APR 1 0 1996 

Wallace Coffey 

Chairman 

Comanche Indian Tribe 

P.O. Box 908 

Lawton, OK 73502 

Dear Chairman Coffey: 

This letter responds to your request to review and approve 

the tribal gaming ordinance,' Resolution No. 32-96, adopted on 

March,26, 1996, by the Comanche Indian Tribe. This letter 

constitutes approval of the both ordinances with the amendments 

under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). 

Under the IGRA and the regulations of the ~ational Indian 

Gaming Commission (NIGC), the Chairman is directed to review 

ordinances with respect to the requirements of the IGRA and the 

implementing regulations. Thus, the scope of the chairman's 

review and approval is limited to the requirements of the IGRA 

and the NIGC regulations. Provisions other than those required 

under the IGRA or the NIGC regulations that may be included in a 

tribal ordinance are not subject to review and approval. Also, 

such approval does not constitute approval of specific games. It 

is important to note that the gaming ordinance is approved for 

gaming only on Indian lands as defined in the IGRA. 

With the chairman's approval of the ~ribe's gaming 

ordinances, the Tribe is now required to conduct background 

investigations on its key employees and primary management 

officials. The NIGC expects to receive a completed application 

for each key employee and primary management official pursuant to 

25 C.F.R. § 556.5(a) and an investigative report on each 

background investigation before issuing a license to a key 

employee or primary management official pursuant to 25 C.F.R. 

§ 556.5(b). 1 

Thank you for submitting the ordinance of the Comanche 

Indian Tribe for review and approval. The NIGC staff and I look 

forward to working with you and the Tribe in implementing the 

IGRA. 

Sincerely yours, 

Harold A. Monteau 

Chairman 
Comanche Tribe 

Resolution No.32-96 

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 >9 

WHEREAS, The Comanche Indian Tribe has continuously owned and operated a High 

Stakes Indian Bingo (Type 11) since July 22, 1983; and 

WHEREAS, The Comanche Indian Tribe wishes to commit itself to promote, protect. and 

preserve the general welfare and interest of Indian gaming tribes through < 

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

gaming activities in Indian Country; and .;st 

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WHEREAS, The Comanche Indian Tribe wishes to comply with the National Indian Gaming 

Act. by submitting for approval the attached Comanche Tribe of Oklahoma 

Tribal Gaming Ordinance to the National Indian Gaming Commission. 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Comanche Business Committee is the official 

governing body of the above named tribe and hereby approve the revised Tribal Gaming 

Ordinance in accordinance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) and submit for 

approval by the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC). 

CERTIFICATION 

The above resolution was fully adopted at a regular meeting of the Comanche Business 

Committee held on March 26, 1996, at the Comanche Tribal Complex, Lawton, Oklahoma, by a 

majority vote of for. 0 against, and 3 abstentions. a quorum being present. 

Wallace u+ E. Coffey, Chairma 

Elrod ~onoeis~ Jr., ~ecretar~lfieasurer 

COMANCHE INDIAN TRIBE P.O. BOX 908 1 LAWTON, OK 73502 
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COMANCHE NATION 

GAMING ORDINANCE 
Contents 

CONTENTS ....................................................... i 

SECTION 1.STATEMENT OF POLICY .................................. 1 

SECTION 2.DEFINITIONS. .......................................... 1 

SECTION 3.ADOPTION OF COMPACT! .................................. 2 

SECTION 4.AUTHORIZATION FOR GAMING ACTIVITIES .................. 3 

SECTION 5.COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT .............................. 3 

SECTION 6.LICENSES FOR KEY EMPLOYEES ........................... A 

SECTION 7.LICENSE LOCATIONS ................................... 12 

SECTION 8.INTOXICATING BEVERAGE PROHIBITED .................... 12 

SECTION 9.AGE RESTRICTIONS ..................................... 12 

SECTION 10.DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITER .......................... 13 

