via Facsimile and US. Mail 

NOV 2 3 2005 

John Bmett, Chairman 

Cowlitz Indian Tribe 

P.O. Box 2547 

Longview, WA 98632-8594 

RE: Cowlitz Indian Tribe's Class IX Gaming Ordinance 

Dear Chairman Bamett: 

On August 29,2005, the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) received Tribal 

Council Ordinance No. 05-2 (Aug. 22,2005), the proposed tribal gaming ordinance of 

the CowIitz Indian Tribe (the Tribe). Aside hm the ordinance's definition of "Tribe's 

Indian Lands," the tribal gaming ordinance generally follows the NIGC's model tribal. 

gaming ordinance and is consistent with the requirements of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act (IGRA) as well as the NIGC's implementing regulations. 

The ordinance's definition of "Tribe's Indian Lands" contains a site-specific legal land 

description of a nearly 152-acre site in Clark County, Washington, made expressly 

contingent on the United States first accepting trust title to the site and the Tribe first 

exercising governmental power over the site. This proposed definition required the 

NlGC to conduct a legal analysis of the applicability of IGRA's restored lands for a 

restored tribe provision, 25 U.S.C. 8 2719(b)(l)@)(iii), in order to determine whether the 

Tribe will be allowed to conduct gaming activities on the site if the Department of the 

Interior accepts the land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. 

The NIGC's Office of General Counsel has provided me with a legal opinion concluding 

that the Tribe was ckestored to Fdd recognition" and that if the Department of the 

Interior accepts trust title to the 152-acre site, such trust acquisition will be part of the 

"restoration of lands" for the Tribe, as those tems are used in 25 U.S .C. 

5 271 9(b)(l)(BNiii). The record supports the Office of General Counsel's opinion, and I 

therefore adopt the analysis and conclusion provided therein. 

Therefore, the tribal gaming ordinance is hereby approved. This approval is not intended 

to provide any recommendation to the Secretary of the Interior regarding the Tnibe's 

pending fee-to-trust application, or to affect the Secretary's discretion in making the feeto-trust decision. 

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AdditionalIy, this approval does not authorize the Tribe to conduct gaming on the subject 

site. In order to conduct gaming on the subject site, the Department of the Interior must 

first accept the land into trust, and the Tribe must first exercise government authority 

over the site- 

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Cowlitz Indian Tribe 

Tribal Council 0rdinance.No. 05- 2. 

Short Title: Gaming Ordinance 

WHEREAS, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe is Acknowledged as a Sovereign 1;dian Nation by 

the United States Government; and . - 

=REAS, the Tribal council is the governing body of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe as 

authorized by the tribe's Constitution and By-laws; 

WHEREAS, the Tribal council wishes to amend and replace the Tribe's current gaming 

ordinance set forth in Tribal Council Ordinance No. 05-1; 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED by the Tribal Council of the Cowlitz Indian 

Tribe, the following ordinance: 

Section 1. Introduction. The Tribal Council empowered by the Tribe's Constitution to 

enact ordinances, hereby enacts this ordinance in order to govern Class I1 gaming 

operations on the Tribe's Indian Lands. 

Section 2. Definitions. Unless a different meaning is clearly indicated in this Ordinance, 

the terms used herein shall have the same meaning as defined in the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), 25 U.S.C. $2701 et seq., and its regulations, 25 C.F.R. 

500 et seq. Specifically: 

(A) "Board of Directors" means the Tribal Gaming Board of Directors, who shall serve 

as primary management officials in overseeing the general manager or management 

contractor and the day-to-day non-regulatory aspects of the gaming operation. 

(E3) UCornmission7' means the Tribal Gaming Commission established to perform 

regulatory oversight and to monitor compliance with Tribal, Federal, and applicable State 

regulations. 

(C) "Class I gakg" means social games solely for prizes of minimal value or 

traditional forms of Indian gaming engaged in by individuals as a part of, or in . 

connection with, tribal ceremonies or celebrations. 

@) "Class 11 gaming" means: 

(1) The game of chance commonly known as bingo (whether or not electronic, 

computer, or other technologic aids are used in connection therewith): 

(a) Which is played for prizes, including monetary prizes, with cards bearing 

numbers or other designations, 

(b) In which the holder of the card covers such numbers or designations when 

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objects, similarly numbered or designated, are drawn or electronically 

determined, and 

(c) In which the game is won by the first person covering a previously 

designated arrangement of numbers or designations on such cards, including (if 

played in the same location) pull-tabs, lotto, punch boards, tip jars, instant 

bingo, and other games similar to bingo, and 

(2) Card games that: 

(a) Are explicitly authorized by the laws of the State, or 

(b) Are not explicitly prohibited by the laws of the State and are played at any 

location in the State, but only if such card games are played in conformity with 

those laws and regulations (if any) of the State regarding hours or periods of 

operation of such card games or limitations on wagers or pot sizes in such card 

games. 

(3) The term "class I1 gaming" does not include: 

(a) Any banking card games, including baccarat, chernin de fer, or blackjack 

(2 1 ), or 

(b) Electronic or electromechanical facsimiles of any game of chance or slot 

. machines of any kind. 

(E) "Class I11 gaming" means all forms of gaming that are not class I gaming or class I1 

gaming. 

(F) "Commissioner" means a Tribal Gaming Coxnmissioner. 

(G) "Compact" means a Tribal-State Compact concerning class 111 gaming under 25 USC 

Sec. 2710(d). 

(H) "Directly related to means" an individual residing in the same household who is 

related as a spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling. 

(I) "Director" means a Member of the Tribal Gaming Board of Directors. 

(J) "Elders Tribunal" means the tribunal established in Title 19 of the Cowlitz Tribal 

Code. 

(K) "Key Employee" means: 

(1) A person who performs one or more of the following functions: 

(a) Bingo caller; 

(b) Counting room supervisor 

(c) Chief of security; 

(d) Custodian of gaming supplies or cash; 

(e) Floor manager; 

(f) Pit boss; 

(g) Dealer; 

(h) Croupier; 

(i) Approver of credit; or 

(j) Custodian of gambling devices including persons with access to cash and 

accounting records within such devices; 
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(2) If not otherwise included, any other person whose total cash compensation is in 

excess of $50,000 per year; or 

(3) If not otherwise included, the four most highly compensated persons in the gaming 

operation. 

(L) "Net Revenues" means gross gaming revenues of the gaming operation less 

(1) Amounts paid out as, or paid for, prizes; and 

(2) Total gaming-related operating expenses, excluding management fees. 

(M) "Primary Management Official" means 

(1) The person (s) having management responsibility for a'management contract; 

(2) Any person who has authority: 

(a) To hire and fire employees; or 

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

(c) The chief financial officer ox other person who has financial management 

responsibility. 

(N) "Tribe" means the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. 

(0) "Tribe's Indian Lands" means: 

(1) All Iands within the limits of the Cowlitz Indian reservation; or 

(2) Any lands title to which is either held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 

the Tribe or individual member of the Tribe, or held by the Tribe or individual member of 

the Tribe subject to restriction by the United States against alienation and over which the 

Tribe exercises governmental power, including but not limited to, certain land for which 

the Tribe has submitted a fee-to-trust application and which the Tribe intends to use for 

the development of a gaming facility as allowable under 25 U.S.C. 2719(b)(l)(B), 

provided that this certain land will not be deemed the 'Tribe's Indian Lands' until such 

time as the United States has acquired trust title to it and the Tribe exercises 

governmental power over it. Said land is specifically described as follows: 

PARCEL I 

BEGINNING at the intersection of the West line of Primary State Highway No. 1 and the East line of the 

Southeast quarter of Section 5, Township 4 North, Range 1 East of the Willamette Meridian, Clark County, 

Washington; thence Northerly along said West line of Primary State Highway No. 1 a distance of 1307.5 

feet to the Point of Beginning of this description; thence West 108.5 feet to an angle point thereon; thence 

Northerly along the fence 880.5 feet to the center line of a creek; thence Northerly along said creek 443 feet 

to the West line of Primary State Highway No. 1; thence Southerly along said West line of Highway to the 

Point of Beginning. 

EXCEPT that portion conveyed to the State of Washington by Auditor's File Nos. G 450664 and G 147358. 

PARCEL I1 

That potion of the following described land lying West of the Westerly line of Interstate 5, formerly 

known as Pacific Highway, in Section 9, Township 4 North, Range 1 East of the Willamette Meridian, 

Clark County, Washington. 
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The North half of the Southwest quarter of the Northwest quarter and the South half of the Northwest 

quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 9, Township 4 North, Range 1 East of the Willamette Meridian, 

Clark County, Washington. 

EXCEPT any portion lying within NW 3 1st Avenue. 

ALSO EXCEPT that portion thereof acquired by the State of Washington by deed recorded under Auditor's 

File Nos. G 140380 and D 95767. 

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BEGMNMG at the Northwest comer of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 8, 

Township 4 North, Range 1 East of the Willamette Meridian, Clark County, Washington; and running 

thence East 390 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence East 206 feet; thence South 206 feet; thence West 

206 feet; and thence North to the Point of Beginning. 

EXCEPT that portion lying within the right of way of NW 3 19th Street. 

PARCEL IV 

All that part of the Southeast quarter of Section 5, Township 4 North, Range 1 East of the Willamette 

Meridiah, Clark County, Washington, lying West of Primary State Road No. 1 (Pacific Highway). 

EXCEPT the Henry Ungemach tract recorded in Volume 76 of Deeds, page 33, records of Clark County, 

Washington, described as follows: 

BEGNNING at a point 19.91 chains North of the Southwest comer of said Southeast quarter, thence East 

13.48 chains to creek; thence Northerly along creek to North line of said Southeast quarter at a point 6.66 

chains West of the Northeast comer thereof; thence West to Northwest corner of said Southeast quarter; 

thence South 19.9 1 chains to the Point of Beginning. 

ALSO EXCEPT the.John F. Anderson tract as conveyed by deed recorded under Auditor's File No. F 

38759, records of Clark County, Washington, described as follows: 

BEGINNING at the Northwest corner of the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 5, ' 

Township 4 North, Range 1 East of the Willamette Meridian, Clark County, Washington; and running 

thence East 5 14 feet; thence Southerly 340 feet; thence Northwesterly 487 feet to a point 196 feet due 

South of the Point of Beginning; thence North to the Point of Beginning. 

ALSO EXCEPT that tract described as follows: 

BEGINNING at a point 26 rods and 9 feet West of the Southeast comer of Section 5, Township 4 North, 

Range 1 East of the Willamette Meridian, Clark County, Washington; and running thence West 20 rods to 

County Road; thence North 182 feet; thence East 20 rods; thence South 182 feet to the Point of Beginning. 

ALSO EXCEPT a certain reserved tract described as follows: 

BEGINNING at the intersection of the West line of Primary State Highway No. 1 (Pacific Highway) and 

the East line of the Southeast quarter of said Section 5, Township 4 North, Range 1 East of the Willarnette 

Meridian, Clark County, Washington; thence Northerly along said West line of Primary State Highway No. 

1, a distance of 1307.5 feet to the True Point of Beginning of this description; thence West 108.5 feet to an 

angle point thenin; thence Northerly along fence 880.5 feet to center line of creek; thence Northeasterly 

along said creek 443 feet, more or less, to the West line of Primary State Highway No. 1; thence Southerly 

along said West line of highway to the True Point of Beginning. 

ALSO EXCEPT that portion thereof lying within Primary State Highway No. 1 (SR-5) as conveyed to the 
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State of Washington by deed recorded under Auditor's File Nos. G 458085, G 143553 and D 94522. 

ALSO EXCEPT any portion lying within NW 3 19th Street and Primary State Highway No. I. 

PARCEL V 

'A portion of the Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 8, Township 4 North, Range 1 East 

of the Willamette Meridian, Clark County, Washington, described as follows: 

BEGMNMG at the Northwest comer of the Northeast quarter of Section 8; thence South along the West 

line of the Northeast quarter of said Section 8, 1320 feet, more or less, to the Southwest comer of the 

Northwest quarter of said Northeast quarter; thence East along the South line to a point 830 feet West of the 

Southeast comer of the Northwest quarter of said Northeast quarter; thence North parallel with the East liie 

of said Northeast quarter to a point 600 feet South of the North line of said Northeast quarter, thence East 

parallel with the North line of said Northeast quarter 370 feet; thence North parallel with the East line of 

said Northeast quarter 600 feet to the North line of said Section 8; thence West along the North line of said 

Section 8 to the Point of Beginning. 

EXCEPT that portion lying within NW 3 19th Street. 

ALSO EXCEPT the following described tract: 

A portion of the Northwest quarter of the ~ortheast quarter of Section 8, Township 4 North, Range 1 East 

of the Willamette Meridian, Clark County, Washington, described as follows: 

BEGINNING at the Northwest comer of the Northeast quarter of said Section 8; thence South along the 

West line of the Northeast quarter of said Section 8, 1320 feet, more or less, to the Southwest comer of the 

Northwest quarter of said Northeast quarter; thence East along the South line to a point 830 feet West of the 

Southeast comer of the Northwest quarter of said Northeast quarter, thence North, parallel with the East 

line of said Northeast quarter to a point 600 feet South of the North line of said Northeast quarter, thence 

East, parallel with the North line of said Northeast quarter, 370 feet, said point being the True Point of 

Beginning of the tract herein described; thence West parallel with the North line of said Northeast quarter, 

a distance of 457 feet; thence North parallel with the West line of said Northeast quarter, a distance of 240 

, feet; thence East parallel with the North line of said Northeast quarter, a distance of 157.0 feet; thence 

North, parallel with the West line of said Northeast quarter, a distance of 360 feet, more or less, to the 

North line of said Northeast quarter, thence East, along said North line, a distance of 300 feet; thence 

South, parallel with the West line of said Northeast quarter, a distance of 600 feet, more or less, to the True 

Point of Beginning. 

PARCEL VI 

A portion of the Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 8, Township 4 North, Range 1 East 

of the Willamette Meridian, Clark County, Washington, described as follows: 

BEGINNING at the Northwest comer of the Northeast quarter of said Section 8; thence South along the 

West line of the Northeast quarter of said Section 8, 1320 feet, more or less, to the Southwest comer of the 

Northwest quarter of said Northeast quarter; thence East along the South line to a point 830 feet West of the 

Southeast corner of the Northwest quarter of said Northeast quarter; thence North, parallel with the East 

line of said Northeast quarter to a point 600 feet South of the North liie of said Northeast quarter; thence 

East, parallel with the North line of said Northeast quarter 370 feet to a point, said point being the Tme 

Point of Beginning of the tract herein described; thence West, parallel with the North line of said Northeast 

quarter, a distance of 457 feet; thence North, parallel with the West line of said Northeast quarter, a 

distance of 240 feet; thence East, parallel with the North line of said Northeast quarter, a distance of 157.0 

fed; thence North, parallel with the West line of said Northeast quarter, a distance of 360 feet, more or less, 

to the North line of said Northeast quarter; thence East, along said North line, a distance of 300 feet; thence 

South, parallel with the West line of said Northeast quarter, a distance of 600 feet, more or less, to the T~e 
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Point of Beginning. 

PARCEL VlI 

The East 830 feet of the Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 8, Township 4 North, Range 

1 East of the Willamette Meridian, Clark County, Washington. 

EXCEPT the West 370 feet to the North 600 feet thereof. 

ALSO EXCEPT that portion of the remainder thereof, lying within NW 3 19th Street. 

PARCEL VIII 

The Northeast quarter ofthe Northeast quarter of Section 8, Township 4 North, Range 1 East of the 

Willamette Meridian, Clark County, Washington. 

EXCEPT that portion of said premises, described as follows: 

BEGINNING at a point 612 feet East of the Northwest comer of said Northeast quarter of the Northeast 

quarter of said Section 8; thence South 19 1.0 feet; thence East 228.0 feet; thence North 19 1.0 feet; thence 

West 228.0 feet to the Point of Beginning. 

EXCEPT that portion of said premises, described as follows: 

BEGMNING at a point 390.0 feet East of the Northwest comer of said Northeast quarter of the Northeast 

quarter of said Section 8; thence East 206.00 feet; thence South 206.0 feet; thence West 206.0 feet; thence 

North 206.0 feet to the Point of Beginning. 

EXCEPT that portion of said premises lying within Pekin Ferry County Road, and 

EXCEPT that portion of said premises lying within County Road No. 25; 

EXCEPT that portion conveyed to the State of Washington by deed recorded under Auditor's File Nos. G 

143551 and G499101. 

EXCEPT that portion conveyed to the State of Washington for interstate 5. 

EXCEPT that portion conveyed to James Fisher and wife, by instrument recorded under Auditor's File No. 

G 669690, described as follows: 

BEGMNING at the Southeast comer of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 8, 

Township 4 North, Range 1 East ofthe Willamette Meridian, Clark County, Washington; thence North 200 

feet; thence West 435 feet; thence South 200 feet to a point on the South lie of the Northeast quarter of the 

Northeast quarter of said Section; thence East 435 feet to the Point of Beginning. 

PARCEL IX 

That portion of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 8, Township 4 North, Range 1 

East of the Willamette Meridian, Clark County, Washington, described as follows: 

BEGINNING at a point 612 feet East of the Northwest comer of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast 

quarter of Section 8, Township 4 North, Range 1 East of the Willamette Meridian, Clark County, 

Washington; thence South 191 feet; thence East 228 feet; thence North 191 feet; thence West 228 feet to 

the Point of Beginning. 

EXCEPT County Roads. 
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ALSO EXCEPT that portion thereof conveyed to the State of Washington by deed recorded under Auditor's 

File Nos. G 500929 and G 14355 1. 

Section 3. Tribal Gaming Authorized. Class I1 gaming is hereby authorized on the 

Tribe's Indian Lands. 

Section 4. Ownership of Gaming Operation. The Tribe shall have the sole proprietary 

interest in and responsibility for the conduct of any gaming operation authorized by this 

ordinance. 

Section 5. Use of Gaming Revenue. 

(A) Net revenues from tribal garning 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. 

(B) If the Tribe elects to make per capita payments to tribal members, it shall authorize 

such payments only in accordance with a revenue allocation plan submitted to and 

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

(C) The Tribe shall ensure that the interests of minors and other legally incompetent 

persons who are entitled to receive any per capita payments under a Tribal per capita 

payment plan are protected and preserved, and that the per capita payments are disbursed 

to the parents or legal guardian of such minors or legal incompetents in such amounts as 

may be necessary for the health, education, or welfare of the minor or other legally 

incompetent person, under a plan approved by the Tribal Council and the Secretary of the 

Interior. 

Section 6. Tribal Gaming Board of Directors. 

(A) There is hereby established a Tribal Gaming Board of Directors which shall serve in 

a management oversight role over the general manager and the day-to-day operations of 

the gaming operation. The Directors shall oversee all non-regulatory aspects of the 

gaming operation. Regulation of the gaming operation shall be the sole responsibility of 

the Tribal Gaming Commission. 

(B) During any period when the Tribe's gaming facility is operating under the terms of a 

management contract approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), the 

Directors shall serve on the operations board created in the management contract and 

shall delegate some or all duties to such operations board and/or the approved 

management contractor as provided for in the management contract. 

(C) The Board of Directors shall consist of four (4) Directors appointed by the Tribal 

Council. The Directors shall select a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson. Terms of 

office for the Tribal Gaming Board of Directors shall be as follows: two Directors shall 

be appointed for an initial term ending six years following commencement of gaming 

operations by the Tribe; and two Directors shall be appointed for an initial tern ending 

seven years following commencement of gaming operations by the Tribe. Subsequent 

Directors shall be appointed for four year terms. Directors may be reappointed for one or 
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more successive terms. The Directors shal'l be subject to the same background 

requirements as key employees and primary management officials, and must be licensed 

accordingly prior to the opening of any gaming facility. The minimum requirements for 

appointment of Directors shall include a basic knowledge of gaming management, 

business, finance, or law. 

Section 7. Duties of the Board. The Board of Directors shall perform the following 

duties, except that when an approved management contract is in effect, some or all of 

these duties shall be delegated to the operations board created in the management 

contract or the management contractor as provided in the management contract: 

(A) Monitor and oversee the day-to-day operations of the gaming facility, whether 

managed by a tribal employee or by an approved management contractor; 

(B) Inspect and examine on a periodic basis all books, records, and papers of the gaming 

facility; 

(C) Set hours of operation for the gaming facility; 

(D) Set wager limits; 

(E) Develop marketing plans; 

(F) Interview, select, and train employees of the gaming operation; 

(G) Establish employee policies, rates of pay, and hours of work; 

(H) Adopt an annual operating budget, subject to Tribal Council approval; 

(I) Enter into contracts on behalf of the gaming facility, subject to Tribal Council 

approval and NIGC review as required by the IGRA; and 

(J) Any other duties necessary to monitor and oversee the gaming operation. 

Section 8. Conflict of Interest. The Tribe recognizes the importance of an independent 

Tribal Gaming Board of Directors in maintaining a well-managed gaming operation. To 

avoid potential conflicts of interest between the operation and regulation of the gaming 

facility, the Tribe hereby finds that, at a minimum: 

(A) No member of the Tribal Gaming Commission may serve on the Board of Directors; 

(B) No person directly related to any Tribal Gaying Commissioner may serve on the 

Board of Directors without a written waiver of this section by the Tribal Council; and 

(C) Directors are prohibited from gambling in the facility. 

Section 9. Removal of Board Members. Members of the Board of Directors may be 

removed from office by the Tribal Council prior to the expiration of their respective 

terms. only for neglect of duty, misconduct, malfeasance, or other acts that would render 

the Director unqualified for hislher position. Any allegations of neglect of duty, 

misconduct, malfeasance, or other acts that would render him' or her unqualified for 

hisher position must be substantiated by a preponderance of the evidence. Directors will 

be given an opportunity to provide evidence rebutting the grounds for their proposed 

removal before the removal is decided. Directors may appeal their removal to the Elders 

Tribunal. A vote of the Elders Tribunal on the validity of the removal shall be frnal and 

not subject to further appeal. A wrongful removal shall entitle the affected Director to 

compensation for expenses incurred in appealing hisher wrongful removal, and shall 

entitle the Director to any pay withheld. 

Section 10. Compensation. Members of the Tribal Gaming Board of Directors shall be 
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compensated at a level determined by the Tribal Council. 

Section 11. Tribal Gaming Commission. There is hereby established a Tribal Gaming 

Commission whose duty it is to regulate tribal gaming operations. The Tribal Gaming 

Commission shall consist of five (5) Commissioners appointed by the Tribal Council. 

The Commissioners shall select a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, and other officers as 

they determine. 

Terms of office for Commissioners shall be as follows: one member shall be appointed 

for an initial term ending five years following commencement of gaming operations by 

the Tribe; Two members shall be appointed for an initial term ending six years following 

commencement of gaming operations by the Tribe; Two members shall be appointed for 

an initial term ending seven years following commencement of gaming operations by the 

Tribe. Subsequent members shall be appointed for three year terms. Members may be 

reappointed for one or more successive terms. 

The minimum requirements for appointment as a member of the Tribal Gaming 

Commission shall include a basic knowledge of gaming management, business, finance, 

or law. Commissioners must satisfy the suitability standards set forth for key employees 

and primary management officials set forth in this Ordinance. Such background 

investigations shall be performed under the direction of the Tribal Council or designated 

official. 

Section 12. Purpose of Gaming Commission. The purpose of the Tribal Gaming 

Commission is regulatory, not managerial. The Commission will conduct oversight to 

ensure compliance with Tribal, Federal, and, if applicable, State laws and regulations. 

The Commission will serve as the licensing authority for individuals employed in the 

gaming operation and will administer background investigations as part of the licensing 

process. The Commission will also have a role in monitoring compliance with the 

internal control standards for the gaming operation and in tracking revenues. In order to 

carry out its regulatory duties, the Commission shill have unrestricted access to all areas 

of the gaming operation and to all records. The Commission shall have authority to take 

enforcement actions, including suspension or revocation of an individual gaming license 

when appropriate. 

Section 13. Independence of Commission. The Tribe recognizes the importance of an 

independent Tribal Gaming, Commission in maintaining a well-regulated gaming 

operation. The Commission shall be and act independently and autonomously from the 

Tribal Council in all matters within its purview. In order to assure a regular and stable 

funding source for the Tribal Gaming Commission, not less than thirty-five one 

hundredths of one percent (0.35%) of Gross Gaming Revenue from any gaming operation 

shall be dedicated to the budget of the Commission. No prior or subsequent review by the 

Tribal Council of any actions of the Commission shall be required or permitted except as 

otherwise explicitly provided in this Ordinance. To avoid potential conflicts of interest 

between the operation and regulation of the gaming facility, the Tribe hereby finds that, 

at a' minimum: 

(A) No member of the Tribal Gaming Board of Directors may serve on the Tribai 
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(B) No person directly related to any Tribal Gaming Director member may serve on the 

Tribal Gaming Commission without a written waiver of this section by the Tribal 

Council; and 

(C) Commissioners are prohibited from gambling in the facility. 

Section 14. Duties of the Commission. The Tribal Gaming Commission shall: 

(A) Conduct or cause background investigations to be conducted on, at a minimum, 

primary management official, key employees and service suppliers; 

(B) Review and approve all investigative work conducted; 

(C) Report results of background investigations to the State and the NIGC as required by 

IGRA; 

(D) Obtain and process fmgerprints, or designate a law enforcement agency to obtain and 

process fingerprints; 

(E) Make suitability determinations, which shall be signed by the Chairman of the 

Gaming Commission; 

(F) Issue gaming licenses to management officials and employees of the operation, and 

service suppliers consistent with the suitability determination; 

(G) Inspect, examine and monitor all gaming activities, and have immediate access to 

review, inspect, examine, photocopy and audit all records of the gaming establishment; 

(H) Ensure compliance with all Tribal, State, and Federal laws, rules, and regulations 

regarding Indian gaming; 

(I) Investigate any suspicion of wrongdoing associated with any gaming activities; 

(J) Hold hearings on andlor employee complaints, in compliance with procedures 

established in the Compact, the management agreement, the gaming ordinance and other 

Tribal gaming regulations; 

(IS) Comply with any and all reporting requirements under the IGRA, the Compact to 

which the Tribe is a party, and any other applicable law; 

(L) Promulgate and issue regulations necessary to comply with the NIGC7s Minimum 

Internal Control Standards (MICS); 

(M) Promulgate and issue regulations on the levying of fees associated with gaming 

license applications; 

(N) Promulgate and issue regulations on the levying of fines andfor suspension or 

revocation of gaming licenses for violations of the gaming ordinance, or any other Tribal, 

Federal, or State, if applicable, gaming regulations; 

(0) Promulgate and issue licensing regulations. 

(P) Employ such persons as are necessary to carry out the duties of the Gaming 

Commission, including but not limited to gaming inspectors; and 

(Q) Perform such other duties the Commission deems appropriate for the proper 

regulation of the Tribal gaming operation. 

Section 15. Confidentiality. The Gaming Commission shall ensure that all records and 

information obtained as a result of an employee background investigation shall remain 

confidential and shall not be disclosed to persons who are not directly involved in the 

licensing process. Under no circumstances shall information obtained during the course 

of an employee background investigation be disclosed to members of management, 

human resource personnel or others employed by the tribal gaming operation. 
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This Section does not apply to requests from or the furnishing of such information or 

records to any Tribal, Federal or State law enforcement, regulatory or judicial agency, or 

for the use of such information or records by the Commission and staff in the 

performance of their official duties. 

Section 16. Eligibility. The following persons are not eligible to serve as Tribal Gaming 

Commissioners: employees of the gaming operation, while serving as such; gaming 

contractors (including any principal of a management or other contracting company); 

persons directly related to any of the above without a written waiver of this section by the 

Tribal Council; persons ineligible to be key employees or primary management officials. 

Section 17. Removal of Commissioners. The independence of the Tribal Gaming 

Commission is essential to a well-regulated gaming operation. For that reason, 

Cornmissioners may only be removed from office by the Tribal Council prior to the 

expiration of their respective terms for neglect of duty, misconduct, malfeasance, or other 

acts that would render a commissioner unqualified for hisher position. Any allegations 

of neglect of duty, misconduct, malfeasance, or other acts that would render him or her 

unqualified for hislher position must be substantiated by a preponderance of the evidence. 

Commissioners will be given an opportunity to provide evidence rebutting the grounds 

for their proposed removal before the removal is decided. Commissioners may appeal 

their removal to the Elders Tribunal. A vote of the Elders Tribunal on the validity of the 

removal shall be fmal and not subject to further appeal. A wrongful removal shall entitle 

the affected Commissioner to compensation for expenses incurred in an appeal and any 

pay withheld. 

Section 18. Quorum. A majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. The 

concurrence of a majority of the Commissioners appointed to the Commission shall be 

required for any final determination by the Commission. The Commission may act in its 

official capacity even if there are vacancies on the Commission. 

Section 19. Compensation. Tribal Gaming Commissioners shall be compensated at a 

level determined by the Tribal Council. 

Section 20. Records. The Commission shall keep a written record of all its meetings. 

Section 21. Audit. (A) The Tribe shall cause an annual outside independent audit of 

gaming operations to be conducted, and shall submit the resulting audit reports to the 

National Indian Gaming Commission. 

(8) 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 22, 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. 
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Section 23. Ethics. The Tribe recognizes that the duties of the Gaming Board of 

Directors and the Tribal Gaming Commission include making important decisions on 

highly sensitive issues. As such, the Tribe has determined that the members of the Tribal 

Gaming Board of Directors and the Tribal Gaming Commission shall be held to 

extremely high ethical standards. Prior to taking their positions the Board and 

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

the requirements of the code of Ethics established in Chapter 01.06 of the Cowlitz Tribal 

Code: 

(A) Members shall not hold financial interests that conflict with the conscientious 

performance of their duties as managers and regulators. 

(B) 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. 

(C) Members shall not solicit or accept any gift or other item of monetary value, from 

any person or entity seeking official action or inaction from, doing business with, or 

conducting activities regulated by the member's organization, or whose interests may be 

substzgtially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the Members' duties. 

(D) Members shall make no unauthorized cornrnitrne'nts or promises of any kind 

purporting to bind the Tribe. 

(E) Members shall not use their positions for private gain. 

(F) Members shall act 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. 

(G) Members shall ensure that Tribal property and gaming assets shall be properly 

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

unauthorized activities. 

(H) Members shall not engage in outside employment or activities, including seeking or 

negotiating for hture employment, which conflict with their official duties and 

responsibilities; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit a Member from 

seeking any public office, including any other elected or appointed Tribal office. 

(I) Members shall disclose waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption to appropriate authorities. 

(J) embers shall endeavor to avoid any actions creating the appearance that they are 

violating the law or the ethical standards listed herein. 

(K) Members shall disclose any real or apparent financial, or personal conflicts. If there is 

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

the conflict. 

Section 24. Minimum Internal Control Standards. The Tribe acknowledges its 

obligation to adopt and implement Minimum Internal Control Standards (MKS) for the 

operation of its Tribal gaming operation no less stringent than those found in the 

regulations of the NIGC at 25 C.F.R. Part 542. The Tribe's MICS shall be set out in 

separate regulations to be reviewed and approved by the Tribal Gaming Commission. 

Section 25. Agent for Service of Process. The Tribe hereby designates the General 

Council Chair as agent for service of process, who may be contacted at: 

P.O. Box 2547 
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1 055-9th Avenue Suite B 

Longview, WA 98632 

Section 26. Compliance with Federal Law, The Tribe will comply with all applicable 

federal law, including the Bank Secrecy Act, 3 1 U.S.C. 9 53 11 et seq. 

Section 27. Patron Dispute Resolution. Patrons who have complaints against the 

gaming establishment, a gaming employee, or a management contractor shall 'have as 

their sole remedy the right to file a petition for relief with the Tribal Gaming 

Commission. Complaints shall be submitted in writing, and at the discretion of the 

Commission, the petitioner may be allowed to present evidence. The Gaming 

Commission shall hold a hearing within 30 days of receipt of petitioner's complaint. 

Petitioner may have counsel present at such hearing. The Commission shall render a 

decision in a timely fashion and all such decisions will be final when issued. Any patron 

complaint must be submitted to the Commission within thirty (30) days of the incident 

giving rise to the complaint. The ~Comrnission's decision shall constitute the 

complainant's final remedy. 

Section 28. License Locations. The Tribal Gaming Commission shall issue a separate 

license to each place, facility, or location on the Tribe's Lands where gaming is 

conducted under this ordinance. 

Section 29. Licenses for Key Employees and Primary Management Officials. The 

Tribe shall ensure that the policies and procedures set out in this chapter are implemented 

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

gaming enterprise operated on the Tribe's Indian lands. The Tribal Gaming Commission 

shall perform background investigations and issue licenses for Key Employees and 

Primary Management Officials according to requirements at least as stringent as those in 

25 CFR Parts 556 and 558. 

Section 30. License Application Forms - Notices. 

(A) The following notice shall be placed on the application form for a key employee or a 

primary management official: 

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 

employed in a gaming operation. The information will be used by 

the Tribe and the 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, Tribal, State, local, or foreign law enforcement and 

regulatory agencies when relevant to civil, criminal or regulatory 

investigations or prosecutions or when necessary 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, or investigation of activities while 
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associated with a Tribe or a gaming operation. Failure to consent to 

the disclosures indicated in this notice will result in a Tribe being 

unable to hire you in a primary management official or key 

ernployee 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. 

(B) The following additional notice shall be placed on the application form for a key 

employee or a primary official: 

A false Statement on any part of your application may be 

grounds for not hiring you, or for fring you after you begin 

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

(U.S. Code, Title 18, section 100 1) 

(C) The Commission shall notify in writing existing key employees and primary 

management officials who have not completed an application containing the notices set 

forth above that they shall either: -, 

(1) Complete a new application form that contains both the Privacy Act and 

false statement notices; or 

(2) Sign a statement that contains the Privacy Act and false statement notices and 

consent to the routine uses described in that notice. 

Section 31. License Fees. The Tribe may charge a license fee, to be set by the Tribal 

Gaming Commission, to cover its expenses in investigating and licensing Key 

Employees, Primary Management Officials of the gaming operation. 

Section 32. Fingerprints. Each. applicant for gaming license shall be required to have 

fingerprints taken as part of the license application procedure. Fingerprints shall be taken 

by the Clark County Sherifl's OEce. Fingerprints will then be forwarded to the NIGC 

for processing through the FBI and NCIC to determine the applicant's criminal history, if 

anySection 33. Background Investigations. 

(A) The Tribal Gaming Commission is responsible for conducting background 

investigations and suitability determinations. 

(B) The Tribal Gaming Commission shall request from each primary management 

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

(1) Full name, other names used (oral or written), social security nurnbercs), 

birth date, place of birth, citizenship, gender, all languages (spoken or 

written); 

(2) Currently and for the previous 5 years: business and employment 

positions held, ownership interests in those businesses, business and 

residence addresses, and drivers license numbers; 

(3) 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 (B)(2) of this 

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Current business and residence telephone numbers; 

A description of any existing and previous business relationships with 

Indian Tribes, including ownership interests in those businesses; 

A description of any existing and previous business relationships with the 

gaming industry generally, including ownership interests in those 

businesses; 

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; 

For each felony for which there was an ongoing prosecution or a 

conviction, within 10 years of the date of the application, the charge, the 

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

any; 

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; 

For each criminal charge (excluding minor traffic charges), whether or not 

there is a conviction, if such crimirial charge is within 10 years of the date 

of the application and is not otherwise listed pursuant to paragraph (B)(8) 

or (B)(9) of this section, the criminal charge, the name and address of the 

court involved and the date and disposition; 

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; 

A photograph taken within the last year; and 

Any other information the Tribe deems relevant. 

Section 34. Procedures for Conducting a Background Check on Applicants. 

(A) As part of its review procedure, the Commission or its agent shall employ or 

engage a private investigator to conduct a background investigation on each applicant 

sufficient to allow the Gaming Commission to make an eligibility determination under 

Section 35 of this ordinance. The investigator shall: 

(1) Verify the applicant's identity through items such as a social security card, 

drivers license, birth certificate, or passport; 

(2) Contact each personal and business reference provided in the License 

Application, when possible; 

(3) Obtain a personal credit check; 

(4) Conduct a civil history check; 

(5) Conduct a criminal history check via the submission of the applicant's 

fingerprints to the NIGC, and further obtain information from the 

appropriate court regarding past felony and/or misdemeanor convictions 

and criminal charges within the last ten years; 

(6) Inquire into any previous or existing business relationships with the 

gaming industry and Indian tribes by contacting the entities or tribes; 

(7) Verify the applicant's history and status with any licensing agency by 
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contacting the agency; and 

(8) Take other appropriate steps to verify the accuracy of the information, 

focusing on problem areas noted. 

(B) The investigator shall create an investigative report noting the steps taken, 

information gained, potential problem areas, and disqualifying information. 

(C) The Gaming Commission and its investigator shall promise to keep confidential 

the identity of each person interviewed in the course of the investigation, other than 

disclosure as required under Federal, Tribal, or State law. 

Section 35. Eligibility Determination. The Tribal Gaming Comrnission 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 empIoyment in a gaming operation. If the Tribal Gaming 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 and activities in the conduct of gaming, a tribal gaming 

operation shall not employ that person in a key employee or primary management oficial 

position. 

Section 36. Procedures for Forwarding Applications and Reports to the National 

Indian Gaming Commission. 

(A) When a key employee or primary management official is employed to work at a 

gaming operation authorized by this ordinance, the Commission shall forward to the 

National Indian Gaming Comrnission a completed application for employment and 

conduct the background investigation and make the determination referred to in Section 

35 of this ordinance. 

(B) 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. 

Section 37. Report to the National Indian Gaming Commission. 

(A) The Tribal Gaming Comrnission shail prepare and forward a report on each 

background investigation to the National Indian Gaming Commission. An investigative 

report shall include all of the following: 

(1) Steps taken in conducting a background investigation; 

(2) Results obtained; 

(3) Conclusions reached; and 

(4) The bases for those conclusions. 

(B) The Commission shall forward the completed investigative report to the ,National 

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

days of the approval of this ordinance by the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming 

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(C) The Commission shall submit, with the investigative report, a copy of the eligibility 

determination, unless the NIGC shall have advised the Tribe that the submission of the 

eligibility determination is not necessary. This determination shall include a Statement 

describing how the information submitted by the applicant was verified; a Statement of 

results following an inquiry into the applicant's prior activities, criminal record, if any, 

and reputation, habits and associations; a Statement 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 operation; 

and a Statement documenting the disposition of all potential problem areas noted and 

disqualifjing information obtained. 

(D) If a license is not issued to an applicant, the Tribal Gaming Commission: 

(1) Shall notify the NIGC; and 

(2) Shall forward copies of its eligibility determination and investigative 

report (if any) to the NIGC for inclusion in the Indian Gaming Individuals 

Records System. 

(E) With respect to all employees, and in particular key employees and 

primary management officials, the Tribal Gaming Commission shall retain applications 

for employment and reports (if any) of background investigations 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. 

Section 38. Granting a Gaming License. 

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

receives a report, the National Indian Gaming Commission notifies the Tribe 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 Tribe has provided an 

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

Tribal Gaming Commission, acting for the Tribe, may issue a license to such applicant. 

(B) The Tribal Gaming Commission shall respond to a request for additional information 

from the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission concerning a 

key employee or a primary management offcial who is the subject of a report. Such a 

request shall suspend the 30-day period under paragraph (A). of this section until the 

Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission receives the additional 

information. 

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

Commission provides the Tribe with a Statement itemizing objections to the issuance of a 

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

Tribal Gaming Commission has provided an application and investigative report to the 

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

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

Tribe shall make the final decision whether to issue a license to such applicant. 
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Section 39. License Suspension. 

(A) If, after the issuance of a gaming license, the Tribal Gaming 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, the Tribal 

Gaming Commission shall suspend such license and shall notify in writing the licensee of 

the suspension and the proposed revocation. 

(B) The Tribal Gaming Commission shall notify the licensee of a time and a place for a 

hearing on the proposed revocation of a license. 

(C) After a revocation hearing, the Tribal Gaming Commission shall decide to revoke or 

to reinstate a gaming license. The Commission shall notify the NIGC of its decision. 

Section 40. Licenses for Vendors. Vendors of services or supplies with a value of 

$25,000 or more annually must have a vendor license from the Tribal Gaming 

Co&ssion in order to transact business with the Tribal gaming operation. Contracts for 

professional legal and accounting services are excluded from this section. 

Section 41. Submission of a Vendor License Application. In order to obtain a vendor 

license, the business must complete a vendor application and submit to background 

checks of itself and its principals. Principals of a business include its officers, directors, 

management, owners, partners, non-institutional stockholders that either own 10% or 

more of the stock or are the 10 largest stockholders, and the on-site supervisor or 

manager under the agreement with the Tribe, if applicable. 

Section 42. Contents of the Vendor License Application. 

(A) Applications for vendor licenses must include the following: 

(1) Name of business, business address, business phone, federal tax ID 

number (or SSN if a sole proprietorship), main office address if different 

from business address, any other names the applicant has done business 

under, type of service applicant will provide; 

(2) Whether the applicant is a partnership, corporation, limited liability 

company, sole proprietorship, or other entity; 

(3) If the applicant is a corporation, the state of incorporation, and the 

qualification to do business in the State of Washington if the gaming 

operation is in a different State than the State of incorporation. 

(4) Trade name, other names ever used, names of any wholly owned 

subsidiaries or other businesses owned by the vendor or its principals; 

(5) General description of the business and its activities; 
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(6) Whether the applicant will be investing in or loaning money to the gaming 

operation and, if so, how much; 

(7) A description of any existing and previous business relationships with the 

gaming industry generally, including ownership interests in those 

businesses; 

(8) A list of Indian tribes with which the vendor has an existing or previous 

business relationship, including ownership, financial, or management 

interests in non-gaming activities; 

(9) Names, addresses, and phone numbers of three business references with 

whom the company had regularly done business for the last five years; 

(10) The name and address of any licensing or regulatory agency with which 

the business has filed an application for a license or permit related to 

gaming, whether or not such license or permit was granted; 

(1 1) If the business has ever had a license revoked for any reason, the 

circumstances involved; 

(12) A list of lawsuits to which the business has been a defendant, including the 

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

any; 

(13) List the business' funding sources and any liabilities of $50,000 or more. 

(14) A list of the principals of the business, their social security numbers, 

addresses and telephone numbers, title, and percentage of ownership in the 

company; and 

(15) Any further information the Tribe deems relevant. 

(B) The following notice shall be placed on the application form. for a vendor 

and its principals: 

Inclusion of false or misleading information in the vendor application may 

be grounds for denial or revocation of the Tribe's vendor license. 

(C) A vendor may submit a copy of a recent license application to another 

jurisdiction if it contains the information listed above. The vendor will be required 

to submit in writing any changes in the information since the other license 

application was filed and any information requested by the Tribe not contained in 

the other application. 

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shall employ or otherwise engage a private investigator complete an investigation of the 

vendor. This investigation shall contain, at a minimum, the following steps: 

(A) Verify of the business' incorporation status and qualification to do business in the 

State where the gaming operation is located; 

(B) Obtain a business credit report, if available, and conduct a Better Business Bureau 

check on the vendor; 

(C) Conduct a check of the business' credit history; 

(D) Call each of the references listed in the vendor application; and 

(E) Conduct an investigation of the principals of the business, including a criminal 

history check, a credit report, and interviews with the personal references listed. 

Section 44. Vendor License Fee. The Tribe may charge a license fee, to be set by the 

Tribal Gaming Commission, to cover its expenses in investigating and licensing vendors 

of the gaming operation. 

Section 45. Vendor Background Investigation Report. The private investigator shall 

complete an investigative report covering each of the steps taken in the background 

investigation of the vendor and its principals and present it to the Tribal Gaming 

Commission. 

Section 46. Repeal. Tribal Council Ordinance No. 05-1, Gaming Ordinance, and to the 

extent that they are inconsistent with this ordinance, all prior gaming ordinances are 

hereby repealed. 

-- CERTIFICATION -- 

The foregoing ordinance was adopted ~QO< , at a duly called 

meeting of the Cowlitz Tribal Council for, 0 , against, and 0