September 20, 1999 

Sherry Cordova 

Chairperson, Cocopah Indian Tribe 

Cocopah Tribal Office 

Country 15th & Avenue G 

Somerton, AZ 85350 

Dear Ms. Cordova: 

This letter responds to your request for National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) review and 

approval of the Cocopah Indian Tribe's amendment to the Cocopah Tribal Gaming Ordinance, 

received by the NIGC on July 6, 1999, (resubmitted September 20, 1999, due to an incorrect 

section reference). The ori@ ordinance was approved by the Chairman on February 24, 1994. 

This letter constitutes such approval of the ordinance amendment under the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act (IGRA) . 

Thank you for submitting the amended ordinance of the Cocopah 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,- . 

Montie R. Deer 

Chairman 

1441 L STREET, N.W. 9TH ROOR WASHINGTON, D.C. #X)t# TEL.: 202-632-M03 FAX: 202-632-7066 
RESOLUTION NUMBER CT-99- - 26 

OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COCOPAH TRIBE 

OF THE COCOPAH RESERVATION 

A RESOLUTION OF THE COCOPAH INDIAN TRIBE TO CORRECT AN 

AMENDMENT TO THE COCOPAH TRIBAL GAMING ORDINANCE 

WHEREAS: The Cocopah Tribe attempted to amend the Tribal Gaming Ordinance 

by action of the Tribal Council dated January 29, 1998: and, 

WHEREAS: Said amendment incorrectly referenced title, section number and 

paragraph number of the Ordinance and, 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Cocopah Tribal Council is 

restating and readopting correctly said amendment of The Cocopah Tribal Gaming 

Ordinance. (Attachment I). 

The foregoing resolution was adopted by the Cocopah Tribal Council at a special meeting 

held on September 20, 1999 with a quorum present by a vote of LFor and ZAgainst, 

and 0 Abstaining. 

ATTEST: n 
AMENDMENT 

TO 

COCOPAH TRIBAL GAMING ORDINANCE 

The Cocopah Tribal Gaming Ordinance, for which notice of approval by the Chairman 

of the National Indian Gaming Commission was published in the Federal Register on 

April 15, 1994 is hereby amended as follows: 

Section 7 (b) of the Ordinance, Powers and Duties of Commission 

is hereby amended by adding a new subsection (xvi) which states 

as follows: 

(xvi) The Commission is empowered to detain persons who may be 

involved in illegal acts in or around the Gaming Facility for the purpose 

of notifjling appropriate law enforcement authorities. 

In all other respects, the Cocopah Tribal Gaming Ordinance shall remain in full force and 

effect. 
COCOPAH TRIBAL GAMING ORDINANCE 

SECTION 1. STATZMENT OF POLICY. It is the purpose of 

this ordinance to provide for the sound regulation of all gaming 

activities on lands within the jurisdiction of the Cocopah Indian 

Tribe. in order to protect the public interest in the integrity of 

such gaming activities, to prevent improper or unlawful conduct in 

the course of such gaming activities, to strengthen tribal selfgovernment and to promote economic self-sufficiency of the Cocopah 

Indian Tribe. 

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. For pu-oses of this Ordinance: 

(a) "Ac'c" neans the indizn Gzrning Xegulatory Act, Pub. L. 

100-497, 25 V.S.C. 552701 & =. and 18 U.S.C. 55 1166-1168. 

(b) llChainnmll means the Chaixan of the Cocopah Tribal 

Gaming Ccmission es;ablished by tkis OrCinance. 

(c) ItClass I1 gaxingfl me=r.s Clzss 11 gzming as defined 

in accordence wi~h tke Act, 25 U. S. C. 52703 (7) (A) . 

(8) llClzss 11: gar?.iapn 3eans ail foms of gazing that 

are not Class I gaming or Class 11 qariing as respectively define2 

in 25 U.S.C. 2703 (6) and (7) znZ the replations promulgated to 

clarify such provisions of the Act. 

(e) NCommissionll means the Cocopah Tribal Gaming 

Comnission established by this Ordinance, and has the same meaning 

as "Tribal Gaming Of £ice " under the Conpzct. 

(f) llCompactlf means the Tribal-State Compact betiieen the 

Cocopah Indian Tribe and the State of Arizona. 
(g) "Electronic Game of Chanceff means a microprocessorcontrolled electronic device which allows a player to play games of 

chance, some of which are affected by skill, which device is 

activated by the insertion of a token, coin or currency, or by the 

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

replays, or a written statement of the player's accumulated 

credits, which written statements are redeemable for cash. Game 

play may be displayed by: 

(i) Video facsimile; or 

(ii) Mechanical rotating reels whereby the software 

of the device predetermines the 'stop positions 

and the presence, or lack thereof, of a 

winning combination and pay-out, if any. 

(h) llExecutive DirectorN means the Executive Director of 

the Cocopah Tribal Gaming Commission established pursuant to this 

Ordinance. 

(i) "Gaming Employee" means a gaming employee as defined 

in the Compact, and includes primary management officials and key 

employees of the Gaming Operation. 

( j) tlGaming Facilitytr means the building, room or rooms 

or that portion of a room in which Class I1 gaming or Class I11 

gaming authorized under the Compact is conducted on the Cocopah 

Reservation. 

(k) llGarning Operation" means the enterprise owned by the 

Tribe on Tribal lands for the conduct of the Class I11 gaming 

authorized by the Compact. 
(1) "Gaming ServicesIt means the providing of any goods, 

services or concessions by contract to the Tribe directly in 

connection with the operation of Class I11 gaming in a gaming 

facility in an amount in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) 

monthly except for professional, legal or accounting services. No 

contract may be broken up into parts for the purpose of'avoiding 

this definition and any requirement of licensure or certification 

contained in the Compact. 

(m) "National Indian Gaming Commissionw means the 

National Indian Gaming Commission established pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

S2704. 

(n) "Net Revenuesll means gross revenues of a Class I11 

gaming activity less amounts paid out as, or paid for, prizes and 

total operating expenses including debt service but excluding 

managenent fees paid to a XanageEent contractor within the meaning 

of 25 U.S.C. §2711(c). 

(0) I1Ordinancel1 means this Cocopah Tribal Gaming 

Ordinance. 

(p) "Statev means the State of Arizona, its authorized 

officials, agents and representatives. 

(q) Instate Gaming Agency1' means the agency of the State 

as the Governor may from time to time designate by written notice 

to the Tribe as the state agency primarily responsible for 

oversight of the Class I11 gaming as authorized by this Compact. 

(r) I1Tribel1 means the Cocopah Indian Tribe, its 

authorized officials, agents and representatives. 
SECTION 3. ADOPTION OF COMPACT. The Compact is hereby 

incorporated within and enacted as an integral part of this 

Ordinance with respect to all forms of Class I11 gaming, and the 

Compact including the Appendices thereto is incorporated and made 

a part of this Ordinance as if set forth in full herein; provided, 

hcwever, that nothing in the adoption of the Compact herein shall 

be deemed to affect the operation by the Tribe of any Class I1 

gaming, whether conducted within or without the gaming facilities, 

or to confer upon the State any jurisdiction over such Class I1 

gaming conducted by the Tribe on its Reservation. 

SECTION 4. AUTHORIZATION FOR GLYING ACTIVITIES. 

(a) Forms of Class I11 camina authorized. The Tribe may 

conduct or operate all forms of Class 111 gaming authorized under 

the Compact. 

(b) Authoritv for Class IT qa3ina. In addition to the 

forms of Class 111 ganing authorized pursuant to section 4(a) 

hereof, the Tribe shall be authorized to conduct all forms of Class 

I1 ganing on the Reservation, including without limitation any form 

of bingo (whether or not electronic, computer, or other 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 sane location as bingo. 

SECTION 5. COPIPLIANCE WITH THE ACT. This Ordinance 

shall be construed in a manner which conforms to the Act in all 

respects, and if inconsistent with the Act in any manner the 

provisions of the Act shall govern. 
(a) Limitation on saminq o~erations. In compliance with 

25 U.S.C. §2710(b) (2) (A), the Tribe shall have the sole proprietary 

interest in and responsibility for the conduct of any gaming 

activity on the Reservation; provided, however, that nothing herein 

shall (i) preclude the Tribe from entering into a Management 

Contract as authorized under 25 U.S.C. 52711; or (ii) interfere 

with the exercise by any secured party of its rights under any 

collateral lease, leasehold mortgage or other financing agreement 

with the Tribe to enforce its security interests in the premises on 

which such gaming activities may be conducted, or to enforce its 

rights against revenues of the Tribe from its gaming activities for 

the purpose of repayment of the debt obligations of the Tribe to 

such secured party in accordance with the provisions of such 

aqreements. 

(b) A~~lication of net revenues. In compliance with 25 

U. S. C. 52710 (b) (2) and (3) , net revenues from any gaming activity 

are not to be used for purposes other than: 

(i) to fund tribal government operations or 

programs ; 

(ii) to provide for the general welfare of the 

Tribe and its members; 

(iii)to promote tribal economic development; 

(iv) to donate to charitable organizations; 

(v) to help fund operations of local government 

agencies, or 

(vi) any other purposes permitted under the Act. 
(c) Annual audit. In compliance with 25 U.S.C. 

SS2710 (b) (2) (C) and (D) , the Garning operation shall be subject to 

an audit by independent certified public accountants, not less than 

annually, and copies 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 ok $25,000 

annually (except contracts for professional legal or accounting 

services) relating to Class I1 or Class I11 gaming shall be subject 

to such audits. 

(d) Public safetv standards. In compliance with 25 

U.S.C. the construction and maintenance 

Garning Facilities, and the operation of gaming activities, shall be 

conducted in a manner which adequately protects the environment and 

the public health and safety ar.d for that purpose shall comply with 

the requirements of the Conpacz and all other applicable health, 

safety and envircnmental standards enacted by the Tribe. 

(e) Backaround investiaations and licensing. In 

compliance with 25 U.S.C. S2710 (b) (2) (F) : 

(i) All Class I11 gaming employees, as defined in 

the Compact, as well as all primary management 

officials, key employees and principals of the 

Class I11 Gaming Operation, shall be subject 

to the backcjround investigation and licensing 

requirements of this Ordinance and the 

Compact, as set forth in the Compact, which 

include requirements for initial background . 
investigations and ongoing review for all 

gaming employees. The Tribe shall notify the 

National Indian Gaming Commission of the 

results of the licensing process for its 

primary management officials and key employees 

in accordance with such regulations or 

procedures as the National Indian Gaming 

Commission may establish. 

(ii) All Class I1 gaming employees who are not 

subject to background investigations as gaming 

employees pursuant to the Compact shall be 

required to obtain a license as a gaming 

employee from the Commission established 

pursuant to this Ordinance, and for that 

purpose the Commission shall conduct 

background investigations of all such 

eaployees and shall deny or revoke such 

licenses for any employee whose prior 

activities, criminal record, if any, or 

reputation, habits and associations pose a 

threat to the public interest or to the 

effective requlation of gaming, or create or 

enhance the dangers of unsuitable, unfair, or 

illegal practices and methods and activities 

in the conduct of gaaing. The Commission 
shall notify the National Indian Gaming 

Commission of the results of its background 

investigation for the primary management 

officials and key employees of its Class I1 

gaming operations who are not licensed as 

gaming employees pursuant to the compact, in 

accordance with such regulations or procedures 

as the National Indian Gaming Commission may 

establish. 

(iii) Before issuing a license to a gaming employee, 

the Commission shall forward the results of 

the appropriate background investigation to 

the National Indian Gaming Commission in such 

form as shall be required by the National 

Indian Ganing Commission. 

(iv) If the Commission determines, on the basis of 

the background investigation conducted under 

subsection (i) and such other infornation as 

it may obtain, that the applicant is qualified 

for a gaming employee license, the Commission 

may, but shall not be required to issue such 

license. The Commission, at its sole 

discretion, may impose any qualifications to 

such license it deems appropriate, or may 
refuse to issue such license despite an 

applicantfs qualifications. 

(v) All persons who are not gaming employees but 

work at any facility where authorized gaming 

occurs or is supervised or administered, must 

obtain a non-gaming work permit. Such work 

permits shall be issued upon determining that 

the employee is not a threat to the effective 

regulation of gaming and creates no risk or 

enhances no danger of unfair or illegal 

practices, methods or activities in the 

conduct of gaming on the reservation. All 

applicants for work permits shall provide the 

information required in the Compact. 

(vi) Any person or entity proposing to sell or 

lease Electronic Games of Chance, other Gaming 

Devices or Gaxing Services to the Tribe shall 

be licensed to do so. The procedures for such 

license and the standards therefor are the 

same as those applicable to gaming employees 

herein, except that if applicant is a 

corporation, trust or partnership, 

applications must be made by any person or 
entity holding 10% or more of any beneficial 

or legal interest therein. 

SECTION 6. PENALTIES. Any individual who violates any 

provision of this Ordinance, including the provisions of the 

Compact incorporated hersin, shall be subject to civil penalties 

including exclusion from employment by any Tribal Gaming Operation, 

denial or revocation of a tribal gaming license, exclusion from 

attendance at any Tribal Gaming Facility, exclusion from the 

Reservation if a ncn-member of the Tribe, or, with respect to any 

person subject to the jurisdiction of the Tribe to impose such 

fines, a fine of not more than $500.00 for each such violation. 

The Commission established pursuant to this Ordinance shall have 

the jurisdiction to impose any such penalties on any person within 

the jurisdiction of the Tribe to impose such penalties. 

SECTION 7. TRISAL G>XING COP%ISSION. 

(a) Establishment cf Cmnission. There shall be 

established a Cocopah Tribal Gazi~cj C~mmission consisting of a 

chairnan and two other mernbers whc shall be appointed by the Tribal 

Chairman with the advice and consent of the Tribal Council, at 

least two of whom shall be menbers of the Tribe, but none of whom 

shall be employees of the Gamin5 Operation, and who shall each 

serve for a term of three years c~mmencing on the date of their 

appointment; provided, that the initial members so appointed shall 

serve for terms deened to comnence on June 1, 1992, and one of the 

initial members appointed shall be designated to serve for an 

initial term of one year and one of the initial members appointed 
shall be designated to serve for an initial term of two years. The 

members of the Commission shall serve on a part time basis and the 

compensation of members of the Commission shall be established by 

the Tribal Council. Members of the Commission may be removed for 

cause by a three-fourths (314) vote of the members of the Tribal 

Council then in office. Vacancies in the Commission may be filled 

by appointment by the Tribal Chairman with the advice and consent 

of the Tribal Council. No member or employee of the Commission 

shall participate as a player in any ganing activity conducted by 

the Tribe. 

(b) Powers a~d duties of Commission. The Commission 

shall have the following powers and duties: 

The Commission shall have primary 

responsibility for oversight of the tribal 

Gasing Operation to assure the integrity of 

such operation an2 shall, for that purpose, 

ernploy non-uniforned inspectors who may be 

present in all ganing facilities during all 

hours of operation and who shall be under the 

sole supervision of the Commission and not 

under the supervision of any management 

eaployees of the Tribal Gaming Operation. 

Such inspectors shall have unfettered access 

to all areas of the Gaming Facilities at all 

times, and personnel employed by the Gaming 
Operation shall for such purposes provide such 

inspectors access to locked and secure areas 

of the gaming facilities in accordance with 

the standards of operation and management 

promulgated pursuant to the Compact. Such 

inspectors shall report to the omm mission 

regarding any failure by the Gaming Operation 

to comply with any of the provisions of the 

Compact or this Ordinance and any other 

applicable laws and ordinances. Inspectors 

assigned by the Commission may also receive 

consumer complaints within the gaming 

facilities and shall assist in seeking 

voluntary resolution of such complaints. 