SECTION 11. REQUIREMENTS TO RECEIVE A PRIZE .................... 13 

SECTION 12.PENALTIES. .......................................... 13 

SECTION 13.COMANCHE NATION GAMING ENTERPRISE ................... 14 

SECTION 14.STANDARDS OF OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT ............... 14 

SECTION 15.PROHIBITED ACTS ..................................... 14 

SECTION 16.SERVICE OF PROCESS ................................. 16 

SECTION 17.AMENDMENTS. ......................................... 16 

SECTION 18.REPEALER. ........................................... 17 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION CONCERNING ORDINANCE .................. 18 

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COMANCHE NATION 

GAMING ORDINANCE 

SECTIION 1. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

It is thepurposeof thisordinance to provide forthe sound regulation of all gaming activitieson lands 

within the jurisdiction of the ComancheNation, in order toprotect the publicinterest in the integrity of such 

gaming activities, to prevent improper or unlawful conduct in the course of such gaming activities, to 

strengthen the Nation's self-government and to promote economic self-sufficiency of the Comanche Nation. 

SECTION 2. IzJmmmS* 

For purposes of this Ordinance: 

(a) "Act"meanstheIndianGaming Regulatory Act, Pub.L. 100-497,25 U. S. C. § 2701 etseq. 

(b) "Business Committee" means the Comanche Nation Business Committee. 

(c) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Comanche Nation Business Committee. 

(d) "Class I1 gamingmmeans Class II gaming as defined in accordance with the Act, 25 U. S. C. 

$ 2703 (7) (A). 

(el "Class III gaming" means Class III gaming as defined in accordance with the Act, 25 U. S. C. 

$ 2703 (8). 

(f) "Compact" means a compact entered into by the Comanche Nation and any state which 

regulates Class III gaming. 

(g) "Enterprise" means the"Comanche Nation Games"estab1ished by the Nation to conduct all 

gaming opemtions of the Nation. 

(h) "Gaming employee" means "gaming employee(s)" of the Enterprise and shall include 

primary management officials and key employees of the gamingcorporation as defined in the Act. 

(i) "Gaming faci1ities"rneans any momor moms in which Class I1 gaming or Class III gaming 

is conducted within Comanche Nation jurisdiction. 

(j) "Jurisdiction" means those areas over which the Comanche Nation has jurisdiction, 

including all the Nation lands, dependent Indian communities and trust allotments, as defined in 18 U. S. C. 

A. $1 15 1, but excluding jointly-held lands of the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indian Nations. 

(k) "National Indian Gaming Commission"means the National Indian Gaming Commission 

established pursuant to 25 U. S. C. 8 2704. 

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(1) "Net revenues" means gross gaming revenues of an Indian gaming operation less- 

(a) Amounts paidout as, or paid for, prizes;and 

(b) Total gaming-related operating expenses, excluding management fees pursuant to 

25 C. F. R. 502.16. 

(m) "Ordinance" means this Comanche Nation Gaming Ordinance. 

(n) "State" means any State wherein the Comanche Nation conducts Class I1 or Class I11 

gaming. 

(0) "State gaming agency" means any such agency as the State may establish to carry out any 

regulatory responsibilities under acompact with the Comanche Nation. 

(p) "Nation" means the Comanche Nation. 

SECTION 3. ADOPTION OF COMPACT. 

Any Compact entered into between the Nation and a State which is subsequently approved by the 

Secretary of the Interior and published in the Federal Register is hereby incorporated within and enacted as 

an integral part of this ordinance with respect to all fmsof Class III gaming; provided, however, that nothing 

in the adoption of the Compact herein shall be deemed to affect the operation of the Nation of any Class II 

gaming, whether conducted within or without the gaming facilities, or to confer upon the State any 

jurisdiction over such Class II gaming conducted by the Nation within its jurisdiction. 

SECTION 4. AUTHORIZATJONFOR GAMING ACTmW. 

(a) Forms of Class Ill Gaming Authorized. The Nation may conductor operate all forms of 

Class ID gaming authorized under any Compact. 

(b) Authoritv for Class Il Gaming. In addition to the forms of Class III gaming authorized under 

any compact, the Nation shall be authorized to conduct all forms of Class I1 gaming within the Nation's 

jurisdiction, including without limitation any formof bingo (whetheror notelectronic, computer, orother 

technologic aids are used in connection therewith), pull-tabs, lotto, punch boards, tip jars, instant bingo, and 

other games similar to bingo so long as played at the same location as bingo. 

This Ordinance shall 

SECTION 5. 

be 

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construed in a manner which conforms to the Act in all respects, and if 

inconsis tent with the Act in any manner, the provisions of the Act shall govern. 

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(a) Limitation on Garnin~ Operations. In compliance with 25 U. S. C. 5 27 10 (b) (2) (A), the 

Nation shall have the sole proprietary interest and responsibility for the conduct of any gaming activity within 

its jurisdiction. 

(b) ADDlication of Net Revenues. In compliance with 25 U. S. C. $27 10 (b) (2) (B), netrevenues 

from any gaming activity are not to be used for purposes other than: 

(i) to fund the Nation's government operations or programs; 

(ii) to provide for the general welfare of the Nation and its member; 

(iii) to promote the Nation's economic development; 

(iv) todonate to charitable organizations; 

(v) to help fund operations of local Government Agencies or 

(vi) any other purpose permitted under the Act. 

(c) Annual Audit. In compliance with 25 U. S. C. $ 27 10 (b) (2) (c) and (d), all gaming activities 

shall be subject to an audit by independent certified public accountants, not less than annually, andcopies of 

the annual audit shall be provided to the National Indian Gaming Commission. All contracts for supplies, 

services, or concessions for a contract amount in excess of $25,000 annually (except connzlcts for professional 

legal or accounting se~ces) relating to Class I1 or Class III gaming shall be subject to such audits. 

(d) Limitations on Salarv or Other Pavment~. In no event shall any commission, salary, 

compensation, reward or recompense paid to any gaming employee, either directly or indirectly, be based 

upon a percentage of receipts accruing by virtue of the Comanche Nation Games. No individual oren tity with 

which the Nation enters into amanagement agreement shall be considered a gaming employee for purposes 

of this section. 

(el Public Safm Standards. In compliance with25 U. S. C. 5 2710 (b) (d2) (E), theconstruction 

and maintenance of any gaming facilities, and the operation of gaming activities, shall be conducted in a 

manner which adequately protects the environment and the public health and safety and for that purpose shall 

comply with the requirements of the Compact and all other applicable health, safety and environmental 

standards enacted by the Nation. 

SECTION 6. ,LICENW FOR KEY EMPLOYEES. 

The Nation shall ensure that the policies and procedures set out in this section are implemented with 

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respect to key employees and primary management officials employed at any Class II andor Class III gaming 

enterprise operated on Indian lands: 

(a) Pefinitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: 

(i) Key employee means those key employees as definedin any statuteorregulation and 

at a minimum include: 

1. A person who performs one or more of the following functions: (1) 

Bingo Caller, (2) Counting room supervisor; (3) Chief of 

Security; (4) Custodian of gaming supplies or cash; (5) 

Floor manager; (6) Pit boss; (7) Dealer; (8) 

Croupier, (9) Approverofcredit; or (10) Custodian of 

gambling devices including persons with access to cash and accounting 

within such devices. 

2. If not otherwise included, any other person whose total cash compensation 

is in excess of $50,000 per year; or 

3. If not otherwise included, the four most highlycompensated persons in the 

gaming operation. 

(ii) Primary management oficial means: 

1. The person having management responsibility for amanagement contract; 

2. Any person who has authority to hire and fire employees or to set up 

working policy for the gaming operation; or 

3. The chief financial officer or other person who has financial management 

responsibility. 

(b) ,Ap~lication Forms. 

(9 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 theinformation on this form is authorized by 25 U. 

S. C. A. fj 2701 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 National Indian Gaming 

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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, State, local or foreign law enforcement and regulatory 

agencies when relevant to civil, criminal or regulatory investigations or 

prosecutions or when pursuant to arequirement by a Nation or the National 

Indian Gaming Commission in connection with the hiring or firing of an 

employee, the issuance orrevocation of a gaming license, or investigations 

of activities while associated with a Nation or a gaming operation. Failure 

to consent to the disclosures indicated in this notice will result in a Nation's 

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. 

(ii) 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 usesdescribed in that notice. 

(iii) 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 fineor imprisonment. (U. S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001). - - -- 

(iv) The Nation shall notify in writing existing key employees and primary management 

officials that they shall either: 

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

statements; or 

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

(c) Background Investigations. 

(0 The Nation shall request fromeach primary management official andhmeach key 

employee all of the following information: 

1. Full name, other names used (oral and written), social security number(s), 

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

written); 

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Currently and for the previous five years: business and employment 

positions held, ownership interests in those businesses, business and 

residence addresses, and driver's license numbers; 

The names and current addresses of at least three personal references, 

including one personal reference who was acquainted with the applicant 

during each periodof residence listed under Paragraph (i) (2) of this section; 

Current business and residence telephone numbers; 

A description of any existing and previous business relationships with 

Indian Nations, including ownership interests in those businesses; 

A description of any existing and previous business relationships with the 

gaming industry generally, including ownership interests in those 

businesses; 

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 orpermit was granted; 

For each felony for which there is an ongoing prosecu tion or a conviction, 

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

disposition, if any; 

For each misdemeanor conviction or ongoing misdemeanor prosecu tion 

(excluding minor traffic violations), within ten years of the date of the 

application, the name and address of the court involved and the date and 

disposition; 

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

thereis aconviction, if such criminal charge is within ten years of thedateof 

the application and is not otherwise listed pursuant to Paragraph (i) (8) or (i) 

(9) of this section, thecriminal charge, the name and address of thecourt 

involved and the date and disposition; 

The name and address of any licensing or regulatory agency with which the 

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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 Nation deems relevant; and 

14. Fingerprints consistent with procedures adopted by the Nation according to 

25 C. F. R. 5 522.2 (h); by engaging either a city, county or a State, Federal or 

Nation law enforcement agency; 

15. The Nation shall conduct an investigation sufficient to make a 

determination under Subsection (d) below. In conducting a background 

investigation, the Nation or its agent shall promise to keep confidential the 

identity of each person interviewed in the course of the investigation. 

(d) Eligi bilitv Determination. The Nation shall review a person's prior activities, criminal 

record, if any, and reputation, habits and associations to make a finding concerning the eligibility of a key 

employee or primary management official for employment in a gaming operation. If the Nation determines 

that employment of the person poses a threat to the public interest or to the effective regulation of gaming, or 

createsorenhances dangersof unsuitable, unfair, or illegal practices and methods and activities in theconduct 

of gaming, the Nation gaming operation shall not employ that person. 

(el Procedures for forward in^ Applications and Reports for Kev Emplovees and Primary 

Management to the National Indian Gaming Commission. 

(i) When a key employee or primary management official begins work at a gaming 

operation authorized by this ordinance, the Nation shall forward to the National 

Indian Gaming Commission a completed application for employment and conduct 

the background investigation and make the determination referred to in Subsection 

(d) of this section. 

(ii> The Nation shall forward thereport referred toin Subsection (f) of this section tothe 

National Indian Gaming Commission within 60days after an employee begins work 

or within 60 days of the approval of this ordinance by the Chairman of the National 

Indian Gaming Commission. 

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(iii) The gaming operation shall not employ as a key employee or primary management 

official a person who does not have a license after 90 days. 

(0 Re~ort to the National Indian Gaming Commission. 

(9 Pursuant to the procedures set out in Subsection (e) of this section, the Nation shall 

prepare and forward to the National Indian Gaming Commission 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. Conclusionsreached; and 

4. The basis for those conclusions. 

(ii) The Nation shall submit, with thereport, acopy of the eligibility determination made 

under Subsection (d) of the section. 

(iii) Ifa license is not issued to an applicant, the Nation: 

1. Shall notify the National Indian Gaming Commission; and 

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

(if any) to the National Indian Gaming Commission for the inclusion in the 

Indian Gaming Individuals Records System. 

(iv) With respect to key employees and primary management officials, the Nation shall 

retain applications for employment and reports (if any) of background 

investigations for inspection by the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming 

Commission or his or her designee for no less than three (3) years from the date of 

termination of employment. 

(g) Granting aGaming License. 

(9 If, within a thirty (30) day period after the National Indian Gaming Commission 

receives a report, the National Indian Gaming Commission notifies the Nation that 

it has no objection to the issuance ofa license pursuant to a license application filed 

by a key employee or a primary management official for whom the Nation has 

provided an application and investigative report to the National Indian Gaming 

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Commission, the Nation may issue a license to such applicant. 

(ii) The Nation shall respond to a request far additional information bm the Chairman 

of the National Indian Gaming Commission concerning a key employee or a 

primary management official who is the subject of areport. Such a request shall 

suspend the 30day period under Paragraph (g) (i) of this section until the Chairman 

of the National Indian Gaming Commission receives the additional information. 

(iii) If, within the thirty (30) day period described above, the National Indian Gaming 

Commission provides the Nation with a statement itemizing objections to the 

issuance of a license to a key employee or to a primary management official for 

whom the Nation has provided an application and investigative report to the 

National Indian Gaming Commission, the Nation shall reconsider the application, 

taking into account the objections itemized by the National Indian Gaming 

Commission. The Nation shall make the final decision whether to issue a license to 

such applicant. 

(h) License Sumension. 

(9 If, after the issuance of a gaming license, the Nation receives from the National 

Indian Gaming Commission reliable information indicating that a key employee or 

a primary management official is not eligible for employment under Subsection (d) 

above, theNation shall suspend such license and shall notify in writing the licensee 

of the suspension and the proposed revocation. 

(i) The Nation shall notify the licensee of a time and a place for a hearing on the 

proposed revocation of a license. 

(iii) After arevocation hearing, the Nation shall decide torevoke or to reinstate a gaming 

license. The Nation shall notify the National Indian Gaming Commission of its 

decision. 

SECTION 7. LTCENSE. 

The Nation shall issue a separate license to each place, facility or location within its jurisdiction where 

Class Il and/or Class III gaming is conducted under this ordinance. 

SECTION 8. TOXIUTJNG BEVERAGE PROHTBITED. 

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No person shall sell, serve, give away, consume, furnish, or possess any beer, ale, wine, liquor, spirits 

orany other beverageorproduct containing alcohol for ingestion by human beings orany substance listed in 

Section 8 12 of Title 21 of the United States Code or added to the schedules contained therein as provided by 

federal law, at or near any game or session of Bingo conducted by the Comanche Nation Games. Any Indian 

violating this Section shall be guilty ofviolation of25 C. F. R. Section 1 1.55 or25 C. F. R. Section 1 1.74. Any 

non-Indian violating this Section shall be expelled from the Indian Country subject to the jurisdiction of the 

Comanche Nation, or detained for appropriate federal, state or the Nation authorities. 

SECTION 9. AGE* 

No person under the age of sixteen (1 6) years shall be permitted to play bingo. 

SECTION 10. PTSCRMJNATION PROHIBITED. 

No person shall bediscriminated against due torace, color, creed, sex, or national origin at any game 

of bingo. 

SECTION 11. PE0mEMEN'l-S TO RJXEJYJ3 A PRIZE* 

In addition to being the first player to properly cover a predetermined and publicly-announced 

pattern of squares upon the card being used by hirnor them, aplayer, in order toqua.hQ toreceivea prize, must 

furnish to the Comanche Nation Games: 

(a) Acceptable proof of said winner's(s') name and address, and if the prize must be reported to 

the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to federal tax law, the social security numberof the winner. Acceptable 

proof may be a driver's license, photo identification, or other identification acceptable to the Comanche 

Nation Games. An oral statement of the winner's(s') social security number may be acceptable in the 

discretion of the Comanche Nation Games when accompanied by two forms of identification, one of which 

is a photo identification if the prize awarded exceeds the amount which must be reported to the Internal 

Revenue Service under federal law. 

(b) A signed receipt acknowledging acceptance and receipt of the prize awarded. 

SECTION 12. I!!u&ms. 

Any individual who violates any provision of this Ordinance, including the provisions of any 

Compact incorporated herein, shall be subject tocivil penalties includingexclusion fromemployrnent by the 

Nation's gaming enterprise, exclusion from attendance at any Nation gaming facility, exclusion from 

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Comanche Nation jurisdiction ifanon-Indian or, with respect to any person subject to thejurisdiction of the 

Nation to impose such fines, a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars 

($500.) for each such violation as well as confinement in the Nation jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more 

than sixty (60) days, or both fine and jail time. The Commission established pursuant to this Ordinance shall 

have thejurisdiction to impose any such penalties on any person within the jurisdiction of the Nation. 

SECTION 13. COMANCHE NATION GAMING ENTERPm. 

(a) Establishment of Enternrise. There is hereby established a Comanche Nation gaming 

operation, called the "Comanche Nation Games," which shall be an enterprise of the Comanche Nation and 

which shall have the authority to conduct gaming within the Nation's jurisdiction. Comanche Nation Games 

shall be administered and regulated by the Business Committee and shall be a subordinate agency of the 

Nation. 

SECTION 14. STANDARDS OF OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT. 

(a) Qass III games of cb. The initial standards of operation and management for games of 

chance adopted in accordance with any Compact shall be those set forth in any compact or any attachment to 

a compact. 

(b) ClassIIGame~.The Business Committee may adopt standards of operation and 

management for Class I. games, and pending such adoption, may direct the Enterprise to comply with such 

standards as the Business Committee may determine necessary to protect the integrity of such Class 11 games. 

SECTION 15. J'ROHIBITED ACTS. 

It shall be aviolation of this Ordinance for any person to: 

(a) Conduct or participate in any Class II or Class III gaming operation within Comanche Nation 

jurisdiction other than at the gaming facilities. 

(b) Receive, distribute, apply or divert any property, funds, proceeds or other assets of the 

Enterprise to the benefit of any individual or any other person except as authorized by this Ordinance and the 

Resolution of the Nation establishing the Enterprise. 

(c) Tamper with any equipment used in the conduct of The Nation gaming operations with the 

intent tocause any person to win or lose any wager other than in accord with the publicly announced rules of 

such gaming operations. 

(d) Do any other act in connection with the conduct of the Nation's gaming operations with the 

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intent to affect the outcome of any wager other than in accord with the publicly announced rules of such 

gaming operations. 

(e) To alter or misrepresent theoutcome or othere~ ent on which wagers have been made after 

the outcome is made sure but before it is revealed to the players. 

(f) 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 of the 

game 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. 

(g) Toclaim, collect or take, or attempt toclaim, collect or take, money or anything of value in 

or from a gambling game, with intent to defraud, without having made a wager thereon, or to claim, collect or 

take an amount greater than the amount won. 

(h) To place or increase a bet after acquiring knowledge of the outcome of the game or other 

event which is the subject of the bet, including past-posting and pressing bets. 

(i) To reduce the amount wagered or cancel the bet after acquiring knowledge of the outcome 

of the game or other event which is the subject of the bet, including pinching bets. 

) To manipulate, with the intent to cheat, any component of an electronic game of chance or 

gaming device in a manner contrary to the designed and normal operational purpose for the component. 

Knowingly to use other than coins or tokens approved by the Nation Gaming Agency or other lawful coin, 

legal tender of the United States of America, or to use coin not of the same denomination as the coin intended 

to be usedin the gambling game. 

(k) To possess, with the intent to use, any device to assist in projecting the outcome of the game, 

in keeping track of the cards played, in analyzing the probability of the occurrence of an event relating to the 

game, or in analyzing the strategy for playing or betting to be used in the game. 

(1) To use any device or means to cheat, or to possess any such device while at the gaming 

facility. 

SECTION 16. SERVICE OF PROCESS. 

All notices or process made pursuant to this ordinance may be made by directing said notice to: 

Chairman 

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Comanche Nation 

SECTION 17. -. 

This Ordinance may be amended by the Comanche Business Committee, with the approval of the 

Secretary of the Interior or his designee and the approval of the National Indian Gaming Commission, when 

established. The approved Ordinance and any amendments shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the 

Comanche Lndian Nation. 

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SECTION 18. REPEALER. 

Ordinance repeals the Bingo Ordinance of the Comanche Nation adopted October 2,1989, and 

enactment by Comanche Business Committee Resolution No. 79-89. 

CERTIFICATION 

The undersigned officers of the Comanche Nation hereby certify the above Comanche Nation 

Gaming Ordinance was duly adoptedandenacted by Resolution No. 32-96 at a session of the Comanche 

Business Committee held on this 26th day of March 1.996 !, at the Comanche Nation 

Complex, Lawton, Oklahoma, by amajority voteof 5 for, 0 against, and 0 abstaining. 

Wallace E. Coffey, ~hairmz 

Comanche Nation 

Comanche Nation 

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION CONCERNING 

THE COMANCHE NATION GAMING ORDINANCE 

1. The Comanche Business Committee will be responsible for conducting background 

investigations and suitability determinations. The investigations will be conducted by the Comanche Tribal 

Police Department under the direction of the Chief of Police. Background information meeting the 

requirements of 25 C. F. R. Section 556 will be obtained from each applicant on forms designed for that 

purpose. Fingerprint cards will be forwarded to the National Indian Gaming Commission for processing 

through the F. B. I. Investigators of the Comanche Tribal Police Department will verify background 

information through telephonic or written communications and will interview former employers and 

personal references. Court records andlor credit reports will also be reviewed. Personal interviews with the 

applicant will also be conducted as necessary. During the background investigation, potential problem areas 

and disqualifying information will be documented in writing. The resultsobtained from the background 

investigation, including any unsuitable findings or problem areas, will be documented in writing and 

forwarded to the Comanche Business Committee. 

2. Tribal gaming licenses for primary management officials and key employees will be issued 

by the Comanche Business Committee. The Committee will review the results of the background 

investigations. If more information is required, the Committee will direct the Tribal Police Chief to obtain 

additional information as necessary. When the Comanche Business Committee is satisfied that it has all of the 

background information required, it will evaluate the investigative results and reach a conclusion as to the 

applicant based upon the standards for issuance of a tribal gaming license under Federal law and the 

ComancheGarning Ordinance. The Committee will then make a suitability determination as to the applicant 

and the Tribal Police Chief will then forward an investigative report and suitability determination to the 

National Indian Gaming Commission on forms designed for that purpose and meeting the N.I.G.C.'s 

requirements. 

3. Disputes between the gaming public and the Comanche garningenterprise will initially be 

addressed by the gaming manager or department head on duty, with further recourse to the General Manager 

of the enterprise. If the patron isdissatisfiedwith thedecision made by the General Manager, the patron would 

be able to have the dispute reviewed by the Comanche Business Committee, which would render a final 

decision with respect to the matter. 

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