits specified, and shall be subject to approval by the Business Committee. 

SECTION 11. Condudt of Gaming Operations. Tribal Internal Control Standards, 

and Minimum Internal conti01 Standards 

(a) The Tribe acknowledges its obligation to adopt and implement Minimum Internal 

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Control Standards (MICS) for the operation of its Tribal gaming operation, no less stringent than 

those found in the regulation of the NIGC at 25 C.F.R. Part 542. 

(b) The Tribal Internal Control Standards (TICS) shall be developed by the Gaming 

Commission to be reviewed and approved by the Business Committee. The Commission shall 

enforce the TICS. 

(c) The Commissidln shall enforce the gaming operation consistent with the 

following: 

1. The rules of play and operation of the game shall be prescribed and approved by the 

Business Committee. 

2. Each and every player has a fair and equal opportunity to win. 

3. The method of winning and the prize or prizes for each game should be clearly 

outlined before each game. 

4. The winner or urinners of each game shall be verified in a manner that all present may 

witness. 

5. No person who is conducting or assisting in the gaming operation shall participate 

directly or indirectly in the play of that game. 

6. No person under the age of eighteen (1 8) years of age shall be permitted to play for 

any reason. 

7. The Commission shall make sole and final determination as to the validity of a winner 

or winners at the conclusion of that game at which they were a winner. 

8. No alcoholic beverages shall be permitted in the facility during the time that the 

facility is being used for the gaming operation, unless the Business Committee has issued an 

Alcoholic Beverage license for on-site consumption. 

9. No person unddr the influence of either intoxicants or drugs, or in any violation of 

Tribal law or ordinance, shall be permitted to engage in any form of gaming nor to remain in the 

building when gaming is being: conducted. 

10. Trash should be: separated to facilitate recycling and efforts should be made to protect 

the environment. 

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SECTION 12. Emplo%ees 

(a) All persons employed in the gaming facility shall be licensed by the Commission 

as prescribed by this Ordinance, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act or any Tribal-State Compact 

for Class I11 Gaming. 

(b) Each employee will wear a license in a visible manner when operating or assisting 

in the operation of a gaming facility. 

(c) No person shall be employed whose prior activities, criminal record, if any, or 

reputation, habits and associations pose a threat to the public interest or to the effective 

regulation of gaming, or create: or enhance the dangers of unsuitable, unfair or illegal practices 

and methods and activities in the conduct of gaming. 

(d) As necessary, the Business Committee may require the Commission, its Executive 

Director or any other "Key" efiployee to be bonded in an amount not less than $50,000 payable 

to the tribe. 

(e) Background investigations will be conducted on the primary management officials 

and key employees and 1icensd:s will be issued according to requirements at least as stringent as 

set forth in 25 C.F.R. 556 and 558 and the results forwarded to the NIGC prior to issuance of 

licenses. When licenses are is,sued, the Commission will promptly notify the NIGC as prescribed 

in the Indian Gaming Regu1atdn-y Act or any TribalIState Compact for Class I11 Gaming. 

(f) The Commissic)n and Enterprise Board shall follow tribal law with regard to tribal 

preference in hiring. 

SECTION 13. Licenses for Kev Emplovees 

The Commission shall ensure that the policies and procedures set out in this section are 

implemented with respect to key employees and primary management officials employed at any 

Class I1 or Class I11 gaming enterprise operated on Iowa Indian Lands: 

(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: 

1. Key employee means those key employees as defined in any statute or regulation and 

at a minimum include: 

A. A persan who perfoms one or more of the following functions: (1) Bingo 

caller; (2) Counting room supervisor; (3) Chief of Security; (4) Custodian of gaming supplies or 

cash; (5) Floor manager; (6) pit boss; (7) Dealer; (8) Croupier; (9) Approver of credit; or (10) 

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Custodian of gambling devices; including persons with access to cash and accounting within such 

devices. 

B. If not otherwise included, any other person whose total cash compensation is 

in excess of $50,000 per year; or 

C. If not otlherwise included, the four most highly-compensated persons in the 

gaming operation. 

2. Primary management official means: 

A. The person having management responsibility for a management contract; 

B. Any person who has authority to hire and fire employees or to set up working 

policy for the gaming operation; or 

C. The chief financial officer or other person who has financial management 

responsibility. 

