POKAGON BAND OF POTAWATOMI INDIANS

TRIBAL COUNCIL

P.O. Box 180, 58620 Sink Road, Dowagiac, MI 49047 Telephone 269-782-6323 I FAX 269-782-9625

OCT 2 8 2003

POKAGON BAND OF POTAWATOMI INDIANS

RESOLUTION NO. 03-10-11-12

WHEREAS: The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan and Indiana is a

Federally recognized Tribe, as reaffirmed under P.L.103-323, enacted

September 21, 1994; and

WHEREAS: The By-Laws of the Pokagon Band were the governing documents of the

Band at the time P1.103-323 was approved, and continue as the Bands

interim governing documents until a constitution is duly adopted by the

Pokagon Band; and

WHEREAS: In accordance with P.L. 103-323 and the By-Laws of the Pokagon Band,

the Tribal Council is the governing body of the Band; and

WHEREAS: The Pokagon Band has the inherent sovereign right to engage in gaming

activities provided that those activities are not inconsistent with applicable

law; and

WHEREAS: Article IV, Section 1 of the Pokagon Band By-Laws authorizes the Tribal

Council to manage the property, business, and affairs of the Pokagon

Band exercise all such powers of the Pokagon Band as by law directed

or required by the Pokagon Band to be exercised; and

WHEREAS: The Pokagon Band desires to engage in all Class I, Class II, and Class Ill

gaming as those terms are defined in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

and the implementing regulations at 25 C.F.R. Part 502; and

WHEREAS: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act requires that all Class II and Class III

gaming activities be conducted pursuant to a tribal ordinance, which must

be approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission; and

WHEREAS: By Tribal Council Resolution No. 03-05-10-01, the Tribal Council enacted

laws titled the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians Gaming Regulatory

Act to regulate Class II and Class III gaming that is within Pokagon Band

jurisdiction and subject to the Bands regulatory authority; and
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WHEREAS: The Tribal Council recognizes that certain amendments to the Gaming

Regulatory Act are necessary and desirable.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that the Pokagon Band Tribal Council

enacts the amendments to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians

Gaming Regulatory Act set forth below in legislative format showing all

proposed deletions and additions to the text of the Act.

Section II, Definitions , shall be amended asfollows:

II. DEFINITIONS

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Class II gaming shall have the definition that term is given

in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act at 25 U.S.C. § 2703 (7)

and in the imolementing regulations at 25 C.F.R. ~ 502.3.

Class III Gaming shall have the deflnitiQnihat term is aiven

in.thelndflan Gamjng.Regulatory Act at 25 U.S.C. § 2703 (~)

and in the imDlementing regulations at 25 C.F.R. ~ 502.4. but

such definition shall exclude any Class III gaming thatis not

authorized by the ComDact means all forms of gaming

authorized by the Compact, which are neither Class I nor

4. n~r pi ~iiinh f~rnv~ ar~ dtfinM in ~7fl~ ~-1ass II gami:.;, (6) and (7)

of IGRA. Only those Class III games authorized by the

Compact may be played by the Band

F.

G. Indian Lands shall have the definition term is aiven in

thelndian Gaming Re~u1atorv Act at2jLLS~CJ (4)

~d the implementing reguj~tjons~t 25 C.F.R. § 502.12 but,

as to Class III gaming only, such definition shall exclude any

Iidiani~nd~that included within the definition of

Indi..an.Lands set forth in the ComDact means

reservation lands acquired under 25 U.S.C. § 1300j (6) within

Allegan, Berrien, \Tp~ Buren, and Cass Counties, Michigan
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Section IX Licensesfor Key Employees and Primary Management Officials ,

shall be amended asfollows:

IX. LICENSES FOR KEY EMPLOYEES AND PRIMARY

MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS

The Committee shall ensure that the background investigations and

license determinations concerning policies and procedures set out

in this section are implemented with the respect to-key employees

and primary management officials employed at any Class II or

Class III gaming enterprise operated on Indian Lands at~

implemented according to reguirementsthatatea.Ueastis

stringent as those in 25 C.F.R~Parts 556 anU5~

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Tribal Council directs the Chairman to

submit the amended Gaming Regulatory Act to the Chairman of the National

Indian Gaming Commission for review and approval.

CERTIFICATION

We do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was presented and voted

upon with a quorum present at a duly called Meeting of the Tribal Council

held on the 11th day of October, 2003 by a vote of~ in favor, opposed, Q

~ absent, and Q abstaining.

~ Tribal Council Chairman Tribal Council Secretary
ÜCT 2 8 2003

IPOKAGON BAND OF POTAWATOMI INDIANS

GAMING REGULATORY ACT

PURPOSE

The Tribal Council of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, empowered by the By-laws of

the Band to enact laws, hereby enacts this Gaming Regulatory Act in order to set the terms for

Class II and Class III gaming operations on tribal lands.

DEFINITIONS

A. Any offense, as used in subsection VII.D.2 (c), shall mean any criminal offense

not described in subsection VII.D.2 (b), whether committed in Michigan or any

other jurisdiction, that is, or would be, a crime under the provisions of the

Michigan Penal Code, Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being

MCL 750.1 to 750.568, or the controlled substance provisions of the Public

Health Code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended, being MCL

333.7101 to 333.7545, or any other criminal offense not specified in subparagraph

(2) involving theft, dishonesty, fraud or misrepresentation arising under the law of

Michigan or another state or jurisdiction, that was committed as an adult or

prosecuted as an adult offense, and which has not been effectively removed from

the employees criminal record by executive pardon, state court order, or

operation of law.

B. Band means the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan and

Indiana.

C. Class I gaming shall have the definition that term is given in the Indian Gaming

Regulatory Act at 25 U.S.C. § 2703 (6).

D. Class II gaming shall have the definition that term is given in the Indian

Gaming Regulatory Act at 25 U.S.C. § 2703 (7) and in the implementing

regulations at 25 C.F.R. § 502.3.

E. Class III gaming shall have the definition that term is given in the Indian

Gaming Regulatory Act at 25 U.S.C. § 2703 (8) and in the implementing

regulations at 25 C.F.R. § 502.4, but such definition shall exclude any Class

III gaming that is not authorized by the Compact.

F. Fraud or misrepresentation, as used in subsection VII.D.2 (b), shall mean a

criminal offense committed in Michigan or any other jurisdiction, involving, theft,

fraud or misrepresentation, which is a felony or would be a felony if committed in

Michigan, and which was committed as an adult or prosecuted as an adult offense,

and which has not been effectively removed from the employees criminal record

by executive pardon, state court order, or operation of law.

G. Indian lands shall have the definition that term is given in the Indian

Gaming Regulatory Act at 25 U.S.C. § 2703 (4) and the implementing

regulations at 25 C.F.R. § 502.12 but, as to Class III gaming only, such

Enacted May 10, 2003, Res. No. 03-0510-01; 1 Amended October11, 2003, Res. No. 03-10-1 l-_.
definition shall exclude any Indian lands that are not also included within

the definition of Eligible Indian Lands set forth in the Compact.

H. Key employee means:

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

(a) bingo caller;

(b) counting room supervisor

(c) chief of security;

(d) custodian of gaming supplies or cash;

(e) floor manager;

(f) pit boss;

(g) dealer;

(h) croupier;

(i) approver of credit; or

(j) custodian of gambling devices including persons with access to

cash and accounting records 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 highly compensated persons in the

gaming operation.

Person means a business, individual, proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint

venture, syndicate, trust, labor organization, company, corporation, association,

committee, state, local government, government instrumentality or entity, or any

other organization or group of persons acting jointly.

J. Pokagon Compact or Compact means the Compact between the Pokagon

Band of Potawatomi Indians and the State of Michigan Providing for the Conduct

of Tribal Class III Gaming by the Band, which was entered into January 29, 1997.

K. Primary management official means:

1. The person having management responsibility for a management contract;

2. Any person who has authority:

(a) To hire and fire employees; or

(b) To set up working policy for the gaming operation; or

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

responsibility.

