Honorable Charles Dawes 

Chief, Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma 

P.O. Box 110 

Miami, Oklahoma 74355 

Dear Chief Dawes: 

This letter responds to your request to review and approve the Act Relating to Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma 

Regarding Regulation and Licensing of Gaming on Indian Lands and the Act Relating to Ottawa Tribe 

of Oklahoma Regarding Terms of Class I1 Gaming Operations on Tribal Lands, adopted on June 20, 1997, 

by the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma (Tribe). This letter constitutes approval under the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act (IGRA). 

While I am approving these Acts, I noticed a few typical errors that must be corrected. On page 3 of the Act 

regarding Regulation and Licensing, Section 1-3 at number 5 "Class I1 gaming" on line 4, "of' should be 

replaced by "or"; on line 7 "or drawn" should be replaced by "are drawn" and at number 11 "Indian land" must 

be consistent with the definitions contained in the IGRA. On the Act regarding Terms of Class I1 Gaming 

on page 2, Article VII. A. 1. (a)(4), 'or" should be replaced by "of". Please make the necessary corrections. 

Under the IGRA and the regulations of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), the Chairman is 

directed to review ordinances with respect to the requirements of the IGRA and the implementing regulations. 

Thus, the scope of the Chairman's review and approval is limited to the requirements of the IGRA and the 

NIGC regulations. Provisions other than those required tribal ordinance are not subject to review and 

approval. Also such approval does not constitute approval of specific games. It is important to note that the 

gaming ordinance is approved for gaming only on Indian lands as defined in the IGRA. 

With the Chairman's approval of the Tribe's gaming ordinance, the Tribe is required to conduct background 

investigations on its key employees and primary management officials. The NIGC expects to receive a 

completed application for each key employee and primary management official pursuant to 25 C.F.R. 

$556.5(a) and an investigative report on each background investigation before issuing a license to a key 

employee or primary management official pursuant to 25 C.F.R. §556.5(b). Though the ordinance is 

approved the Tribe may not conduct any Class I11 gaming without an approved TribalIState Compact. 

Thank you for submitting the ordinance of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma for review and approval. 

The NIGC staff and I look forward to working with you and the Tribe in implementing the IGRA. 

Sincerely yours, 

Tadd M. Johnson 

Chairman 

cc: Margie Ross, Program Director 

1441 L STREET, N.W. 9M FLOOR WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005 EL.: 202-632-7003 FAX: 202-632-7066 

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WHEREAS, the constitution and By-Laws of the Ottawa Tribe 

provides that enactments are to be passed by a majority of the 

Ottawa Business Committee members present; and. 

THBREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE OTTAWA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA: 

AN ACT RELATING TO OTTAQlA TRIBE OF OKLAHOHA 

REGARDING REGULATION AND LICENSING OF GAMING ON INDIAN LAND8 

Chapter 1 

General Provisions 

section 1-1 

Title 

This enactment shall be known as the "Ottawa Tribe Gaming Act." 

Section 1-2 

The purpose of this Act is: 

1. To regulate the conduct of gaming owned and operated by the 

Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma or its officially licensed agents, on 

Indian lands of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, (hereafter 

referred to as "Ottawa TribeN) in compliance with Public Law 

100-497. October 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2467, the Indian ~aming 

Regulatory Act ("IGRAm) . 

2. To provide a basis under tribal law for the operation of 

gaming on Indian lands as a means for promoting tribal 

economic development, self-sufficiency, and a strong tribal 

government. 

3. To provide a basis under tribal law for the regulation of 

gaming by the Ottawa ~ribe adequate to shield it from 

organized crime and other corrupting influences. and to ensure 

that the Ottawa Tribe is the primary beneficiary of the gaming 

operation, and to assure that gaming is conducted fairly and 

honestly by the Ottawa Tribe, its agents and players. 
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Section 1-3 

means this Ottawa Tribe Gaming Act. 

"Business committeew means the Ottawa Tribe Business 

Committee. 

tlChairmanw means the Chairman of the Ottawa Tribe Gaming 

Commission established pursuant to this ordinance. 

"Class I gamingw means social games solely for prizes of 

minimal value or traditional forms of Indian gaming engaged in 

by individuals as a part of, or in connection, with tribal 

ceremonies or celebrations. 

lfClass I1 gamingfa means the game commonly known as bingo 

(whether or not electronic, computer or other technology are 

used in connection therewith) and which is played with prizes 

including monetary prizes with cards bearing numbers of other c 

designations, and in which the holder of the card covers such 

numbers or designations when objects, similarly numbered or 

designated, or drawn or are electronically determined, and in 

which the game is won by the first person covering a 

previously designated arrangement of numbers or designations 

on such cards, including pull tabs, lotto, punch boards, tip 

jars, instant bingo, and 'other games similar to bingo. This 

class of gaming also includes card games that are explicitly 

authorized by state laws or are not explicitly prohibited by 

state laws and are played at any location in the state. 

Class I1 gaming does not include any banking card games, 

including baccarat, chemindefer, or black jack (21) or 

electronic ox electromechanical facsimiles of any games of 

chance or slot machines of any kind. 

"Class I11 gamingw means all forms of gaming that are not 

Class I gaming or Class I1 gaming. 

ttCommission" means the Ottawa Tribe Gaming Commission 

established by this Ordinance. 

t*Compactt* means the agreement between the Ottawa Tribe and any 

State of the United States, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

S 2710(b)(iv), as further approved in accordance with the 

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, as the procedures under which 

Class I11 gaming may be conducted on Indian lands over which 

the Ottawa Tribe has jurisdiction. 
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9. "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the 

Ottawa Tribe Gaming Commission established pursuant to this 

ordinance. 

10. I1IGRAW means the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 

100-497. 

11. "Indian landn means any land the title to which is either held 

in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Ottawa 

Tribe or its members or is held by the Ottawa Tribe or its 

members, subject to restriction by the United States against 

all alienation and over which the Ottawa Tribe exercises 

governmental power; as defined by IGRA. 

12. "Staten means any State of the United States. 

13. "Tribew means the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma. 

Chapter 2 

~dministration and Enforcement 

Section 2-1 

Establishment of the Ottawa Tribe 

Gaminq Office and Commission 

There is hereby established the Ottawa Tribe Gaming Office 

(hereinafter "Gaming Off ice1') and the Ottawa Tribe Gaming 

Commission (hereinafter wCommissionn) which shall have the duties 

and powers as hereinafter described. 

The Commission shall constitute no less than three (3) nor 

more than five (5) members to be appointed by the Chief acting as 

the Chairman of the Ottawa Business Committee. Commission members 

will serve for a period of two (2) years. However, for the first 

appointments, the names shall be placed in a receptacle with the 

first name drawn serving a term of two (2) years. The second name 

drawn shall serve a term of one (1) year, and terms shall alternate 

accordingly with each subsequent name drawn. The Commission shall 

elect a chairman from among its members. The Commission shall have 

the power to generally oversee the Chairman and Gaming Office and 

review its actions for approval or ensure compliance with this Act 

and any regulations adopted and orders issued by the Commission. 

The omm mission members shall submit to a conflict of interest 

provision to disclose potential unethical situations. 
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section 2-2 

Powers and Duties of the commission 

Duties of the Commission 

It shall be the responsibility of the commission to promulgate 

regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this Act. The 

duties shall include, but not be limited to the following: 

1. Printing and making available application forms for initial 

and renewal licenses, as well as other licenses or tax return 

f oms. 

2. Supervise the collection of all fees and taxes prescribed by 

this Act. 

3. Processing all license applications and tax returns which will 

be submitted under oath. 

4. Issuance of licenses. 

5. Conduct hearings, investigations or inquiries regarding the 

granting or denial of any license. 

6. Enjoin and restrain any illegal activities in connection with 

this Act. 

7. Appoint inspectors and other staff necessary to administer the 

Commission's responsibilities. 

8. Hold regular meetings to oversee operation of the Gaming 

Office and Commission. 

9. Ensure compliance with the procedures and policies of the 

State Police and State Gaming Agency. 

10. Issue orders and adopt regulations in compliance with this 

Act. 

11. Ensure compliance of any order or regulation issued by the 

Commission. 

12. Establish policy and take all actions necessary to complete 

all tasks and procedures defined and required by this Act. 

13. Establish policy and take all actions necessary to complete 

all tasks and procedures defined and required by the Ottawa 

Tribe Gaming Office. 
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14. Establish policy and take all actions necessary to Complete 

all tasks and procedures defined and required by the Ottawa 

Tribe Commission. 

15. Establish policy and create a Tribal State Compact to govern 

class I11 gaming activities. 

16. Promote regulations establishing proper accounting procedures 

and methods of operations for all licensees of class I1 and 

class I11 gaming activities. 

17. Promote regulations establishing the rules of any given class 

I1 or class I11 gaming to ensure fairness and uniformity. 

18. Establish policy and take all actions necessary to complete 

all tasks and procedures defined and required by the Ottawa 

Tribe Class I11 Gaming Ordinance, 

19. Establish policy and take all actions necessary to complete 

all tasks and procedures defined and required by the Ottawa 

Tribe Class I11 Gaming Ordinance. 

20. Establish policy and take all actions necessary to complete 

all tasks and procedures defined and required by the Ottawa 

Tribe Class I1 Gaming Regulations. 

21. Establish policy and take all actions necessary to complete 

all tasks and procedures defined and required by the Ottawa 

Tribe Class I11 ~aming Regulations. 

Powers of the Commission 

In order to adequately perform its duties, the Commission is 

hereby vested with the following powers: 

1. To employ non-uniformed, licensed inspectors who shall be 

present in all gaming facilities during all hours of operation 

who shall be responsible solely to the Commission and not to 

any management employees of the gaming operations, Such 

inspectors shall have unfettered access to all areas of the 

gaming facility at all times, including locked and secure 

areas. 

2. To investigate on its own initiative any aspect of the gaming 

operations in order to protect the public interest in the 

integrity of the gaming activities and to prevent improper or 

unlawful conduct in said gaming activities. 

3. To compel any person employed by and doing business with any, 

gaming operation to appear before it under oath and to provide 
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such information, documents or other material as required in 

writing by the commission. 

4. To impose penalties and sanctions for violations of this 

Ottawa Tribe ~aming Act, any applicable Compact, or other 

rules of procedure adopted by the i om mission. 

5. To establish policy and take all actions necessary to carry 

out the provisions of this Act in compliance with IGRA. 

Section 2-3 

Chairman of the Commission 

The Chairman or any other member of the i om mission acting in 

the absence of the Chairman may, whenever he deems it necessary to 

protect the public interest in the integrity of the Ottawa Tribe's 

gaming operations, issue in the name of the Commission, any order 

which the omm mission has the power to issue, to the gaming 

operations or to any employee or contractor thereof or to any 

person within the jurisdiction of the Ottawa Tribe, to take any 

action or to cease and desist from taking any action as may be 

required to protect the public interest; provided, that any such 

order shall be subject to subsequent review by the Commission at 

its earliest opportunity, whereupon said order may be confirmed or 

vacated by the Commission. 

Section 2-4 

Executive Director 

The Commission shall appoint an individual to serve as a full 

time Executive Director of the Commission to administer its 

responsibilities on a day to day basis 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 Police and the State Gaming Agency. 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 ~irector 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. 
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Section 2-5 

Commission Meetinas 

Regular meetings 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 m om mission. Unless otherwise specified 

by the Commission, no notice of such regular meetings shall be 

necessary. 

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 at, nor the purpose of, any regular 

or special meeting of the commission need to be specified in the 

notice of the meeting. 

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. 

Any action 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 intendeh effective date of 

such action. Such consents shall be filed with the minutes of the 

Commission, and shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote or 

resolution of the Commission at a legal meeting thereof. Any such 

action taken by unanimous written consents may, but need not be, 

set forth in such consents in the form of resolutions or votes. 

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 such a meeting by any member who does not object at the 

beginning of such meeting shall constitute presence in person at 

such meeting. 

Section 2-6 

Procedures 

The Commission, shall afford an applicant of a license an 

opportunity for hearing prior to final action denying such 

application and shall afford a licensee or any other person subject 

to this ordinance the opportunity for a hearing prior t.0 taking 
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final action resulting in denying, terminating, revoking, 

suspending, or limiting a license or any other adverse action the 

commission deems appropriate; provided, the Executive Director may 

summarily temporarily suspend or extend suspension of licenses for 

sixty (60) days in those cases where such action is deemed 

appropriate by the ~xecutive Director. In cases where a license is 

suspended prior to hearing, an opportunity for a hearing shall be 

provided. 

Section 2-7 

Backsround Investisation 

The Commission shall request from each primary management 

official, and from each key employee, information defined in the 

gaming ordinances to include a minimum of the following 

information: 

1. Full name, other names used (orai and writtenj , social 

security number(s), birth date, place of birth, citizenship, 

gender, all languages (spoken or written); 

2. Currently and for the previous 5 years: business and 

employment positions held, ownership interests in those 

businesses, business and residence addresses, and drivers 

license numbers; 

3. 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 (l)(b) of this section; 

4. Current business and residence telephone numbers; 

5. A description of any existing and previous business 

relationships with Indian tribes, including ownership 

interests in those businesses; 

6. A description of any existing and previous business 

relationships with the gaming industry, generally Indian 

tribes, including ownership interests in those businesses; 

7. 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; 

8. 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; 
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9. 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; 

10. 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; 

11. 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; 

12. A current photograph; 

13. Any other information the Tribe deems relevant; and 

14. Fingerprints consistent with procedures adopted by the Tribe 

according to 25 C.F.R. S 522.2(h). 

Section 2-8 

Preliminary Determination 

Whenever, upon preliminary factual finding, the Commission 

determines that any person has failed to comply with the provisions 

of this Act or any regulations promulgated hereunder, the 

Commission shall make a certification of findings with a copy 

thereof to the subject or subjects of that determination. After 

five (5) day notice, and within thirty (30) days thereof, the 

Commission shall hold a hearing at which time the subject shall 

have an opportunity to be heard and present evidence. The 

Commission shall have the specific right to enjoin and restrain 

illegal activities. 

Section 2-9 

Hearing 

At such hearing it shall be the obligation of the subject to 

show cause why the preliminary determination is incorrect, why the 

application in question shall not be revoked or suspended, why the 

period of suspension should not be extended, or to show cause why, 

special conditions or limitations upon a license should not be 
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imposed, or to show cause why any other action regarding any other 

person or persons subject to any action should not be taken. 

Section 2-10 

Final Determination 

Following such hearing, the Commission shall, within thirty 

(30) days, reach a final determination concerning the accuracy of 

the preliminary certification of facts, and whether the license in 

question should be granted, continued, suspended, revoked, 

conditioned or limited, and whether or not any other action 

recommended to or by the Commission (including but not limited to 

forfeitures or fines) should be taken. The action of the 

Commission will be the final action of the Ottawa Tribe. 

Within thirty (30) days following this determination, the 

Executive Director shall inform the subject in writing of that 

determination. 

Section 2-11 

Sanctions 

Any person who engages #in activities on property subject to 

the provisions of this Act without a license, in violation of the 

license or terms imposed thereon, in violation of terms of 

suspension, or in violation of any other provision of this Act, any 

Compact with the State, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, 

regulations promulgated thereunder, or amendments thereto, shall be 

in violation of this Act, including any person who unlawfully 

trespasses upon any premises licensed by this Act without the 

consent of the committee or the Executive Director. Separate 

violations shall be prosecuted as separate offenses. Each day of 

violation shall constitute a separate count or violation of this 

Act. Each violation shall carry a potential fine of 

Dollars ($ ) to Dollars ($ 1 

to be determined at the discretion of the Commission. Any property 

used in the furtherance of any violation of this Act may become the 

property of the Ottawa Tribe. All winnings found to have been 

received in violation of this Act are subject to seizure and 

forfeiture and become the property of the Ottawa Tribe. 

Section 2-12 

Reports 

The Commission will make an annual comprehensive report to the 

Ottawa Tribe Business Committee. 
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Chapter 3 

Licensing 

Section 3-1 

License Required 

Any agent of the Ottawa Tribe conduct-ing public gaming 

operations for the benefit of the Ottawa Tribe on Indian lands of 

the Ottawa Tribe shall be required to have and display prominently 

an appropriate, valid and current public gaming license issued 

pursuant to the provisions of this Act. Any fo:m of public gaming 

operations conducted within the jurisdiction of the Ottawa Tribe 

without the lawful written approval of the Ottawa Tribe Gaming 

Commission are prohibited. Furthermore, it shall be unlawful for 

any person to conduct gaming activities on Indian lands of the 

Ottawa Tribe which are not under license by and for the benefit of 

the Ottawa Tribe or which mislead the general public in believing 

the gaming operation is owned or under control and operated by the 

Ottawa Tribe. The commission shall have the right to enjoin and 

restrain illegal activities. 

Section 3-2 

Classes and Fees 

There shall be three (3) different classes of gaming, each 

characterized by its separate requirements and fees. These classes 

are created in compliance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 

Public Law 100-497, October 17, 1988. 

Section 3-3 

Class I Gaminq 

No license required. 

Section 3-4 

Class I1 Gaminq 

Only a wholly owned Ottawa Tribe enterprisce or its designated 

and approved agent or employee may apply for and receive a Class I1 

gaming license. Also, gaming must be conducted in facilities of the 

Ottawa Tribe. A separate license must be issued by the Commission 

for each place, facility or located on Indian lands at which Class 

I1 gaming is conducted. The Ottawa Tribe will have the sole 

proprietary interest and responsibility for the conduct of any 

gaming activity under a Class I1 license and all net revenues from 

any said gaming are to be used for tribal purposes including: 
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(i) to fund tribal government operations or programs; 

(ii) to provide for the general welfare of the Ottawa 

Tribe and its members: 

(iii) to promote tribal economic development. 

The Ottawa Tribe will cause annual audits of all gaming 

activity under a Class I1 license to be conducted within the 

existing independent tribal audit system and will provide all audit 

information to the National ~ndian ~aming i om mission. The 

management and operation of any Class I1 gaming facility shall be 

subject to all applicable provisions of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act, An annual fee of Dollars 

($ ) will be charged for any Class I1 gaming license. 

Section 3-5 

Class I11 Gaminq 

Class I11 gaming is hereby authorized to be conducted only by 

an enterprise which is owned solely by the Ottawa Tribe and a 

license may be issued to its designated and approved agents and 

employees, The Ottawa Tribe will have the sole proprietary interest 

and responsibility for the conduct of any Class I11 gaming activity 

and the net revenues from any Class I11 gaming are to be used for 

no purposes other than: 

(i) to fund tribal government operations or programs; 

(ii) to provide for the general welfare of the Ottawa 

Tribe and its members; 

(iii) to promote tribal economic development. 

A separate license shall be required for each place, facility 

or location on Indian lands at which Class I11 gaming is conducted. 

An annual fee for a Class I11 gaming license will be 

Dollars ($ ) 

Section 3-6 

Tribal-State Com~act 

The Chairman is hereby authorized by the Business Committee to 

approve a tribal state compact governing Class 111 gaming 

activities. Said compact shall be approved by the Secretary of the 

Interior or the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission,,. 

as required, and published in the Federal Register as provided by 

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The compact may include provisions 
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relating to the application of criminal and civil laws and 

regulations of the Ottawa Tribe or the state to the Class 111 

gaming activity, an allocation of criminal and civil jurisdiction 

between the Ottawa Tribe and the state where necessary for the 

enforcement of laws and regulations, taxation, where appropriate, 

by the Ottawa ~ribe of such activity in amounts comparable to the 

amounts assessed by the state for comparable activities, remedies 

for breach of contract, standards for operation of such activity 

and maintenance of the gaming facility including licensing and any 

other subjects directly related to the operation of gaming 

activities. The Ottawa Tribe Business Committee is hereby 

authorized to negotiate said compact on behalf o:f the Ottawa Tribe. 

Section 3-7 

Jurisdiction 

Any cause of action initiated by the Ottawa Tribe arising from 

the failure of the State to enter into negotiations with the Ottawa 

Tribe for purposes of entering into a tribal-state compact or to 

conduct said negotiations in good faith will be filed in the United 

States District Court. 

Section 3-8 

Manaaement Contracts 

The Ottawa Tribe ~usiness'committee, on behalf of the Ottawa 

Tribe is authorized to enter into and approve management contracts 

for the management of any Class I1 and/or Class I11 gaming facility 

owned and operated by the Ottawa Tribe. Said management contract 

shall in all respects be in compliance with the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act. All management contracts shall be approved by the 

Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission or as designated 

by IGRA. No person holding a management contract with the Ottawa 

Tribe for the management of any Class 11 or Class I11 gaming 

facility shall be an elected member of the Ottawa ~ribe, or have 

been convicted of any felony or gaming offense, or have knowingly 

or willingly provided any material reporting false statements to 

the National Indian Gaming Commission or Ottawa Tribe Gaming 

Commission pursuant to this Act or the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 

or whose prior activities, criminal record, if any, or reputation, 

habits, and association pose a threat to the effective regulation 

and control of the gaming activity subject to the management 

contract or who has attempted in any way to unduly influence or 

interfere with the decision process relating to any management 

contract or license. 
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Section 3-9 

The Commissioner shall have the duty to bring before the 

Commission any charge of any unfair or illegal practice of any 

licensee or manager which shall constitute grounds for temporary 

suspension by the Commissioner or termination by the Commission of 

any license or management contract. The same procedure as provided 

herein under Section 2-6. et seq., will be foll-owed here. 

Section 3-10 

Violation of Act bv Licensee 

Any violation of the provisions of this Act or of any of the 

Commissionfs rules by a licensee, his agent, or employee, shall be 

deemed contrary to the public health, safety, morals, good order 

and general welfare of the Ottawa Tribe and the inhabitants of the 

Ottawa Tribe and grounds for refusing to grant or renew a license 

or management contract, suspension or revocation of a license or 

management contract or grounds for the filing of a complaint with 

the National Indian Gaming Commission. 

Chapter 4 

Rules of Operation and General Accountability 

Section 4-1 

Records, Returns and Audits 

It shall be the responsibility of the Ottawa Tribe Gaming 

Commission to promulgate regulations establishing proper accounting 

procedures and methods of operations for all licensees of Class I1 

and Class I11 gaming activities so that all monies or things of 

value received and paid out may be properly monitored and accounted 

for. All licensees under this Act shall be required to keep an 

approved accounting system which shall comply with, but not be 

limited to, all applicable provisions of this Act or regulations of 

the Commission. Said accounting system shall reflect all business 

and financial transactions involved or connected in any manner with 

the operation and conducting of activities authorized by this Act. 

The Commission shall have the right to subpoena records or to 

secure a court order to seize records for property not surrendered. 

No applicant, license or employee thereof shall neglect ' or 

refuse to produce records or evidence or to give information upon 

proper and lawful demand by the Commissioner or Commission, or 

shall otherwise interfere or attempt to interfere, with any proper 
and lawful efforts by the Executive Director or the committee to 

produce such information. The Commission may conduct such hearings 

as deemed necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of 

this Act and accountability for all monies received and spent. 

Failure to comply with the provisions of this Act shall constitute 

grounds for complaint with the National Indian Gaming Commission 

and summary suspension or revocation of any license or management 

contract. 

Section 4-2 

Rules of the Game 

It shall be the responsibility of the Ottawa Tribe Gaming 

Commission to promulgate regulations establishing the particular 

rules of any given Class I1 or Class I11 gaming in order that said 

gaming will be conducted with fairness and uniformity. 

Section 4-3 

Acre Limit for all Gaminq 

No person who is under the age of 18 shall operate or be 

allowed to participate in any manner in the operation of any Class 

I1 or Class 111 gaming activities. It shall be the responsibility 

of any manager or licensed agent of the Ottawa Tribe to ensure 

compliance with this age limit,requirement. 

Inherent ~overeiqntv of the Ottawa Tribe 

With the passage of this legislative act notwithstanding any 

other law or ordinance, this ordinance does not limit the inherent 

sovereignty of the Ottawa Tribe. 

Section 4-5 

To the extent that they are inconsistent with this ordinance, 

all prior gaming ordinances are hereby repealeld. 

CERTIFICATION: 

The foregoing duly adopted this 20th day of, 

11 IMF in a special session of the Ottawa 
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Tribe Business Committee meeting at which a quorum was declared by 

a vote of 5 for, 0 against, 0 abstaining. 

TRIBE: OTTAWA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA 

a federally recognized Indian Tribe 

I 

By: <\la -- - - \ 

ChatrXu Dawe~, Chiei 

Attest: 

bm k%JSecretary Pb 

Filed with: 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission