Ms. Kathryn L. Tjerney 

Tribal Attorney 

Bay Mills Indian Community 

12140 West Lakeshore Drive 

Brimley, Michigan 497 1 5 

RE: Amendment to the Gaming Ordinance 

Dear Ms. Tierney: 

This letter is in response to your request for the National Indian Gaming Commission 

(NIGC) to review and approve an amendment to the Bay Mills Indian Community 

Gaming Ordinance, Resolution No. 06-1-9-B, enacted by the Executive Council on 

January 9,2006. 

This letter constitutes approval of your submission under the Indian Gaming Regulatory 

Act (IGRA). It is important to note that the Gaming Ordinance amendments are 

approved for gaming only on Indian Lands, as defined in the IGRA, over which the Tribe 

for review and approval. The NIGC staff and I 

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Tribe on future gaming issues. 

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Philip N. ~o~an 

Chairman 

cc: President Jeffrey D. Parker 

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RESOLUTION 

Resolution No. 06-1 -9-B 

Amendment to Gaming Ordinance 

WHEREAS: The Bay Mills Indian Community is a federally 

recognized Indian tribe with a Constitution 

enacted pursuant to the Indian Reorganization 

Act of 1934, 25 U.S.C. see. 461, et seq., and 

WHEREAS: The Tribe regulates gaming on its Reservation 

under a compact with the State of Michigan and 

under its Gaming Ordinance, and 

WHEREAS: The mandate to provide information upon request 

on wins and losses by player is a significant 

and unreasonable burden on gaming administrative 

staff, in the absence of discretion as to the 

timing and format of the information. 

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Executive Council 

of the Bay Mills Indian Community hereby amends 

the Gaming Ordinance by revising Section 7.18, 

with additions underlined and deletions struck 

out: 

Evidence of any win or loss incurred by a player 

m~sk may, upon request, be provided to such 

player &R-s~eh-Eorm-as-wiLL-be-aeeepkab&e-ko-khe 

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APPROVED : .-- j ATTEST : 

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E. Carrick Rzchard A. LeBlanc, Secretary 

Bay Mil@s Indian Community 

Bay Mills Indian Community Executive Council 

Executive Council 
Resoll~tion No. 06 1 9-R 

CERTIFICATION 

I, the undersigned, as Secretary of the Bay Mills 

Indian Community Executive Council, do hereby certify that 

the above resolution was adopted and approved at a meeting 

of the Bay Mills Indian Community Executive Council held 

at Bay Mills, Micpigan, on the 9th day of January, 2006, 

with a vote of for, opposed, i absent, and / 

abstaining. As per provxons of the Bay Mills - 

Constitution, the Tribal President must abstain except in 

the event of a tie. 

Bay ~ilts Indian amm mu nit^ a 

Executive--Council 
7.10 Postins of Rules of Plav. Each operator shall post 

in a conspicuous location near where any gaming activity 

is being played, or shall otherwise provide the public 

with an explanation of the rules of play of every specific 

game s/he operates. 

7.11 Euui~ment Rental Restrictions. Each operator of a 

gaming activity is prohibited from renting or lending 

gaming equipment to any person. 

7.12 Restrictions on Gamins Awwaratus Exchanse. Each 

operator is prohibited from exchanging pull-tabs, punchboards, sports pools, and twenty-one boxes (shoes). All 

other gaming equipment may be exchanged without prior 

approval. Any request for approval shall be made to the 

Tribal Commission at least 5 days prior to the exchange. 

7.13 A~proval of Gamins Materials Recruired. Any 

operator who anticipates the printing, manufacture, or 

construction of any equipment for gaming activity shall 

first notify the Tribal Commission of his intention and 

shall have the finished product approved by the Tribal 

Commission before it is placed in service. 

7.14 Reuuisite Sale and Redemwtion Value. Gaming chips 

and other tokens of value shall only be sold and redeemed 

by the operator and only for full value. 

7.15 Record Maintenance Requirements. Each licensed 

gaming operation shall maintain and keep for not less than 

five (5) years permanent books of accounts and records, 

including inventory records of gaming supplies, sufficient 

to establish the gross and net income, deductions, 

expenses, receipts and disbursements of the enterprise. 

7.16 Liuuor Sale Restrictions. There shall be no sale 

of liquor at any gaming site without the requisite license 

for such sale issued under the Tribe's liquor control 

ordinance. 

7.17 Form of Pavment for Chance to Play. Consideration 

for the chance to play in any gaming activity shall only 

be cash, house token or chip, and shall be presented at 

the time the game is played. No other form of 

consideration shall be allowed unless the Tribal 

Commission gives prior written approval. 

7.18 Documentation of Winninss and Losses for Tax 

Purwoses. Evidence of any win or loss incurred by a 

player may, upon request, be provided to such player. 

7.19 Taxes, Fees and Reports Timelv Transmitted. Each 

operator shall pay all applicable taxes and fees, 

including those assessed by the National Indian Gaming 

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Commission, and file all applicable reports on time. 

7.20 Response to Resulatorv Inauiries. Each operator 

shall respond immediately to and obey all inquiries, 

subpoenas or orders of the Tribal Commission, the Tribal 

Council, the Tribal Court, or the National Indian Gaming 

Commission. 

7.21 Display of Gamins License. Each operator shall 

prominently display at each gaming site a current, valid 

tribal gaming licence. 

7.22 Maintenance of Premises. Each operator shall, at 

all times, maintain an orderly, clean, and neat gaming 

establishment, both inside and out. 

7.23 Facility Security. Each operator shall provide 

adequate security to protect the public before, during and 

after any gaming activity. 

7.24 Cooperation with Law Enforcement. Each operator 

shall cooperate at all times with law enforcement 

personnel. 

7.25 Record Inspection. Each operator shall make its 

premises and books and records available for inspection 

during normal business hours by the Tribal Commission or 

their designee, and by authorized representatives of the 

National Indian Gaming Commission. 

7.26 Gamins Occasion Restrictions. No gaming shall be 

conducted on special days of observance designated by the 

Tribal Council. 

7.27 Discrimination Prohibited. No operator may 

discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, or creed in 

the conduct of any licensed gaming activity. Employment 

preference for tribal members and other Native Americans 

shall not constitute discrimination by the operator. 

7.28 Financial Record Review. Each operator shall keep 

accurate books and records of all moneys received and paid 

out and provide authorized representatives of the National 

Indian Gaming Commission and the Tribal Commission or its 

designee with copies of or access to the same upon 

request. 

7.29 Use of Net Proceeds. All net proceeds of any 

gaming activity shall be used only in a manner prescribed 

by this Ordinance. 

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