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Subsecton Gaming

ORDINANCE

REDDING RANCHERIA GAMING ORDINANCE

The Redding Rancheria Indian Tribe, a federally recognized Indian Tribe (Tube) hereby enacts

the following Ordinance to regulate Gaming Activity for the tribe and to establish the Redding

Rancheria Gaming Commission. The Ordinance was originally enacted on December 30, 1989

The Ordinance shall be known as the GAMING ORDINANCE 2000. This Ordinance revokes

any prior Gaming Ordinances, and this Ordinance and any regulations promulgated thereunder

shall constitute the entire gaming regulations for the Tribe.

Findings and Policy

Under Article V(1)(j) of the Constitution of the Redding Rancheria, the Tribal Council

has the authority to incorporate into the Gaming Ordinance adopted by the General Membership

the detailed procedures required by the Commission. It is in the public interest and will promote

the general welfare of the Tribe to adopt a gaming Ordinance that includes detailed procedures

for investigating and licensing Key Employees and Management Officials and resolving gaming

disputes. Therefore, the Tribe amends the Gaming Ordinance adopted originally on December

30, 1989, subsequently amended on November 10, 1993, and October 1, 1998, and on August 12,

1999 to the following Ordinance adopted on June 13, 2000.

The Tribe finds that:

1. On December 30, 1989, the General Membership of the Redding Rancheria adopted

the Redding Rancheria Gaming Ordinance which provided generally for the key provisions

regulating gaming on the Redding Rancheria.

2. The November 10, 1993 amendment to the Redding Rancheria Gaming Ordinance

adopted by the General Membership provided for detailed procedures for investigating and

licensing Key Employees and Management Officials and resolving gaming disputes. The Tribe

now determines that a Gaming Commission called the Redding Rancheria Gaming

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Commission will be created to insure that the detailed procedures will be followed and any

other functions that are outlined in this Ordinance.

3. The Tribe reinforces the idea that gaming on the Reservation is a valuable means of

generating revenues that are needed for economic development, to promote Tribal selfsufficiency, economic development, employment, job training, and a strong Tribal government,

and to fund and ensure essential social programs and services;

4. The Tribe finds it of utmost importance to conduct certain forms of gaming to provide

needed revenues to the Tribe. The Tribe feels that the integrity of the Tribe and the games it

offers shall be regulated and controlled in such a manner that will protect the Reservation, the

environment, and the health, security, and general welfare of the Tribe, its members, the patrons,

the employees, and the community; and

S. The Tribe desires to own all gaming on Tribal lands, and to manage and regulate such

gaming in a manner that will adequately address such special interests and needs of the Tribe.

NOW, THEREFORE, Tribal council of the Redding Rancheria hereby ordains as

follows:

Chapters

1. Purpose

2. General Provisions

3. Definitions

4. Ownership of Gaming

5. Reserved

6. Establishment of Gaming Commission

7. Reserved

8. Permitted Gaming Activities

9. Reserved

10. Offenses Related to Tribal Gaming

11. Reserved

12. Sanctions

13. Reserved

14. Gaming Revenues

15. Reserved

16. Operations of Gaming Establishment

17. Reserved

18. Audits

19. Reserved

20. Construction and Maintenance of Gaming Facility

21. Reserved

22. Licenses for Key Employees and Primary Management Officials

23. Reserved

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24. Enforcement and Public Safety

25. Reserved

26. Public/Patron Disputes and Exclusions

27. Reserved

28. Investment and Management Contracts

29. Reserved

30. Scope and Licensing

31. Reserved

32. Contracts

33. Reserved

34. Service of Process

35. Reserved

36. Code of Ethics

Chapter 1. Purpose

The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish regulations for gaming on the Reservation and

establish the Redding Rancheria Gaming Commission that will ensure the regulation of all

Gaming Activity that the Tribe conducts.

Chapter 2. General Provisions

§2000. Short Title This Ordinance shall be known as the Redding Rancheria Gaming

Ordinance.

§2050. Purpose The purpose of this Ordinance is to regulate Class I, II and III gaming on the

Reservation and establish the Redding Rancheria Gaming Commission.

§2 100 Sovereign Immunity Preserved Nothing in this Ordinance is intended or shall be

construed as a waiver of the sovereign immunity of the Tribe. No officer or employee of

Redding Rancheria is authorized nor shall he/she attempt to waive the immunity of the Tribe

under the provisions of this Ordinance unless such officer or employee has an expressed and

explicitly written authorization from the Council.

§2 150. Applicability Within the Reservation This Ordinance shall apply to all persons and

gaming within the boundaries of the Tribe and any other land outside the boundaries of the

Reservation that the Tribe may acquire by Federal Law for the purposes of Gaming.

§2200. Interpretation and Findings The Redding Rancheria Tribal Council may interpret any

ambiguities contained in this Ordinance.

§2250. Conflicting Provisions Whenever any conflict occurs between the provisions of this

Ordinance or the provisions of any other Ordinance of the Tribe, the stricter of such provisions

shall apply.

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Chapter 3. Defmitions

In construing the provisions of this Ordinance, the following words or phrases shall have the

meaning designated unless a different meaning is expressly provided or the context clearly

indicates otherwise.

Unless specified otherwise, terms used herein shall have the same meaning as in IGRA,

including but not limited to references to Net Revenue, Class I, Class II, and Class III

gaming, and except for references to Commissioners, Commission, or Gaming

Commission which shall mean the Redding Rancheria Gaming Commission or its

Commissioners, established and described herein.

§3000. Closely Associated Independent Contractor shall mean any contractor that shares

conm~on ownership, officers or directors with any management principal or person related

thereto.

§3050. Gaming shall mean an activity in which a person stakes or risks something of value on

the outcome of a contest of chance or a future contingent event, not under his or her control or

influence, upon an agreement or understanding that the person, or someone else, will receive

something of value in the event of a certain outcome, but shall not include bona fide business

transactions.

§3 100. Gaming Activities shall mean any Class I, Class II, or Class Ill Gaming Activity

conducted by or under the jurisdiction of the Tribe.

(a) I Gaming means social games solely for prizes of minimal value or

traditional forms of Indian gaming as part of Tribal ceremonies or celebrations.

