SEP 2 0 1994 

Kenny A. Anderson, Tribal Chairman 

Las Vegas Paiute Tribe, 

Number One Paiute Drive 

Las Vegas, Nevada 89106-3261 

Dear Chairman Anderson: 

This letter responds to your request to review and approve 

Tribal Gaming Resolution No. 94-016, adopted on June 7, 1994, by 

the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe (Tribe). This letter constitutes such 

approval under the Indian ~aming Regulatory Act (IGRA). 

Under the IGRA and the regulations of the National Indian 

Gaming omm mission (NIGC), the Chairman is directed to review 

ordinances or resolutions with respect to the requirements of the 

IGRA and the implementing regulations. Thus, the scope of the 

Chairman's review and approval is limited to the requirements of 

the IGRA and the NIGC regulations. Provisions other than those 

required under the IGRA or the NIGC regulations that may be 

included in a tribal resolution are not subject to review and 

approval. Also, such approval does not constitute approval of 

specific games. It is important to note that the gaming 

ordinance is approved for gaming only on Indian lands as defined 

in the IGRA. 

Pursuant to the tribal-state compact between the Tribe and 

the State of Nevada, all state gambling laws and regulations will 

apply to the conduct of class I1 and class I11 gaming on tribal 

lands. Additionally, the State Gaming Control Board and the 

Nevada Gaming Commission are vested with the exclusive authority 

to conduct background investigations and license key employees 

and primary management officials involved in class I1 and class 

I11 gaming. While vesting the State with jurisdiction over class 

'11 gaming does not strictly comport with the IGRA, the NIGC has 

nevertheless approved the tribal ordinance because of Nevada's 

extensive experience in the regulation of gaming. The NIGC will 

monitor the regulation of class I1 gaming by the State of Nevada 

and advise the Tribe should changes become necessary. 

Thank you for submitting the resolution of the Las Vegas 

Paiute Tribe for review and approval. The NIGC staff and I look 

forward to working with. you and the Tribe in implementing the 

IGRA. 

Sincerely yours, 

Anthony J. Hope 

Chairman 

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Kenny A. Anderson, Chairman 

Charles Frye, Vice-Chairman 

Tonia Carter 

Norman L. Harris 

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Marla Pete RESOLUTION NO. 94-016 

Lawana Ramos 

RESOLUTION OF THE LAS VEGAS PAIUTE TRIBE 

AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A GAMING COMPACT 

WITH THE STATE OF NEVADA AND AUTHORIZING THE CONDUCT OF 

CLASS I1 AND CLASS 111 GAMING ON THE LANDS OF THE LAS VEGAS PAIUTE 

TRIBE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT 

WHEREAS, the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe (the "Tribe") is organized under the 

provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984) and a 

Constitution approved by the Tribe on June 24, 1970, as amended; and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article IV, Section 1 of the Tribal Constitution (the "Tribal 

Constitution"), the Las Vegas Tribal Cour~cil (the "Tribal Council") is the governing 

body of the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe; and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VII, Section 1, clauses (e), (f) and (g) of the Tribal 

Constitution, the Tribal Council is empowered, among other things, to manage all 

economic affairs and enterprises of the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe, to regulate the 

conduct of trade and the use and disposition of tribal property and to enact 

IegisIation for the purpose of safeguarding and promoting the peace, safety, morals, 

and general welfare of the members of the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe; and 

WHEREAS, the Tribe has determined to proceed with the development of the 

Tribe's Snow Mountain Reservation, which development will include, among 

other things, the construction of four 18-hole golf courses and clubhouse and one or 

more casino hotels; and 

WHEREAS, under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Public Law 100-497, as 

amended ("IGRA"), in order for Class I1 and Class I11 gaming (as defined in IGRA) to 

be conducted on the lands of the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe, it is necessary for the Las 

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Vegas Paiute Tribe to (i) authorize the conduct of Class I1 and Class I11 gaming and 

(ii) enter into a tribal/state compact with the State of Nevada ("Nevada"); and 

WHEREAS, as authorized by the Tribal Council on April 5, 1994, the Tribal 

Chairman has negotiated a tribal/state compact (the "Compact") with Nevada, 

acting through the State Gaming Control Board and the Nevada Gaming 

Commission, pursuant to which (i) the gaming laws of Nevada (other than tax laws) 

will apply to all Class I1 and Class I11 gaming on the lands of the Las Vegas Paiute 

Tribe, (ii) the State Gaming Control Board and the Nevada Gaming Commission 

will investigate, license and regulate all such gaming, and (iii) Nevada will not tax 

Class I1 or Class I11 gaming on the lands of the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe and the Tribe 

will tax such gaming at the same rates and in the same manner as Nevada taxes 

such gaming elsewhere in the state; and 

WHEREAS, a draft of the Compact has been presented to this Tribal Council and 

has been reviewed to the extent deemed necessary; and 

WHEREAS, the Tribal Council believes that authorizing the conduct of Class I1 and 

Class I11 gaming and entering into the Compact will advance the economic affairs of 

the Tribe and the general welfare of the members of the Tribe; 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: 

1. Compact. The Tribal/State Gaming Compact between the Las Vegas 

Paiute Tribe and the State of Nevada, negotiated by the Tribal 

Chairman, is hereby approved. The Tribal Chairman is authorized and 

directed to execute the Compact on behalf of the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe 

and, when the Compact is executed by him and by the designated 

officials of Nevada, to deliver it to the Secretary of the Interior of the 

United States of America for approval and publication in the Federal 

Register as required by Section ll(d)(8) of IGRA. 

2. Gaming; Authorized; A~~licable Law. Class I1 and Class I11 gaming is 

hereby authorized to be conducted on the lands of the Las Vegas Paiute 

Tribe. All such gaming shall be conducted in accordance with the 

generally applicable gaming laws of Nevada as provided in the 

Compact. 

3. owners hi^ of Gaming. As required by Section ll(b)(2)(A) of IGRA, the 

Las Vegas Paiute Tribe shall have the sole propriety interest in and 

responsibility for the conduct of any gaming operation authorized by 

this resolution unless, by subsequent resolution of this Tribal Council, 

the Tribe authorizes the operation of privately owned games in 

accordance with Section 1 l(b)(4) of IGRA. 
4. Use of Gaming Revenue. Net revenues (as defined in IGRA and the 

regulations promulgated thereunder) from Class I1 and Class I11 gaming 

shall be used only for the following purposes: to fund tribal 

government operations and programs, to provide for the general 

welfare of the Tribe and its members, to promote tribal economic 

development, to donate to charitable organizations, or to help fund 

operations of local government agencies. If the Tribal Council elects to 

make per capita payments to tribal members out of gaming revenues, it 

shall authorize such payments only upon approval of a plan submitted 

to the Secretary of the Interior under Section ll(b)(3) of IGRA. 

5. Audit. The operator of any Class I1 or Class I11 gaming operation on 

lands of the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe shall deliver annually to the Tribe 

an independent audit of such gaming operations. The Tribe shall 

forward copies of the audit reports to the National Indian Gaming 

Commission. All gaming related contracts that result in the purchase 

of supplies, services, or concessions in excess of $25,000 annually, except 

contracts for professional legal and accounting services, shall be 

specifically included within the scope of the audit. 

6. Protection of the Environment and Public Health and Safetv. All Class 

I1 and Class I11 gaming facilities shall be constructed, maintained and 

operated in a manner that adequately protects the environment and 

the public health and safety. 

7. Licenses. Under the Compact, Nevada has the responsibility for 

investigating and licensing all Class I1 and Class I11 gaming on the lands 

of the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe. Nevada, acting through the State 

Gaming Control Board and the Nevada Gaming Commission, shall 

conduct all background investigations and licensing in accordance with 

Nevada's gaming laws and regulations. Because the Compact allocates 

sole jurisdiction to Nevada with respect to background investigations 

and licensing, the provisions of 25 C.F.R. parts 556 and 558, dealing 

with background investigations and licensing by a tribe, do not apply, 

as provided by 25 C.F.R. § 556.1 and 25 C.F.R. 5 558.1. 

Nevada shall issue a separate license to each place, facility, or location 

where Class I1 or Class I11 gaming is conducted on the lands of the Las 

Vegas Paiute Tribe. 

8. Repeal. Any previous resolutions or ordinances of this Tribal Council 

that are inconsistent with this resolution are hereby repealed. 
CERTIFICATION 

It is hereby certified that the Las Vegas Paiute Tribal Council, governing body of the 

Las Vegas Paiute Tribe, composed of seven (7) members of whom six (6) constituting 

a quorum were present at a meeting duly held on the 7th day of June, 1994 adopted 

the foregoing RESOLUTION OF THE LAS VEGAS PAIUTE TRIBE AUTHORIZING 

THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A GAMING COMPACT WITH THE STATE 

OF NEVADA AND AUTHORIZING THE CONDUCT OF CLASS I1 AND CLASS I11 

GAMING ON THE LANDS OF THE LAS VEGAS PAIUTE TRIBE IN 

ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT by the 

affirmative vote of five (5) for and zero (0) against pursuant to Article VII of the 

Constitution and Bylaws of the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe. 

/ Tribal Chairman 

Tribal Secreta