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SETTLEMENT ACREEM..ENT 

This Settlement Agreement ("Agrccmcnt") is entared into by aid between 

Carl E. Vcnnc, duly clcctecl Chailinnn of the Executive Branch of thc Crow Tribe of 

Indians of Montana, n fcdcmlly-rccognizcd lndian tribc ('.'Tribe3) and Philip N. I-l.ogcn, 

the Chairman ("NIGC Ch~irmm") of Ihs Nutinnol Indian Gaming Cornmission ("NIGC") 

rclating to the mutters contained in Noticc of Violation No. NOV-06-10. 

R kCC I-I-AIS 

Whmcas, thc Tribe has conducted gaming on Indian lands nr a filcilily named 

Little Big Horn Casino located in Crow Agcncy, Montunu nincc npproxi~natcly 1994; and 

Whcrcas, rho NIGC C!hui~man and t11e 'l'ribe desire to rcvolvo isv~~cs related to 

Notice of Violatio~l No. NOV-06-'I'O. 

Thcrclhrc. the NIGC; Chairnlan and tllc Tribc havc agrcccl ro cxecute this 

Agreanent and pcrforrn in accorclancc with the ,fi)llowing covcnmts and cor~ditions: 

'I'ERMS OF SETTLEMENT 

1. This Agrc~nicnt is enlurud into pursuant to 25 C.F.R. 9 575.6 (b) and shnll he 

effective upon thc eignarurc oTa11 parties. 

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2. Thc Tribc uchnowlcdgcs that fuilurc to conduct background invcstigations, 

determine the suitnbility of an iildividuul to work in u guming operatiotl, license 

the person, and notify the NlGC within sixty days is u violation of the Indian 

Gaming Regulatory Act ("IGLL4"), 25 U.S.C. # 270 1 ct ~cq., NIGC ~,cgulutians, ! 

and thc Tribc's paning ordinance. 

3, The Tribr: tlrt11t;r ncKnowlcdgcs that NlGC issucd Noticc of Violatiun No, NOV06-10 rcgnrding thc Tlibc's buckground invcstigatiot~ and licctlsitlg proccss, 

however, rather that1 contesting or litigating tho c1rnleut.u ofthe Notice of 

Violation, thc Tribc del~mnined that an amicable resolution was in thc Tribc's 

best interest at this tiwe based on thc Tribc's limitcd resources. The Tribe nd~nits 

no fnult or liability. Ncvcrl'l~clcss, the Tribe and,WfC?C worked to resolve the 

muttcr through tl~c tcl-111~ and conditions sct fort11 in this SeL.tlemt;nt Agi-ccmcnt. 

4. Thc Tribc agccv to puy u finu in the umount of twenty thousancl clollors 

($20,000). Ten thousand dollar-s (S 10,000) of thc fine s11:~ll bu suspcndrjd as 

discussed bclow. Tcn rho~~snnd dollars ($;I 0,000) of the fine will be mscsscd now, 

with the following pay schedule: 

a. TWO th~susimd five hundrcd dollars ($2,500) will bc paid on or bclbrc 

September 30,2006. 

b. Two Lho~t~und five l~undred dollars (S2,500) will bc paid on or bclizre 

Dccctnbcr 3 1, 2006. 

c. Two thousancl fivc hundrcd dollars ($2,500) will be pilid on or before 

March 3 1,2007. 

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d. Two tliouaund five hundl-ed dollal-s ($2,500) will be paid 011 or before 

Junc 30,2007. 

5. Thc NIGC Chairlna11 will forgive t11c suvpcndcd LCII lhoutsnnd doll~~r ($'I 0,000) 

portion of the fine on August 30. 2007. if no Noticc of Violation is issucd by thc 1 

NIGC by [hat do~c Lbr slatutory, regulatory, or ordinance violations at rhe Little 

I3ig I:lorn Casi.no th& is upllcld aftcr cxhnustion of nppcal rancclics. If thc NlGC 

iauuos n Notice o.l'Vic)lntion ,fur H~U~U~OI-y, regulatory, or ordinance violations ut 

thc Casino on or bcforc August 30, 2007, that is uphcld nl'tcr oxl~auslion 01'app~al 

remedies. the rwnaining ten thousand dollars (%I 0,000) of the fine will be paid on 

or before December 3 1.2007. 

6. TL1c NIGC Chztirmzln agrees upan oxec;ution uf tl~is Agrcn11c;nt tci wwuc the: right 

to ilnpose any furthcr civil fino for Noticc of Violation No. NOV-OG- I0 ngninvt 

tho Tribe, unlus~ thu Tribe fuils to comply with thi.~ Agreement. lf the Tribe fails 

to colnply with this Agrecmcnt, thc N IGC Chairman rcscrvcs tlzc right to initintc 

an cnlbrccmcnt aclion against Lliu Little Big Horn Casino as outlined uncies 25 

C..l~.[i, g 573.6. 

7. The Tribc ugrcca upon cxccution of this Agrccmcnt to waivc its right, if any, to 

furthcr rcvicw of Notioc of Violation No. NOV-06-10, including all rights to 

appeal to the full Commission as outlined in 25 C.F.R. # 577 ct say. atld judicial 

rcvicw pursuant 10 25 U.S.C. Zj 271 4. 

8. Subscqucrlr to rhc partics' acccplancc al'this A&.rcemCnt, the civil Line assessmenl: 

sct forth hcrcin will bccomc n Final Asscssmcnt Orclcr of thc Commission. 

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS 

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1. This Agccmcl~t constitutas thc ~ntirc ngccmci~t bctwca~ tlzc NICC Chnintlan 

arid tlic Tribe and supersedes all prior verbal or written ngrecmsnts allcl 

understandings between the parties related to the subject matter II~I-eof. No 

wal-runties. representations, covenants. or a~~eei11en1.s shall he binding upon any 1 

pany cxccpt as sct forth hercin. Any rnoclification or waiver of any tcrln of this 

Agmn~~tmt, intiludi&thc rnodificafion or wilivtx C)~'~CIITI, must hc in writing and 

sigrlcd by both partics. 

2. The 'I'ribe stipulates that the Notice of VioJcltion ehall be deemed a final order of 

thc Commission and 8 finel ngcncy action pursuant to 25 C.F.R. $j 577.9(d). 

3 . "l'he NIGC Chairman and the Tribe expl-essly agee and acknowledge that time is 

of thc csscncc in this Agrccmcnt. Thc rccitals hcrcin and abovc sct shall bc 

binding upon thc par tic^, their ugcnts, hciry, ~CI-sonul rcpr-cscntutivcs, succcsyors 

and osuigns. 

4. A signature produced by f;lcsimilc! shall be deemed to be an original signature and 

shall bc effective ant1 binding for purpose of 

Cmw Tribe n,fMontnna 

Chnirmnn Choirmarl 

Date 

q2--~/06 

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