October 27, 2014 

By US. Mail and Facsimile 

President Terri Parton 

Wichita and Affiliated Tribes 

P.O. Box 729 

Anadarko, OK 73005 

Re: Amended Tribal Gaming Ordinance 

Dear President Parton: 

This letter responds to a request from the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes ("Tribe") for 

approval by the National Indian Gaming Commission ("NIGC") ofrevisions to the Tribe's 

Gaming Ordinance ("Ordinance"). The NIGC received the request on August 19, 2014, along 

with Resolution WT-14-184, which was adopted by the Executive Committee of the Tribal 

Council and authorized revisions to the Tribe's existing Ordinance. The existing Ordinance had 

previously been approved by the NIGC on August 21 , 2002. 

We appreciate that the Tribe brought these revisions to our attention. The Tribe's 

amended Ordinance is approved, as it is consistent with the requirements of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act and the NIGC's regulations. If you have any questions or require assistance, 

please contact Katherine Zebell, Staff Attorney, at (202) 632-7003 . 

Sincerely, 

Jonodev 0. Chaudhuri 

Chairman (Acting) 

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WICHITA AND AFFILIATED TRIBES

GAMING ORDINANCE

Section 1. Purpose

The Executive Committee of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (hereinafter "Tribe"), 

empowered by Article V of the Wichita Governing Resolution to enact ordinances, hereby enacts 

this Ordinance in order to govern and set the terms for Class II and Class III gaming operations 

on "Indian lands," as defined in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ("IGRA"), 25 U.S.C. 

§§ 2701, et. seq.

Section 2. Gaming Authorized

A. Class II gaming as defined in the IGRA, 25 U.S.C. § 2703(7)(A), by the 

regulations promulgated by the National Indian Gaming Commission ("NIGC") at 

25 C.F.R. § 502.3 (as published in the Federal Register at 57 FR 12382-12393, 

April 9, 1992), and by federal jurisprudence interpreting the IGRA and/or NIGC 

regulations is hereby authorized.

B. Class III gaming as defined in the IGRA and by the regulations promulgated by 

the NIGC at 25 C.F.R. § 502.4 is hereby authorized. Any Class III gaming shall 

be conducted in accordance with a compact or Secretarial procedures approved by 

the Secretary of the Interior.

Section 3. Ownership of Gaming

The Tribe shall have the sole proprietary interest in and responsibility for the conduct of 

any gaming operation authorized by this Ordinance.

Section 4. Use of Gaming Revenue

A. Net revenues from Class II and Class III gaming shall be used only for the 

following purposes:

1. to fund tribal government operations and 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; or 

5. to help fund operations of local government agencies.
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B. If the Tribe elects to make per capita payments to tribal members, it shall 

authorize such payments only in accordance with a plan submitted to and 

approved by the Secretary of the Interior under 25 U.S.C. § 2710(b)(3).

Section 5. Tribal Gaming Commission

A. The Tribe hereby establishes a four member Tribal Gaming Commission whose 

duty it is to regulate tribal gaming operations and conduct oversight of all tribal 

gaming activities to ensure compliance with federal, tribal, and, if applicable, 

state laws and regulations. The Tribal Gaming Commission functions as a 

regulatory agency for the Tribe and does not serve in a managerial capacity to the 

tribally licensed gaming operations. As an agency of the Tribe, the Tribal 

Gaming Commission has the full protection of the Tribe's sovereign immunity in 

carrying out its lawful duties.

B. Positions on the Tribal Gaming Commission shall be filled by appointment by the

Tribal President with approval of the Tribal Executive Committee. The Tribal 

Executive Committee will designate a Chairman of the Tribal Gaming 

Commission from the four appointed Commissioners at the time of initial 

appointment of the Tribal Gaming Commission. The Chairman of the Tribal 

Gaming Commission will chair all Commission hearings, supervise 

Commissioners, Commission staff, and only vote in the case of a tie during 

Commission proceedings. Compensation, composition and terms of the members 

of the Tribal Gaming Commission shall be determined by the Tribal Executive 

Committee. Three Commissioners will constitute a quorum for all official 

business of the Tribal Gaming Commission including meetings, rule-making, and 

hearings.

