WHITE EARTH BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS

d/b/a WHITE EARTH RESERVATION BUSINESS COMMITTEE

a/k/a WHITE EARTH RESERVATION TRIBAL COUNCIL

Resolution No: (DC!- 9/-(D2~7

Whereas, the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians, d/b/a White

Earth Reservation Business Committee, a/k/a White Earth Reservation

Tribal Council, hereinafter the Band the duly elected governing body

of the White Earth Reservation and organized under Section 16 of the Act

of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984) as amended and pursuant to the revised

Constitution and By-Laws of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; and

WHEREAS, the White Earth Tribal Council on November 6, 1991, adopt

ed Resolution Number 001-92-003 adopting the Gaming Control Ordinance to

regulate gambling within the boundaries of the White Earth Reservation;

and

WHEREAS, the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of

Indian Affait~s, by and through its Area Director, approved the White

Earth Gaming Control Code by letter of March 17, 1992, and its Amendment

dated November 6, 1991, as amended by Resolution 001-92-007 dated Novem

ber 22, 1991; and

WHEREAS, the United States Congress has enacted the Indian Gaming

Regulatory Act, P.L. 100-447, 25 USC Sect. 2701 et. seq. and the Na

ti~na1 Indian Gaming Commission has adopted certain regulations pursuant

to those statutory sections; and

WHEREAS, the National Indian Gaming Commission has proposed certain

model ordinances regulating Class II and Class III Gaming within the

boundaries of recognized Indian Reservation; and

WHEREAS, the White Earth Reservation Tribal Council has determined

that the Gaming Control Ordinance, as amended, requires further amend

ment by adopting ordinances identical to the proposed model ordinance of

the Indian Gaming Commission regulating Class II and Class III Gaming

within the boundaries of the White Earth Indian Reservation.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the White Earth Reservation

Tribal Council does hereby adopt the proposed ordinance for Class II and

the proposed Ordinance for Class III Gaming and hereby declares that it

is the policy of the Tribal Government that the model ordinances govern

ing Class II and Class III Gaming shall amend the Gaming Control Ordi

nance, as amended, and that said Gaming Control Ordinance must be read

in paramateria to and be governed by the Gaming Control Ordinances

governing Class II and Class III Gaming.

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We do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly pre

sented b~ a vote of~ ~ FOR, _________

AGAINST, Ci SILENT

and __________

ABSENT, a quorum being present at a special meeting of

the White Earth Reservation Tribal Council held on the / day of

_________________

1993 at Mahnomen, Minnesota.

L1/1~aIi~*

Darrell Wadena, Chairman

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WHITE EARTH BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS

CLASS II GAMING ORDINANCE

I.

PURPOSE

The White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians d/b/ a the White Earth Reserva

tion Business Committee, a/k/a White Earth Reservation Tribal Council

(hereinafter referred to as the WETC) pursuant to Articles 1 Subsec

tion 3 and Article 6, Section 1 (c) of the Revised Constitution and By

Laws of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe as organized under Section 16 of

the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984), as amended, hereby adopts this

Ordinance for the purpose of regulating Class II gaming operations

within the boundaries of the White Earth Reservation.

II.

GAMING AUTHORIZED

All types of Class II gaming as defined in the Indian Gaming Regu

latory Act, P.L. 100-447, 25 U.S.C. Section 2703 (7) (A) (hereinafter

referred to as IGRA) and by the regulations promulgated by the Nation

al Indian Gaming Commission (hereinafter referred to as the

Commission) at 25 C.F.R. Section 502.3 as published in the Federal

Register at 57 FR 12382-12393, April 9, 1992 is hereby authorized by the

WETC.

III.

OWNERSHIP OF GAMING

The WETC shall have the sole proprietary interest in and responsi

bility for the conduct of any and all Class II gaming operations author

ized by this Ordinance.

IV.