L. Tribal Chairperson means the duly elected Chairperson of the Band.

III. GAMING AUTHORIZED

A. Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Requirements

Subject to the limitations stated below in subsection B, the Band may conduct

Class I, Class II, and Class III gaming as defined in the Indian Gaming Regulatory

Act, P.L. 100-447, 25 U.S.C. § 2703 (7) and (8) (IGRA) and by the regulations

implementing IGRA that were promulgated by the National Indian Gaming

Commission (NIGC or Commission), 25 C.F.R. § 502.3 and 502.4 (as

published in the Federal Register at 57 FR 12382-12393, April 9, 1992).

Enacted May 10, 2003, Res. No~ 03-0510-01;

Amended October 11,2003, Res. No.03-10-Il-.

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B. Pokagon Compact Requirements

Pursuant to the Pokagon Compact, the Band may lawfully conduct the following

Class III games on Indian lands:

1. Craps and related dice games;

2. Wheel games, including Big Wheel and related games;

3. Roulette;

4. Banking card games that are not otherwise treated as Class II gaming in

Michigan pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 2703(7)(C), and non banking card games

played by any Michigan tribe on or before May 1, 1988;

5. Electronic games of chance featuring coin drop and payout as well as

printed tabulations, whereby the software of the device predetermines the

presence or lack of a winning combination and payout. Electronic games

of chance are defined as a microprocessor controlled electronic device

which allows a player to play games of chance, which may be affected by

an element of skill, activated by the insertion of a coin or currency, or by

the use of a credit, and awards game credits, cash, tokens, or replays, or a

written statement of the players accumulated credits, which written

statements are redeemable for cash;

6. Keno;

7. Any other Class III game that lawfully may be operated by a person

licensed to operate a casino pursuant to the Initiated Law of 1996, MCL

432.20 1 et seq.; and

8. Games that lawfully may be conducted pursuant to MCL 750.303a and

MCL 750.3 lOa.

The Band shall not conduct any Class III gaming outside of Indian lands.

C. Additional Pokagon Compact Requirements

1. The rules of each Class III card game shall be posted in a prominent place

in each card room and must designate:

(a) The maximum rake off percentage, time buy in or other fee

charged;

(b) The number of raises allowed;

(c) The monetary limit of each raise;

(d) The amount of ante; and

(e) Other rules as may be necessary.

2. No person under the age of 18 may participate in any Class III game

3. In the facility of the Band where Class III gaming is conducted the Band

shall post in a prominent position a Notice to patrons at least two (2) feet

by three (3) feet in dimension with the following language:

Enacted May 10, 2003, Res. No. 03-0510-01; 3 Amended October II, 2003, Res. No. 03-10-1 l-_.
NOTICE

THIS FACILITY IS REGULATED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE

FOLLOWING: THE NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION,

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE

INTERIOR AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE POKAGON BAND OF

POTAWATOMI INDIANS.

THIS FACILITY IS NOT REGULATED BY THE STATE OF

MICHIGAN

IV. OWNERSHIP OF GAMING

The Band shall have the sole propriety interest in and responsibility for the conduct of any

gaming operation authorized by this Act, unless and to the extent that a management agreement

has been entered into by the Band that meets the requirements of IGRA and has been approved

by the National Indian Gaming Commission.

V. USE OF GAMING REVENUE

A. Net revenues from Class II and Class III gaming shall be used only for the

following purposes: to fund tribal government operations and programs; provide

for the general welfare of the Band and its members; promote tribal economic

development; donate to charitable organizations; or help fund operations of local

government agencies.

B. If the Band elects to make per capita payments to tribal members, it shall

authorize such payments only upon approval of a plan submitted to the Secretary

of the Interior under 25 U.S.C. § 2710 (b) (3).

VI. TRIBAL GAMING REGULATORY COMMITTEE

A. Establishment of the Gaming Regulatory Committee The Tribal Council hereby

establishes the Gaming Regulatory Committee (the Committee) as the

designated gaming regulatory authority for the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi

Indians. The Committee shall exist indefinitely until disestablished by the Tribal

Council.