Inspectors appointed by the Commission shall 

be licensed as ganing employees in accordance 

with the Compact. 

(ii) The Commission may on its own initiative 

investigate any aspect of the Gaming Operation 

in order to protect the public interest in the 

integrity of such gaming activities and to 

prevent improper or unlawful conduct in the 

course of such gaming activities, and shall 

investigate any report of a failure of the 

Gaming Operation to comply with the provisions 
of the Compact or this Ordinance and may 

require the Gaming Operation to take any 

corrective action deemed necessary by the 

Commission upon such terms and conditions as 

the Commission may determine appropriate. The 

Commission may compel any person employed by 

or doing business with the Gaming Operation to 

appear before it and to provide such 

infornation, documents or other materials as 

may be in their possession to assist in any 

such investigation. 

(iii) The Comnission shall carry out each of the 

responsibilities and duties set forth for the 

Tribal Gaaing Agency in the Compact. 

(iv) The Commission shall prepare a plan for the 

protection cf public safety and the physical 

security of patrons in each of its gaming 

facilities, setting forth the respective 

responsibilities of the Commission, the 

security department of the Gaming Operation, 

any Tribal police agency, and if appropriate, 

any State or local policy agency. 
(v) The Commission shall review and approve floor 

plans and surveillance systems Lor each gaming 

facility and may confer with the State Gaming 

Agency or other organizations regarding the 

adequacy of such plans and systems. 

(vi) The Commission may promulgate, review and 

revise (as necessary) regulations to govern 

the operation and management of the Gaming 

Operation in accordance with the Compact. 

(vii) The Commission may issue and revoke licenses 

for Clzss 111 gaming employees in accordance 

with section 4(e) (i) of this Ordinance. 

(viii) The Commission may issue and revoke licenses 

for Class I1 gaming employees in accordance 

with section 4 (e) (ii) of this Ordinance. 

(ix) The Commission shall establish a list of 

persons barred from the gaming facilities 

because their criminal history or association 

with career offenders or career offender 

organizations poses a threat to the integrity 

of the gaming activities of the Tribe. 
(x) The Comnission shall promulgate, review and 

revise (as necessary) the Technical Standards 

and rules of each game of chance operated by 

the Tribe pursuant to the Compact and shall in 

accordance with the provisions of the Compact 

notify the State Gaming Agency of such rules 

and of any change in such rules. 

(xi) The Commission shall enforce the health and 

safety standards applicable to the Gaming 

Facilities in accordance with section 5(d) of 

this Ordinance. Prior to the opening of any 

fdcility for Class I11 gaming the Gaming 

Operation shall obtain a certificate of 

compliance from the Commission relating to the 

Class I11 Garning Facilities. The Commission 

shall issue a certificate of compliance to the 

Gaming Operation upon a determination that the 

Gaming Facilities comply with such standards. 

(xii) The Commission may impose penalties for 

violations of this Ordinance or the Compact in 

accordance with section 6 of this Ordinance. 

(xiii) The Commission may in the name of the Tribe 

bring any civil action or criminal complaint 
in the courts of the Tribe, State or the 

United States to enforce the provisions of 

this Ordinance, the Act or the Compact or to 

enjoin or otherwise prevent any violation of 

this Ordinance, the Act or the Compact, 

occurring on the Reservation. 

(xiv) The Commission may receive any complaint from 

an employee of the Gaming Operation or any 

inember of the public who is or claims to be 

adversely affected by an act or omission of 

the Ganing Operation or any employee thereof 

which is asserted to violate this Ordinance or 

the Compact, and may impose such remedial 

action as it deems appropriate to bring the 

Gaming Operation into compliance with such 

provisions. The Commission may for this 

prpose, in i:s sole discretion, conduct a 

hearing and receive evidence with regard to 

such complaint if it deems an evidentiary 

proceeding useful in the resolution of such 

complaint. 

