Delores Pigsley, Chairperson 

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon 

P.O. Box 549 

Siletz, Oregon 97380 

Dear Chairperson Pigsley: 

This letter responds to your request to review and 

approve the tribal gaming ordinance adopted on August 20, 

1994, by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon 

(Tribes). This letter constitutes such approval under the 

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). 

Under the IGRA and the regulations of the National 

1ndian Gaming Commission (NIGC), the chairman is directed to 

review ordinances 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 ordinance1 

are not subject to review and approval. Such approval does 

not constitute approval of specific games. Please note that 

class I11 gaming may only be conducted pursuant to an 

approved tribal-state compact between the Tribes and the 

State of Oregon. Also, the gaming ordinance is approved for 

gaming only on Indian lands as defined in the'IGRA. 

With the Chairman's approval of the Tribes1 gaming 

ordinance, the ~ribes are now required to conduct background 

investigations on its key employees and primary management 

officials. The NIGC expects to receive a completed 

application for each key employee and primary management 

official pursuant to 25 C.F.R. $ 556.5(a) and an 

investigative report on each background investigation before 

issuing a license to a key employee or primary management 

official pursuant to 25 C.F.R. $ 556.5(b). 

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Thank you for submitting the ordinance of the 

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon for review 

and approval. The NIGC staff and I look forward to working 

with you and the Tribes in implementing the IGRA. 

Chairman 

cc: Jessie Davis, Vice-Chairperson 
Resolution No. 94-188 

Date Approved 8/20/94 

Subject Gaming Ordinance 

RESOLUTION 

WHEREAS, the Siletz Tribal Council is empowered to act on behalf of the Confederated Tribes of 

Siletz Indians of Oregon pursuant to Article IV, Section 1 of the Siletz Constitution, 

approved June 13, 1979, by the Acting Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs; and 

WHEREAS, the Siletz Tribe intends to engage in Class I1 and Class I11 gaming under the Indian 

Gaming Regulatory Act in Lincoln County; and 

WHEREAS, ' under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and applicable federal regulations it is necessary 

for the Tribe to have an approved Gaming Ordinance before it can formally engage in 

gaming; and 

WHEREAS, the Siletz Tribe desires to comply with all federal laws and regulations, and desires to 

engage in gaming as soon as practical; and 

WHEREAS, the Siletz Tribe's proposed ordinance must be submitted to the National Indian Gaming 

Commission in Washington, D.C. for approval. 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Siletz Tribal Council hereby approves the attached 

Gaming Ordinance, Section No. 6.20, of the Siletz Tribe, replacing all existing gaming ordinances of the 

Tribe, and that such Gaming Ordinance shall be submitted to the National Indian Gaming Commission as 

soon as possible. 

SILETZ TRIBAL COUNCIL A 

Tribal council Chairman 

CERTIFICATION 

This Resolution was adopted at a Regular Tribal Council meeting held on 8/20/94 , at which a 

quorum was present, and the Resolution was adopted by a vote of 9 For, 0 AGAINST, and 0 

ABSTAINING, the Chairman or ViceChaiman being authorized to sign the Resolution. 
GAMING ORDINANCE 

Sileb Tribal Ordinance Number 630 

Siletz Tribal Gaming Commission 

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon 

(a) The Siletz Tribal Council, hereinafter "Tribe," empowered by the Tribe's 

constitution to enact ordinances, hereby adopts this Ordinance in order to set the terms for and 

to regulate all gaming activities on Siletz tribal lands. 

(b) The Tribe shall conduct gaming operations to obtain revenues for tribal purposes, 

to employ tribal members, and to prevent the of criminal elements into such 

operations. 

(c) The Tribe shall conduct all gaming operations in accordance with the Indian 

Gaming Regulatory Act, all applicable federal regulations and guidelines, and consistent with the 

Tribe's sovereign authority over its affairs. 

(d) This Ordinance is an exercise of the policy and general welfare powers of the 

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, acting in the best interests of the tribal 

membership. All provisions of this ordinance shall be liberally construed to achieve their 

purpos=. 

6.2 1 Gaming Authorized 

Class I1 and Class III gaming as defined in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L. 100- 

447, 25 U.S.C. §2703(7)(a) and 25 U.S.C. §2703(8) ("IGRA") and 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) is hereby authorized. 

6.22 owners hi^ of Gaming 

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

any gaming operation authorized by this ordinance. 

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6.23 Use of gamin^ Revenue 

A. Net revenues from Class II and Class III 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; promote tribal economic development; donate to charitable 

organizations; or help fund operations of local government agencies. 

B. If the Tribe elects to make per capita payments to tribal members, if shall 

authorize such payments only upon approval of a plan submitted to the Secretary of the Interior 

under 25 U.S.C. §2710(b)(3). 

6.24 Audit 

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

operations and shall submit the resulting audit reports to the National Indian Gaming 

Commission. 

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. 

6.25 Protection of the Environment and Public Health and Safety 

Class Il and Class III gaming facilities shall be constructed, maintained and operated in 

a manner that adequately protects the environment and the public health and safety. 

6.26 Backmound Investinations: Key Ern~loyees and Primary Management Officials 

The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians shall ensure that the policies and procedures 

set out in this section are implemented with respect to key employees and primary management 

officials and employed at any Class II and Class III enterprises operated on tribal lands: 

A. Definitions 

For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: 

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

(1) Bingo caller; 

(2) Counting room supervisor; 

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Chief of security; 

Custodian of gaming supplies or cash; 

Floor manager; 

Pit boss; 

Dealer; 

Croupier, 

Approver of credit; or 

Custodian of gaming 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. 