B. Composition The Committee shall be composed of 3 members of the Tribal

Council, other than members of the Executive Council and shall be separately

appointed by a majority vote of a quorum of the Tribal Council. A Council

member being appointed to the Committee shall abstain from the vote on his or

her own appointment.

C. Term of Service Members of the Gaming Regulatory Authority shall serve for

terms of four (4) years, which term shall commence as of the date of appointment

to the Committee.

Enacted May 10, 2003, Rcs. No. 03-0510-01; 4 Amended October II, 2003, Res. No. 03-i 0-il-_.
D. Authority The Gaming Regulatory Committee is authorized to fulfill the

Pokagon Bands regulatory responsibilities regarding gaming conducted within

the jurisdiction of the Band and subject to regulation by the Band. The

Committee is authorized to take all actions and to require such actions as may be

reasonably necessary in fulfillment of the Committees regulatory responsibilities.

Among other responsibilities, the Committee is specifically responsible for the

following:

Key Employee and Primary Management Official background

Investigations and Suitability determinations.

(a) The Committee shall conduct or cause to be conducted background

investigations on all applicants for key employee and primary

management positions in gaming operations licensed by the Band.

(b) The Committee shall review and approve all investigative work

performed regarding the backgrounds of each key employee and

primary management official.

(c) The Committee shall report the results of all background

investigations of key employees and primary management officials

to the National Indian Gaming Commission.

(d) The Committee shall obtain and process all fingerprints for key

employees and primary management officials.

(e) The Committee shall make suitability determinations for all key

employees and primary management officials before such persons

are permitted to commence any employment duties.

2. Facility Licensing.

(a) A separate license for each place, facility, or location on Indian

lands where Class II or Class III gaming is conducted under this

Act is required before gaming operations may be commenced.

(b) All facilities where gaming will be conducted shall be constructed,

maintained and operated in a manner that adequately protects the

environment and the public health and safety.

(c) The Committee shall conduct such investigations, inspections, and

review as may be necessary to determine that a gaming facility

meets all applicable regulatory and other requirements under the

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the Compact, this Act and other

applicable law prior to issuing a license to the facility.

(d) The license shall be renewed annually.

(e) A copy of each facility license, including each annual renewal of a

facility license, must be submitted to the National Indian Gaming

Commission.

(f) Each facility license shall include the name of the Band, the name

and address of the facility, the type of gaming allowed (Class II

and/or Class III) and the effective date of the license. The license

shall bear the signature of the appropriate governmental official for

Enacted May 10, 2003, Res. No. 03-0510-01; 5 Amended October I 1,2003, Res. No. 03-10-1 I-_.
the Band responsible for issuing the license and the name and

phone number of the governmental agency for the Band

responsible for the regulation of the gaming operation.

(g) The facility license shall be prominently displayed in the gaming

operation so that it can be easily viewed by patrons.

3. The Committee shall be responsible for ensuring that all gaming

operations are in compliance with all applicable Minimum Internal

Control Standards at all times.

E. Meetings The Committee shall meet as often as is necessary to fulfill its

responsibilities in a timely manner.

F. Organization The Tribal Council shall appoint a chairperson to the Committee

from among the Committee members. The Chairperson shall conduct Committee

meetings, direct work assignments among the Committee members and

Committee staff, and establish Committee work priorities.

G. Quorum Two members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. Decisions

shall be made by majority vote or by consensus.

H. Removal A Committee member may be removed by the Council for serious

misconduct in office or for any conduct which threatens the honesty or integrity

of the Committee.

I. Vacancy If any Committee member shall die, resign, be removed, or for any

reason be unable to continue to serve on the Committee, the Council shall declare

the position vacant and shall appoint another person to serve the balance of the

unexpired term.

J. Conflict of Interest No person shall be appointed or continue to serve as a

member of the Committee if the member has any personal, business, or legal

relationship that creates a conflict of interest with such members duties and

responsibilities on the Committee. No Committee member may be involved in a

matter before the Committee that involves a member of the Committee members

immediate family, which is defined as spouse, children, siblings, and parents.

Notwithstanding the quorum requirement stated in paragraph G of this Section, In

the event that one or more Committee members must be recused from a matter

due to a conflict of interest, the remaining members or member shall have

authority to resolve or decide the matter.

Vu. ACCOUNTING AND AUDITS

A. Pokagon Compact Accounting Requirements

Enacted May 10, 2003, Res. No. 03-0510-01; 6 Amcnded October11, 2003, Res. No. 03-10-1 I-_.
All accounting records shall be kept on a double entry system of accounting,

maintaining detailed, supporting, subsidiary records. The Band shall maintain the

following records for not less than three (3) years:

1. Revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities and equity for the location at which

Class III gaming is conducted;

2. Daily cash transactions for each Class III game at the location at which

gaming is conducted, including but not limited to transactions relating to

each gaming table bank, game drop box and gaming room bank;

3. All markers, lOUs, returned checks, hold checks or other similar credit

instruments;

4. Individual and statistical game records (except card games) to reflect

statistical drop and statistical win; for electronic, computer, or other

techr~ologically assisted games, analytic reports which show the total

amount of cash wagered and the total amount of prizes won;

5. Contracts, correspondence and other transaction documents relating to all

vendors and contractors;

6. Records of all tribal gaming enforcement activities;

7. Audits prepared by or on behalf of the Band; and

8. Personnel information on all Class III gaming employees or agents,

including rotation sheets, hours worked, employee profiles and

background checks.

B. IGRA Audit Requirements

1. The Band shall cause to be conducted annually an independent audit of

gaming operations and shall submit the resulting audit reports to the

National Indian Gaming Commission.

2. All gaming related contracts that result in the purchase of supplies,

services, or concessions in excess of $25,000.00 annually, except contracts

for professional legal and accounting services, shall be specifically

included within the scope of the audit that is described in subsection B. I

above.

C. Bank Secrecy Act Requirements

The Band shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act,

P.L. 91 508, October 26, 1970, 31 U.S.C. §~ 5311 5314, and the regulations set

forth in 31 C.F.R. Part 103.

VIII. PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND

SAFETY

Class II and Class III gaming facilities shall be constructed, maintained and operated in a

manner that adequately protects the environment and the public health and safety.

Enacted May 10, 2003, Res. No. 03-0510-01; 7 Amended October) 1,2003, Rcs. No.03-10-I 1-_.
IX. LICENSES FOR KEY EMPLOYEES AND PRIMARY MANAGEMENT

OFFICIALS

The Committee shall ensure that the background investigations and license determinations

concerning key employees and primary management officials employed at any Class II or Class

III gaming enterprise operated on Indian Lands are implemented according to requirements that

are at least as stringent as those in 25 C.F.R. Parts 556 and 558.

A. Application Forms

1. 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 the information on this form is authorized by 25 U.S.C.

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 Commission

members and staff who have needfor the information in the

performance of their official duties. The information may be disclosed

to appropriate Federal, Tribal, State, Local, orforeign 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 orfiring ofan employee, the issuance or

revocation ofgaming license, or investigations ofactivities while

associated with a tribe or a gaming operation. Failure to consent to

the disclosures indicated in this notice will result in a tribe being

unable to hire you in a primary management official or key employee

position.

The disclosure ofyour 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:

(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 uses described in that notice.

Enacted May JO, 2003, Res. No. 03-0510-01; 8 Amended October II, 2003, Rcs. No. 03-10-1 I-_.
(c) 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 ofyour application may be

grounds for not hiring you, orforfiring you after you begin

work. Also, you may be punished by fine or imprisonment.

(18 U.S.C. § 100!)

