DEC 1 9 ZOO3 

Anthony Cohen 

Clement, Fitzpatrick & Kenworthy 

3333 Mendocino Avenue, Suite 200 

Santa Rosa, CA 95403 

Re: Ordinance of the Lytton Racheria of California, temporarily licensing a 

Class II gaming operation owned and operated by SF Casino 

Management, L.P. 

Dear Mr. Cohen: 

This letter responds to your request to the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) 

to review and approve the ordinance of the Lytton Rancheria ("Rancheria"), which 

provided a temporary license to SF Casino Management, L.P. to conduct a Class II 

gaming operation on Indian lands. By resolution dated December 13,2003, the 

ordinance was approved by the Rancheria's Tribal Council. The ordinance and the Tribal 

Council resolution were received by the NTGC on December 16,2003. 

This letter constitutes approval under t'he Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), 25 

U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., of the enclosed ordinance. Approval does not constitute approval 

of specific games. In addition, the ordinance is approved for gaming only on Indian 

lands, as defined in the IGRA, over which the Rancheria possesses jurisdiction and 

exercises gove 

inance for review and approval. The NIGC staff and I 

with you and the Rancheria to implement the IGRA. 

assistance, please contact Jo-Ann Shyloski, NIGC 

Chairman 

Enclosure 

cc: Margie Mejia, Tribal Chair, Lytton Racheria of California 

Greg Bergfeld, Region II Director (with Enclosure) 

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 1441 t. St. NW, Suite 9100. Washington. DC 20005 Tel: 202.632.7003 Fax: 202.632.7066 www.NlGc.GoV 

REGIONAL OFFICES Portland. OR; Sacramento. CA: Phoenix. AZ; St. Paul. MN; Tulsa. OK 
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h - LYTTON RANCHERIA Lytton Band of Porno Indians 

1250 Coddingtown Center Suite 1 Santa Rosa, California 95401 

(707) 575-591 7 Fax (707) 575-6974 

RESOLUTION 

OF TRE LYTTON RANCHERIA OF CALIFORNIA, 

REVOKING TEMPORARY CLASS TI GAMING OPERATION LICENSE 

OF SF CASINO MANAGEMENT, L.P., A CAILIFORNIA LIMITED 

PARTNERSHIP, ETC. 

Resolution Number 121303-1. 

WHEREAS: The Lytton Rancheria of Califbmiq also known as the Lytton Band of Porno 

Indians ("'the Tribe") now owns and operates the Casino San Pablo on its Reservation in San 

Pablo, California, and offers Class I1 gaming there pursuant to federal and tribal law and its 

Municipal Smices Agreement with the City of San Pablo; and 

WHEREAS; The Tribal Council has the authority, pursuant to Article XJT of the Tribal 

Constitution, to administer all lands and assets and manage all economic affairs, planning and 

enterprises of the Tribe, and to adopt legislation not inconsistent with the Constitution regulating 

the conduct of non-Indians who enter the jurisdiction of the tribe; and 

WHEREAS: By its "ORDINANCE OF THE LWTON RANCHERIA OF CALIFORNA, 

TEMPOMRLY LICENSING A CLASS II GAMZNG OPERATION OWNED AND 

OPERATED BY SF CASINO MANAGEMENT, L.P., ACALIFORNIA J,TMITED 

PARTNERSHIP," ("the Ordinance") the Tribe issued to SF Casino Management, L.P., a 

California limited partnership ("SFCM"), a Class II Gaming license pursuant to Section 

27 10@)(4)(A) of the lndian Gaming Regulatory Act ("IGRA") and the Tribal Gaming Code, for 

the limited purpose of providing a means to continue the operation of the Casino San Pablo as-a 

card room without intemption during the transitional period that began on October 9, 2003 when 

the Tribe's Reservation land was accepted in ttust by the United States; and 

WHEREAS: the Tribe on November 24, 2003 assumed full ownership and operational control of 

the Casino San Pablo and as of that date it was, and is, no longer necessary to continue the SFCM 

license in order for the Casino to remain in operation, and 

WHEREAS Resolution 1 12503- 1 requires certain technical corrections because the Tribe now 

understands that by rescinding the Ordinance, instead of merely revoking the license, the Tribe 

inadvertently prevented the National Indian Gaming Commission fiorn reviewing the Ordinance 

for its approval, 
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IT IS THEREFORE RESOLVED that Resolution 112503-1 is revoked and rescinded, and 

replaced in its entirety by this Resolution, nuncpro func; and 

'IT 1s FURTHER RESOLVED that effective November 24,2003, the license granted to SFCM 

pursuant to the "ORDINANCE OF THE LYTTON RANCHERJA OF CALIFORNIA, 

TEMPORAlULY LIClENStNG A CLASS It GWG OPERATJON OWNED AND 

OPERATED BY SF WINO MANAGEMENT, L.P., A CALIFORNIA LIMITED 

PARTNERSHIP'' was termjnated, and after that date has been of no force or effect; and 

IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the "ORDINANCE OF THE LYTTON ,RANCHERZA OF 

CALIFORNIA TEMPORARlLY LICENSING A CLASS II GAMING OPERATION OWNED 

AND OPERATED BY SF CASINO MANAGEMENT, L.P., A CALKFORNIA LIMITED 

PARTNERSHIP" shall be resubmitted forthuith to the MGC for approval pursuant to the lndian 

Gaming Regulatory Act, and for the purposes of 25 USC 2710(e) this resubmission shall be 

deemed to begin anew the NIGC's 90-day approval period, provided that the NIGC is requested 

to issue its approval effective as of October 9, 2003. 

The Tribal Council of the Lytton Rancheria of California, at a duly called and convened meeting 

at which a quonun was present, did pass this Resolution No. 12 1303-1 by a 

vote of 6 ayes; 0 nays; (3 abstentions. 

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ATTEST: 

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Cathy LO^& Vice ~hairfdemn 

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