(c) If not otherwise included, the four most highly compensated 

persons in the gaming operation. 

2. Primary management official: 

(a) The person 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. 

B. Avvlication Forms 

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

employee or a primary management official before that form is filled out 

by an applicant: 

In compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the following 

information is provided: 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 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 

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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 the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians 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 

investigations of activities while associated with the Confederated 

Tribes of Siletz Indians or the tribal 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. 

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

in writing that they shall either: 

a. Complete a new application form that contains a Privacy Act 

notice; or 

b. Sign a statement that contains the Privacy Act notice and consent 

to the routine uses described in that notice. 

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

e'mployee or a primary management official before that form is filled out 

by an applicant: 

A false statement on any part of your application may be grounds 

for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work Also, 

you may be punished by fine or imprisonment. (U.S. Code, Title 

18, §1001.) 

4. The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians shall notify in writing, existing 

key employees and primary management officials that they shall either: 

a. Complete a new application form that contains a notice; or 

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

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C. Backsound Investigations 

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1. The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians shall request from each primary 

management official and from each key employee, all of the following 

information: 

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

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

(spoken or written); 

b. Currently and for the previous ten (10) years: business and 

employment positions held, ownership interests in those businesses, 

business and residence addresses, and driveis license numbers; 

c. The names and current addresses of at least three (3) personal 

references, including one personal reference who was acquainted 

with the applicant during each period of residence listed under 

paragraph (l)(b) of this section; 

d. Current business and resident 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 names and addresses of any licensing or regulatory agency 

with which the person has fded 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; 

1. For each misdemeanor conviction or ongoing misdemeanor 

prosecution (excluding minor traffic violations), within ten (10) 

years of the date of the application, the name and address of the 

court involved and the date and disposition; 

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

or not there is a conviction, if such criminal charge is within ten 

(10) years of the date of the application and is not otherwise listed 

pursuant to paragraph (I)@) or (l)(i) of this section, the criminal 

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

and dqmsition; 

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; 

1. A current photograph; 

m. Any other information the Tribe deems relevant; and 

n. Fingerprints consistent with prmdures adopted by the Tribe 

according to 25 C.F.R. §522(2)(h). 

2. The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians shall conduct an investigation 

sufficient to make a determination under subsection D below. In 

conducting a background investigation, the Tribe or its agents shall 

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

course of the investigation. 

D. Eligibility Determination 

The Tribe shall review a person's prior activities, criminal record, if any, and reputation, 

habits and associations to make a finding concerning the eligibility of a key employee or primary 

management official for employment in a gaming operation. If the Tribe determines that 

employment 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 opention shall not employ that person in a 

key employee or primary management official position. 

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E. Procedures for forward in^ A~v1ication.s and Re~orts for Kev Emvloyees and 

Prirnarv Management Officials to the National Indian Gaming; Commission 

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

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

the National Indian Gaming Commission a completed application for 

employment and conduct the background investigation and make the 

determination referred to in subsection D of this section. 

2. The Tribe shall forward the report referred to in subsection F of this 

section to the National Indian Gaming Commission within sixty (60) days 

after an employee begins work or within sixty (60) days of the approval 

of this ordinance by the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming 

Commission. 

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

management official a person who does not have a license after ninety (90) 

days. 

F. Revort to the National Indian Garnin~ Commission 

1. Pursuant to the procedures set out in subsection E of this section, the 

Confederated Tribes of Siletz shall prepare and forward to the National 

Indian Gaming Commission an investigative report on each background 

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

a. Steps taken in conducting a background investigation; 

b. Results obtained; 

c. Conclusions reached; and 

d. The basis for those conclusions. 

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

determination made under subsection D of this section. 

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

a. Shall notify the National Indian Gaming Commission; and 

b. May forward copies of its eligibility determination and 

investigative report (if any) to the National Indian Gaming 

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Commission for inclusion in the Indian Gaming Individual Records 

System. 

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

Tribe shall retain applications for employment and reports (if any) of 

background investigations for inspection by the Chairman of the National 

Indian Gaming Commission or his or her designee for no less than three 

(3) years from the date of termination of employment. 

G. grant in^ a Gamine License 

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

Commission receives a report, the National Indian Gaming Commission 

notifies the tribe that it has no objection to the issuance of a license 

pursuant to a license application filed by a key employee or primary 

management official for whom the tribe has provided an application and 

investigative report to the National Indian Gaming Commission, the Tribe 

may issue a license to such applicant. 

2. The Tribe shall respond to a request for additional information from the 

Chairman of the NIGC concerning a key employee or a primary 

management official who is the subject of a report. Such a request shall 

suspend the 30day period under paragraph G. 1. of this section until the 

Chairman of the NIGC receives the additional information. 

3. If, within the thirty (30) day period described above, the NIGC 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 

Tribe has provided an application and investigative report to the NIGC, the 

Tribe shall reconsider the application, taking into account the objections 

itemized by the MGC. The Tribe shall make the final decision whether 

to issue a license to such applicant. 

H. License Susmnsion 

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

NIGC reliable information indicating that a key employee or a primary 

management official is not eligible for employment under subsection D 

above, the Tribe shall suspend such license and shall not@ in writing the 

licensee of the suspension and the proposed revocation. 

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

the proposed revocation of a license. 

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

a gaming license. The Tribe shall notify the NIGC of its decision. 

6.27 License Locations 

The Tribe shall issue a separate license to each place, facility, or location on Indian lands 

where Class II gaming is conducted under this ordinance. 

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

are hereby repealed. 

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