(b) II Gaming means:

1. The games of chance known as bingo or lotto whether or not electronic, computer,

or other technological aids are used in connection therewith, which are played for

prizes, including monetary prizes, with cards bearing numbers or other

designations, when objects, similarly numbered or designated, are drawn or

electronically determined and the game is won by the first person covering a

previously designated arrangement of numbers or designations on such cards;

2. If played in the same location as bingo, pull-tabs, punch board, tip jars, instant

bingo, and other games similar to bingo;

3. Non-banking card games that are:

i. Explicitly authorized by the laws of the State; or

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ii. Not explicitly prohibited by the laws of the State and played at any location in

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

regulations of the State regarding hours or periods of operation of such card

games or limitations on wagers or pot sizes in such card games;

4. Class II gaming does not include baccarat, blackjack, or electronic or

electromechanical facsimiles of any game of chance or slot machines of any kind.

(c) III Gaming means all forms of gaming that are not Class I gaming or Class

II gaming.

§3 150. Gaming Commission shall mean the Redding Rancheria Gaming Commission, as

established herein to monitor the Gaming Activities, investigate wrongdoing, conduct

background investigations, issue licenses, and perform other duties as required for the regulation

of Gaming on the Rancheria.

§3200. Gaming Contractor shall mean any person or entity that supplies gaming devices or

other gaming equipment, personnel, or services (including gaming management or consulting

services) to any Gaming Activity or enterprise.

§3225. Gaming Facility means the Win River Casino Bingo facility owned by the Tribe, or any

other Gaming Activity conducted in the building and using the fixtures and equipment

comprising Win River Casino Bingo or any other similar facility owned, operated or licensed by

the Tribe and located on the Redding Rancheria.

§3250. General Membership shall mean the governing body of the Tribe as set forth in the

Redding Rancheria Constitution.

§3300. Class II Key Employee means:

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

1. Bingo Caller;

2. Money Room Supervisor;

3. Security Supervisor;

4. Floor Supervisor! Manager

5. Custodian of Gaming Supplies or Cash;

6. Card Table Supervisor! Manager;

7. Pit Boss;

8. Dealer;

9. Croupier;

10. Approver of Credit; or

11. Custodian of gambling devices including persons with access to cash and

accounting records;

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

operation; or

(c) If not otherwise included, any other person employed in the Gaming Facility whose

total compensation is in excess of $50,000 per year;

(d) At the discretion of the Gaming Commission, other positions or persons may be

included as a Key Employee and subject to the same requirements.

§3325 Class III Key Employee shall mean those employees as defined by the Tribal-State

Class Three Compact under the Memorandum of Understanding with the Attorney Generals

Office.

§3350. National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) shall mean the commission established

under IGRA.

§3400. Person shall mean any natural person or entity, including but not limited to

corporations, partnerships and trusts.

§3425 Designated Person or Agent shall mean authorized person or persons acting under the

authority of the Gaming Commission.

§3450. Primary Management Official means:

(a) The person having management responsibility for a management contract;

(b) Any person who has authority:

1. To hire and fire employees;

2. To set up working policy for the Gaming Enterprise;

3. The Financial Officer or other person who has financial management

responsibility.

(c) At the discretion of the Gaming Commission, other positions or persons may be

included under and subject to the requirements for Primary Management Officials.

§3500. Related to shall refer to persons who are related as a father, mother, sister, brother, son

or daughter.

§3550. Reservation or Rancheria shall mean the particular 30.89 acres known as the Redding

Rancheria located within Shasta County or any lands outside the boundaries of the Reservation

that the Tribe may acquire by Federal Law.

§3600. State shall mean the State of California.

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§3650. Tribal Council shall mean the governing body of the Redding Rancheria as established

by Article IV of the Constitution of the Redding Rancheria, adopted on January 6, 1986.

§3700. Tribal Court shall mean any court established by the Tribe to hear disputes or, if there

is none, the Tribal Council.

§3750. Tribal Member shall mean any duly enrolled member of the Redding Rancheria.

Chapter 4. Ownership of Gaming

§4000. Ownership of Gaming The Redding Rancheria shall have the sole proprietary interest in

and responsibility for the conduct of any gaming operation authorized by this Ordinance, except

to the extent the Tribe may contract with and license a person or entity to own, operate or

manage the enterprise pursuant to the provisions of IGRA and regulations promulgated

thereunder, or as otherwise permitted by law.

Chapter 5. Reserved.

Chapter 6. Establishment of Gaming Commission

§6000. Establishment of Gaming Commission Office The Tribe hereby establishes the Gaming

Commission Office, acting under the authority of the Tribe, to be known as the Redding

Rancheria Gaming Commission. The Gaming Commission Office shall be composed not more

than (5) five Commissioners and (10) ten staff persons. The voting members of the Gaming

Commission will consist of Gaming Commissioners only. The Gaming Commissioners and staff

persons will be hired in accordance with the Redding Rancheria Tribal hiring policies and

procedures. The Gaming Commission will act as a regulatory body for the Tribal Council and is

therefore established by the Tribal Council.

§6050. Disgualifications for Office The following persons may not serve as Commissioners:

(a) Employees of any Gaming Enterprise on the Reservation;

(b) Persons related to any gaming contractor (including any principal thereof or closely

associated independent contractor).

(c) Persons who would not be eligible to be Councilors of the Tribal Council under

Article IV section 3 of the Constitution;

(d) Persons who serve as Tribal Councilors.

§6100. Removal from Office Commissioners will serve an initial 6 months probationary period

at the end of which they will be reviewed by the Tribal Council. During this probationary period

Commissioners may be removed pursuant to the Tribal Personnel Policies. After the six-month

probationary Commissioners may be removed pursuant to the Tribal Personnel Policies.

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Commissioners may also be removed from office by the General Membership for neglect of duty,

malfeasance or other good cause shown by the same procedures as removing a Tribal Councilor

outlined in the Redding Rancheria Constitution.

§6150. Quorum A majority of the current number of Commissioners shall constitute a quorum.

§6200. Officers and Duties The Gaming Commissioners shall select, by majority vote, a

Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Secretary. The Chairperson shall preside over meetings of

the Gaming Commission and the Vice-Chairperson shall preside in absence of the Chairperson.

The Secretary shall record in writing the minutes of all Gaming Commission meetings and all

official actions taken by the Gaming Commission.