3. The Committee 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

The Committee 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 secunty

number (s), birth date, place of birth, citizenship, gender, all

languages (spoken or written);

(b) Currently and for the previous 5 years: business and employment

positions held, ownership interest in those businesses, business and

residence addresses, and drivers license number;

(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;

(f) A description of any existing and previous business relationships

with the gaming industry generally, including ownership interests

in those businesses;

Enacted May 10, 2003, Res. No. 03-0510-01; 9 Amended October 11,2003, Res. No. 03-10-1 1-_.
(g) 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 or permit was

granted;

(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 disposition;

(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 Committee deems relevant; and

(n) Fingerprints consistent with procedures adopted by the Band

according to 25 C.F.R. § 522.2 (h).

2. Fingerprinting Procedure

(a) Fingerprints. All applicants shall be fingerprinted by the Pokagon

Band Tribal Police. If the applicant does not live within a

reasonable driving distance from the Tribal Police headquarters,

the Committee may, in its discretion, authorize another duly

constituted state, federal or tribal law enforcement body to take the

fingerprints. Whenever, this authorization is granted, the law

enforcement body taking the prints shall certify to the Committee

in writing, that the prints were taken according to standard police

procedures.

(b) Criminal History Check Once the fingerprints are taken, the

Tribal Police or such other duly constituted state, federal, or tribal

Enacted May 10, 2003, Rcs. No. 03-0510-01; 10 Amended October11, 2003, Res. No.03-10-I I-_.
law enforcement body authorized by the Committee to take

fingerprints shall forward those prints along with all other required

information and fees directly to the National Indian Gaming

Commission to be processed through the Federal Bureau of

Investigation, National Criminal Information Center, for a criminal

records search.

3. The Committee shall conduct an investigation sufficient to make a

determination under subsection D below. In conducting a background

investigation, the Committee or its agent shall promise to keep

confidential the identity of each person interviewed in the course of the

investigation. The following is a list of minimum investigative procedures

that will be performed:

(a) Verify by written or oral communication information submitted by

applicant.

(b) Inquire into the applicants prior activities, criminal record, if any,

and reputation, habits and associations, including conducting a

criminal background investigation for every jurisdiction where the

applicant has resided for ten years prior to the date of the

application.

(c) Interview a sufficient number of knowledgeable people such as

former employers, personal references, and others to whom

referred in order to provide a basis for the Committee to make a

finding concerning the applicants suitability for being licensed as

a key employee or primary management official in a gaming

operation.

(d) Document the disposition of all potential problem areas noted and

disqualifying information obtained.

D. Eligibility Determination

IGRA Requirements.

For all Class II and Class III gaming, the Committee shall review a

persons 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 Committee determines that employment of the person

poses a threat to the public interest or to the effective regulation of

gaming, or creates or enhances dangers of unsuitable, unfair, or illegal

practices and methods and activities in the conduct of gaming, a tribal

gaming operation shall not employ that person in a key employee or

primary management official position.

2. Pokagon Compact Requirements.

Enacted May 10, 2003, Res. No. 03-0510-01; 11 Amended October Il, 2003, Res. No. 03-10-1 1-_.
For all Class III gaming, the Band may not license, hire, or employ as a

key employee or primary management official as those terms are defined

at 25 CFR §~ 502.14 and 502.19 any person who:

(a) Is under the age of 18; or

(b) Has been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty or no contest to a

gambling related offense, fraud or misrepresentation; or

(c) Has been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty or no contest to

any offense not specified in subparagraph (2) within the

immediately preceding five years; this provision shall not apply if

that person has been pardoned by the Governor of the State where

the conviction occurred or, if a tribal member, has been determined

by the Band to be a person who is not likely again to engage in any

offensive or criminal course of conduct and the public good does

not require that the applicant be denied a license as a key employee

or primary management official; or

(d) Is determined by the Committee to have participated in organized

crime or unlawful gambling or whose prior activities, criminal

records, reputation, habits, andlor associations pose a threat to the

public interest or to the effective regulation and control of gaming,

or create or enhance the dangers of unsuitable, unfair, or illegal

practices, methods and activities in the conduct of gaming or to the

carrying on of the business and financial arrangements incidental

to the conduct of gaming.

E. Procedures for Forwarding Applications and Reports for Key Employees and

Primary Management Officials to the National Indian Gaming Commission

When a key employee or primary management official begins work at a

gaming operation authorized by this Act, the Committee 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.

2. The Committee 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 Act 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

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1. Pursuant to the procedures set out in subsection E of this section, the

Committee 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 bases for those conclusions

2. The Committee 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 Committee:

(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 Individual

Records System.

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

Committee 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 a Gaming License

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

Commission receives a report, the National Indian Gaming Commission

notifies the Committee 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 Committee has provided an application

and investigative report to the National Indian Gaming Commission, the

Committee may issue a license to such applicant.

2. The Committee 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 30-day 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 provides the Committee with a statement itemizing

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

management official for whom the Committee has provided an application

and investigative report to the National Indian Gaming Commission, the

Committee shall reconsider the application, taking into account the

objections itemized by the National Indian Gaming Commission. The

Committee 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 Committee 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 Committee shall suspend such

license and shall notify in writing the licensee of the suspension and the

proposed revocation.

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

on the proposed revocation of a license.

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

reinstate a gaming license. The Committee shall notify the National

Indian Gaming Commission of its decision.

X. POKAGON COMPACT REQUIREMENTS REGARDING CLASS III GAMES

A. No Class III games of chance, gaming equipment or supplies may be purchased,

leased or otherwise acquired by the Band unless the Class III equipment or

supplies meet the technical equipment standards of either the State of Nevada or

the State of New Jersey.

B. Prior to entering into any lease or purchase agreement, the Band shall obtain

sufficient information and identification from the proposed seller or lessor and all

persons holding any direct or indirect financial interest in the lessor or the

lease/purchase agreement to permit the Band to conduct a background check on

those persons. The Band shall not enter into any lease or purchase agreement for

Class III gaming equipment or supplies with any person or entity if the lessor,

seller, or any manager or person holding direct or indirect financial interest in the

lessor/seller or the proposed lease/purchase agreement, is determined to have

participated in or have involvement with organized crime or has been convicted of

or entered a plea of guilty or no contest to a gambling related offense, fraud or

misrepresentation, or has been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty or no

contest to any other felony offense within the immediately preceding five years,

unless that person has been pardoned.

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C. The seller, lessor, manufacturer, or distributor shall provide, assemble and install

all Class III games of chance, gaming equipment, and supplies in a manner

approved and licensed by the Band.

XI. MINIMUM INTERNAL CONTROL STANDARDS

A. Scope and Application The Minimum Internal Control Standards described in

this Section apply to all Class II and Class III gaming. These standards are

established to provide a level of control that equals or exceeds the regulatory

requirements set forth in 25 CFR Part 542.

B. Standards Before any gaming operation licensed pursuant to this Act commences

operations, the gaming operation shall develop and implement an internal control

system that, at a minimum, complies with the internal control standards set forth

in the following sections of Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations: § 542.7

(bingo games); § 542. 8 (pull tabs); § 542.9 (card games); § 542.10 (keno); §

542.11 (j~ari-mutuel wagering); § 542.12 (table games); § 542.13 (gaming

machines); § 542.14 (cage); § 542.15 (credit); § 542.16 (information technology);

§ 542.17 (complimentary services or items); § 542.41 (drop and count); § 542.42

(internal audit); and § 542.43 (surveillance). A gaming operation is not required

to develop an internal control system for any game that is not and will not be in

operation.

C. Games Not Addressed A gaming operation licensed pursuant to this Section

shall not commence the operation of any game not addressed by the standards set

forth in this Section until the Band has established minimum internal control

standards for such game and the gaming operation has developed and

implemented an internal control system that complies with those standards.

D. Conflicts with State Standards

1. If there is a direct conflict between an internal control standard established

in the Compact and a standard or requirement set forth in this Section,

then the internal control standard established in the Compact shall prevail.

2. If an internal control standard in the Compact provides a level of control

that equals or exceeds the level of control under an internal control

standard or requirement set forth in this Section, then the Compact

standard shall prevail.

3. If an internal control standard or a requirement set forth in this Section

provides a level of control that exceeds the level of control under an

internal control standard established in the Compact, then the internal

control standard or requirement set forth in this Section shall prevail.

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4. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to grant to the State of Michigan

jurisdiction in Class II or Class III gaming or to extend the State of

Michigans rights regarding Class III gaming authorized by the Compact.

E. Small or Charitable Gaming Operations

Small Gaming Operations. This Section shall not apply to small gaming

operations provided that:

(a) The Band permits the operation to be exempt from this part;

(b) The annual gross gaming revenue of the operation does not exceed $1

million; and

(c) The Band develops and the operation complies with alternate

procedures that:

(i) Protect the integrity of games offered; and

(ii) Safeguard the assets used in connection with the operation.

2. Charitable Gaming Operations. This Section shall not apply to charitable

gaming operations provided that:

(a) All proceeds are for the benefit of a charitable organization;

(b) The Band permits the charitable organization to be exempt from

this part;

(c) The charitable gaming operation is operated wholly by the

charitable organizations employees or volunteers;

(d) The annual gross gaming revenue of the charitable gaming

operation does not exceed $100,000; and

(e) The Tribal gaming regulatory authority develops and the charitable

gaming operation complies with alternate procedures that:

(i) Protect the integrity of the games offered; and

(ii) Safeguard the assets used in connection with the gaming

operation.

Where the annual gross gaming revenues of the charitable gaming

operation exceed $100,000, but are less than $1 million, paragraph (a) of

this section shall also apply.

3. Independent Operators. Nothing in this section shall exempt gaming

operations conducted by independent operators for the benefit of a

charitable organization.

F. Variances

The Committee may approve a variance for a gaming operation if it has

determined that the variance will achieve a level of control sufficient to

accomplish the purpose of the standard it is to replace. For each

enumerated standard for which the Committee approves a variance, it shall

submit to the National Indian Gaming Commission, within thirty (30)

days, a detailed report, which shall include the following:

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(a) A detailed description of the variance;

(b) An explanation of how the variance achieves a level of control

sufficient to accomplish the purpose of the standard it is to replace;

and

(c) Evidence that the Committee has approved the variance.

In the event that the Committee chooses to submit a variance request

directly to the National Indian Gaming Commission, it may do so without

the approval requirement set forth in paragraph F. 1(c) of this Section.

2. Curing Commission objections.

(a) Following an objection by the Commission to the issuance of a

variance, the Committee shall have the opportunity to cure any

objections noted by the Commission.

(b) The Committee may cure the objections raised by the Commission

by:

(i) Rescinding its initial approval of the variance; or

(ii) Amending its initial approval and re-submitting it to the

Commission.

3. Effective Date of Variance. The gaming operation shall comply with

standards that achieve a level of control sufficient to accomplish the

purpose of the standard it is to replace until such time as the Commission

objects to the Committees approval of a variance.

G. Report on Compliance An independent certified public accountant (CPA) shall

be engaged to perform procedures to verify, on a test basis, that the gaming

operation is in material compliance with the tribal internal control standards or a

tribally approved variance that has received Commission concurrence. The

procedures may be performed in conjunction with the annual audit. The CPA

shall report its findings to the Band and management. The Band shall submit a

copy of the report to the Commission within 120 days of the gaming operations

fiscal year end.

XII. LICENSE LOCATIONS

The Gaming Regulatory Committee shall issue a separate license to each place, facility, or

location on Indian lands where Class II or Class III gaming is conducted under this Act. The

license shall be renewed annually. A copy of each facility license, including each annual

renewal of a facility license, must be submitted to the National Indian Gaming Commission.

Each facility license shall include the name of the Band, the name and address of the facility, the

type of gaming allowed (Class II andlor Class III) and the effective date of the license. The

license shall bear the signature of the appropriate governmental official for the Band responsible

for issuing the license and the name and phone number of the governmental agency for the Band

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responsible for the regulation of the gaming operation. The facility license shall be prominently

displayed in the gaming operation so that it can be easily viewed by patrons.

XIII. REPEAL

To the extent that they are inconsistent with this Act, all prior gaming laws are hereby repealed.

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