(xv) The Commissicn shall adopt an annual operating 

budget which shall be subject to the approval 

of the Tribal Council and may in accordance 
with said budget employ such staff from time 

to time as it deens necessary to fulfill its 

responsibilities under this ordinance, and may 

retain legal counsel, consultants and other 

professional services including investigative 

services to assist the commission with respect 

to any of the issues over which the commission 

exercises jurisdiction. The expenses of the 

Commission in accordance with such budget 

shall be assessed against the Gaming operation 

and the ~aming Operation shall pay such 

assessinents to the Tribe. 

(c) Chairaan. The Chairnan of the Commission or any 

other member of the ~omaission zcting in the absence of the 

Chairman may, whenever he deens it necessary to protect the public 

interest in the integrity of Tribal gaming operations, issue in the 

nase of the Commission any order which the Commission has the power 

to issue, to the Gamin9 Operation or to any employee or contractor 

of the Gaming Operation or to any other person within the 

jurisdiction of the Tribe, to take any action or cease and desist 

from any action as may be required to protect to the public 

interest; provided, that such order shall be subject to review by 

the Commission at its earliest opportunity, whereupon it may be 

confirmed or vacated by the omm mission. 

(d) ~xecutive Director. The Commission shall appoint an 

individual to serve as Executive Director of the ~ornmission to 
administer its responsibilities as necessary and to oversee 

inspectors appointed by the Commission as well as such other staff 

as the Commission may from time to time employ. The Executive 

Director shall be responsible for coordination of the functions of 

the Commission with the State Gaming Agency and other federal, 

state and local agencies as necessary. The Chairman may request 

the Executive Director to conduct a preliminary investigation and 

render a recommendation to the Commission with respect to the grant 

or denial of any license, the imposition of any penalty, the 

investigation of any complaint, or any other action within the 

jurisdiction of the Commission. The Executive Director shall have 

the power, in the name of the Commission, to conduct any hearing, 

investigation or inquiry, compel the production of any information 

or documents, and otherwise exercise the investigatory powers of 

the Commission, which the Commission may exercise under this 

Ordinance. 

(e) Procedures of the Comnission. 

(i) Regular meetizgs of the Commission may be held 

upon such notice, or without notice, and at 

such time and place as shall from time to time 

be fixed by the Commission. Unless otherwise 

specified by the Comnission, no notice of such 

reqular meetings shall be necessary. 

(ii) Special meetings of the Commission may be 

called by the Chairman or the Executive 
Director. The person or persons calling the 

special meeting shall fix the time and place 

thereof. Neither the business to be 

transacted nor the purpose of, regular 

or special meeting of the Commission need to 

be specified in the notice of the meeting. 

(iii) At any meeting of the Commission, a majority 

of the members then in office shall constitute 

a quorum for the transaction of business. The 

vote of a majority of the members present at a 

meeting at which a quorum is present shall be 

the act of the Commission. The Chairman shall 

preside at all meetings of the Commission 

unless the Chairman designates another member 

to preside in his absence. 

(iv) Any acticn required or permitted to be taken 

at a meeting of the Commission may be taken 

without a meeting if all of the members sign 

written consents setting forth the action 

taken or to be taken, at any time before or 

after the intended effective date of such 

action. Such consents shall be filed with the 

minutes of the Connission, and shall have the 
same effect as a unanimous vote or resolution 

of the Commission at a legal meeting thereof. 

(v) Members of the Commission may participate in a 

meeting of the Commission by means of 

conference telephone or similar communications 

equipment by means of which all persons 

participating in the meeting can hear each 

other, and participation in a meeting in such 

matter by any member who does not object at 

the beginning of such meeting to the holding 

thereof in such manner shall constitute 

presence in person at such meeting. 

(vi) No action of the Commission to impose a 

penalty pursuant to section 6 of this 

Ordinance, or to revoke a license for a gaming 

employee previously issued by the Commission, 

shall be valid unless the person affected is 

given at least seven daysf notice of the 

proposed action and the opportunity to appear 

and be heard before the Commission, either in 

person or through a representative or legal 

counsel, and to submit such evidence as the 

Commission deems relevant to the matter at 

issue; provided, that if the Commission deem 
it necessary to protect the public interest in 

the integrity of the gaming activities, the 

Commission may take such action with immediate 

effect as it deems required, and shall 

thereupon provide notice and an opportunity to 

be heard to the affected person as sbon as is 

reasonably practicable following such action. 