§6250. Voting All actions of the Gaming Commission shall be taken by majority vote of the

voting Commissioners. The Commission Chairperson may vote on any issue. in the event of a

tie vote, the Tribal Chairperson shall break the tie. All official actions of the Gaming

Commission shall be formally recorded and kept on file.

§6350. Compensation for Serving; Fringe Benefits; Reimbursement of Expenses Commissioners

shall be compensated for serving on the Commission at rates to be set by the current wage and

salary survey of the Redding Rancheria. Such rates shall be identical for all Commissioners.

Increases may be allowed based on length of service. Commissioners shall be eligible for fringe

benefits which are available to other employees of the Tribe to extent the provider of such

benefits qualifies Gaming Commission positions for such benefits. Subject to approval by the

Tribal Council and in accordance with procedures to be adopted by that council, Commissioners

shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their Gaming

Commission duties at the same rate as the Tribe employees are reimbursed.

§6400. Powers and Duties The Gaming Commission or its authorized agent shall have the power

and duty to:

(a) Inspect, examine and monitor Gaming Activities, including the power to demand

access to and inspect, examine, photocopy and audit all papers, books and records

respecting such Gaming Activities;

(b) Investigate any suspicion of wrongdoing in connection with any Gaming Activity;

(c) Conduct, or cause to be conducted, such investigations as may be necessary to

determine in connection with any Gaming Activity, compliance with law or this Act

or any contracts, agreement, goods, services, events, incidents, or other matters

related to Gaming Activities;

(d) Conduct, or cause to be conducted, background investigations regarding any person in

any way connected with any Gaming Activities and issue licenses to, at minimum, all

Key Employees and Primary Management Officials according to requirements at least

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as stringent as those in 25 C.F.R. parts 556 and 558 or that apply to a Class III TribalState Compact.

(e) Hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, summon persons on the

Reservation to attend and testify at such hearings, take such testimony, and receive

such evidence as the Gaming Commission deems relevant in fulfilling its duties;

(f) Administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before the Gaming

Commission;

(g) Implement and administer a system for investigating, licensing and monitoring

employees and others connected with Gaming Activities, as described below,

including the issuance of licenses to gaming facilities, individuals and entities as

required under this Act and IGRA;

(h) Hear disputes against the gaming establishment, in accordance with the procedures

established in this Act;

(i) Hire such staff and support services as deemed necessary subject to a budget

approved by the Genera! Membership;

U) To the extent required, comply with any reporting requirements established under a

Tribal-State compact to which the Tribe is a party and other applicable law, including

the IGRA;

(k) Issue such regulations as it deems appropriate in order to implement the provisions of

this Act;

(1) To make available the official rules for each Class I, Class II, Class III game allowed

under this Act; Such rules shall govern the conduct of such games; and

(m)The Commission shall meet with the General Manager of the Casino once a month on

a date to be mutually agreed upon by both parties to communicate any concerns from

the prior month.

(n) The Commission shall attend the monthly Tribal Council gaming meeting and report

to the Tribal Council its activities the prior month.

(o) The Gaming Commission shall investigate any reported violation of the Gaming

Compact and shall require the Gaming Operation to correct the violation upon such

terms and conditions as the Gaming Commission determines are necessary.

§6450. Annual Reports On or before April 30th of each year, the Gaming Commission shall

provide to the Tribal Council an Annual Report summarizing its activities during the prior twelve

(12) month period ending on December 31 and accounting for all receipts and disbursements.

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The Tribal Council shall make available copies of the Annual Report to the General Membership

within thirty (30) days after receipt.

Chapter 7. Reserved.

Chapter 8. Permitted Gaming Activities

§8000. Unauthorized Gaming Prohibited All Gaming Activities on the Reservation (whether

Class I, II, or III) are prohibited except as expressly authorized under this Act.

(a) Class I Gaming Class I Gaming Activities are hereby permitted to the extent

consistent with Tribal custom and practice. The Gaming Commission may prohibit

and prevent any conduct which is claimed to be Class I Gaming pursuant to a finding

that such conduct is not in accordance with Tribal customs or practices or violates

IGRA or any other law.

(b) Class II and Class III Gaming Class II and Class III gaming on the Reservation is

hereby authorized, provided the Tribe has the sole proprietary interest in and

responsibility for the conduct of any gaming enterprise, or to the extent the Tribe may

contract with and license a person or entity to own, operate or manage the enterprise

pursuant to the provisions of IGRA or as otherwise permitted by law. Nothing herein

shall prohibit the Tribe from engaging the services of non-Tribal persons as

employees thereof or engaging any person or entity to assist the Tribe in the

management of a Gaming Activity pursuant to a management agreement entered into

under the provisions of IGRA. Class III gaming shall be conducted in accordance

with any Tribal-State compact between the Tribe and the State, or any alternative

thereto as provided by IGRA.

Chapter 9. Reserved.

Chapter 10. Offenses Related to Tribal Gaming

§ 10000. Offenses related to Tribal Gaming shall be defined in order to protect the integrity of

Tribal Gaming. The monitoring and enforcement of Tribal, Federal and State, if applicable, gaming

laws and regulations is the responsibility of the Gaming Commission.

§ 10050. It shall be unlawful for Licensees or those applying for a gaming license to perform

specific acts that could result in a Licensee or an Applicant to be denied a gaming license or to have

a gaming license suspended or revoked.

§ 10100. It is unlawful for an individual to knowingly make false statements on any gaming

application and its attachments in order to obtain a license or to provide any false or misleading

information to the Gaming Commission.

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§ 10150. It is unlawful for a person that is responsible to keep books and records to falsify or alter

the receipts, expenses, or revenues resulting from gaming conducted pursuant to this law.

§ 10200. It is unlawful for an individual to falsify any books and/or records which relate to any

activities of the Tribal Gaming Commission and/or any rule or regulation adopted by the

Commission or any terms of any license granted under this law.

§ 10250. It is unlawful for a Licensee or any individual to employ any person to work in Redding

Rancheria Gaming or to handle any of the proceeds of Tribal gaming, unless such person is

employed as a Key Employee, primaiy management or gaming employee and issued a license by

the Gaming Commission.

§ 10300. It is unlawful for any Licensee to willfully refuse to pay the winner of any game unless to

do so is performed as part of such Licensees employment responsibilities.

§ 10400. It is unlawful for an individual to fail to obtain the requisite gaming license to be

employed, work, or otherwise act in a position whose duties would require a license pursuant to this

law.

§ 10450. It is unlawful for any Licensee to permit any person who is less than eighteen years of age

to participate, play, place wagers, or collect winnings from any game or gaming machine.

§ 10500. It is unlawful for a gaming employee to participate as a player/patron or in a partnership

with any person or employee during their regular hours of employment.

§ 10550. It is unlawful for any person to issue, suspend, revoke or renew a gaming license pursuant

to this article for personal pecuniaiy, monetary or otherwise, gain or for anything of value.

§ 10600. It is unlawful for Primary Management, Key Employees, regulatory officers of the tribe to

participate in any personal or competing business venture or a venture that undermines the

enterprise, or utilizes expertise gained by virtue of their employment or service by Redding

Rancheria, except by prior disclosure and approval by the Redding Rancheria Tribal Government.

§ 10650. It is unlawful for consultants, vendors, their associates or members of their immediate

families to participate in any games in which they are or could be considered to be so directly

related to a service or product that they could have some control over the outcome of the game.

§ 10700. It is unlawful for Licensees, and regulatory officers to extend credit or markers to or loan

money to another person for participation in any card game and/or video lottery terminal while on

the premises of any gaming operation.

§ 10750. It is unlawful for any person, whether an employee or player in a gaming operation to

cheat at any Gaming Activity. For purposes of this section, cheating shall mean to alter the

selection of criteria which determine the result of a game, or the amount of frequency of payment in

a game. It is therefore unlawful to:

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(a) Knowingly conduct, carry on, operate, or deal or allow to be conducted, carried on,

operated, or dealt any cheating or thieving game or device;

(b) Knowingly deal, conduct, carry on, operate or expose for play any game or games

played with cards or any mechanical device, or any combination of games or devices,

which have in any manner been marked or tampered with or placed in a condition or

operated in a manner the result of which tends to deceive the public or tends to alter

the normal random selection of characteristics or the normal chance of the game

which could determine or alter the result of the game.

(c) To be present on Redding Rancheria Gaming premises intending to use or possessing

any device to assist in:

1. Projecting the outcome of the game;

2. Keeping track of the cards played; andlor

3. Analyzing the probability of the occurrence of an event relating to the game.

§ 10800. It is unlawful for any individual or group of individuals to commit the following acts:

(a) To alter or misrepresent the outcome of a game or other event in which wagers have

been made after the outcome is verified but before it is revealed to the players.

(b) To place, increase, or decrease a bet or to determine the course of play after acquiring

knowledge, not available to all players, of the outcome of the game or any event that

affects the outcome or which is the subject of the bet or to aid anyone in acquiring

such knowledge for the purpose of placing, increasing, or decreasing a bet or

determining the course of play contingent upon that event or outcome.

(c) To claim, collect, or take, or attempt to claim, collect, or take, money or anything of

value in or from a Gaming Activity with intent to defraud and without having made a

wager contingent thereon, or to claim, collect, or take an amount greater than the

amount won.

(d) Knowingly entice or induce another to go to any place where Tribal gaming is being

conducted or operated in violation of the provisions of this section, with the intent that

the other person play or participate in the Gaming Activity.

(e) To past-post or press bets to place or increase a bet after acquiring knowledge of the

outcome of the game or any other event which is the subject of the bet.

(0 Pinching bets to reduce the amount wagered or to cancel a bet after acquiring

knowledge of the outcome of the game or other event which is the subject of the bet.

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(g) To manipulate, with the intent to cheat, any component of a gaming device in a

maimer contrary to the designed and normal operational purpose for the component,

including, but not limited to, varying the pull of the handle of a slot machine, with

knowledge that the manipulation affects the outcome of the game or with knowledge

of any event that affects the outcome of the game.

(h) To, by any trick or slight of hand performance, or by fraud or fraudulent scheme,

cards, or device, for himself or another, win or attempt to win money or property or a

representative of either or reduce a losing wager or attempt to reduce a losing wager in

connection with gaming.

(i) To conduct any gaming operation without a valid authorization.

(j) To place any games authorized by these regulations or gaming machines into play or

display such games or machines without the authorization of the Gaming

Commission.

(k) It is unlawful for individuals or groups of individuals to use or possess certain

unlawful devices or means, equipment, products, or materials or counterfeit or

unapproved chips or tokens, or unlawful coins, as described below:

1. It is unlawful for any Licensee, employee, or other person to use counterfeit

chips in any Gaming Activity.

2. It is unlawful for any person, while playing or using any gaming machineldevice

designed to be played with, or to receive, or to be operated by chips or tokens

not approved by the Gaming Commission or not lawfully designated by the

Tribe and/or;

i. Knowingly use anything other than chips or tokens approved by the Gaming

Commission or lawful coin, legal tender designated by the Tribe, or to use

coin not of the same denomination as the coin intended to be used in that

limited Gaming Activity; or

ii. To use any device or means to violate the provisions of these regulations.

iii. It is unlawful for any person to possess any device, equipment, or material

which they know has been manufactured, distributed, sold, tampered with,

or serviced in violation of the provisions of these regulations.

iv. It is unlawful for any person, not a duly authorized employee of a Licensee

acting in furtherance of his or her employment within an establishment, to

have on his or her person or in his or her possession any device intended to

be used to violate the provisions of these regulations.

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v. It is unlawful for any individual or group of individuals not duly authorized

Licensees acting in furtherance of his or her employment any key or device

known to have been designed for the purpose of and suitable for opening,

entering, or affecting the operation of any Gaming Activity, drop box, or

electronic or mechanical device connected thereto, or for removing money

of other contents therefrom.

§ 10850. It is unlawful to manufacture, sell or distribute any cards, chips, games or devices which

are intended to be used to violate any provision of these regulations.

§ 10900. It is unlawful to mark, alter, or otherwise modit~ any associated equipment or gaming

device in a manner that:

(a) Affects the result of a wager by determining win or loss;

(b) Alters the normal criteria or random selection, which affects the operation of a game

or which determines the outcome of a game.

§ 10950. It is unlawful for any person to instruct another in cheating or in the use of any device for

that purpose, with the knowledge or intent that the information or such use, so conveyed, may be

employed to violate any provision of these regulations.

§ 101000. It is unlawful for any individual to provide any false or misleading information under the

provisions of these regulations.

§ 101050. It is unlawful for illegal drugs to be allowed on Tribal premises where gaming is

conducted.

§ 101100. Unlawful acts may result in judgments and penalties of fines, exclusion, garnishments,

suspension or revocation of licenses.

§ 101150. Should an individual be considered in violation of an unlawful act, he/she may request a

hearing before the Tribal Gaming Commission.

§ 101200. Anyone caught possessing andlor using illegal drugs shall be removed from the premises

and barred from participating in any Gaming Activity on Tribal premises. Violators may be subject

to criminal prosecution.

Chapter 11. Reserved.

Chapter 12. Sanctions

§ 12000. Sanctions The Gaming Commission shall be empowered to impose fines or other

sanctions within the jurisdiction of the Tribe against gaming Licensees or other persons who

interfere with or violate the Tribes gaming regulatory requirements and obligations under IGRA,

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the Tribal Gaming Ordinance, or the Tribes Gaming Compact with the State of California. The

Gaming Commission shall report significant or continued violations of this Compact or failures

to comply with its orders to the State Gaming Agency.

Chapter 13. Reserved.

Chapter 14. Gaming Revenues

§ 14000. Tribal Property Except as provided for under the terms of an agreement pursuant to the

provisions of IGRA or as otherwise permitted by law, all revenues generated from any Class II or

Class III Gaming Activity are the property of the Tribe. Any profits or net revenues from

Gaming Activities shall be deposited into the Tribes Program account and Per capita account.

Upon being deposited into these accounts finds shall lose any identity as gaming revenues

except to the extent necessary to identify them as such in order to comply with applicable law.

Tribal members shall be deemed to have an interest in such profits or net revenues only to the

extent provided in Redding Rancheria Ordinance Article 2 - USE OF AMNG REVENUES,

also known as the Distribution Ordinance, which provides the General Members Per capita.

Provided Per capita meets the requirements of IGRA, 25 U.S.C. 2710(b)(3), payments from the

Tribal Program account to Tribal members, including those related to health, welfare, education,

elderly care, and housing, shall not be deemed to be Per capita payments.

§ 14500. Permissible Use of Net Revenue Net Revenues from Gaming Activities shall not be

used for purposes other than:

(a) To provide Per capita payments to Redding Rancheria members;

(b) To find Rancheria government operations or programs;

(c) To provide for the general welfare of the Redding Rancheria and its members;

(d) To promote Redding Rancheria economic development;

(e) To donate to charitable organizations.

Chapter 15. Reserved.

Chapter 16. Operation of Gaming Establishments

§16000. Gaming Permitted as Licensed Except to the extent authorized by an agreement

pursuant to the provisions of IGRA or as otherwise permitted by law, Gaming Activities shall

only be conducted in Tribally owned, operated, and licensed facilities pursuant to the provisions

of this Act. Such activities shall be conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions of

any license issued by the Tribe. Each facility must be individually licensed before any Gaming

Activities may occur therein. Such licenses shall specify the hours of operation, type and scope

of Gaming Activities allowed therein, permitted uses of the facility for other activities, rules of

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conduct for employees and patrons, regulation of alcoholic beverages, food handling and

entertainment, and such other matters as the Gaming Commission or the General Membership

may deem necessary to conduct Gaming Activities in the facility.

§ 16050. Protection of Environment and Public Any construction or maintenance of any Gaming

Facility, and the operation of gaming therein, shall be conducted in a manner which adequately

protects the environment and the public health and safety.

§ 16100. Dispute Resolution Patron/Employee dispute resolution is outlined separately in

Chapter 26 of this Ordinance.

Chapter 17. Reserved.

Chapter 18. Audits

§ 18000. The Tribal Council shall contract with a qualified Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

or firm of CPAs to conduct annual independent audits of all Class II and Class III gaming. It will

furnish a copy of the audit to the Commission and also to any Redding Rancheria member who

requests a copy.

§ 18050. All contracts for services, supplies or concessions to gaming facilities for a contract

amount in excess of $25,000 annually (except contracts for professional legal or accounting

services), shall be subject annually to independent audit by a CPA or firm of CPAs engaged by

the Tribal Council.

Chapter 19. Reserved.

Chapter 20. Construction and Maintenance of Gaming Facility

§20000. Construction and Maintenance The construction, maintenance and operation of the

Gaming Facility will be conducted in a manner which adequately protects the environment,

public health and safety.

Chapter 21. Reserved.

Chapter 22. Licenses for Key Employees and Primary Management Officials

§22000. Licensing Requirements It is the declared policy of the Tribe that all Gaming Activities

be licensed and controlled so as to protect the morals, good order and welfare of Tribal members

and other persons on the Reservation and to preserve the honesty, fairness and integrity of such

Gaming Activities. Accordingly, no person shall engage in any Class II or Class III Gaming

Activities on the Reservation without an appropriate and valid independent Class II or Class III

license issued by the Gaming Commission. Any gaming license which is issued, or finding of

suitability or approval by the Gaming Commission, shall be deemed a privilege subject to

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suspension or revocation. No license shall be issued that would place the Tribe in violation of

any Tribal-State compact to which the Tribe is a party, or of any applicable law.

§22050. Burden on Applicant The burden of proving an Applicants qualification to receive any

license under this Ordinance is at all times on the Applicant. Applicants must accept any risk of

adverse public notice, embarrassment or other action which may result from the application

process and expressly waive any claim for damages as a result thereof

§22 100. Applicant Claim of Privilege An Applicant may claim any privilege afforded by law in

connection with a gaming license application or investigation, but a claim of privilege with

respect to any testimony or evidence pertaining thereto may constitute sufficient grounds for

denial, suspension or revocation.

§22150. Release of Information All persons applying for a license shall agree to release all

information necessary in order for the Gaming Commission to achieve its goals under this

section, and to furnish such information to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the NIGC, or such other

governmental agency as may be required by law.

§22200. Types of Licenses Three classes of licenses (Class A, Class B, and Class C) shall be

issued to persons associated with Gaming Activities. The Gaming Commission may also require

and issue, in its sole discretion, a Class D license to any person or entity associated with other

Tribal businesses that are not part of the Gaming Facility or operated in conjunction therewith.

(a) Class A Licenses: Before permitting any person to become permanently associated

with the Gaming Activities as an investor or other person owning or controlling

10% or more of any interest in any management entity, or any Primary Management

Official, Key Employee, closely Associated Independent Contractor, or other

individual or entity with influence over the management or operation of the gaming,

or a Class II or III gaming employee, supplier, manufacturer or distributor, such

person shall obtain a Class A license. The Gaming Commission shall conduct or

cause to be conducted a background investigation to determine if such person has:

1. Any criminal record or any reputation, prior activities, habits or associations

which might pose a threat to the public interest or to the effective regulation of

gaming

2. Anything else in their background which might create or enhance the dangers of

unsuitable, unfair, or illegal practices and methods and activities in the conduct

of gaming.

Persons who do not meet the above qualifications shall be denied a Class A

license.

(b) Class B Licenses: Persons who are not among those identified in subsection (1)

above, but are to be employed at a Gaming Facility on the Reservation in some

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other capacity, such as in non-gaming related activities, shall be required to obtain a

Class B license from the Gaming Commission. Such persons must establish that

they have not been convicted of a crime, or engaged in any activity, which the

Gaming Commission in its sole discretion deems would render such person a danger

to the safety or integrity of the Gaming Activities or the safety or property of the

Tribe, any Tribal member, any gaming employee or patron, or the public.

(c) Class C Licenses: Minors (persons under 18 years of age) employed at a Gaming

Facility on the Reservation may be issued a Class C license, which will entitle

them to work in any position for which a Class B license is required for adults and

not otherwise prohibited by law, provided such minors are not deemed by the

Gaming Commission to pose any threat to the safety or integrity of the Gaming

Activities or the safety or property of the Tribe, any Tribal Member, any gaming

employee or patron, or the public. The Class C license shall be valid for no more

than six (6) months before renewal, and shall be revoked upon the minors

reaching the age of 18, at which time a Class A or B license, as may be

appropriate, will be required. Minors shall not be employed as dealers or

otherwise to operate or supervise the operations of games, or to serve liquor.

§22250. Temporary Licenses Pending completion of an investigation for a license, temporary

licenses of no more than ninety (90) days duration may be issued by the Gaming Commission if

in its sole discretion it deems it appropriate to do so. Such licenses shall pennit the Licensee to

engage in such activities and pursuant to such terms and conditions as may be specified by the

Gaming Commission. Such temporary licenses shall expire ninety (90) days from date of

issuance, upon issuance of a regular license, or until an earlier specified expiration date,

whichever occurs first.

§22300. License Fees Unless specifically waived by the Gaming Commission, all license

Applicants shall be required to pay all applicable license fees and cost when due, including a

reasonable deposit for costs incurred in obtaining information in connection with the license

application. Applicants who are Tribal members will not be charged a license fee or costs.

Estimates of licensing costs shall be provided to Applicants upon reasonable request. Payment

for all fees and costs must be received by the Gaming Commission prior to issuance of the

license as policy dictates.

§22350. Application Forms

(a) All Key Employees and management officials employed by the Gaming Facility on

the effective date of this Ordinance or seeking employment with or hired to work in

the Gaming Facility after the effective date of this Ordinance must complete an

application for a license within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this

Ordinance or the date they submit an application for employment, whichever is later.

I. The Gaming Commission may establish a standard application form which will

elicit all of the information required by subsection c (1).

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2. The Gaming Commission may establish a fee for the cost of processing an

application for employment andlor a license which may include the cost of

processing fingerprints (including the Commissions charges for processing

fingerprints) and conducting a background investigation.

(b) 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. §270 1 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 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 pursuant to a requirement by a Tribe or the

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 a Tribe or a gaming operation. Failure to consent

to the disclosures indicated in this notice will result in a Tribes being

unable to hire you in a Primary Management Official or Key Employee

position.

The disclosure of your Social Security Number (SSN) is voluntary.

However, failure to supply a SSN may result in errors in processing

your application.

(c) Existing Key Employees and Primary Management Officials shall be notified in

writing that they shall either:

1. Complete a new application form that contains a Privacy Act notice; or

2. Sign a statement that contains the Privacy Act notice and consent to the routine

uses described in that notice.

(d) The following notice shall be placed on the application form for a Key Employee or

a primary 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, Section 1001.)

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(e) The Gaming Commission shall notify in writing existing Key Employees and

Primary Management Officials that they shall either:

I. Complete a new application form that contains a notice regarding false

statements; or

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

§22400. Background Investigations

(a) The 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 number(s), birth

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

2. Currently and for the previous five (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 (l)(b) of this Section;

4. Current business and residence telephone numbers;

5. A description of any existing and previous business relationships with Indian

Tribes, including ownership interests in those businesses;

6. A description of any existing and previous business relationships with the

gaming industry generally, including ownership interests in those businesses;

7. 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;

8. For each felony for which there is an ongoing prosecution or a conviction, the

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

any;

9. 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;

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

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

application and is not otherwise listed pursuant to paragraph (l)(h) or (1)(i) of

this section, the criminal charge, the name and address of the court involved and

the date and disposition.

11. 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;

12. A current photograph;

13. Any other information the Tribe deems relevant; and

14. Fingerprints consistent with procedures adopted by the Tribe according to 25

C.F.R. §522.2(h).

(b) The Gaming Commission shall conduct an investigation sufficient to make a

determination. The minimum procedures for conducting background investigations

on license Applicants are:

I. Criminal history check

2. Civil history check

3. Financial and credit check

4. Reference check

5. Previous business and employment

6. Relative check

7. Business and personal associates check

8. Educational verification

9. Document the disposition of all potential problem areas noted and disqualifying

information needed

10. Any other investigation deemed necessary or appropriate by the Tribal Gaming

Office

(c) In conducting its investigation, the Gaming Commission shall take the following

steps to process fingerprint cards of Applicants for employment in a Gaming Facility

and for a license as a Key Employee or management official.

1. The Gaming Commission Chairperson shall execute the Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU) furnished by the NIGC governing the treatment of

fingerprints.

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2. The Gaming Commission shall notify the NIGC that the Redding Rancheria

Gaming Commission (Department) will be taking the fingerprints for the Tribe

and shall notify the NIGC of the currently designated contact person at the

Department. In addition, the Gaming Commission should indicate the number of

cards which the NIGC should send to the Tribe, making allowances for lost or

damaged cards.

3. The Gaming Commission shall provide the NIGC with current and periodically

updated lists of individuals whose fingerprint cards the NIGC will be receiving

from the Department and shall pay the NIGCs established fees for processing the

cards. The lists should also contain the Social Security Number and the date of

birth of each listed individual and the name of the law enforcement agency/office

taking the fingerprints.

4. Once fingerprints have been taken, the agency taking the prints should forward

the completed cards directly to the NIGC. The NIGC will process only those

cards received directly from the Redding Rancheria Gaming Commission.

5. Upon receipt of the FBI report forwarded by the NIGC, the Gaming Commission

will complete the background investigation.

§22450. California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System Eligibility The Tribe

recognizes that Article 6 (commencing with section 11140) of Chapter 1 of Title I of Part 4 of

the California Penal Code is applicable to members, investigators, and staff of the Gaming

Commission, and those members, investigators, and staff for the purposes of carrying out its

obligations under this chapter of the Ordinance shall be considered to be an entity entitIes to

receive state summary criminal history information within the meaning of subdivision (b)( 12) of

section 11105 of the California Penal Code. Thereafter the Gaming Commission shall be

authorized by the Tribe to receive information from the California Department of Justices

California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) for purposes of conducting

background information in relation to this Ordinance.

§22500. Eligibility Determination The Gaming Commission shall review a persons prior

activities, criminal record, if any, reputation, habits and associations to make a finding

concerning the eligibility of a Key Employee or Primary Management Official for employment

in a Gaming Facility. If the 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 Facility shall not employ that person in a Key Employee or

Primary Management Official position, or issue a license to that employee.

§22550. Denial of License Application If an application for a gaming license by a Tribal member

is denied, a Tribal member shall have the right to grieve the license denial to the Redding

Rancheria Tribal Council. A written letter must be received by the Tribal Chairman, or CEO

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within 5 working days from the written notice of the denial. The decision of the Tribal Council

shall be final.

§22600. Report to the National Indian Gaming Commission

(a) Within sixty (60) days after an employee begins work for the Gaming Facility or

within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this Ordinance, whichever is later, the

Gaming Commission shall prepare and forward to the NIGC an investigative report

on each background investigation. 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 basis for those conclusions.

(b) The Gaming Commission shall submit, with the report, a copy of the eligibility

determination made under subsection d of this section.

(c) If a license is not issued to an Applicant, the Gaming Commission:

1. Shall notify the NIGC; and

2. May forward copies of its eligibility determination and investigative report (if

any) to the NIGC for inclusion in the Indian Gaming Individuals Records

System.

(d) 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 Commission or his or her designee for no less

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

§22650. Granting a Gaming License

(a) If, within a thirty (30) day period after the NIGC receives a report, the NIGC notifies

the Gaming Commission that it has no objection to issuance of a license pursuant to

a license application filed by a Key Employee or a Primary Management Official for

whom the Gaming Commission has provided an application and investigative report

to the NIGC, the Gaming Commission may issue a license to such Applicant.

(b) The Gaming Commission shall respond to a request for additional information from

the Chairman of the NIGC concerning a Key Employee or a Primary Management

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Official who is the subject of a report. Such a request shall suspend the 30-day

period under paragraph 1(1) of this section until the Chairman of the NIGC receives

the additional information.

(c) If, within the thirty (30) day period described above, the NIGC provides the Gaming

Commission with a statement itemizing objections to the issuance of a license to a

Key Employee or to a Primary Management Official for whom the Gaming

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

Gaming Commission shall reconsider the application, taking into account the

objections itemized by the NIGC. The Gaming Commission shall make the final

decision whether to issue a license to such Applicant.

§22700. License Suspension After Additional Information from NIGC or State Agency

(a) If, after the issuance of a gaming license, the Gaming Commission receives from the

NIGC or State Gaming Agency reliable information indicating that a Key Employee

or a Primary Management Official is not eligible for employment under subsection

§22500 above, Gaming Commission shall suspend such license and shall notify in

writing the Licensee of the suspension and the proposed revocation.

(b) The Gaming Commission shall notify the Licensee of a time and a place for a

hearing on the proposed revocation of a license. The hearing shall be conducted by

the Gaming Commission. The Licensee shall be given not less than ten (10) days

prior notice of the date, time and location of the hearing. The Licensee shall have

the right to be represented at the hearing. The technical rules of evidence shall not

apply and any evidence of the type relied upon by reasonable men in the conduct of

serious affairs may be considered by the Gaming Commission. The Licensee may

present testimony and other evidence and may cross-examine any other witnesses

testifying at the hearing. The Gaming Commission shall base its decision exclusively

on the evidence presented at the hearing and may uphold, modify or reverse the

proposed revocation. The Gaming Commission shall issue a written decision and

serve a copy on the Licensee.

(c) The Licensee shall have the right to appeal the decision of the Gaming Commission

to the State Gaming Agency if their license suspension was a result of objection by

the State Gaming Agency. A written letter expressing the intent to do so outlining

the applicable reasons must be received by the Gaming Commission no later then

five (5) working days from the receipt of a written notification of the Gaming

Commissions decision.

§22750. All Other License Suspensions or Revocations If the Gaming Commission determines

for other reasons to suspend or revoke a gaming license, the individual is entitled to the same

hearing procedure outlined in §22700(1), (2), and (3), except that if the individual who has had

their license suspended is an enrolled Redding Rancheria Tribal member then the final appeal

step will be to the Tribal Council and not an outside agency.

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Chapter 23. Reserved.

Chapter 24. Enforcement and Public Safety

§24000. Enforcement and Public Safety The Gaming Commission shall adopt such additional

rules and regulations and take or authorize such enforcement actions as it deems necessary to

ensure full compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance. The Gaming Commission is

hereby authorized to cooperate with local, state and federal law enforcement officials to the

extent deemed necessary by the Gaming Commission to ensure that gaming complies with all

applicable laws and that persons engaged in gaming do not commit any illegal acts that could

endanger persons or property.

Chapter 25. Reserved.

Chapter 26. Public/Patron Disputes and Exclusions

§26000. Public/Patron Disputes and Exclusions The Tribe is obligated by authority of this

Ordinance to promulgate detailed policies and procedures for the gaming enterprise to follow

when a member of the public has a dispute with the Casino or the patron has been excluded from

the Casino. It is the policy of the Tribe to provide due process in the form of a fair hearing and

appeals process for persons to rely on.

§26050. The Gaming Commission, in coordination with the Casino Management, and the Tribal

Government will establish and publish the procedures that will be followed when a member of

the public or a patron has a dispute or has been excluded from the Gaming Enterprise. The

Gaming Commission and Casino Management will make the procedures readily available, i.e. in

the form of a pamphlet, to any persons requesting it.

§26 100. At a minimum the procedure will provide the member of the public or the patron an

opportunity to meet with the General Manager and if a resolution cannot be reached that is

satisfactory to both parties, the member of the public or patron may appeal the decision to the

Gaming Commission.

Chapter 27. Reserved.

Chapter 28. Investment and Management Contract

§28000. IGRA Provisions The terms of any gaming management contract shall not contravene

any provision of the IGRA.

§28100. Preference Any management and investment gaming contracts must make provision for

the preferential hiring firstly, of Redding Rancheria members and then, secondly, of American

Indian people from the Redding and surrounding areas for jobs in the construction and operation

of any gaming facilities or activities.

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§28150. Interest in Management Contracts by Tribal Officials No elected official of the Tribe,

including the Gaming Commission or any other committee or agency of the Tribe, shall have a

financial interest in or management responsibility for, any management agreement entered into

pursuant to IGRA, nor shall such elected official serve on the board of directors or hold (directly

or indirectly) ten percent (10%) or more of the issued and outstanding stock of any corporation,

or 10% or more of the beneficial interest in any partnership, trust, or other entity, having a

financial interest in, or management responsibility for, such contract.

No gaming management contract may be assigned without the prior written approval of the

Tribal Council. Such approval may be withheld without any reason given.

Chapter 29. Reserved.

Chapter 30. Scope and Licensing

Class II gaming is covered by the provisions of this Ordinance.

(a) A separate license for each gaming place, facility or location on Redding Rancheria lands

is required where Class II gaming is conducted, for any Gaming Facility in which the

Tribe does not have the sole proprietary interest.

(b) This Ordinance shall be made applicable to Class III gaming to the extent of the Tribe

entering into a compact with the State of California authorizing Class Ii! gaming on the

Reservation.

Chapter 31. Reserved.

Chapter 32. Contracts

§32000. Bidding Contracts relating to gaming or any Gaming Facility over $25,000 or for more

than five (5) years shall be subjected to a formal, sealed bidding process prior to hiring

established under the Tribes Fiscal Policies. All reasonable attempts shall be made to obtain and

consider at least three (3) responsible bids; provided, the Gaming Commission may waive the

requirements for three bids upon good cause shown.

§32050. Audit Requirements All contracts for supplies, services, or concessions for a contract

amount in excess of $25,000 annually (except contracts for professional legal or accounting

services) relating to Class II or Class III gaming on the Reservation shall be subject to

independent audits, and such contacts shall so specify.

Chapter 33. Reserved

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Chapter 34. Service of Process

§34000. Service of Process The Tribe designates as its agent for the service of any official

determination, order, or notice of violation, the Chairman of the Gaming Commission.

Chapter 35. Reserved.

Chapter 36. Code of Ethics

§36000. Code of Ethics The Tribal Gaming Commission will be held to the highest ethical

standards including but not limited to the Redding Rancheria Ethics Policy. The Tribal Gaming

Commission will be expected to know and understand the Tribal Ethics Policy and expected to

follow it.

Ordinance History

Barbara Murphy (first approved on December 30, 1989, original on file

Redding Rancheria, Chairperson

Brenda Coiner (first approved on December 30, 1989, original on file

Redding Rancheria, Secretary

* Mac Hayward (signed November 10, 1993, l~ Amendment, original on file

Redding Rancheria, Chairperson

* Brenda Spidle (signed November 10, 1993, l~ Amendment, original on file

Redding Rancheria, Secretary

** Edward Foreman (amended on October 1, 1998, 2~ Amendment, original on file

Redding Rancheria, Chairperson

** Hope Wilkes (amended October 1, 1998, 2~ Amendment, original on file

Redding Rancheria, Secretary

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~ Leon Benner (amended on August 12, 1999, 3R1 Amendment, original on file

Redding Rancheria, Chairperson

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Hope Wilkes (amended on August 12, 1999, 3~ Amendment, original on file

Redding Rancheria, Secretary

**** Leon Benner (on June 13, 2000, 4th Amendment, original on file

Redding Rancheria, Chairperson

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Hope Wilkes (amended on June 13, 2000, 4th Amendment, original on file

Redding Rancheria, Secretary

Certification

~ We, the undersigned duly elected officials of the Redding Rancheria, do hereby certify

that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted on November 13, 2001 at a duly called meeting of the

Tribal Council of the Redding Rancheria with a quorum present by a vote of 4 for, 1 against and

0 abstaining.

__________________________

Dated: November 13, 2001

Redding Ran eria, Chairperson

~Lb~,LL ~

Dated: November 13, 2001

Redding Rancheria, Secretary

Present Council:

1. Chairperson Tracy Edwards

2. Vice-Chairperson Edward R. Foreman Sr.

3. Secretary Debbie Sarot

4. Treasurer Don Benner

5. Councilperson Michael Hayward

6. Councilperson Leon Benner

7. Councilperson Hope Wilkes

8. Alternate Tracy Leroy

9. Alternate Carla Maslin

10. Alternate Richard Burns

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REDDING RANCHERIA GAMING ORDINANCE

ADOPTED ON DECEMBER 30, 1989

*FIRST AMENDED ON NOVEMBER 10, 1993

**SECOND AMENDMENT ON OCTOBER 1, 1998

***THIRD AMENDMENT ON AUGUST 12, 1999

 FOURTH AMENDMENT ON JUNE 13, 2000

** ***FI~H AMENDMENT ON NOVEMBER 13, 2001

My Docs/Ordinances/cJaming Ordinance amended 2001-final

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