(b) Application Forms 

1. The following notice shall be placed on the application form for a key employee or a 

primary management official before that form is filled out by an applicant: 

In compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the following information is 

provided: Solicitatioii of the information on this form is authorized by 25 

U.S.C.A. § 2701 et saq. The purpose of the requested information is to 

determine the eligibihty of individuals to be employed in a gaming operation. 

The information will be used by National Indian Gaming Commission 

members and staff who have need for the information in the performance of 

their official duties. The information may be disclosed to appropriate 

Federal, State, local ar foreign law enforcement and regulatory agencies when 

relevant to civil, crim~inal or regulatory investigations or prosecutions or when 

pursuant to a requiredlent by a tribe or the National Indian Gaming 

Commission in connaction with the hiring or firing of an employee, the 

issuance or revocatiorll of a gaming license, or investigations of activities 

while associated with a tribe or a gaming operation. Failure to consent to the 

disclosures indicated in this notice will result in a tribe's being unable to hire 

you in a primary maniigement official or key employee position. 

The disclosure of your Social Security Number (SSN) is voluntary. However, 

failure to supply a SSN may result in errors in processing your application. 

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2. Existing key employees and primary management officials shall be notified in writing 

that they shall either: 

A. Comple1:e a new application form that contains a Privacy Act notice; or 

B. Sign a Yitatement that contains the Privacy Act notice and consent to the 

routine uses described in that notice. 

3. The following notice shall be placed on the application form for a key employee or a 

primary official before that fo~lm is filled out by an applicant: 

A false statement on any part of your application may be 

grounds foir not hiring you, or for firing you after you 

begin work.. Also, you may be punished by fine or 

imprisonment. 

(U.S Code, Title 18, Section 1001). 

4. The Commissibn shall notify in writing existing key employees and primary 

management officials that they shall either: 

A. Complete a new application form that contains a notice regarding false 

statements; or 

B. Sign a statement that contains the notice regarding false statements . 

(c) Background Investigations 

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1. The Commission through its Key License Investigator shall request from each 

primary management official and from each key employee all of the following information: 

2. Full name, other' names used (oral and written), social security number(s), birth date, 

place of birth, citizen ship, gender, all languages (spoken or written); 

3. Currently and fdrr the previous five years: business and employment positions held, 

ownership interests in those businesses, business and residence addresses, and driver's license 

numbers; 

4. The names and current addresses of at least three personal references, including one 

personal reference who was acquainted with the applicant during each period of residence listed 

under Paragraph (c)(3) of this $ection; 

5. Current business and residence telephone numbers; 

6. A description of any existing and previous business relationships with Indian tribes, 

including ownership interests in those businesses; 

7. A description of any existing and previous business relationships with the gaming 

industry generally, including ownership interests in those businesses; 

8. The name and address of any licensing or regulatory agency with which the person 

has filed an application for a license or permit related to gaming, whether or not such license or 

permit was granted; 

9. For each felony for which there is an ongoing prosecution or a conviction, the charge, 

the name and address of the court involved, and the date and disposition, if any; 

10. For each misdemeanor conviction or ongoing misdemeanor prosecution (excluding 

minor traffic violations), within ten years of the date of the application, the name and address of the 

court involved and the date and disposition; 

1 1. For each criminal charge (excluding minor traffic charges), whether or not there is a 

conviction, if such criminal charge is within ten years of the date of the application and is not 

otherwise listed pursuant to Pqragraph (9) or (10) of this subsection, the criminal charge, the name 

and address of the court involved and the date and disposition; 

12. The name and atddress of any licensing or regulatory agency with which the person 

has filed an application for an occupational license or permit, whether or not such license or permit 

was granted: 

1 3. A current photdgraph; 

14. Any other infofmation the Commission deems relevant; and 

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15. Fingerprints cor;~sistent with procedures adopted bys the Commission according to 25 

C.F.R. tj 522.2(h) which shall riequire that the Commission take fingerprints and submit them to the 

Federal B k aru of Investigatian for a criminal check against FBI records. In the event that the 

Commission is temporarily undble to take the applicant's fingerprints, then the Commission and/or 

the key License Investigator m&y cause the fingerprints to be taken by the tribal law enforcement or 

any other city, county, state or federal law enforcement agency. 

(d) The Commission shall conduct an investigation sufficient to make a determination 

under Subsection (e) below. In conducting a background investigation, the Commission, the Key 

License Investigator or any agQ:nt acting on behalf of the Commission and/or the Key License 

Investigator shall promise to keep confidential the identity of each person interviewed in the 

course of the investigation. 

(e) Eligibility Deteimination. The Commission shall review a person's prior 

activities, criminal record, if any, and reputation, habits and associations to make a finding 

concerning the eligibility of a key employee or primary management official for employment in a 

gaming operation. In conducting the criminal background check, the Key License Investigator or 

any agent acting on behalf of the Key License Investigator shall, at a minimum, conduct a search 

of records maintained in the stilte of Oklahoma for the previous ten years, search criminal records 

maintained by Courts of the County wherein the applicant resides and cause a criminal check to 

be conducted with the records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Key 

License Investigator shall compile all the information obtained in the investigation and submit 

the information with a recomrf~endation on the proposed action to the Commission for its review. 

If the Commission determines that employment of the person poses a threat to the public interest 

or to the effective regulation oif gaming, or creates or enhances dangers of unsuitable, unfair, or 

illegal practices and methods and activities in the conduct of gaming, a management contractor 

- or a tribal gaming operation shall not employ that person in a key employee or primam 

management official uosition. 

(f) Procedures for ,Forwarding Applications and Reports for Key Employees and 

Primary Management Official!; to the Nation Indian Gaming Commission. 

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1. When a key employee or primary management official begins work at a gaming 

operation authorized by this ordinance, the Commission shall forward to the National Indian Gaming 

Commission a completed appliication for employment and conduct the background investigation and 

make the determination referrad to in Subsection (e) of this section. 

2. The Commission shall forward the report referred to in Subsection (g) of this section 

to the National Indian Gaming Commission within 60 days after an employee begins work or within 

60 days of the approval of rhis ordinance by the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming 

Commission. 

3. The gaming operation shall not employ as a key employee or primary management 

official a person who does not have a license after 90 days. 

(g) Report to the National Indian Gaming Commission. 

1. Pursuant to the procedures set out in Subsection (f) of this section, the Commission 

shall prepare and forward to the National Indian Gaming Commission an investigative report on each 

background investigation. An investigative report shall include all of the following: 

A. Steps taken in conducting a background investigation which shall include all 

steps set out in Subsection (d) of this section; 

B. Results obtained; 

C. Conclusions reached; and 

D. The 13itfjs bases for those conclusions. 

2. The Commission shall submit, with the investigative report, a copy of the eligibility 

determination made under Subdiection d of this section. This determination shall include a Statement 

describing how the informatian submitted by the applicant was verified; a statement of results 

following an inquiry into the apiplicants prior activities, criminal record, if any, and reputation, habits 

and associations; a Statemenlt showing the results of interviews of a sufficient number of 

knowledgeable people (such as former employers, personal references, and others referred to by the 

applicant) in order to provide a( basis for the Tribe to make a finding concerning the eligibility for 

employment in a gaming operdtion; and a Statement documenting the disposition of all potential 

problem areas noted and disqualifying information obtained. If a license is not issued to an 

applicant, the Commission: 

A. Shall notify the National Indian Gaming Commission; and 

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B. May forWard copies of its eligibility determination and investigative report (if 

any) to The National Indian Gatning Commission for the inclusion in the Indian Gaming Individuals 

Records System. 

3. With respect to key employees and primary management officials, the Commission 

shall retain applications for ernployment and reports (if any) of background investigations for 

inspection by the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission or his or her designee for no 

less than three (3) years from the date of termination of employment. 

(h) Granting a Garniing License. 

1. If, within a thirty (30) day period after the National Indian Gaming Commission 

receives a report, the National Indian Gaming Commission notifies the Commission that it has no 

objection to the issuance of a license pursuant to a license application filed by a key employee or a 

primary management official for whom the Commission has provided an application and investigative report to the National Indian Gaming Commission, the Commission may issue a license to 

such applicant. 

2. The Commission shall respond to a request for additional information fi-om the 

Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission concerning a key employee or a primary 

management official who is the subject of a report. Such a request shall suspend the 30-day period 

under Paragraph 1 of this Section until the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission 

receives the additional informaition. 

3. If, within the thirty (30) day period described above, the National Indian Gaming 

Commission provides the Conlmission with a statement itemizing objections to the issuance of a 

license to a key employee or to a primary management official for whom the Commission has 

provided an application and investigative report to the National Indian Gaming Commission, the 

Commission shall reconsider the application, taking into account the objections itemized by the 

National Indian Gaming Commission. The Commission shall make the final decision whether to 

issue a license to such applicat'lt. 

(i) License Suspension. 

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1. If, after the issuance of a gaming license, the Commission receives from the National 

Indian Gaming Commission reliable information indicating that a key employee or a primary 

management official is not eligible for employment under Subsection (e) above, the Commission 

shall suspend such license and $;hall notify in writing the licensee of the suspension and the proposed 

revocation. 

2. The Commission shall notify the licensee of a time and a place for a hearing on the 

proposed revocation of a liceme. 

3. After a revocatijon hearing, the Commission shall decide to revoke or to reinstate a 

gaming license. The Commis;sion shall notify the National Indian Gaming Commission of its 

decision. 

SECTION 14. Licenseis for Vendors. 

A license shall be issued and a thorough background investigation shall be conducted on all 

vendors doing business with the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma's gaming operations, including the 

following entities: 

1. Partnerships - the partnership itself, each principal including each general, and limited partner of 

the partnership; 

2. Associations -- the association itself, each officer and director of the association; 

3. Corporations - the corporation itself, each officer or director of the corporation, and each 

owner, directly or indirectly, of any equity security, or other ownership interest in the 

corporation. In the case of owners of publicly held securities, if a publicly traded corporation, 

background investigations are conducted only upon those persons who are beneficial owners of 

5% or more of the publicly held securities. 

Provided, however, that finanaing provided by a federally regulated or state-regulated bank, 

savings and loan, or trust, or olher federally or state-regulated lending institution; any agency of 

the federal, state, tribal or locall government; or any person or entity, including, but not limited to, 

an institutional investor who, alone or in conjunction with others, lends money through publicly 

or commercially traded bonds i~r other commercially traded instruments, including but not 

limited to the holders of such bonds or instruments or their assignees or transferees, or which 

bonds or commercially traded !instruments are underwritten by any entity whose shares are 

publicly traded or which underwriter, shall be exempt from the licensing requirements of this 

section. 

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(a) Application Forms 

1. The following notice shall be placed on the application form for vendors before that 

form is filled out by an applicant: 

In compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the following information is 

provided: Solicitation of the information on this form is authorized by 25 

U.S.C.A. 4 2701 et saq. The purpose of the requested information is to 

determine the eligibill ty of individuals to be employed in a gaming operation. 

The information will Ibe used by National Indian Gaming Commission 

members and staff who have need for the information in the performance of 

their official duties. The information may be disclosed to appropriate Federal, 

State, local or foreign law enforcement and regulatory agencies when relevant 

to civil, criminal or regulatory investigations or prosecutions or when pursuant 

to a requirement by a tribe or the National Indian Gaming Commission in 

connection with the hiring or firing of an employee, the issuance or revocation 

of a gaming license, cllr investigations of activities while associated with a tribe 

or a gaming operatiofl~. Failure to consent to the disclosures indicated in this 

notice will result in a tribe's being unable to hire you in a primary management 

official or key emplojree position. 

The disclosure of your Social Security Number (SSN) is voluntary. However, 

failure to supply a SSN may result in errors in processing your application. 

2. The following fitotice shall be placed on the application form for a vendor before that 

form is filled out by an applicant: 

A false statement 01'1 any part of your application may be grounds for not 

hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. Also, you may be 

punished by fine or imprisonment. 

(U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001). 

3. The Commission shall request from each vendor all of the following information: 

A. Full name, other names used (oral and written), social security number(s), 

birth date, place of birth, citizen ship, gender, all languages (spoken or written); 

B. Evidence of authority to act and commit on behalf of the Applicant 

acknowledged by Notary Publ~ic. 

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C. Names and addresses in alphabetical order of each director, officer, partner, 

and shareholders owning, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of the publicly held securities of a 

publicly traded corporation. Include the following for each person: 

(1) Current and complete ownership accounting as a percentage 

(2) State of legal residency 

D. List of all Applicant's officers, partners, limited partners, and owners of equity 

security or other ownership interest (5% or more interest in publicly held securities). If the Applicant 

is an association, list each offic:er and director. 

E. If the Applicant is a trust, list each trustee and beneficiary. Also, include a 

Personal History Disclosure, Release of Information, and Release of All Claims for each person. 

F. If the Applicant is a corporation, partnership, association, or sole 

proprietorship, include the following information for the Applicant: 

(1) Type of business: Corporation, partnership, association, or sole 

proprietorship 

(2) Sltate of incorporation 

(3) Ilate of incorporation 

(4) Slate of qualification to do business in any state in which the 

organization is incorporated 

(5) Registered agent, address, and telephone number 

(6) Certified copy of the Articles of Incorporation or, if not a corporation, 

a true copy of the partnership agreement or other organizational document 

(7) Slisclosure for directors, officers, or owners, during the ten (1 0) years 

immediately preceding the application of arrest, charges, convictions or plea of guilty or no contest 

to a felony, a gaming-related offense, fraud, or misrepresentation in any connection, of tribal, federal 

or state statutes 

(8) Evidence of other licenses or permits to gaming in any jurisdiction, 

including Native American Nations, whether or not such license or permit was granted 

(9) All civil litigation (including bankruptcies and collection agencies) to 

which the Applicant has been a party as a plaintiff or defendant during the immediately preceding 

ten (1 0) years. 

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G. Description of the nature of Applicant's business, including types of supplies, 

services, andlor equipment of&red by Applicant. 

H. Applicallt's audited financial statements and auditor's opinion for the 

Applicant's last three fiscal yerus. If the statements and opinions for the most recently completed 

fiscal years are not available, e~.plain why, and submit copies of statements and opinions for the most 

recent three fiscal years for which they are available. 

I. Authorization or release of Applicant information, as provided. 

J. Disclos~ue of Designation of Confidential and Proprietary Information 

K. Disclostire to Employment Applicant Regarding Procurement of a Consumer 

Report and Release Authorization for Consumer Report Form, as provided. 

(b) The Commissialn shall conduct an investigation sufficient to make a determination 

under Subsection (c) below. In conducting a background investigation, the Commission, the Key 

License Investigator or any age:nt acting on behalf of the Commission and/or the Key License 

Investigator shall promise to keep confidential the identity of each person interviewed in the 

course of the investigation. 

(c) Eligibility Deteirrnination. The Commission shall review a vendor's prior 

activities, criminal record, if ally, and reputation, habits and associations to make a finding 

concerning the eligibility of a lcey employee or primary management official for employment in a 

gaming operation. In conducting the criminal background check, the Key License Investigator or 

any agent acting on behalf of the Key License Investigator shall, at a minimum, conduct a search 

of records maintained in the stiate of Oklahoma for the previous ten years, search criminal records 

maintained by Courts of the County wherein the applicant resides and cause a criminal check to 

be conducted with the records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Key 

License Investigator shall corqpile all the information obtained in the investigation and submit 

the information with a recornfiendation on the proposed action to the Commission for its review. 

If the Commission determines that employment of the person poses a threat to the public interest 

or to the effective regulation of gaming, or creates or enhances dangers of unsuitable, unfair, or 

illegal practices and methods d.nd activities in the conduct of gaming, a tribal gaming operation fl shall not employ that person. h ;* a \(y U"~I~U a ~~ib 7 ( kmy'~\h+ it* ,,v .*.~ph (4 70 ~i+io 4 (d) Report to the N'ational Indian Gamin ommission. 

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1. Pursuant to the procedures set out in Subsection (e) of this section, the Commission 

shall prepare and forward to the: National Indian Gaming Commission an investigative report on each 

background investigation. An investigative report shall include all of the following: 

A. Steps talcen in conducting a background investigation which shall include all 

steps set out in Subsection (a) of this section; 

B. Results lobtained; 

C. Conclusions reached; and 

D. The bas~ls for those conclusions. 

2. The Commissian shall submit, with the report, a copy of the eligibility determination 

made under Subsection (c) of fhis section. 

3. If a license is not issued to an applicant, the Commission: 

A. Shall notify the National Indian Gaming Commission; and 

B. May for'ward copies of its eligibility determination and investigative report (if 

any) to the National Indian Gaming Commission for the inclusion in the Indian Gaming Individuals 

Records System. 

4. With respect to vendors, the Commission shall retain applications for employment 

and reports (if any) of background investigations for inspection by the Chairman of the National 

Indian Gaming Commission or his or her designee for no less than three (3) years from the date of 

termination of employment. 

(e) Granting a Vertdor License. 

1. If, within a thifty (30) day period after the National Indian Gaming Commission 

receives a report, the National Indian Gaming Commission notifies the Commission that it has no 

objection to the issuance of a license pursuant to a license application filed by a vendor for whom the 

Commission has provided an 13pplication and investigative report to the National Indian Gaming 

Commission, the Commission may issue a license to such applicant. 

2. The Cornmissid)n shall respond to a request for additional information from the 

Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission concerning a vendor who is the subject of a 

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report. Such a request shall suspend the 30-day period under Paragraph (e)(l) of this section until 

the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission receives the additional information. 

3. If, within the thirty (30) day period described above, the National Indian Gaming 

Commission provides the Conlmission with a statement itemizing objections to the issuance of a 

license to a vendor for whom the Commission has provided an application and investigative report to 

the National Indian Gaming Commission, the Commission shall reconsider the application, taking 

into account the objections itemized by the National Indian Gaming Commission. The Commission 

shall make the final decision whether to issue a license to such applicant. 

(f) License Suspension. 

1. If, after the issu'ance of a gaming license, the Commission receives from the National 

Indian Gaming Commission reliable information indicating that a vendor is not eligible for 

employment under Subsection (d) above, the Commission shall suspend such license and shall notify 

in writing the licensee of the suspension and the proposed revocation. 

2. The Commission shall notify the licensee of a time and a place for a hearing on the 

proposed revocation of a license. 

3. After a revocation hearing, the Commission shall decide to revoke or to reinstate a 

gaming license. The Commission shall notify the National Indian Gaming Commission of its 

decision. 

SECTION 15. Garninig Account, Records, & Annual Audit 

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(a) Gaming Accouq& The Business Committee shall designate one banking account 

as the Tribal "Gaming Accounlt." The account shall be maintained in a financial institution 

designated by the Business Colnmittee. The Gaming Account shall be part of the Annual Audit. 

Gross revenues derived from the conduct of Tribal gaming operations, excluding any cash 

payouts made during a Gaming Session, shall be deposited daily in the Tribal Gaming Account. 

No other monies shall be commingled with the Tribal Gaming Account. Net revenues are to be 

transferred monthly to the Trib'e's General Fund account to be disbursed solely as authorized by 

Business Committee appropriation. 

(b) Records. The IBusiness Committee or its designee shall keep and maintain 

records concerning all gaming operations. These records shall be audited annually and the audit 

reports shall be open for inspection by any Tribal member. 

(c) Annual Audit. In compliance with a U.S.C. 5 2710 (b) (2) (c) and (d), all gaming 

activities shall be subject to an audit by independent certified public accountants, not less than 

annually, and copies of the anriual audit shall be provided to the National Indian Gaming 

Commission. All contracts fo~ supplies, services, or concessions for a contract amount in excess 

of $25,000 annually (except contracts for professional legal or accounting services) relating to 

Class I1 or Class I11 gaming shall be subject to such audits. 

SECTION 16. Supplies and Eauipment 

All expenses of the gaming operation must be approved. Provided further that all contracts for 

purchases of supplies, concession or services (excluding contracts for professional, legal or 

accounting services) in excess of Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000) Dollars must receive prior 

approval of the Business Committee. All purchases of equipment, materials, concessions and 

food or any other item paid from the Gaming Account shall be the property of the Tribe. 

SECTION 17. Locatiqn and Schedule of Gaming 

All gaming sessions authorized herein shall be conducted at a place on Indian Lands and on such 

days and times as may be approved by the Business Committee. The location and time for 

conducting Class I11 Gaming $hall be consistent with any Tribal-State Compact. 

SECTION 18. Discriwnation 

The Commission may bar any person from admittance to any Tribal gaming facility for any or no 

reason whatsoever. However, no person shall be discriminated against because of his race, color, 

creed, sex or natural origin. 

SECTION 19. Repor4 of Winners and Dispute Resolution 

(a) No prize shall lbe awarded unless the winner has fairly won without any collusion 

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with the Commission, its Executive Director or any of his employees or agents of the gaming 

operation. A receipt acknowledging acceptance and receipt of the prize awarded must be signed 

by any winner regardless of the amount. The Commission has the authority to hold the payment 

of any winnings indefinitely until the final verification of authentic winning has been determined 

whether by inquiry or electron1 c means of validation upon the approval of the Business 

Committee. The Commissionar or his designee shall make accurate and timely reports to the 

Internal Revenue Service of auliy winners at any gaming facility whose prize winnings exceed the 

minimum limits set by the Internal Revenue Service. In which case, acceptable proof of winners' 

name, address and social security number must be presented to the Commission or its designee in 

order to be paid prizes. 

(b) Patron Disputer;. 

1. Refusal to pay winnings. Whenever the gaming operation refuses payment of alleged 

winnings to a patron, and the gciming manager and the patron are unable to resolve the dispute to the 

satisfaction of the patron and the dispute involves: 

A. At least five hundred dollars ($500), the Gaming Manager shall immediately 

notify the Gaming Commission. The Gaming Commission shall conduct whatever investigation it 

deems necessary and shall determine whether payment should be made; or 

B. Less than five hundred dollars ($500), the Gaming Manager shall inform the 

patron of his or her right to request that the Gaming Commission conduct an investigation. Upon 

request of the patron, the Gaming Commission shall conduct whatever investigation it deems 

necessary and shall determine whether payment should be made. 

(c) Notice to patrons. The Gaming Commission shall mail written notice by certified 

mail, return receipt requested, to the Gaming Manager, and the patron of the decision resolving 

the dispute within thirty (30) days after the date that the Gaming Commission first receives 

notification from the Gaming Manager or a request to conduct an investigation from the patron. 

(d) Effective date of decision. The decision of the Gaming Manager is effective on 

the date it is received by the aggrieved party as reflected on the return receipt. 

(e) Review of decision. Within thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of the written 

decision, the aggrieved party rnay file a petition with the Gaming Commission requesting a 

review of the decision. The O aming Commission may set a hearing on the matter or may make a 

decision based solely upon th8: prior decision and other documentation provided to it by the 

patron and the Gaming Manager. The Gaming Commission shall then issue a written decision 

and mail it to the parties to the procedures set forth in subpart (c) of this Section. The decision of 

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the Gaming Commission shall be final and biding upon the patron the Gaming Manger and shall 

not be subject to judicial review, dispute resolution, or other legal action . 

A 

SECTION 20. Criminlal Penalties 

Any person or firm subiect to l:he iurisdiction of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma found violating the 

provisions of this chapter shall1 be guilty of an offense and shall, upon conviction thereof, be 

punished as provided by law. Upon conviction, a person may be punished by confinement for a 

period of not less than ten (10) days and no more than six (6) months or by a fine of not less than 

$500 and no more than $5,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 

SECTION 21. Servicq of Process 

All notices or process made prirsuant to this ordinance may be made by directing said notice to: 

Chairman 

Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Busikless Committee 

RR. 1 Box 721 

Perkins, Oklahoma 74059 

SECTION 22. Amendment 

This ordinance may be repea1d:d or amended by the Business Committee without requiring the 

approval of the Tribal Council, consistent with Section 6 of the Gaming Ordinance of the Iowa 

Tribe, as adopted by Ordinance No. 43-83 95-04 in an act of the Iowa Tribal Council. & 

repeal or amendment made to this Ordinance must be submitted to the National Indian Gaming 

Commission for approval. 

SECTION 23. Repealer 

This Gaming Ordinance repeals the Gaming Ordinance of the Iowa Tribe, adopted as Ordinance 

No. 43-83 95-04 by the Iowa General Council. 

SECTION 24. Effecti~e Date 

This Amended Gaming Ordiuance, as amended, shall become effective on the date of approval 

by the Business Committee by and through the authority vested in the Business Committee by 

Ordinance No. 93-83 95.04. 

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(a) Gamiw&ccount. The Business Committee shall designate one banking account 

as the Tribal "Gaming Account." The account shall be maintained in a financial institution 

designated by the BusinCss Committee. The Gaming Account shall be part of the Annual Audit. 

Gross revenues derived 16rom the conduct of Tribal gaming operations, excluding any cash 

payouts made during a diaming Session, shall be deposited daily in the Tribal Gaming Account. 

No other monies shall be commingled with the Tribal Gaming Account. 

(b) Records. The Business Committee or its designee shall keep and maintain - 

records concerning all gllming operations. These records shall be audited eually and the audit 

reports shall be open for inspection by any Tribal member. 

(c) Annual 4udit. In compliance with a U.S.C. 5 2710 (b) (2) (c) and (d), all gaming 

activities shall be subjedt to an audit by independent certified public accountants, not less than 

annually, and copies of the annual audit shall be provided to the National Indian Gaming 

Commission. All contracts for supplies, services, or concessions for a contract amount in excess 

of $25,000 annually (except contracts for professional legal or accounting services) relating to 

Class II or Class III gaming shall be subject to such audits. 

SECTION 16. S'ppplies and Equipment 

All expenses of the gamling operation must be approved. Provided linther that all contracts for 

purchases of supplies, c@ncession or services (excluding contracts for professional, legal or 

accounting services) in 4:xcess of Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000) Dollars must receive prior 

approval of the BusinesB: Committee. All purchases of equipment, materials, concessions and 

food or any other item plaid fiom the Gaming Account shall be the property of the Tribe. 

SECTION 17. Gocation and Schedule of Gaming 

All gaming sessions autliorized herein shall be conducted at a place on Indian Lands and on such 

days and times as may bie approved by the Business Committee. The location and time for 

conducting Class III Gaming shall be consistent with any Tribal-State Compact. 

SECTION 18. Qiscrimination 

The Commission may bar any person fiom admittance to any Tribal gaming facility for any or no 

reason whatsoever. However, no person shall be discriminated against because of his race, color, 

creed, sex or natural origin. 

SECTION 19. Report of Winners and Dispute Resolution . 

(a) No prize shall be awarded unless the winner has fairly won without any collusion 
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma 

RR. 1, Box 721 

Perkins, Oklaholm 74.059 

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RESOLUTION 1-05-83 

A RESOLUTION OF THE IOWA TRIBE OF OKLAEIOMA AMENDING THE 

IOWA TRIBE OF OKI,AHOMA GAMING ORDINANCE 

WHEFCEAS: The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma is a federally recognized Indian Tribe, 

organized pursuant to the Thomas-Rogers Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act, 

and has a Constitution approved by the Secretary of Interior; and 

WHEREAS: The Business Committee has the power to conduct business and otherwise 

speak or act on behalf of the Tribe in all matters on which the Tribe is 

empowerad to act pursuant to Article V, Section 2 of the Tribal 

Constitutil~n; and 

WHEREAS: The General Council of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma approved the 

adoption af Ordinance 95-04, the Iowa Tribal Ga'ming Ordinance, on 

Septernbet 12,1995, at a duly called meeting of the General Council and 

the Iowa Tribal Gaming Ordinance was approved by the National Indian 

Gaming Commission on December 18, 1995; and 

WHEREAS: Section 24 of the Iowa Tribal Gaming Ordinance granted the Business 

Committee the authority to amend the gaming ordinance as necessary; and 

WHEREAS: It is necesSary for the Iowa Tribal Gaming Ordinance to be reviewed and 

amended &om time to time to address deficiencies or needed changes sot 

that the Iowa Tribal gaming operation may operate efficiently and lawfidly 

under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; and 

WHEREAS: On August 1 1,2005, the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma submitted to the 

National Uldian Gaming Commission a proposed revision to the Iowa 

Tribal Gsllhing Ordinance; and 

WHEREAS: The Natiohal Indian Gaming Commission has reviewed the gaming 

ordinance land suggested several changes be made to the ordinance; and 

WHEREAS: The Businbss Codttee, prior to responding to the NIGC suggested . 

changes, drithdrew the gaming ordinance in order to make the suggested 

changes; aiod 
WHEF&AS, The Businei;~ Committee has made revisions to the Iowa Tribal Gaming 

Ordinance and has determined that the Gaming Ordinance should be 

submitted algain to the NIGC for consideration and approval; and 

WHEREAS, On November 11,2005, the Business Committee submitted the revisions 

to the NIGCl for consideration and approval; and 

WHEREAS, Since the su.bmission of the revised Gaming Ordinance, the Business 

Committee 'has become aware that one Mer revision should be made to 

the Gaming Ordinance; and 

WHEREAS The Busines Committee has determined that Section 15 (a) on page 26 of 

the Amenddd Gaming Ordinance should be amended to delete one 

.sentence as more specifically demonstrated by Attachment A to the this 

Resolution. 

NOW, THEREFORE, BX IT RESOLVED That the Business Committee of the Iowa 

Tribe of Oldlahoma hereby amends the Iowa TribaI Gaming Ordinance as 

attached haeto and said amendment to the ordinance is made a part of this 

resolution; ~md 

BE IT FUICTHER RESOILVED That this Resolution and attached amended page 26 to 

the Gaming Ordinance shall be submitted to the National India. Gaming 

Commissiol~ for its review and approval as part of the Gaming Ordinance 

submitted om November 11,2005 which submission has been 

acknow1edg;ed as received by the NIGC. 

CERTIFICATION 

We, E. Bernadette Huber; Chairman of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, and Eugene 

Big Soldier, Jr., Secretaq of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma do hereby certify that the 

above Resolution 1-05-83, to be a true and exact copy as approved at a duly called 

Special Business Committee Meeting held on November 22,2005 by a vote of 4 yeas, 

0 nays, and 1 abstention. 

E. Madette Huber, Chhirman Eugene ig So le , Jr., ecretary 

Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma