OCT 2 7 2006 

David Memll, Tribal Chairman 

St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin 

P.O. Box 327 

125 Ostermann Drive 

Turtle Lake, Wisconsin 54889 

RE: St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin Amendment to the Gaming Ordinance 

Dear Chairman Merrill: 

This letter responds to the request of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin Tribe 

(Tribe) that the NIGC review and approve the Tribe's Amended Gaming Ordinance, approved 

by the Tribe's Council on October 25,2006, pursuant to Resolution No. 10-25-06-01. The 

Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) first approved the Tribe's 

gaming ordinance on March 23, 1995. This recent submission makes substantive changes to 

that ordinance. 

proval of the Amended Gaming Ordinance. 

ded Gaming Ordinance. If you have questions 

Maria Getoff, Staff Attorney at 202-632-7003. 

Chairman 

cc: Stephanie Webert, Administrative Assistant 

St. Croix Gaming Commission 

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 1441 L St. NW, Suite 9100, Washington, DC 20005 Tel: 202.632.7003 Fax: 202.632.7066 www.w~cc.cov 

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WBEWAfiS the St, Cmh Chippawn Indims of Wisoensin owns and opcrates 

"Ltxh Class KK md Class 111 gmhg fa~i%jti&rs, and 

?VElE'RX,%S, it is the policy af &a St. Cstsix Cliippawa llidinns of Wiocollr~in thttt 

d.11 phases sf &a condi~o's 04gmes of chmos should ba elosely ~ont~olled by appnpriatc 

Inwe grid rules which ehauld bs strictly md mifcmnly enforced ~~oughout th St. Cmix 

Roscrvatiion; md 

VdHZE3EAB, aectim 6 (d) sl~all rmain, as is as required by the gtatc of Wieconhiie 

Gamirig Compct. 

WHEREAS, section 6 (j) has be~n amended to remaw ha wording of 

'%apnrtsboak betting", 

-W-XZE%?_,'I, aeacliou6 (8,) [b) (2) (2) haa been ~memaded to better dmi@ jribd 

Innil. 

VYPm%XA3, amtion 17 "qgwiii dkz~ ~avjoe of process" ha$ bem adde$. 

WmEBAB, ae~tiou 25 'katmn diq~uta" llzas been addad, 

WjEEPhEAB, the ouiwmt ti-ilsd ord!~lirn~u ~nauted by FPsso1utio;aa No. 12.21.94.04 

md ltcs~luti~n 240. 01 LN.95 ,On ma surmatly rsgulathg gaming aativities 01-1 thase St, 

Guix Resarv~fl~n, is in? need of tydots ~lld mm&n@nt. NOW TImmFQm RE IF 

PURTEJEIt KfZSOLYEB, &at the St. Cr4ix Tdbd Council. hsrr~by ~dapb thc 

riitad~ed ordi118n~s lroow as the Gming Ordinance of iho St. Croix Chippawa Indims of 

Wi8aelasi~1, 

IP 'd 08WoN uo~ss!wwowu~~~g flVOI:119001'11'~~0 
6: iho ~~ndsraigitcd as %xretay/Tr~a8al~sii of #ata St. @roix Tribal Caullsil, do hs;rct.ly 

coi ti& that the Counofl is composed r~i &Z membm~ of whom 3 were gre~ait, 

caz~etituting a quo run^ at a medng duly oallrwl, convend and hzldthia 25th day of 

Ocenbar, 20Qk and that the forejginp rersolution was adnyted at add meeting by an -= 

affirmative vatn of 3 rnernt~ws for I$_ againat @,ad Q ~nembm abnldning from the vote, md 

that anid ~esolvtioxl has not bsw ses~i~xcled o 

- 

Lea Butlm, 8ecrat~/T~"&88ur~r 

St. Cmix Tribal Council 

The Tribe liaa tEm lop1 mtlaerity ta lilcenee and rregulats: w%l fymiliag 

sctidty raat ~pe~kfimlky p~ah$bitd by f~deawl law and whlch da nc%, glrs 
(33 Win tbna game by Being the flset pesaon to cover a ddgnnlad 

pattarn an wrlch carde; 