C. Members of the Tribal Gaming Commission shall satisfy the eligibility standards 

set forth in Section 8, Licenses for Gaming Employees, Key Employees and 

Primary Management Officials, for key employees and primary management 

officials, which shall include a satisfactory background investigation performed 

under the direction of the Tribal Executive Committee.

D. The Tribal Gaming Commission shall be and act independently and autonomously 

from the Tribal Executive Committee in matters within its purview. Tribal 

Gaming Commission staff shall be hired through a tribal personnel process with 

such other conditions as the Commission may adopt, provided that the Tribe's 

laws governing tribal member and Indian preference shall at all times be 

applicable. Tribal Gaming Commission staff shall satisfy the eligibility standards 

set forth in Section 8, Licenses for Gaming Employees, Key Employees and 

Primary Management Officials, for key employees and primary management 

officials.

E. The Tribal Gaming Commission shall serve as the licensing authority for 

individuals employed in the gaming operation and will administer an effective 

program for background investigations as part of the licensing process. In order 
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to carry out its duties, the Tribal Gaming Commission shall have unrestricted 

access to all areas of the gaming operation and to all records; however, the Tribal 

Gaming Commission shall not have access to employee medical or treatment 

records unless such access, within the reasonable discretion of the Tribal Gaming 

Commission, is necessary for the proper regulation of the tribal gaming operation. 

Duties of the Tribal Gaming Commission shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Conducting or causing background investigations to be performed on primary 

management officials, key employees, gaming employees and non-gaming 

employees;

2. Reporting results of background investigations to the NIGC, as applicable;

3. Obtaining and processing fingerprints, or designating a law enforcement 

agency to obtain and process fingerprints;

4. Making license eligibility determinations;

5. Issuing gaming licenses to management officials and employees of the gaming 

operation, consistent with eligibility determinations;

6. Taking enforcement actions, including suspension or revocation of an 

individual gaming license, when appropriate;

7. Holding hearings on employee complaints, disputes and licensing matters, in 

compliance with procedures established in this Ordinance and other tribal 

gaming regulations;

8. Issuing procedures and regulations for compliance with the NIGC's Minimum 

Internal Control Standards and monitoring such compliance; and

9. Such other duties as necessary for the proper regulation of the tribal gaming 

operation. The authority of the Tribal Gaming Commission shall not be 

construed as divesting authority of the Tribal Executive Committee, should 

there be a conflict.

F. The following persons shall not be eligible to serve on the Tribal Gaming 

Commission:

1. Tribal Executive Committee members, while serving as such;

2. Employees of the gaming operation, while serving as such;

3. Gaming contractors; or

4. Persons convicted of a felony, embezzlement, fraud, or other money-related or 

honesty-related crime.
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G. Tribal Executive Committee members, Tribal Gaming Commissioners, 

Commission staff, all gaming licensed staff, key employees, and primary 

management officials are prohibited from gaming in the tribally licensed gaming 

facilities whether on duty or off duty during the term of their employment or their 

position.

H. Members of the Tribal Gaming Commission are subject to removal by the Tribal 

Executive Committee after a duly noticed hearing resulting from an appropriately 

filed charge of any of the following: neglect of duty, misconduct, malfeasance, or 

other acts or circumstances that would render a Gaming Commissioner 

unqualified or unsuitable based on the standards provided in this Ordinance. If 

any of the enumerated charges are substantiated during the hearing before the 

Tribal Executive Committee, the Gaming Commissioner will be immediately 

removed. A position on the Tribal Gaming Commission that becomes vacant as 

the result of removal hereunder shall be filled within ten (10) working days of 

said removal in accordance with Section 5 (B) of this Ordinance.

Section 6. Audit

A. The Tribe shall cause to be conducted annually an outside independent audit of

gaming operations and shall submit the resulting audit reports to the NIGC. The 

Tribe shall cause any additional audits required from time to time by applicable 

law to be conducted in conformance therewith. Auditor selection and engagement 

shall be by the Tribal Executive Committee which may, in its sole discretion, 

delegate all or a portion of selection and engagement to the Tribal Gaming 

Commission through resolution. The Tribe's fiscal year shall be October 1st

through September 30th (or as otherwise established by the Tribe).

B. All gaming related contracts that result in the purchase of supplies, services, or 

concessions in excess of $25,000.00 annually, except contracts for professional 

legal and accounting services, shall be specifically included within the scope of 

the audit that is described in Subsection A above.

Section 7. Protection of the Environment and Public Health and Safety

Gaming facilities shall be constructed, maintained and operated in a manner that 

adequately protects the environment and the public health and safety. Gaming facilities shall 

conform to applicable Tribal and federal environmental and public health and safety standards. 

Section 8. Licenses for Gaming Employees, Key Employees and Primary Management 

Officials

The Tribe shall ensure that the policies and procedures set out in this Section are 

implemented with respect to gaming employees, key employees, and primary management 

officials employed at any gaming enterprise operated on Indians lands:

A. Definitions
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For the purposes of this Section, the following definitions apply:

1. "Key employee" means

(a) A person who performs 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) Custodian of gambling devices including persons with 

access to cash and accounting records 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 otherwise included, the four most highly compensated 

persons in the gaming operation.

2. "Primary management official" means

(a) The person(s) having management responsibility for a 

management contract;

(b) Any person who has authority;

(1) To hire and fire employees; or

(2) To set up working policy for the gaming operation; or 

(c) The chief financial officer or other person who has financial 

management responsibility.

3. "Gaming employee" means

(a) Any person included in the definition of key employee or primary 

management official; or

(b) Any person;

(1) Who operates, supervises, maintains, repairs, accounts for 

or is involved in any gaming activities; 
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(2) Whose duties require unescorted access to restricted 

gaming areas of the gaming facility; or 

(3) Who has supervisory authority over the foregoing persons. 

B. Application Forms for All Gaming Employees

1. The following notice shall be placed on the application form for a gaming 

employee, 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:

Solicitation of the information on this form is 

authorized by 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701, et seq. The purpose of 

the requested information is to determine the eligibility of 

individuals to be granted a gaming license. The 

information will be used by the Tribal gaming regulatory 

authorities and by the National Indian Gaming Commission 

(NIGC) members and staff who have need for the 

information in the performance of their official duties. The 

information may be disclosed by the Tribe or the NIGC to 

appropriate Federal, Tribal, 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 NIGC in 

connection with the issuance, denial, or revocation 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 the Tribe being unable to hire you in a primary 

management 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. "

2. The following notice shall be placed on the application form for a gaming 

employee, a key employee or a primary official before that form is filled 

out by an applicant:

"A false statement on any part of your license application 

may be grounds for denying a license or the suspension or 

revocation of a license. Also, you may be punished by fine 

or imprisonment. (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001.)"
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C. Background Investigations for All Gaming Employees

The Tribal Gaming Commission shall conduct background investigations and 

eligibility determinations for primary management officials and key employees, 

as well as all gaming employees.

1. The Tribal Gaming Commission shall request from each primary 

management official, from each key employee, and from each applicant to 

a gaming position in a tribally licensed gaming operation all of the 

following information:

a. Full name, other names used (oral or written), social security 

number(s), birth date, place of birth, citizenship, gender, all languages 

(spoken or written);

b. Currently and for the previous 10 years: business and employment 

positions held, ownership interests in those businesses, business and 

residence addresses, and driver license numbers;

c. The names and current addresses of at least five personal references, 

including one personal reference who was acquainted with the 

applicant during each period of residence listed under paragraph (1)(b) 

of this Section;

d. Current business and residence telephone numbers;

e. A description of any existing and previous business relationships with 

Indian tribes, including ownership interests in those businesses;

f. A description of any existing and previous business relationships with 

the gaming industry generally, including ownership interests in those 

businesses;

g. 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;

h. 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;

i. For each misdemeanor conviction or ongoing misdemeanor 

prosecution (excluding minor traffic violations), within 10 years of the 

date of the application, the name and address of the court involved, 

and the date and disposition, if any;

j. For each criminal charge (excluding minor traffic chares), whether or 

not there is a conviction, if such criminal charge is within 10 years of 
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the date of the application and is not otherwise listed pursuant to 

paragraphs (1) (h) or (1) (i) of this Section, the criminal charge, the 

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

any;

k. The name and address 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;

l. A current photograph;

m. Any other information the Tribal Gaming Commission deems relevant; 

and

n. Fingerprints consistent with procedures adopted by the Tribe 

according to 25 C.F.R. § 522.2(h).

2. The Tribal Gaming Commission shall conduct an investigation sufficient 

to make a determination under Subsection D below. This shall include 

verification of information submitted by the applicant. The Tribe shall 

document all potential problem areas noted and any disqualifying 

information. In conducting a background investigation, the Tribe or its 

agent shall promise to keep confidential the identity of each person 

interviewed in the course of the investigation.

3. The Tribal Gaming Commission shall take fingerprints of each primary 

management official, and each key employee, and each applicant to a 

gaming position in a tribally licensed gaming operation. Fingerprints shall 

be obtained by the Tribal Gaming Commission for primary management 

officials and key employees and will then be forwarded to the NIGC for 

processing through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National 

Crime Information Center to determine the applicant's criminal history, if 

any.

4. When a gaming operation employs a primary management official or a 

key employee, a complete application file containing the information 

listed in Subsection C(1)(a) through (n) of this Section shall be maintained 

by the Tribal Gaming Commission. 

D. Eligibility Determination

The Tribal Gaming 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 gaming employee, a key employee or primary 

management official for the granting of a gaming license. If the Tribal Gaming 

Commission, in applying the standards adopted in this Ordinance, determines that 

licensing 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 
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illegal practices, methods, and activities in the conduct of gaming, the Tribal 

Gaming Commission shall not license that person in a gaming employee, key 

employee or primary management official position.

E. Procedures for Submitting Reports for Key Employees and Primary Management 

Officials to the NIGC

Before issuing a license to a primary management official or key employee, the 

Tribal Gaming Commission shall submit the notice of results of an applicant's 

background investigation for key employees and primary management officials,

referred to in Subsection F of this Section, to the NIGC within sixty (60) days 

after an applicant begins work. No key employee or primary management official 

shall be employed for longer than ninety (90) days without a license.

F. Reports to the NIGC

1. The Tribal Gaming Commission shall create and maintain an investigative 

report for each background investigation of a primary management official 

or key employee. An investigative report shall include all of the 

following:

a. Steps taken in conducting a background investigation;

b. Results obtained;

c. Conclusions reached; and

d. The basis for those conclusions.

2. Before issuing a license to a primary management official or key 

employee, the Tribal Gaming Commission shall submit a notice of results 

of an applicant's background investigation to the NIGC within the time 

period required in Subsection E of this Section. The notice of results shall 

include all of the following: 

a. The applicant's name, date of birth and social security number;

b. The date on which the applicant began or will begin work as a primary 

management official or key employee; 

c. A summary of the information presented in the investigative report, 

which shall include all of the following: 

(1) Licenses that have previously been denied;

(2) Gaming licenses that have been revoked, even if 

subsequently reinstated;
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(3) Every known criminal charge brought against the applicant 

within the last ten (10) years of the date of the application; 

and

(4) Every felony of which the applicant has been convicted or 

any ongoing prosecution; and 

d. A copy of the eligibility determination made under Subsection D of 

this Section.

3. If a license is not issued to a primary management official or key 

employee applicant, the Tribal Gaming Commission:

a. Shall notify the NIGC; and

b. Shall forward copies of its eligibility determination and notice of 

results to the NIGC for inclusion in the Indian Gaming Individuals 

Records System.

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

Tribal Gaming Commission shall retain applications for licensing, 

investigative reports and eligibility determinations for inspection by the 

Chairman of the NIGC or his or her designee for no less than three (3) 

years from the date of termination of employment. 

G. Granting an Employee Gaming License 

1. The Tribal Gaming Commission may issue a license to a primary 

management official or key employee after submitting a notice of results 

of the applicant's background investigation to the NIGC. The Tribal 

Gaming Commission shall notify the NIGC of the issuance of a license to 

a primary management official or key employee within thirty (30) days of 

issuance. 

2. The Tribal Gaming Commission shall reconsider a license application for 

a primary management official or key employee if it receives a statement 

of itemized objections to issuing such license from the NIGC and those 

objections are received within thirty (30) days of the NIGC receiving a 

notice of results of the applicant's background investigation. The Tribal 

Gaming Commission shall take the NIGC's objections into account when 

reconsidering a license application. The Tribal Gaming Commission shall 

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

3. If the Tribal Gaming Commission has issued a license to a primary 

management official or key employee before receiving the NIGC's 

statement of objections, notice and a hearing shall be provided to the 

licensee. 
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H. Temporary Hire

1. Applicants to key employee or primary management official positions 

may be temporarily hired following the eligibility determination of the 

Tribal Gaming Commission set forth in Subsection D of this Section. 

These types of employees will not be considered regular benefited 

employees of the tribal gaming operation until the Tribal Gaming 

Commission issues an employment gaming license following the required 

process provided in this Section. If the employee license is denied by the 

Tribal Gaming Commission, the temporarily hired key employee or 

primary management official will be immediately terminated upon notice 

of the denial.

2. Other tribal gaming employees may be temporarily hired until the 

eligibility determination of the Tribal Gaming Commission results in 

either the issuance of an employee gaming license or the denial of the 

employee license upon which the temporarily hired employee will be 

immediately terminated upon notice of the denial.

I. License Suspension

1. If, after the issuance of a license to a primary management official or key 

employee, the Tribal Gaming Commission receives from the NIGC 

reliable information indicating that a key employee or a primary 

management official is not eligible for employment under Subsection D of 

this Section, the Tribal Gaming Commission shall immediately suspend 

such license and shall notify in writing the licensee of the suspension and 

the proposed revocation.

2. The Tribal Gaming Commission shall notify the licensee of a time and a 

place for a hearing on the proposed revocation of a license. 

3. The right to a revocation hearing vests only when a license is granted 

under this Ordinance, as approved by the NIGC Chair. 

4. After a revocation hearing, the Tribal Gaming Commission shall decide to 

revoke or to reinstate a gaming license. The Tribal Gaming Commission 

shall notify the NIGC of its decision to revoke or reinstate a license within 

forty-five (45) days of receiving notification from the NIGC that a primary 

management official or key employee is not eligible for employment.

Section 9. Non-Gaming Employees

A. For purposes of this Section, "non-gaming employee" means any employee 

employed at a gaming operation that is not included within the definition of 

primary management official, key employee or gaming employee. Non-gaming 

employees shall include, but not be limited to, persons engaged solely in food and 
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beverage, hotel, janitorial or other non-gaming areas connected to or ancillary to a 

gaming operation. 

B. A license shall not be required for non-gaming employees. However, all nongaming employees shall be required to obtain a non-gaming employee work 

permit from the Tribal Gaming Commission prior to employment. Non-gaming 

employee work permits shall be subject to denial, revocation, condition or 

renewal by the Tribal Gaming Commission.

C. The Tribal Gaming Commission may promulgate regulations for non-gaming 

employee work permits as deemed necessary by the Tribal Gaming Commission, 

subject to the requirements of this Ordinance. 

D. Prior to employment, all non-gaming employees shall be required to complete a 

non-gaming employee work permit application, undergo a background 

investigation and sign all consent and other forms required by the Tribal Gaming 

Commission. The Tribal Gaming Commission shall request from each nongaming employee applicant, the following information:

1. Full name, social security number, birth date, place of birth, citizenship, 

gender and current residence and business addresses and telephone 

numbers;

2. Current and for the previous five (5) years, all employment and business 

positions held;

3. Current and valid driver's license or other government issued photo 

identification card;

4. The applicant's written release of all claims arising out of the processing 

and investigation of the application; and

5. Any other information the Tribal Gaming Commission deems relevant. 

E. The Tribal Gaming Commission shall review a non-gaming employee's 

application and background investigation results to make a finding concerning the 

eligibility of a non-gaming employee for employment in a gaming operation. The 

Tribal Gaming Commission shall approve a non-gaming employee work permit 

unless, based on its review of the application and background investigation 

results, the Tribal Gaming Commission determines that a non-gaming employee 

applicant would pose a danger to the safety or integrity of the gaming operation or 

the safety of the public, in which case, the Tribal Gaming Commission shall deny 

a non-gaming work permit application. 

F. The Tribal Gaming Commission may grant, deny, revoke or condition a nongaming employee work permit in accordance with the standards in this Section 9 

or any regulations promulgated by the Tribal Gaming Commission. 
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Section 10. License Locations

The Tribal Gaming Commission shall issue a separate license to each place, facility, or 

location on Indian lands where Class II and/or Class III gaming is conducted under this 

Ordinance.

Section 11. Dispute Resolution

A. Hearing Procedures

For all hearings provided under this Ordinance, the following procedures will 

apply:

1. Written notice of a scheduled hearing will be given to affected parties at 

least five (5) working days prior to the hearing. 

2. Parties will be required to be present in person at all scheduled hearings 

and may petition the Tribal Gaming Commission for a continuance not to 

exceed five (5) working days of the originally scheduled hearing. The 

Tribal Gaming Commission may grant the continuance based upon a 

reasonable justification for such continuance. Parties not present at a 

scheduled hearing will be bound by any Tribal Gaming Commission 

decision resulting from the hearing.

3. Parties may present evidence on their own behalf including affidavits, 

voice recordings and any other relevant documentation. Parties may have 

legal representation during Tribal Gaming Commission hearings. 

4. The Tribal Gaming Commission will make its determination based upon a 

preponderance of the evidence presented during the hearing. 

5. Three Tribal Gaming Commission members will constitute a quorum for 

Tribal Gaming Commission hearings. 

6. The Tribal Gaming Commission will base its decision on an affirmative 

majority vote of its members with the Tribal Gaming Commission 

Chairman voting only in the case of a tie. 

7. The written determination of the Tribal Gaming Commission will be 

delivered to affected parties within five (5) working days of the hearing.

8. An appeal will be available from any determination of the Tribal Gaming 

Commission to the Court of Indian Offenses for the Wichita and Affiliated 

Tribes (until such time as the Tribe assumes such responsibilities from the 

BIA through establishment of a Tribal Court). The Court may either 

affirm or reverse a ruling of the Tribal Gaming Commission and will not 

grant any monetary or equitable relief.
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B. Patron Disputes

Disputes between the gaming public and the tribally licensed gaming facilities 

will initially be addressed by the gaming manager or relevant department head on 

duty, and if not satisfactorily addressed further recourse will be available to the 

General Manager of the enterprise. If the decision of the General Manager does 

not resolve the dispute, then the dispute may be reviewed by the Tribal Executive 

Committee, which would render a final decision with respect to the matter.

Section 12. Minimum Internal Control Standards

The Tribe shall adopt and implement Minimum Internal Control Standards for the 

operation of its gaming operation that are no less stringent than those applicable to it pursuant to 

federal law and where otherwise expressly agreed upon through a valid gaming compact or 

Secretarial procedures..

Section 13. Vendor Licensing

A non-management gaming contractor license may be issued by the Tribal Gaming 

Commission to any person, organization, or entity for a license to sell, lease, market or otherwise 

distribute gambling devices, equipment, games, implements, services (other than professional 

legal or accounting), products or supplies to the Tribe's gaming operations.

Section 14. Complimentary Items

Complimentary items are defined according to 25 C.F.R. § 542.17 as any cash or noncash gifts. For all such items in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) or more, the Tribal Gaming 

Commission shall require a weekly report from authorized gaming employees as to the recipient 

of the item, the date received, the actual cash value of the item, the type of complimentary item 

or service (i.e., beverage, food, etc.) and the name of the authorized employee approving the 

item.

A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this Section, no Tribal Gaming 

Commissioner, Commission staff member, key employee, primary management 

official, Tribal Executive Committee member, or any person directly related to 

such persons shall be authorized to receive complimentary items.

B. The Tribal Executive Committee members are each authorized to receive, at no 

cost, two (2) tickets or admissions to entertainment events held at a gaming 

operation for the purpose of observance of such events.

C. 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 

Tribal Executive Committee.
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Section 15. Agent for Service of Process

The Tribe hereby designates the Tribal President as agent for service of process, who 

may be contacted at:

Tribal President

Wichita & Affiliated Tribes

P.O. Box 729

Anadarko, OK 73005

Section 16. Repeal

To the extent that they are inconsistent with this Ordinance, all prior gaming ordinances 

are hereby repealed and replaced with the foregoing Ordinance.
Terri. Tart·on 

Presiaent 

Jesse 'E. Jones 

'Vice Tresiaent 

Jvly (es Stepfienson Jr. 

Secretary 

S. 'RoGert Wfiite Jr, 

'1-reasurer 

Wicfi:ita ana .J.lffiCiater£ TriGes 

Tribal Administration 

P.O. Box 729 ·Anadarko, OK 73005 

Telephone (405) 247 .2425 Fax ( 405) 247 .2430 

www.wichitatribe.com 

RESOLUTION 

Sfiir(ey 'Davif(a 

Comm.iltee Jvlem.Ger 

Xaren Tfiompson. 

Committee JvlemGer 

(j(a£ys )Va(R.er 

Committee JvlemGer 

WT-14-184 

Adopting and Authorizing the ReSubmission oftlte Revisions for the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Gaming Ordinance 

WHEREAS, the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechl, Waco, and Tawakoni) (the 

"Tribe") possess substantial inherent sovereign powers and has exercised those 

powers since time immemorial; and 

WHEREAS, the Tribe has a duly established Tribal Govemment recognized by the Secretary of 

the Interior; and 

WHEREAS, Article V of the Wichita Governing Resolution authorizes and empowers the 

Executive Committee of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes to act ·in all matters of 

business on behalf of the Tl'i.be; and 

WHEREAS, the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes adopted the "Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Gaming 

Ordinance" on April 22, 2002 and received a letter of approval fro1n the National 

Indian Gaming Commission dated August 21, 2002; and 

WHEREAS, the Executive Committee desired to update and make revisions to the ordinance 

which were previously approved by the Wichita Executive Committee on June 17, 

2014 by Resolution WT-14 .. 116, and 

WHEREAS, the revisions were submitted to NIGC for approval and retumed with 

recommendations from NIGC, and 

WHEREAS, the Tribe has incorporated many of the revisions and desires to resubmit the revisions 

to NIGC for approval. 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Executive Committee of the Wichita and 

Affiliated Tribes hereby adopts and authorizes the resubmission of the Wichita and Affiliated 

Tribes Gaming Ordinance to NIGC with revisions. 
CERTIFICATION 

The foregoing resolution was ad,Rpted by the Executive Committee of the Wich~5:nd AQiated 

Tribes of Okltoma on Augusf£2, 2014, in Anadarko, Oklahoma, by a vote of for, 

against and abstentions, a quornm being present. 

Attest: 

~~G·-

Myles St~nson, Jr. 

Secretary 

Resolution WT ~14~184