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VIA FACSIMILE & REGULAR MAIL 

Wallace Coffey 

Chairman 

Comanche Nation 

P.O. Box 908 

Lawton, OK 73502 

Fax: (580) 492-3796 

Mr. John T. Plata 

Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP 

2 120 L. Street, Ste. 700 

Washington, D.C. 20037 

Fax: (202) 296-8834 

RE: Gaming Ordinance Amendment of the Comanche Nation 

Dear Chairman Coffey and Mr. Plata: 

This letter responds to Mr. Plata's request on behalf of the Comanche Nation for 

the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) to review and approve the Nation's 

newly enacted amendment to their gaming ordinance. The amendment to the gaming 

ordinance was adopted by the Comanche Business Committee, on December 14,2006 via 

Resolution No. 99-06. 

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

25 U.S.C. 5 2701 et seq., of the enclosed amendment to the Nation's gaming ordinance. 

As you know, approval does not constitute approval of specific games. Furthermore, the 

approved ordinance, and the newly approved amendment, is approved only for gaming on 

Indian Lands as defined under the IGRA, lands over which 

jurisdiction and exercises governmental power. 

Thank you for submitting the amendment for 

staff and I look forward to working with you and the 

need further assistance, do not hesitate to contact the 

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COMANCHE NATION 

RESOLUTION NO. Cig - up 

AMENDMENTS 

Sections 102 and 108 of the Gaming Ordinance shall be amended, as shown below, by 

deleting the st&dwm& language and adding the underlined language: 

Section 102. Definitions *** 

(f) Commissioner means a Tribal Gaming commissioner, includiw the alternate 

Commissioner unless otherwise specified. 

Section 108. Gaming Commission 

(a) The Nation hereby establishes a Tribal Gaming Commission whose duty it is to 

regulate tribal gaming operations. The Tribal Gaming Commission shall consist of 

t&ee+j four (4) members one of whom shall be desimted an alternate. and at 

least one of whom shall be an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation. There 

shall be among them a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, & one additional 

Commissioner, and one alternate Commissioner. The Commissioners shall elect a 

Chaherson fiom among them, whose duty it shall be to preside over all meetin~s 

and hearings. In addition. the Commissioners shall elect a Vice-Chairperson who 

shall preside in the Chairperson's absence. 

(c) The Nation recognizes the importance of an independent Tribal Gaming 

commission in maintaining a well-regulated gaming operation. The Commission 

shall be and act independently and autonomously from the CBC in all matters 

within its purview. No prior or subsequent review by the CBC of any actions 

of the Commission shall be required or permitted except as otherwise 

explicitly provided in this Ordinance. To avoid potential conflicts of interest 

between the operation and regulation of the gaming facility, the Nation hereby 

finds that, at a minimum: 

(1) No member of the CBC or Tribal Gaming Board of Directors may serve on 

the Gaming Commission; 

(2) No member directly related to or living with any CBC member or Tribal 

Gaming Board of Directors member may serve on the Gaming Commission; 

(3) Members of the Gaming Commission, as well as all gaming commission 

employees, are prohibited fiom gambling in the gaming facilities; and 

(4) Members of the Gaming Commission, or gaming commission employees, are 

prohibited fiom accepting complimentary items 

except as 

specified in Section 1 10 herein. 

(5) No person having a direct or indirect financial interest in a management 

contract or in any gaming operation may serve on the Gaming C~mrnission. 
COMANCHE NATION 

RESOLUTION NO. qj - ?b 

(h) Each Commissioner shall be designated as Commissioner 1, Commissioner 2, 

Commissioner 3, or Commissioner 4. Terms of Office for Tribal Gaming 

Commissioners shall be as follows: 

(1) The-€&& Commissioner 1 shall serve an initial term of one year, with 

subsequent appointments for three-year terms. 

(2) T%&%&%& Commissioner 2 shall serve an initial term of two years, with 

subsequent appointments for three-year terms. 

(3J-Commissioners 3 and 4 shall serve three-year terms. 

(1) A majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. The concurrence of a 

majority of the members appointed to the Commission shall be required for any 

final determination by the Commission. The alternate Commissioner may attend 

all meetings of the Tribal Gaming Commission, but shall not count toward a 

quorum, vote, or take other oscial action unless another Commissioner is 

unavailable. The Commission may act in its official capacity even if there are 

vacancies on the Commission. 
COMANCHE NATION 

RESOLUTION NO. -.QQ 

CERTIFICATION 

The foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the Comanche 

Business Committee held on October 6,2006, at the Comanche Tribal Complex, Lawton, 

by a majority vote of for, against, and abstentions, a quorum being 

present. 

h Wallace Coffey, Chairm 

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