USE OF GAMING REVENUE

A. Net revenues of Class II gaming shall be used only for the

following purposes: to fund Tribal governmental operations and programs

of the WETC; provide for the general welfare of the White Earth Band of

Chippewa Indians and its members; promote and fund economic development

by the WETC; donate to charitable organizations; help fund operations

of state and local governmental agencies.

B. If the WETC elects to make per capita payments to the members

of the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians, it shall only authorize

such payments upon the prior approval of a plan submitted to the Secre

tary of the Interior pursuant to 25 U.S.C. Section 2710 (b) (3).

V.

AUDIT

A. The WETC shall cause to be conducted annually an independent

audit of Class II gaming operations and shall submit the resulting audit

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reports and management letters to the Commission.

B. All Class II gaming related contracts that result in the pur

chase of supplies, services, or concessions in excess of Twenty Five

Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) annually, excepting contracts for profes

sional legal and accounting services, shall be specifically included

within the scope of the audit as described above in Subsection A of

Section V.

VI.

PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

AND

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Class II gaming facilities shall be constructed, maintained and

operated in a manner that adequately protects the environment and the

public health and safety.

VII.

LICENSE FOR KEY EMPLOYEES

AND

PRIMARY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS

The WETC shall ensure that the policies and procedures set out in

this Section are implemented with respect to key employees and primary

management officials employed or contracted with at any Class II gaming

enterprise operated within the boundaries of the White Earth Resevation.

A. DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this Section, the following definitions apply:

1. KEY EMPLOYEE MEANS

(a) 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 and/or cash;

(5) Floor manager;

(6) Pit boss;

(7) Dealer;

(8) croupier;

(9) Approver of credits and/or negotiatiable

instruments;

(10) Custodian of gaming devices including all

persons with access to cash and accounting

records within or resulting from such devices;

(b) If not otherwise included, any other person whose

totals cash compensation is in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars

($50,000.00) per year; or

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(C) If not otherwise included, the four most highly

compensated persons in the gaming operation.

2. PRIMARY MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL MEANS

(a) The person having management responsibility for a

management contract;

(b) Any person who has authority:

(1) To hire and/or fire employees; or

(2) To set up working policies and procedures for

the gaming operation;

(C) The chief financial officer or other person who has

financial management responsibility.

B. APPLICATION FORMS

1. The following notice shall be placed on the application

form for a key employee or a primary management official before the form

is filled out by the applicant:

In compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the following

information is provided: Solicitation of the information on

the application form is authorized by 25 U.S.C. Section 2701

et. seq. of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The purpose of

the requested information is to determine the eligibility of

individuals to be employed in a gaming operation. This infor

mation will be used by the National Indian Gaming 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, Tribal, State, local or

foreign law enforcement and regulatory agencies when relevant

to civil, criminal or regulatory investigations or prosecutions

or when pursuant to a requirement by a tribe or the National

Indian Gaming Commission in connection with the hiring or

firing of an employee, the issuance or revocation of a gaming

license, or investigations of activities while associated with

a tribe or a gaming operation. Failure to consent to the

disclosure indicated in this notice will result in a tribes

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.

2. Existing key employees and primary management officials

shall be notified in writing that they shall either:

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a. Complete a new application form that contains a Privacy

Act Notice; or

b. Sign a statement that contains the Privacy Act Notice and

consent to the routine use described in that notice.

3. 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.

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

fine or imprisonment.

(U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001.)

4. The WETC shall notify in writing existing key employees

and primary management officials that they shall either:

a. Complete a new application form that contains a notice

regarding false statements; or

b. Sign a statement that contains the notice regarding false

statements.

C. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS

1. The WETC shall request from each primary management official

and from each key employee all of the following information:

a. Full name, other names used (oral or written), Social

Security Number(s), birth date, place of birth,

citizenship, gender, all languages (spoken or written);

b. Currently and for the past 5 years: business and

employment positions held, ownership interests in those

businesses, business and residence addresses, and

drivers license numbers;

c. The names and current addresses of at least three

personal references, including one personal reference

who was acquainted with the applicant during each

period of residence listed under paragraph (1) (b) of

this Section;

d. Current business and residence telephone numbers;

e. A description of any existing and previous business

relationships with Indian Tribes, including ownership

interests in those businesses;

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f. A description of any existing and previous business

relationships with Indian Tribes, including ownership

interests in those businesses;

g. The name and address of any licensing or regulatory

agency with which the person has filed an application

for a license or permit;

h. For each felony for which there is an ongoing

prosecution or a conviction, the charge, the name and

address of the court involved, and the date and

disposition, if any;

i. For each misdemeanor conviction or ongoing misdemeanor

prosecution (excluding minor traffic violations),

within 10 years of the date of the application, the

name and address of the court involved and the date

and disposition;

j. For each criminal charge (excluding minor traffic

charges), whether or not there is a conviction, if

such criminal charge is within 10 years of the date

of the application and is not otherwise listed pursuant

to Paragraph (1) (h) or (1) (i) of this Section, the

criminal charge, the name and address of the court

involved and the date and dispositions;

k. The name and address of any licensing or regulatory

agency with which the person has filed an application

for an occupational license or permit, whether or not

such license or permit was granted;

1. A current photograph;

m. Any other information the Tribe deems relevant; and

n. Fingerprints consistent with the procedures adopted by

the WETC according to 25 C.F.R. Section 522.2 (h).

2. The WETC shall conduct an investigation sufficient to make a

determination under Section D. below in conducting a background

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

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

D. ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS

The WETC shall review a persons prior activities, criminal record,

in any, and reputation, habits and associations to make a finding con

cerning the eligibility of a key employee or primary management official

for employment in a gaming operation. If the WETC determines that the

employment of the person poses a threat to the public interest or to the

effective regulation of gaming or creates or enhances dangers of unsuit

able, unfair, or illegal practices and methods acitivities in the con

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duct of gaming, a tribal gaming operation shall not employ that person

in a key employee or primary management official position.

E. PROCEDURES FOR FORWARDING APPLICATIONS AND REPORTS FOR KEY

EMPLOYEES AND PRIMARY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS TO THE NATIONAL

INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION

1. When a key employee or primary management official begins

work at a gaming operation authorized by this Ordinance, the WETC shall

forward to the National Indian Gaming Commission a completed application

for employment and conduct a background investigation and make the

determination referred to in Subsection D of this Section.

2. The WETC shall forward the report referred to in

Subsection F of this Section to the National Indian Gaming Commission

within 60 days after an employee begins work or within 60 days of the

approval of this Ordinance by the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming

Commission.

3. 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.

F. REPORT TO THE NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION

1. Pursuant to the procedures set out in Subsection E of this

Section, the WETC 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:

a. Steps taken in conducting a background investigation;

b. Results obtained;

c. Conclusions reached; and

d. The basis for those conclusions.

2. The WETC shall submit, with the report, a copy of the

eligibility determination made under Subsection D of this Section.

3. If a license is not issued to an applicant, the WETC:

a. Shall notify the National Indian Gaming Commission; and

b. May forward copies of its eligibility determination and

investigative report (if any) to the National Indian

Gaming Commission for inclusion in the Indian Gaming

Individuals Records System.

4. With respect to key employees and primary management officials,

the WETC shall retain applications for employment and reports (if any)

of background investigations for inspection by the Chairman of the

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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 A GAMING LICENSE

1. If, within a thirty (30) day period after the National Indian

Gaming Commission receives a report, the National Indian Gaming Conunis

sion notifies the WETC that it has no objection to the issuance of a

license pursuant to a license application filed by a key employee or a

primary management official for whom the WETC has provided an applica

tion and investigative report to the National Indian Gaming Commission,

the WETC may issue a license to such applicant.

2. The WETC shall respond to a request for additional information

from the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission concerning a

key employee or a primary management official who is the subject of a

report. Such a request shall suspend the 30day period under Paragraph

G. 1. of this Section until the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming

Commission receives the additional information.

3. If, within the thirty (30) day period described above, the

National Indian Gaming Commission provided the WETC with a statemnt

itemizing objections to the issuance of a license to a key employee or

to a primary management official for whom the WETC has provided an

application and investigative report to the National Indian Gaming

Commission, the WETC shall reconsider the application, taking into

account the objections itemized by the National Indian Gaming

Conunission. The WETC shall make the final decision whether to issue a

license to such applicant.

H. LICENSE SUSPENSION

1. If, after the issuance of a gaming license, the WETC 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, the WETC shall

suspend such license and shall notify in writing the licensee of the

suspension and the proposed revocation.

2. The WETC shall notify the licensee of a time and place for a

hearing on the proposed revocation of a license.

3. After a revocation hearing, the WETC shall decide to revoke or

reinstate a gaming license. The WETC shall notify the National Indian

Gaming Commission of its decision.

VIII.

LICENSE LOCATIONS

The WETC shall issue a separate license to each place, facility or

location on Indian lands where Class II gaming is conducted under this

Ordinance.

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REPEAL

To the extent that they are inconsistent with this Ordinance, all

prior gaming ordinances are hereby repealed.

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WHITE EARTH BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS

CLASS III GAMING ORDINANCE

I.

PURPOSE

The White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians d/b/a the White Earth Reserva

tion Business Committee, a/k/a White Earth Reservation Tribal Council

(hereinafter referred to as the WETC) pursuant to Articles 1 Subsec

tion 3 and Article 6, Section 1 (c) of the Revised Constitution and By

Laws of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe as organized under Section 16 of

the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984), as amended, hereby adopts this

Ordinance for the purpose of regulating Class III gaming operations

within the boundaries of the White Earth Reservation.

II.

GAMING AUTHORIZED

All types of Class III gaming as defined in the Indian Gaming Regu

latory Act, P.L. 100447, 25 U.S.C. Section 2703 (8) (hereinafter re

ferred to as IGRA) and by the regulations promulgated by the National

Indian Gaming Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission)

at 25 C.F.R. Section 502.3 as published in the Federal Register at 57 FR

12382-12393, April 9, 1992 is hereby authorized by the WETC.

III.

OWNERSHIP OF GAMING

The WETC shall have the sole proprietary interest in and responsi

bility for the conduct of any and all Class III gaming operations au

thorized by this Ordinance.

IV.

USE OF GAMING REVENUE

A. Net revenues of Class III gaming shall be used only for the

following purposes: to fund Tribal governmental operations and programs

of the WETC; provide for the general welfare of the White Earth Band of

Chippewa Indians and its members; promote and fund economic development

by the WETC; donate to charitable organizations; help fund operations

of state and local governmental agencies.

B. If the WETC elects to make per capita payments to the members

of the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians, it shall only authorize

such payments upon the prior approval of a plan submitted to the Secre

tary of the Interior pursuant to 25 U.S.C. Section 2710 (b) (3).

V.

AUDIT

A. The WETC shall cause to be conducted annually an independent

audit of Class III gaming operations and shall submit the resulting

audit reports and management letters to the Commission.

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B. All Class III gaming related contracts that result in the pur

chase of supplies, services, or concessions in excess of Twenty Five

Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) annually, excepting contracts for profes

sional legal and accounting services, shall be specifically included

within the scope of the audit as described above in Subsection A of

Section V.

VI.

PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

AND

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Class III gaming facilities shall be constructed, maintained and

operated in a manner that adequately protects the environment and the

public health and safety.

VII.

LICENSE FOR KEY EMPLOYEES

AND

PRIMARY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS

The WETC shall ensure that the policies and procedures set out in

this Section are implemented with respect to key employees and primary

management officials employed or contracted with at any Class III gaming

enterprise operated within the boundaries of the White Earth Resevation.

A. DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this Section, the following definitions apply:

1. KEY EMPLOYEE MEANS

(a) 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 and/or cash;

(5) Floor manager;

(6) Pit boss;

(7) Dealer;

(8) croupier;

(9) Approver of credits and/or negotiatiable

instruments;

(10) Custodian of gaming devices including all

persons with access to cash and accounting

records within or resulting from such devices;

(b) If not otherwise included, any other person whose

totals cash compensation is in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars

($50,000.00) per year; or

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(c) If not otherwise included, the four most highly

compensated persons in the gaming operation.

2. PRIMARY MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL MEANS

(a) The person having management responsibility for a

management contract;

(b) Any person who has authority:

(1) To hire and/or fire employees; or

(2) To set up working policies and procedures for

the gaming operation;

(c) The chief financial officer or other person who has

financial management responsibility.

B. APPLICATION FORMS

1. The following notice shall be placed on the application

form for a key employee or a primary management official before the form

is filled out by the applicant:

In compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the following

information is provided: Solicitation of the information on

the application form is authorized by 25 U.S.C. Section 2701

et. seq. of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The purpose of

the requested information is to determine the eligibility of

individuals to be employed in a gaming operation. This infor

mation will be used by the National Indian Gaming 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, Tribal, State, local or

foreign law enforcement and regulatory agencies when relevant

to civil, criminal or regulatory investigations or prosecutions

or when pursuant to a requirement by a tribe or the National

Indian Gaming Commission in connection with the hiring or

firing of an employee, the issuance or revocation of a gaming

license, or investigations of activities while associated with

a tribe or a gaming operation. Failure to consent to the

disclosure indicated in this notice will result in a tribes

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.

2. Existing key employees and primary management officials

shall be notified in writing that they shall either:

3
a. Complete a new application form that contains a Privacy

Act Notice; or

b. Sign a statement that contains the Privacy Act Notice and

consent to the routine use described in that notice.

3. 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.

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

fine or imprisonment.

(U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001.)

4. The WETC shall notify in writing existing key employees

and primary management officials that they shall either:

a. Complete a new application form that contains a notice

regarding false statements; or

b. Sign a statement that contains the notice regarding false

statements.

C. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS

1. The WETC shall request from each primary management official

and from each key employee all of the following information:

a. Full name, other names used (oral or written), Social

Security Number(s), birth date, place of birth,

citizenship, gender, all languages (spoken or written);

b. Currently and for the past 5 years: business and

employment positions held, ownership interests in those

businesses, business and residence addresses, and

drivers license numbers;

c. The names and current addresses of at least three

personal references, including one personal reference

who was acquainted with the applicant during each

period of residence listed under paragraph (1) (b) of

this Section;

d. Current business and residence telephone numbers;

e. A description of any existing and previous business

relationships with Indian Tribes, including ownership

interests in those businesses;

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f. A description of any existing and previous business

relationships with Indian Tribes, including ownership

interests in those businesses;

g. The name and address of any licensing or regulatory

agency with which the person has filed an application

for a license or permit;

h. For each felony for which there is an ongoing

prosecution or a conviction, the charge, the name and

address of the court involved, and the date and

disposition, if any;

i. For each misdemeanor conviction or ongoing misdemeanor

prosecution (excluding minor traffic violations),

within 10 years of the date of the application, the

name and address of the court involved and the date

and disposition;

j. For each criminal charge (excluding minor traffic

charges), whether or not there is a conviction, if

such criminal charge is within 10 years of the date

of the application and is not otherwise listed pursuant

to Paragraph (1) (h) or (1) (i) of this Section, the

criminal charge, the name and address of the court

involved and the date and dispositions;

k. The name and address of any licensing or regulatory

agency with which the person has filed an application

for an occupational license or permit, whether or not

such license or permit was granted;

1. A current photograph;

m. Any other information the Tribe deems relevant; and

n. Fingerprints consistent with the procedures adopted by

the WETC according to 25 C.F.R. Section 522.2 (h).

2. The WETC shall conduct an investigation sufficient to make a

determination under Section D. below in conducting a background

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

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

D. ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS

The WETC shall review a persons prior activities, criminal record,

in any, and reputation, habits and associations to make a finding con

cerning the eligibility of a key employee or primary management official

for employment in a gaming operation. If the WETC determines that the

employment of the person poses a threat to the public interest or to the

effective regulation of gaining or creates or enhances dangers of unsuit

able, unfair, or illegal practices and methods acitivities in the con

duct of gaming, a tribal gaming operation shall not employ that person

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in a key employee or primary management official position.

E. PROCEDURES FOR FORWARDING APPLICATIONS AND REPORTS FOR KEY

EMPLOYEES AND PRIMARY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS TO THE NATIONAL

INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION

1. When a key employee or primary management official begins

work at a gaming operation authorized by this Ordinance, the WETC shall

forward to the National Indian Gaming Commission a completed application

for employment and conduct a background investigation and make the

determination referred to in Subsection D of this Section.

2. The WETC shall forward the report referred to in

Subsection F of this Section to the National Indian Gaming Commission

within 60 days after an employee begins work or within 60 days of the

approval of this Ordinance by the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming

Commission.

3. 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.

F. REPORT TO THE NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION

1. Pursuant to the procedures set out in Subsection E of this

Section, the WETC 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:

a. Steps taken in conducting a background investigation;

b. Results obtained;

c. Conclusions reached; and

d. The basis for those conclusions.

2. The WETC shall submit, with the report, a copy of the

eligibility determination made under Subsection D of this Section.

3. If a license is not issued to an applicant, the WETC:

a. Shall notify the National Indian Gaming Commission; and

b. May forward copies of its eligibility determination and

investigative report (if any) to the National Indian

Gaming Commission for inclusion in the Indian Gaming

Individuals Records System.

4. With respect to key employees and primary management officials,

the WETC 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

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than three (3) years from the date of termination of employment.

G. GRANTING A GAMING LICENSE

1. If, within a thirty (30) day period after the National Indian

Gaming Commission receives a report, the National Indian Gaming Coimnis

sion notifies the WETC that it has no objection to the issuance of a

license pursuant to a license application filed by a key employee or a

primary management official for whom the WETC has provided an applica

tion and investigative report to the National Indian Gaming Commission,

the WETC may issue a license to such applicant.

2. The WETC shall respond to a request for additional information

from the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission concerning a

key employee or a primary management official who is the subject of a

report. Such a request shall suspend the 30day period under Paragraph

G. 1. of this Section until the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming

Commission receives the additional information.

3. If, within the thirty (30) day period described above, the

National Indian Gaming Commission provided the WETC with a statemnt

itemizing objections to the issuance of a license to a key employee or

to a primary management official for whom the WETC has provided an

application and investigative report to the National Indian Gaming

Commission, the WETC shall reconsider the application, taking into

account the objections itemized by the National Indian Gaming

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

license to such applicant.

H. LICENSE SUSPENSION

1. If, after the issuance of a gaming license, the WETC 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, the WETC shall

suspend such license and shall notify in writing the licensee of the

suspension and the proposed revocation.

2. The WETC shall notify the licensee of a time and place for a

hearing on the proposed revocation of a license.

3. After a revocation hearing, the WETC shall decide to revoke or

reinstate a gaming license. The WETC shall notify the National Indian

Gaming Commission of its decision.

VIII.

LICENSE LOCATIONS

The WETC shall issue a separate license to each place, facility or

location on Indian lands where Class III gaming is conducted under this

Ordinance.

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REPEAL

To the extent that they are inconsistent with this Ordinance, all

prior gaining ordinances are hereby repealed.

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