d MEMORANDUM OP AGREEMENT 

414 Tbisagreanartiscrrtacdinto this lrtt!cbyofFcbmary, 2000,bya~dbctwetnfheYakama 

Nation (Nation) and the Narticmal Indian Gaming Chnmhsh WGC) to resolve tk MGC's 

1. Under ?he Mh Gaming Regulatay Act, 25 US.C. 2701 d seq: the NI& is reqadde . . 

bbrrcgolatingCZassII~andccrtain~ofQassm~on~lantte - 

Z h~of~994,tb~atimadoptedTribslOrdinancc . . T-104.94, co&anly dkd to . . 

as~'Yak.amaIndian~ation~aming~ofl~~. ~~&T-Io~

ad* forthe purpw of cstab- gaming within the Nation 'Sn inconformity with the . - 

fkderal Indian Gaming Regnlatay Act . . . ad re- promulgated thcmmk." 

3. hJmeof1996,bNationPddagsmingcompact'witbthoStatoofW~ This 

COW sets forth the fir the~atii's class m gaming 

4. In the &I1 of 1999, the NIGC bnrught the fobwing concerns to the attestion of both the 

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Nation and the YYakama Nation Gaming Cummission (Commissinn): 

a. The comnkion had Sled to @inn a significant number of baclqpmd 

investigations and had $ikd to forward various mataialr to the MGC; . 

b. ha busha datinship between the *resideat of an ATM conpry and.& 

Nation violated the Tribal Gaming Orctinance because the ATM pnsicient was 

rclatcdtothe~oftheCoIIIinission; 

- c ~ha~atiw~inbnsiaessvith&unlid~ling.~~li~wfio

appeared to have sigmixm amthority and Wl -Man; and ... 

d. -. TheCammi&~n cantinued~brelymdixmd asskbccdkelyhrntheTribal 

. -Operatione. The Nation needed to decide whether the Baard of Dimctas should be subjeded.to 

a htckgrormdd'Wgaticm and licensed by tho Co&on. 

5. Desiring to pnscwe the benefits of their 1- refationship, th parties ta this -- 

w Agreement amfhmd on November 23,1999, to explore amicable methods ofdving 
*e on December 8,1999. 

ACCORDINGLY, the Parties* this Agreement agree a$ fblhm : -- 

1. ~h~~ation,lfaooghths~~will~lishmintd~1rm

ioolodiag~gbY~NIGC,~snsmo~d~~ 

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jnvcqgatioas on key employees d inimny mmgcmd . om& . will be completed priortocolmnmcing~1aymcldd ~iaternal~laadreviewpmocss~btfbraardcdto 

2 In acc~nhce with the dirty (30) day notice of tumhtion of conkad by the Leg=& 

Casino Bosrd of Dhcbrs, Susan ItEIla, the Double Eagle AThd Company .- president 

related to Chahm Steve T?;nrrr. will cease doing business as a gaming corrtractol. with th 

Nation no later than Febraary'l, 2000. 

-3. The Nation, krigh the Commkion, will establish an htexd m&ol and review-process * 

to ensure that no gaming'contradm are related to tfie hnmkicmers in violation of the 

trr'bal srdim and tribal-stab campact The intad control and review process will be . . 

fad to the NIGC within thirty (30) days of the eWve Qte of this agreement. 

. 4. From approximately 19% through Decembet of 1998, James R Gannareffi dba Gaming 

Vmtmq Inc., pf~vided gaming services to the Nation Gami& Venhres, 3nc. &as not 

cxdieti by thc.Statc of Washingtoo dl Odober 22,1998, bmsed by the Yakma 

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Nation cmmissi011 until Septcmba 21,1998. The Na+ ackdtdges that as:a . 

- gaming ~~ mda, Gaming Venhneg Inc. should bave been cdifitd by the S@tc 

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. ~b.xl~thatduebothc~of&dutia~dbyGamiogV~ 

Inc, a management contract should have been cxtclrted. : 

5. Wj thirty (30) days of the e£kdve date of this Agreement, the Nation will establish, 
not excrerdsc managed cantml ova tbe Tribal Gaming opemtion, 

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6. ~fi~-fie(45)daysoftheffecti~edatcofthis~cnt,th~~~ . . 

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will be submitted to NIGC wWnttedfkty-&m (45) days of the effectikt dataof this 

Board of DiTectors, which is rqxmsible fbr odght of the gaming operation, is subjected 

to a backgromdinvestigdm and Ii@ by the CO- and win pmcccd 

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9. ~he~~a~shenrnonitorcornplidnctwithmi~agreement 

10. Provided the Nation and the Commkion coorirmc to make progress towid cornpietian of 

the goals rehznced above, the NIGC will not iile famal charges against either the Nation 

or the Commission rega&ng the issues covered by this Agmment.