Any person who is denied an initial gaming 

employee license or who is barred from the 

gaming facilities by action of the Commission 

may request a hearing before the Commission by 

written request submitted within thirty days 

following receipt of notice of the action of 

the Commission, and the Commission shall 

thereupon afford an opportunity to appear and 

be heard befcre the Commission, either in 

person or through a representative or legal 

counsel, and to submit such evidence as the 

Ccamission deems relevant to the matter at 

issue and thereaftor the Commission shall 

either affirx cr reccnsider its decision. Any 

hearing conducted under this sub-section may 

at the direction of the Commission be 

conducted by the Executive Director or by one 

or more members of the Commission designated 

by the Commission for that purpose. 
(vii) The Commission may adopt such additional 

procedures and rules as it deems necessary or 

convenient to govern its affairs and which are 

consistent with this Ordinance and the 

Compact. 

SECTION 8. STANDARDS OF OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT. 

(a) Class I11 uanina. The initial technical standards of 

operation and management for Class 111 gaming adopted in accordance 

with the Compact shall be those set forth as Appendix A of the 

Compact. 

(b) Class I1 uanina. The Commission may adopt standards 

of operation and management for Class I1 gaming, and pending such 

adoption, may direct the Gaming Operation to comply with such 

standards as th+ Csmmissioc may determine necessary to protect the 

integrity of such Class II games. 

SECTION 9. PROHIBITED ACTS. 

It shall be a violation of this Ordinance for any 

person to: 

(a) Conduct or participate in any Class I1 or Class I11 

Gaming Operation on the Reservation other than at the Gaming 

Facilities. 

(b) Receive, distribute, apply or divert any property, 

funds, proceeds or other assets of the Gaming Operation to the 

benefit of any individual or any other person except as authorized 

by this Ordinance, the Conpact or the Act. 
(c) Tamper with any equipment used in the conduct of 

tribal gaming operations with the intent to cause any person to win 

or lose any wager other than in accordance with the publiclyannounced rules of such gaming operations. 

(d) Do any other act in connection with the conduct of 

the tribal gaming operations with the intent to affect tho outcome 

of any wager other than in accordance with the publicly-announced 

rules of such gaming operations. 

(e) To alter or misrepresent the outcome or other event 

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 knowleege for the purpose of placing, 

increasing or decreasing a bet or deternining the course of play 

contingent upon that event or outcome. 

(g) To claim, collect or take, or attempt to claim, 

collect or take, money or anything of value in or from a gaming 

device, with intent to def rauc!, without having made a wager 

thereon, or to claim, collect or take an amcunt greater than the 

ancunt 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. 

(j) 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, including, but not limited to manipulating a gaming 

device, with knowledge that the manipulation affects the outcome of 

the game or with knowledge of any event that affects the outcome of 

the game. 

(k) Knowingly to use other than coins or tokens approved 

by the Commission or other lawful coin, legal tender of the United 

States of America, or to use a coin not of the same denomination as 

the coin intended to be used in the gaming device. 

(1) To possess, wich the intent to use, any device to 

assist in projecting che 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, cr in analyzing the strategy for 

playing or betting to be used in the game. 

(m) To use any device or means to cheat, or to possess 

any such device while at the Gaming Facility. 

(n) Knowingly to entice or induce another to go to any 

place where gaming is being conducted or operated in violation of 

the provisions of this Compact or the Tribal ordinances, with the 

intent that the other person play or participate in that gaming. 
CERTIFICATION 

The foregoing Cocopah Tribal Gaming Ordinance was duly 

adopted at a meeting of the Cocopah Tribal Council held on this 

30th day of Julv , 1992, at which 4 members 

were present constituting the required quorum, by a vote .of 3 

for, 0 against, 0 abstaining. 

Attest: