Honorable Johnny Wauqua 

Chairman, Comanche Indian Tribe 

P.O. Box 908 

Lawton, Oklahoma 73502 

RE: Amendment to the Comanche Tribe's Tribal Gaming Ordinance 

Dear Chairman Wauqua: 

This letter responds to your request to review and approve two amendments 

to the Comanche Tribe's (Tribe) tribal gaming ordinance received by the 

National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) on January 29, 2002. The Tribe by 

Resolution Nos. 07-02 and 08-02 adopted the amendments to the ordinance on January 5, 

2002. This letter constitutes approval under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). 

Thank you for submitting the Tribe's amendments to the tribal gaming ordinance. 

The NIGC staff and I continue to look forward to working with you and the Tribe 

in implementing the IGRA. 

Sincerely yours, 

Montie R. Deer 

Chairman 

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COMANCHE TRIBE 

RESOLUTION NO. 07-02 

RESOLUTION 

WHEREAS, The Comanche Tribe is a federally recognized Indian Tribe with a constitution approved by the 

Secretary of the Interior on January 9, 1967, to safeguard tribal rights, powers, and privileges to 

improve the economic, moral, educational, and health status of its members; and 

WHEREAS, The Comanche Business Committee is the duly elected official body designated to conduct 

business for and on behalf of the Comanche Indian Tribe; and 

WHEREAS, The Comanche Indian Tribe has continuously owned and operated a High Stakes Bingo (Class 11) 

since July 22, 1983; and 

WHEREAS, The Comanche Indian Tribe has committed itselfto promote, protect, and preserve the general 

welfare and interest of Indian gaming tribes through the passage of the Comanche Tribal Gaming 

Ordinance and the development of sound policies and practices with respect to the conduct of 

gaming activities in Comanche Indian Country within the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache 

Reservation; 

WHEREAS, The Comanche Indian Tribe has submitted the Comanche Indian Tribe Liquor Control Ordinance 

to the Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs Division and which was approved and 

published in the Federal Register on October 25,2001 (Volume 66, Number 207); 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Comanche Business Committee hereby approves the 

amendment to delete Section 8. INTOXICATING BEVERAGE PROHIBITED of the Comanche Nation 

Gaming Ordinance, and 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Comanche Business Committee having exercised its legislative 

authority and duly enacted the deletion, submits said amendment, pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 

and 25 CFR Part 522, to the National Indian Gaming Commission for approval by the Chairman of the 

Commission. 

CERTIFICATION 

The foregoing resolution was hlly adopted at a special meeting of the Comanche Business Committee held on 

the 5th day of January ,2002, at the Comanche Tribal Complex, Lawton, Oklahoma, by a 

majority vote of 4 for, 2 against, and 1 abstaining, a quorum being present. 

ATTESTED: 

Thomas Chibitty, secretary-~r&urer COMANCHE INDIAN TRIBE P.O. BOX 908 1 LAWTON, OK 73502