( Tim individual has be~n de4esrninred elllgiblle for employment; 

3% G~ok Gwmlsrg C~J~IPQ~~~O~ - wasnns ths tribal regulatory autho~ity ow 

a~gprnued by th 8k Crdx Chippewa Indiana of Whcomsin Tribal Coundl, 
(a) AU n~oaafea cuBle.at~d Or mf dved fromlthe: O~BFB~~OBL of a hh-d gaming 

ewteaprkwsa ~haU be deposltesl im n qmial baa& EB.CCO~C(B) of that 

$he Tribal CoimcgA rahali rotda wutlmrit. ta his@ the @mbs Generel 

Mmsbgm[s) wad tbm @nt&ao ghamial b%wqi~br, %ad to ghpprovte my 

mamp~aaosrt s~ai4r~etm~a, TBAB C~rsmAl .~sahn%l ds~ reQazPn authorbty to 

termhats ar dtcjsdpAin~ these posHhn~, sue11 terdnaation nottbg Rae 

(6) pplfwmta for tla~ Bb, C2olas. Gaming CommP~sloa ~hslll not be 

ellgibb RQK tho C~mdesio~'bff tb.& Ib~cRcgra~~d ih~v~~tigati~~~~b 


To monitor md regulate all tribal gaming ectivlthe to era~u~e 

slasmplimca with tribal lat~.v/~agw8~~0]i]l~1. The Ste Croh Gamh~g 

C~mrnl~wion @ball harsa au& accaea to trlbwl gwrnhg $ncbBttlm 

and to gsmxdxag esxaplspesa ao n&;anmm.-y to sassy out thl~ 

~e~pazaaihilky. 

'60 brj complete]Iy familiar with the Indian Gannhg R@pI~tory 

halt, Cbfi Fedem1 Regulwtiona pramulgpated there under, &B 

Tribal @m&g Qretldannce, the Tuhba8/8tate Compect wnd 

rez~twl Iawld. 



glkhfj 8tdf P&BFSQ@I~~ tO pl'QceL@ adapted ill 8ah &XBQHXBBB~ 

PoZiclieg and Prossdtsseg for the gaming aitsrprim. 

Tho Gem all iktmng~r sIaaH Ibc famglfsr wiax all term eaf ate 

@oinpas?t and be directly rmpondble for managing th~ gpuhg 

satcrpsiae In compliance with thra State Compact. 


AWJ other r&a~rd,!,l req~kg'cd $0 be inslintahad by a!30,e'siari W af 

the TrhVStwk-e Compact. 

To yay all applicable !Mwnae feaa and asseismentaa, 



LA c,notwrlzed birth cwriific~te or'Tribwl Z.D.; 


aen a*ed 
(6) If a Iiscjntx b not Lmad to sn q@.~arat, the Elk, Crdx Gaming 

Cornmie3~3ioxa slaau: 



~hy perma angaged in the prsdwtion of qae trz2dkiaaawl wafts 

of tho Chippewa whwa groraa sale@ are lem Bhm Ten Thoeaonmd 

Diillolkm @ZO,OQO.OO) per exrlendas year; 

Any yomm engaged in the hasverptiusg QH. processing 0% 'Wid 

r 6d7 BAI klm tradltiond alranmmx of the Chippw~; 

r-1 1 Pn@ Bt, Cm%a GwmBreg Comranh8&m ahdB asrmaao $a have O~F,BI 

p~apaaed azmilagemgnt mmtrnctw invesrtigwtod to lawn of lais 

oe- her psrsamd wt'lrlbutes and to dletk;~rrnh~ whether lac: or she 

he8 a P~QP crhinsl rworrl or any pending rrrin~i~awl ntaewgso.