1 NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION

2 REGULATORY REVIEW

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4 Chandler, Arizona

5 June 27, 2012

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16 REPORTED BY:

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18 Cindy Bachman

19 Certified Reporter No. 50763

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1 THE NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION,

2 REGULATORY REVIEW, taken on June 27, 2012, commencing

3 at 8:55 a.m. at the WILD HORSE PASS CASINO HOTEL,

4 5040 Wild Horse Pass Boulevard, Chandler, Arizona,

5 before CINDY BACHMAN, Arizona Certified Court Reporter,

6 in and for the State of Arizona.

7

 COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT

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9 Tracie Stevens, Chairwoman

10 Daniel Little, Associate Commissioner

11 Paxton Myers, Chief of Staff

12 Michael Hoenig, Senior Staff Attorney

13 Jennifer Ward, Staff Attorney

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15 Nimish Purohit, Gaming Technology Liasion

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17 R. Rest West, Senior Auditor

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19 Lance Vallo, Acting Regional Director

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21 Emily Molina, Administrative Assistant

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23 Tim Russ, Compliance Officer

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25 Patricia Beckman, Compliance Officer

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1 (The meeting commenced at 8:55 a.m.)

2 * * * * *

3 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: Good morning, everyone.

4 My name is Tracie Stevens, and I'm the Chairperson at

5 NIGC.

6 I'd like to turn this over to have our host

7 here from the Gila River Indian Community,

8 Governor Mendoza, open up our consultation, and we'll

9 proceed from there.

10 Governor?

11 GOVERNOR MENDOZA: Good morning and welcome.

12 I just returned from New York City, so if look

13 really tired, it's because I've been traveling a lot.

14 But, again, with my position, it's been a whirlwind

15 since my oath of office on January 1st of this year.

16 So, again, on behalf of the Akimel O'Odham and

17 the Pee Posh people of the Gila River Community,

18 welcome.

19 I have another event just on the other side of

20 the wall here, so it is a good, busy morning for me

21 already.

22 But, again, I want to welcome you to our

23 community. We are very delighted to welcome the

24 Honorable Tracie Stevens, Chairperson for the National

25 Indian Gaming Commission, and Commissioner

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1 Daniel Little. Welcome. And I hope you have a very

2 productive meeting today. I believe we'll meet

3 tomorrow as well.

4 For those tribal leaders that are here with us

5 this morning and have traveled many miles, welcome.

6 And we hope that your stay is good.

7 We know it's hot, but we like it here.

8 It's dry. We hope that this facility is able to

9 accommodate you because there's a lot of activity in

10 this area.

11 If you'll notice, this whole area, which we

12 refer to as the northern corridor of our community,

13 which is the northern boundary of the Gila River Indian

14 Community, resides in my home district.

15 Gila River is comprised of seven districts, and

16 you're in District 4, where I come from.

17 And, again, a lot of the facilities you see

18 around here are for economic development purposes.

19 On the other side of the freeway is industrial

20 development. So on the other side of the freeway, we

21 have over 40 businesses, corporations -- industrial

22 development, corporations, and businesses.

23 On this side of the freeway, we have a lot of

24 the other ventures of the community, of course, our

25 casino hotel, our Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort.

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1 We have two golf courses on this side. We have

2 Rawhide. And we even have a spa. I know the ladies

3 love spas. We have a wonderful spa here, so please

4 take advantage.

5 Again, the ancestral names for our people are

6 the Akimel O'Odham and the Pee Posh people. We're the

7 people of the river, and we have resided along the

8 river banks of the community from time in memorial.

9 The river has been the center of our social,

10 economic, cultural, and spiritual existence of our

11 people. And when the federal government damned the

12 Gila River upstream and the river stopped flowing

13 across our land, our people were decimated.

14 We have fought many years to reclaim our water

15 of our community. And in 2004, our community was very

16 successful in getting the Congress to enact the Gila

17 River Indian Community Water Settlement Act.

18 So when our community began to experience the

19 degree of prosperity with gaming, we re-created the

20 Gila River to demonstrate to our visitors, to our

21 community, the importance of the river to our people

22 and to our young people.

23 Today with me is one of my interns. And I'm

24 going to have her stand. Her name is Lisa Hendrix.

25 She's one of our executive office interns. She's

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1 actually the president of our Youth Council.

2 So she's going to be following me around, and

3 she's going to be learning as much as possible about my

4 job. She'll eventually take over my job.

5 Thank you, Lisa.

6 But the restoration of the Gila River reflects

7 a new and growing prosperity for our people. We are

8 beginning to take, to restore, and to diversify our

9 economic economy to increase the educational and

10 professional opportunities for our people.

11 You know, we have wonderful programs,

12 scholarship programs, for our people, and Lisa is in

13 her second year in college. She'll be ready to

14 transfer to Arizona State University very soon.

15 Lisa, is that right?

16 And I believe she may be considering political

17 science as a major. Again, providing those

18 opportunities for our young people is very important.

19 We have a long way to go to address the

20 generations of neglect and deprivation that resulted

21 from the loss of our river.

22 You know, the river was everything to our

23 people. It was the bloodline to our culture. So when

24 that water was damned by the federal government, we

25 believe a part of us went away.

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1 But I'm pleased to say that this generation of

2 community members will have every opportunity to pursue

3 their educational and professional dreams, as we

4 provide opportunities, not only for Lisa and our young

5 people, but other members of our community.

6 With regard to today's consultation, I would

7 like to make some comments regarding the consultation

8 today. As you can see, the community is actively

9 engaged in gaming, under the authority of the Indian

10 Gaming Regulatory Act.

11 The NIGC is here to receive comments and engage

12 in consultation on the proposed Part 543 - Minimum

13 Internal Controls Standards for Class II Gaming and

14 proposed Part 547 - Minimum Technical Standards for

15 Gaming Equipment Used With the Play of Class II Games.

16 We know that tribal leaders from interested

17 gaming tribes and the NIGC have struggled for a number

18 of years to adopt a fair set of Class II technical

19 standards.

20 To the NIGC's credit, they have given this

21 topic a great deal of attention, and we thank that,

22 Chairwoman Stevens.

23 In the end, we urge the NIGC to allow tribes to

24 operate commercially viable Class II gaming, as was the

25 clear intent of Congress when they adopted the

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1 Indian Regulatory Gaming Act.

2 Class II gaming is not a big part of the

3 community's operation because our compact counts

4 Class II gaming against the machine caps for Class III

5 gaming.

6 The big issue in Arizona for tribes is off

7 reservation gaming, which now threatens to under the

8 carefully negotiated balance reached, if the voters

9 adopt Proposition 202, among Arizona tribes and the

10 State of Arizona.

11 We trust, however, that the tribes represented

12 today will advise the NIGC of their interest and their

13 concerns with the proposed Part 543 and Part 547

14 regulations.

15 The area in which I mentioned is very important

16 to our community, and that is the Wild Horse Pass.

17 You are in the area of our reservation, known as the

18 Wild Horse Pass.

19 Throughout this area, wild horses have roamed,

20 following the water along the Gila floodway to the

21 river.

22 In fact, when our community first started

23 construction of the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass and Resort

24 and Spa, our construction crews staked out construction

25 sites. Each morning our crews came back, only to find

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1 all the staked pulled out.

2 Our crews went through this exercise every day

3 for a week. We suspected that we were the victims of

4 youthful pranks and vandals. It wasn't until our

5 project construction manager filmed the culprits, and

6 we learned the truth of this area.

7 It turns out that each night a local herd of

8 wild horses pulled out the stakes for the construction

9 site. In fact, we still use this footage as part of

10 our marketing materials for the Wild Horse Pass.

11 Depending on the time of the year, you can see

12 the local wild horses roaming this area. They have

13 been known to frequent the 17th fairway of Whirlwind

14 Golf Club. So, again, this is a very important area to

15 us.

16 And, in closing, during your stay in our

17 community and after your meetings have concluded,

18 I invite you, personally, to enjoy the Wild Horse Pass,

19 our casino, our spa, our Rawhide, and other areas here,

20 our golf courses.

21 But, again, take advantage of the opportunity.

22 If you want to contribute next door, that would be

23 helpful as well.

24 So, again, welcome to our community. Welcome

25 to the Gila River Indian Community. And we hope today

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1 is a very productive one. Thank you.

2 (Applause.)

3 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: Thank you, Governor.

4 I know he has a very busy schedule. And we

5 thank the Gila River Indian Community for opening their

6 territory to us and welcoming us.

7 Before we proceed, I just want to give a few

8 minutes for folks who may still be coming in. We

9 started a little earlier than usual, so we might give

10 them about five minutes, if everybody can hang with us.

11 And we'll resume again in about five minutes.

12 We have people coming in that are still

13 registered. So just five more minutes, and then we'll

14 continue with this morning's consultation meeting.

15 Thank you.

16 (A recess was taken from 9:09 a.m. to

17 9:19 a.m.)

18 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: Good morning again for

19 anyone who wasn't in the room earlier today.

20 In front of you, you will have a couple of

21 items. One is the agenda, a one-pager, and also the

22 PowerPoint so that you can follow along or if you need

23 to take any notes.

24 We've already had our introduction from

25 Governor Mendoza of the Gila River Indian Community.

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1 What we'd like to do next is, if we could,

2 please, do some introductions of the attendees that are

3 here.

4 Do we have any tribal leaders here?

5 You're welcome to join us at the table, if you'd like,

6 but we understand if you'd like to stay back there.

7 We do reserve the table for tribal leaders or their

8 appointed designees, as they see fit.

9 And with that, we'll start over here, and we'll

10 go left to right. If you could state your name, your

11 title, and the tribe that you're with.

12 MR. BONNAHA: Hello, everybody. My name is

13 Charles Bonnaha. I'm with the Yavapai-Apache Nation,

14 and I'm a commissioner.

15 MR. NANTY: Welcome to Arizona. Hubert Nanty,

16 Tonto-Apache Tribe.

17 MR. LESLIE: Good morning, everybody.

18 I'm Roger Leslie. I'm a White Mountain Apache

19 Tribal member. I work for San Felipe Pueblo in

20 New Mexico. I am the executive director of their

21 Gaming Commission, as well as the chairperson of the

22 New Mexico Association of Indian Gaming Commissioners.

23 MS. WELSH-TAHBO: Good morning, everybody.

24 My name is Valerie Welsh-Tahbo. I'm from

25 Parker, Arizona, about three hours west of here.

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1 The Colorado River Indian Tribes and a councilwoman.

2 MS. CHINO: Good morning. Carleen Chino,

3 Navajo Nation. I'm the executive director for the

4 Navajo Gaming Regulatory Office.

5 MS. BAKER: Hello. My name is Linda Baker.

6 I'm from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe in

7 Ignacio, Colorado, and I'm a gaming commissioner.

8 MS. TAYLOR: Good morning. My name is

9 Andrea Taylor. I'm also from the Southern Ute Indian

10 Tribe. I'm vice-chair gaming commissioner.

11 MS. JONES: Good morning. My name is

12 Julia Jones. I'm from the Gila River Indian Community.

13 I am the assistant regulatory compliance officer for

14 Gila River.

15 MR. STONE: Good morning. My name is

16 Art Stone. I'm chairman of the gaming commission,

17 Tonto-Apache.

18 MR. WILK: Good morning. I'm Don Wilk, and

19 I'm Tonto-Apache, too.

20 MS. WILLIAMS: Good morning.

21 I'm Carol Williams, and I'm the chairperson for

22 the Yavapai-Apache Gaming Commission.

23 MS. HUGES: My name is Jennifer Huges.

24 I'm with Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker. And I was

25 actually asked to come for the Seminole Tribe of

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1 Florida.

2 MR. NICHOLS: Good morning. My name is

3 Jason Nichols. I'm the deputy director for Arizona

4 Indian Gaming Association.

5 MS. CARRILLO: Good morning. My name is

6 Carol Carrillo. I'm the executive director for

7 Yavapai-Apache.

8 MR. ANZALONE: Good morning.

9 I'm Don Anzalone. I'm the compliance manager

10 for the Yavapai-Apache Gaming.

11 MS. GONZALEZ: Good morning. My name is

12 Melissa Gonzalez, and I'm machine compliance,

13 Yavapai-Apache Nation.

14 MS. WILSON: Good morning. Sylvia Wilson with

15 the Yavapai-Apache Gaming Commission.

16 MS. HOMER: Good morning.

17 Elizabeth Lohah-Homer. I'm with Homer Law in

18 Washington, DC. I'm here today on behalf of a number

19 of my tribal clients, as well as the National Indian

20 Gaming Association.

21 MS. POUST: Good morning. Teri Poubst.

22 And I'm also an attorney in private practice, here

23 today on behalf of the Pechanga Band, as well as my

24 tribe, Poarch Creek.

25 MR. MAGEE: Good morning. John Magee. I'm a

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1 gaming commissioner for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno

2 Indians.

3 MS. CORNEJO: Good morning. Ursula Cornejo,

4 a Pechanga gaming commissioner.

5 MS. OGAS: Good morning. Kathryn Ogas on

6 behalf of the Grand Jury of California.

7 MR. BERGER: Good morning. I'm Charlie Berger

8 with the Osage Nation in Oklahoma, director of

9 Regulatory Compliance and Audit.

10 MS. BANALY: Good morning. I'm Deandra Banaly,

11 an assistant general counsel on behalf of the

12 Ft. McDowell Yavapai Nation.

13 MS. ROLAND: Good morning. My name is

14 Melinda Roland, and I'm an investigator for

15 Tonto-Apache.

16 MS. YAO: Good morning. Fei Yao, Tonto-Apache.

17 MS. SMITH: Good morning. I'm Tashina Smith

18 with Tonto-Apache, internal auditor.

19 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: Okay. Thank you everyone

20 for introducing yourself.

21 And what I'd like to do now is if we can have

22 the staff, starting -- oh, I'm sorry. There's one

23 more. We're going to have you introduce yourself and

24 put you on the spot.

25 MR. SANDERSON: Good morning. My name is

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1 Scott Sanderson. I'm the deputy director for the

2 Gaming Commission here at Gila River.

3 I'd like to welcome you all here today, and

4 it's a pleasure to have you.

5 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: Thank you.

6 So we'll start over here with Rest, if you can

7 introduce yourself.

8 MR. WEST: Rest West, senior auditor with NIGC.

9 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: And I'm going to apply the

10 microphone rules to you as well.

11 MR. WEST: Okay. Rest West. I'm a senior

12 auditor with the National Indian Gaming Commission.

13 MR. PUROHIT: Hello, everyone. Nimish Purohit.

14 I'm the acting director of training and technical

15 assistance, as well as the gaming technology liaison

16 for the Commission.

17 MR. HOENIG: Good morning. I'm Michael Hoenig.

18 I'm a senior attorney with the Office of General

19 Counsel.

20 MS. WARD: And I'm Jennifer Ward. I'm an

21 attorney with the Office of General Counsel as well.

22 MR. VALLO: Good morning, everybody.

23 I'm Lance Vallo, the acting region director

24 here in the Phoenix region. Good morning.

25 MR. RUSS: Good morning. Tim Russ. I'm one of

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1 the new compliance officers based here in the Phoenix

2 region. It's great to be here today.

3 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: We also have Patricia in

4 the back. She's also a new compliance officer that has

5 recently joined us.

6 I think you recently went on a tour to

7 introduce our two new staff to the region.

8 And I also want to note that we have

9 Emily Molina, who is outside -- we don't need to bring

10 them in. You all may know them if you have interaction

11 with the region.

12 And is Sally here?

13 MR. VALLO: No, she's on vacation.

14 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: No, I didn't see Sally

15 here.

16 So that's our staff. I just want to say thanks

17 to our regional staff and all the staff that support

18 the NIGC endeavors, in working with the tribes directly

19 and helping us with our objectives here.

20 We certainly couldn't do it without the hard

21 work of our staff that we have here, that have

22 introduced themselves, and many more that we don't see

23 here who are behind the scenes.

24 Next, I want to start down on the end here with

25 our chief of staff.

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1 MR. MYERS: Good morning. My name is

2 Paxton Myers, Chief of Staff, National Indian Gaming

3 Commissioner. I'm also a member of the Eastern Band of

4 Cherokee Indians from North Carolina.

5 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: Okay. And go ahead, Dan.

6 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Hello. Good morning,

7 everyone. My name is Dan Little. I'm the Associate

8 Commissioner with the NIGC.

9 I want to welcome you all today, and thank you

10 all for attending. In going around the room, listening

11 to all the tribes represented, many of you have

12 traveled great distances, and I'm very honored to have

13 you in our presence today. So thank you very much.

14 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: Also I want to note that

15 Vice Chairwoman Steffani Cochran is not with us today.

16 She's back in the DC office. She's also a member of

17 the Chickasaw Nation, out of Oklahoma.

18 We, as three Commissioners, do a little tag

19 team. So sometimes you'll see all three of us, and

20 sometimes you'll only see one of us or a combination of

21 the three of us.

22 So she's off this week. She'll be back at the

23 next one. And I'm sure she sends her well wishes.

24 My name is Tracie Stevens. I'm a member of the

25 Tulalip Tribes, out of Washington State, and I'm the

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1 Chairwoman of the National Indian Gaming Commission.

2 We'll go ahead and get started. Again, if you

3 look at your agenda, it will follow along. As noted at

4 the bottom, we may have to take things out of order or

5 things may go quicker or slower, depending on the

6 interactions and comments that may occur here today.

7 So this morning, as noted here, we're doing

8 some of the introductions. We'll move on to Part 547

9 in the morning. We'll continue that in the afternoon,

10 if we need to, followed by Part 543.

11 One thing to note that we do in these meetings.

12 We do have a schedule here, just so everyone knows

13 beforehand what the plan is, should anyone need to time

14 their attendance here.

15 But we always welcome, and are open to, tribal

16 statements or statements from tribes read to the record

17 or commented during this process.

18 We understand that many of you have a lot of

19 other things, including your normal job, or council

20 members who have many other issues that they have to

21 deal with. And so your time may be limited.

22 So, periodically, we will open the floor to

23 anyone who wants to make comments, whether it's for

24 that particular topic we're on or for the whole day,

25 should your schedule require that you be somewhere

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1 else.

2 So at this time, we'd like to open it up to

3 anyone who needs to make comments to the record.

4 (No response.)

5 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: Okay. Then we'll go ahead

6 and get started on the 9:15 section, which is Group 3,

7 Part 547. You can follow along on your PowerPoint.

8 You'll see various people taking different

9 parts of the PowerPoint, between the Commissioners and

10 our staff. And when we get to a certain section, we'll

11 open it up for comments, questions, and we'll note that

12 as we go along.

13 So tribal consultation -- we put this out

14 front, and we like to remind everybody that tribal

15 consultations are between tribal governments and the

16 federal government. Only tribes and their designees

17 may attend and participate in these meetings. These

18 meetings are not open to the public, and certainly not

19 to the press.

20 In regard to "Executive Order 13175,

21 Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal

22 Governments," in Section 3, Policymaking Criteria (c),

23 what we like to do, and in following along with the

24 Executive Order, is talking to tribes and discussing

25 with tribes our intent with federal standards.

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1 Or if we need to make any changes, that we need

2 to do that beforehand and before we start a official

3 rulemaking process.

4 We've done that -- it's been two years -- since

5 we started down this road, and we appreciate everybody

6 coming along with us on this journey of talking about

7 what regulations were a priority or are priorities for

8 tribes, to address and update.

9 We were able to put a list together. Everyone

10 participated in that, and we appreciate that.

11 And for today's discussion, and has been the

12 practice of the Commission with all the other

13 regulations that we've gone through, based on input

14 that we receive from tribes, we developed discussion

15 drafts.

16 And this is all prior to the official

17 rulemaking process, part of this section here, of the

18 Executive Order. Prior to making changes, we discuss

19 them with tribes first.

20 So we've done the discussion draft. The recent

21 proposal rules are based largely on that draft, but

22 also we incorporated changes and comments that were

23 suggested to us by tribes during that informal

24 discussion draft phase.

25 So this is all meeting that part of the

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1 Executive Order, and what we think is the best way to

2 go about it.

3 So our commitment is that we have a clear and

4 transparent process -- again, that process that I just

5 described -- so that there are no surprises, that we're

6 aware of what we're doing. And then tribes have an

7 opportunity to weigh in and provide input, which in

8 much of this process, we have found to be very helpful

9 in prorogating regulations.

10 All of our consultations are transcribed.

11 This lovely lady over here is transcribing these as we

12 go. These are posted. These transcripts, and also any

13 written comments that we receive, are posted on our

14 website.

15 Every comment that we receive is reviewed and

16 considered. And any proposed or final rule will

17 include a summary of these comments. And you'll see

18 that in the rules that we'll be discussing today.

19 We received a number of comments from the

20 discussion draft, and those were summarized in the

21 proposed rule.

22 So with that, I'll turn it over to Dan, and

23 we'll continue on with the technical parts of the

24 proposed rules.

25 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Okay. Thank you,

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1 Chairwoman.

2 Like she had just mentioned, we're very, very

3 committed to a very open discussion and transparent

4 process. We've been working on this for, like she

5 said, a couple years now. And we feel we've come a

6 long way, and the Commission has learned a lot.

7 I do want to point out that how we got to where

8 we are within those proposed rulemaking was through

9 tribal comments, but we also utilized the Tribal

10 Advisory Committee.

11 And there's two members of the Tribal Advisory

12 Committee that are in attendance today. John Mcgee

13 from Paganda, which he introduced earlier, and then

14 Tom Wilson from Pascua Yaqui. He actually had to step

15 out for a few minutes.

16 But I want to recognize these two individuals,

17 along with the entire TAC because it was a long,

18 interesting process and a lot of time and dedicated

19 energy and commitment from their tribes to help us get

20 to where we are with the Notice of Proposed Rules.

21 So I want to thank them and the entire Travel

22 Advisory Committee through the process.

23 Were there any other members of the Tribal

24 Advisory Committee here?

25 MALE SPEAKER: Tribal Chief.

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1 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't

2 see you there. Hello. My apologizes.

3 From Navajo, correct?

4 MALE SPEAKER: Yes.

5 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Okay. I'm sorry. I

6 didn't see you sitting there. Paxton was in my way.

7 I'm going to blame it on the staff.

8 In any event, we've come a long way. And

9 during the Tribal Advisory Committee, we discussed

10 Part 547-the Minimum Technical Standards for Gaming

11 Equipment Used With the Play of Class II Games, and

12 then Part 543-Minimum Internal Control Standards for

13 Class II Gaming.

14 The Tribal Advisory Committee provided us with

15 some recommendations, which we took into account when

16 we formulated the discussion draft, which then turned

17 into the Notice of Proposed Rules.

18 So the proposed rule was, like I had said

19 earlier, through consultations, meeting with tribes,

20 utilizing the Executive Order 131751.

21 And what this Commission had heard from

22 tribes -- and we all, in prior lives, worked for

23 tribes, and we understand the challenges.

24 And the challenge that I always came up against

25 with the National Gaming Commission, when I worked for

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1 a tribe, was that the Commission often times would act

2 without consulting the tribes.

3 And we committed early on that we were going to

4 talk to the tribes prior to making any decisions.

5 There would be no Notice of Proposed Rules that came

6 out of the blue, that tribes did not hear about.

7 In our regulatory review process, if you look

8 back, we actually put out a website discussion drafts

9 prior to going to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. And

10 that's been very, very helpful.

11 So with Part 543 and Part 547, we did put

12 discussion drafts up on the website, back on

13 March 16th. And we opened up a 30-day comment period.

14 And the Notice of Proposed Rules that are out right now

15 are basically based upon those discussion drafts.

16 Many and most of the changes that were made

17 from the discussion draft were from public comments

18 that we did get from the tribes.

19 I do want to thank all the very thoughtful

20 comments that we did receive from all the tribes that

21 did send them in. There were many -- I think there

22 were over 100 that were submitted. And they were very,

23 very helpful. We learned a lot, and it gave us some

24 direction in how we should move forward.

25 Once again, staying committed to Executive

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1 Order 13175 and that listening to tribes, listening to

2 concerns before moving forward with the rulemaking

3 process.

4 So the discussion draft moment period ended on

5 May 27th. We took those comments, and on June 1st, we

6 published the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for

7 Part 543 and Part 547.

8 That comment period runs until July 31st, and I

9 strongly urge everyone to submit comments, if you

10 haven't already. They are all reviewed. They are all

11 thoroughly reviewed by the Commission and read by the

12 Commission and all of the staff. They're very, very

13 helpful.

14 And I do want to -- and, once again, taking up

15 my past working for a tribe, I remember the days when

16 we would get form letters from NIDA and the different

17 associates, and we'd kind of change our name and send

18 them in.

19 And I was very, very pleased that we didn't see

20 a lot of that during the discussion draft. The tribes

21 spent a lot of time and a lot of energy to put in very

22 thoughtful comments. And I do appreciate that because

23 it was very helpful when we sat down with the staff and

24 put together this proposed rule.

25 So, like I said, the comment period ends on the

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1 31st.

2 We'll be doing additional consultations after

3 the 4th of July in Sacramento and in the Seattle area.

4 So if you want to attend additional consultations, that

5 would be the time you could do so also.

6 And then one last thing. Obviously, I need to

7 put some formal commissioners on the hot seat. We've

8 got two formal NIGC commissioners in the audience

9 today: former Vice-Chair Liz Homer and Associate

10 Commissioner Teri Poust. So thanks for coming. It's

11 always good to see you guys.

12 Other than that, I'm going to turn it over to

13 Michael Hoening, who's going to start going through

14 Part 547. If during this discussion, you have a

15 comment, you don't have to wait until the end. You can

16 raise your hand, a mic will be brought to you, and you

17 can state your comment or ask your question.

18 So thank you.

19 MR. HOENIG: Okay. Thanks.

20 So like Commissioner Little just said, I'm

21 going to go through 547. This is going to be a very

22 general overview, just hitting the high points of some

23 of the changes that were made from the discussion

24 draft.

25 I encourage everybody to read the preamble that

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1 was published with the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

2 It gives a very thorough explanation of the reasons for

3 some of the changes and a review of most of the

4 comments we received. I think it's very helpful

5 It also asks for some additional information,

6 which we'll talk about a little bit in the PowerPoint.

7 Some questions out there for the Commission to consider

8 as they start working on a final rule after the comment

9 period closes.

10 So we'll just go ahead and get started with the

11 proposed rule. Generally, the first big change is

12 that, like with the discussion draft, the proposed rule

13 reorganizes the first five sections.

14 547.1. Very brief, stays the same, sets out

15 the purpose of the part.

16 547.2. We took the definitions section and

17 moved it right up to the front. That seemed to make

18 sense to us.

19 547.3 is now the implementation section

20 547.4 is the rules of the general application.

21 And then 547.5 kind of gets into the meat of

22 the part with the general compliance section. And then

23 within that, we reorganized some of the information,

24 just for clarity and flow.

25 As we go through this, too, I'm going to have

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1 Nimish here jump in, where appropriate, on some on the

2 more technical things that he does a much better job

3 than I do of explaining.

4 So I will ask him to take the first definition

5 there, which is the definition of EPROM. We added the

6 definition there based on the some of the comments we

7 received.

8 MR. PUROHIT: The EPROM, everyone's probably

9 familiar with it from their compacted gaming state,

10 where it's the primary media. It stands for Erasable

11 Programmable Read-Only Memory.

12 And the reason it was put in there is just so

13 it gives flexibility to the Tribal Regulatory

14 Authorities on what they can look out for when they're

15 reviewing the actual equipment that comes in, on the

16 Class II side.

17 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Thanks, Nimish.

18 There is also a definition added for "Patron,"

19 which was based on some comments we received.

20 Also based on comments to the discussion draft,

21 we put in a definition for "Advertised top prize," a

22 definition for "Audit mode" and "Enroll" and

23 "Unenroll."

24 There was a definition for "Electrostatic

25 discharge," which was dropped from the discussion

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1 draft, I think, unintentionally. So that's been put

2 back in, based on public comment.

3 The definition of "Electromagnetic

4 interference" was also amended, not taken out or put

5 in, but just changed, based on public comment.

6 The definition of "Proprietary Class II System

7 Component." This was something that was added into the

8 discussion draft. It was put in there to clarify some

9 points, but I think it ended up creating some

10 confusion.

11 So I'm going to let Nimish take this one as

12 well, and kind of explain what the purpose was, and why

13 we ended up just taking it out of the proposed rule.

14 MR. PUROHIT: Thanks, Mike.

15 The main purpose of inserting the "proprietary"

16 word into the actual technical standard discussion

17 draft was because, up from when the actual technical

18 standards were passed and adopted in 2008, up until

19 now, there have been several uncertainties about

20 whether or not these technical standards also extended

21 to the common back-of-the-house systems that you have,

22 that are communicating with several Class II Systems.

23 And that is not the case. And that's the

24 reason why this was added in, to make sure that if a

25 Class II System offers its own player tracking and its

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1 own ticketing system and all that, that's the only

2 thing that's supposed to be tested through these

3 technical standards, not the common back-of-the-house.

4 But because it created several pieces of

5 confusion from it using the word "proprietary" and how

6 it can be misconstrued as requiring someone to invest

7 in Proprietary technology, it was removed from there.

8 And I think we're just going to end up

9 strengthening the preamble going forward.

10 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Thank you.

11 So to go along with that, the term

12 "proprietary" was also taken out of the definitions of

13 Cashless system and Voucher system.

14 And last for the definitions, carried over from

15 the discussion draft, the definition of "agent" does

16 not include computer systems.

17 So next is 547.3, which is, Who is responsible

18 for implementing these standards?

19 This was moved up from 547.5 in the current

20 published regulation -- the current regulation in

21 effect. It still has language indicating that these

22 are minimum standards, that Tribal Gaming Regulatory

23 Authorities can implement stricter standards, if they

24 wish.

25 There is no limitation on technology, and this

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1 is not intended to limit technology within the Class II

2 Gaming world.

3 Only applicable standards apply. That's still

4 in there. And nothing here is intended to grant or

5 change state's jurisdiction whatsoever.

6 Section 547.4. What are the rules of general

7 application for this part?

8 This was moved from 547.5.

9 Fairness Standards are still there.

10 The first big change is -- this was in the

11 discussion draft as well, and the comments were

12 overwhelmingly supportive of the change, so we kept

13 them in here, and that is to remove the minimum odds

14 requirement.

15 So it used to be that minimum odds had to be

16 1 in 100 million for a top prize. That's gone.

17 As we'll see later in the PowerPoint presentation,

18 there will be a new notification requirement to replace

19 this. We'll get to that in just a few minutes.

20 The test labs have to calculate and/or verify

21 the mathematical expectations, and those are reported

22 to the TGRA, the results of that test. If the TGRA

23 requests that, it can also get the mathematical

24 expectations from the manufacturer so it can test it

25 itself.

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1 Just like before, all the gaming equipment and

2 software has to be approved by the TGRA before it can

3 be put on the gaming floor. And the equipment must

4 perform according to the design and operating

5 specifications.

6 So 547.5, How does a Tribal Government or TGRA

7 comply with this part?

8 This is the section we definitely got the most

9 comments about. This includes the grandfathering

10 provisions. And that is Class II Games that did not

11 meet the compliance standards of 547.5 at the time it

12 was originally published in 2008 can be grandfathered

13 in.

14 There is a set period of time that they had to

15 be submitted for testing, and then there is a time by

16 which all the games either have to be brought into

17 compliance or removed from the floor.

18 So we made some changes to this in the

19 discussion draft. The Commission had changed it to

20 make it current with some other changes.

21 Based on all the comments that were received,

22 the Commission has kind of reset it back to the way it

23 was. So nothing has changed from the current published

24 regulation.

25 There are some very small changes, just to make

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1 sure that it doesn't actually conflict with any of the

2 other changes throughout the regulation. But for the

3 most part, it's back to exactly the way it was. And

4 this was done so that the Commission could get some

5 more information.

6 So just going through it, the Commission

7 requests more information to make an informed decision

8 on, how many Class II gaming systems will be affected

9 if the current date of November 10, 2013 -- and that's

10 the date by which all grandfathered machines would

11 either have to be brought into compliance or removed

12 from the floor -- if that is extended or eliminated?

13 What would be the regulatory and other impacts

14 of extending the period by three to five years past

15 this November 10, 2013 deadline, or just removing the

16 time period so that a grandfathered system can just

17 stay grandfathered until it broke down and needed to be

18 taken off the floor?

19 Next, one of the other things that's being

20 considered -- and this is in the preamble -- is setting

21 a new time period for submission of machines to be

22 grandfathered.

23 So if there's anything out there that didn't

24 get submitted in that first 120-day period, it could be

25 submitted now for grandfathering certification.

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1 So one of the questions is, How many Class II

2 gaming systems could be potentially submitted to labs

3 if that 120-day period is modified? So have many are

4 out there that were never certified the first time

5 around.

6 And what would be the regulatory and other

7 impacts of allowing a limited submission period for

8 these systems that did not meet the original deadline?

9 In the preamble, the Commission says it is also

10 considering amending it so that any modifications would

11 have to be brought into compliance.

12 So if it's a grandfathered system, there may

13 not be a deadline that it has to be removed from the

14 floor. But if it was going to be modified, that

15 modification would have to be completely compliant with

16 Part 547.

17 So if this were done, what specific impacts

18 would the amendment have on tribal gaming operations?

19 And then similarly, but a little bit different

20 is, if it was not just modifications, but any time

21 anything broke -- so if it was a repair, anything that

22 was repaired also had to be brought into compliance --

23 what would the effect of that amendment have on tribal

24 gaming operations?

25 So the proposed rule also amends the test lab

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1 certification requirements from the discussion draft,

2 based on public comment. So now test labs have to note

3 compliance with standards set forth by the TGRA.

4 It used to say -- the discussion draft said

5 "any applicable federal laws and regulations." And a

6 lot of the comments were, that's too much. It's too

7 broad. The test lab may not be able to test for all

8 those things.

9 So we've changed it. The TGRA can decide what

10 the test lab needs to test for, as far as other laws

11 go. And that's what the test labs will test to. So we

12 took out the "applicable federal laws."

13 We're not going to talk about 547.6 because

14 there's no substantive changes.

15 So we can go on to 547.7, which is, What are

16 the minimal technical hardware standards applicable to

17 Class II gaming systems?

18 It now reads that the player interface must be

19 labeled with the serial number and date of manufacture.

20 This is based on comments we got saying that the

21 language in the discussion draft, which was that the

22 player interface must display the serial number and

23 date of manufacture, was confusing.

24 Because when we hear "display," we typically

25 think of the display screen. And this can be anywhere

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1 on the box. So it just now says "be labeled."

2 It also removed the reference to Underwriter's

3 Laboratory, which is carried over from the discussion

4 draft. And we also got several very supportive

5 comments on that change.

6 The proposed rule, 547.8, What are the minimum

7 technical software standards applicable to Class II

8 gaming systems?

9 So another change that was made in the

10 discussion draft and was carried over to the proposed

11 rule -- and also very supportive comments, for the most

12 part -- was removing any references to entertaining

13 displays.

14 So now last game reading call doesn't have to

15 show entertaining displays. And this was done, as

16 explained in the preamble, because the game of Bingo is

17 in the Bingo card, not the entertaining display.

18 It also still allows for changes in the rules,

19 but those changes cannot be automatic, and they can't

20 be undisclosed to the player.

21 So we'll skip 547.9 and 10 and 11 because we

22 didn't make any substantive changes there.

23 And we'll go to 547.12, which is the minimum

24 standards for downloading on a Class II gaming systems.

25 In response to some comments, we removed the

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1 requirement that the TGRA authorize downloads. And

2 it's not gone completely; it's just that that is a

3 minimal internal control standard. So that's been

4 moved over to 543.

5 We also require the Class II gaming system to

6 be capable of providing download information, and the

7 downloaded software has to be capable of being verified

8 by the Class II gaming system.

9 547.14 is the minimum standards for the RNG,

10 the random number generator. This requires the use of

11 an unbiased algorithm.

12 In the current regulation in effect, the

13 algorithm was set at a specific number. And that's

14 been changed. We took out the number and now any bias

15 must be reported to the TGRA.

16 I'm going to let Nimish talk about this one a

17 little bit too. It's technical.

18 MR. PUROHIT: So we received some comments,

19 actually, and I'll just give you a real quick history.

20 If you look at the bulletins that were issued

21 when the first round of technical standards were

22 passed, the specific number of the bias, of 1 in

23 100 million, was deemed to be non-related to Bingo ball

24 draws.

25 So because of that, the abuse of the -- the

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1 bulletin itself addressed that another number might be

2 specific enough for actually having the bias be

3 allowable under these circumstances.

4 And under the advisement from the Tribal

5 Advisory Committee during the discussions of the draft,

6 there was actually a standard that was put out there

7 that the Tribal Advisory Committee recommended.

8 And that is instead of removing the bias

9 requirements altogether, how about putting in some

10 language that says, if there is any kind of bias, then

11 that should be recorded by the independent test lab,

12 who is then going to let the TGRA, Tribal Gaming

13 Regulatory Authority, know about that.

14 And then TGRA can make the decision on whether

15 or not that bias is significant or insignificant to

16 their requirements.

17 Furthermore, we also received some comments on

18 the authenticity of the bias and saying that this is

19 not a testable standard. And we're just asking in any

20 future comments, please let us know as to how and why

21 this is not specific a number or it's not a testable

22 standard.

23 One thing I'll just remind everyone, that if

24 you look at the context in which this bias section is

25 in, it's to the scaling algorithm. It's not just to

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1 the overall algorithm of the random number generator.

2 It's just a very specific part of it.

3 So please take a look at that and let us know

4 how it can be specified even further.

5 MR. HOENIG: Thank you, Nimish.

6 The other thing with the random number

7 generator is that there are now -- and this was in the

8 discussion draft as well -- certain mandatory testing.

9 That is the Chi-square test, the Runs test, the Serial

10 correlation test. Those are all now mandatory. This

11 was put in there at the recommendation of the Tribal

12 Advisory Committee.

13 And then there are some other tests that were

14 specified and are still in there, but they can be

15 performed at the discretion of the TGRA.

16 So there are no substantive changes to 547.15.

17 So we can go 547.16. What are the minimum

18 standards for game artwork, glass, and rules?

19 And I had alluded to this earlier, where we

20 were talking about removing the minimum odds

21 requirements. And instead, there's now this additional

22 disclaimer requirement.

23 And that is that if the odds of hitting any

24 advertised top prize exceeds more than 1 million to 1,

25 the player interface must display notification of such.

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1 One of the changes that has been made since we

2 introduced this in the discussion draft is to remove

3 the word "continually." That created some confusion,

4 and I think the idea is that it has to be -- the patron

5 has to be notified someplace.

6 It can be on the rules screen. It can be

7 anywhere really, but it just has to be there. There

8 has to be notification at some point. So we removed

9 the word "continually."

10 And finally we'll talk about 547.17. This is,

11 How does a TGRA apply to implement an alternate

12 standard to those required by this part?

13 This section used to be called "variances."

14 And we have changed the term "variance" to "alternate

15 standard," because, as Jennifer will talk about when we

16 get to Part 543, variance was used a couple different

17 ways in that section, and it was creating some

18 confusion.

19 So instead of trying to figure out what

20 variance meant here, as opposed to there, we just

21 changed this use of it to be "alternate standard."

22 So now the TGRA must submit any alternate

23 standard within 30 days of its approval. The Chair

24 then has 60 days to approve the alternate standard, or

25 object to it.

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1 In talking to some of the field staff here that

2 actually go out and check out these alternate

3 standards, they said sometimes 60 days is more than

4 enough to make a recommendation, and sometimes it's

5 not. That it can be very complex, and they may need

6 additional time.

7 So the Chair has the ability to extend the

8 review period another 60 days, if it's necessary.

9 No alternate standard may be implemented unless

10 approved by the TGRA or the NIGC Chair. So if the TGRA

11 approves it can implemented, then it goes to the 60-day

12 approval or review period.

13 The appeal of Chair objection to alternate

14 standards. This section used to have its own appeal

15 section; its own appeals process. And we've changed

16 that to just include it with Subpart H, which is

17 another part of the regulatory review process that the

18 Commission has been working on. And that is to

19 consolidate our appeals process and update it.

20 So now this will be part of the overall appeals

21 process. So there's no more appeals process for the

22 alternate standard variance section any longer.

23 And that is it for Part 547.

24 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Thank you, Mike.

25 Now would be the time, like the Chair had said

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1 earlier, if there's any tribal leaders that have any

2 statements that they need to put into the record, that

3 they'd like to read or just submit to the Commission,

4 we can take those now or anytime.

5 We know many of you have schedules that you

6 have to keep, so we don't want to force you to stay

7 until maybe this afternoon or later this morning when

8 we talk about Part 543. So you can discuss any of the

9 two parts, if you'd like.

10 Does anyone have any comments they want to

11 submit?

12 (No response.)

13 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Okay. If there's not,

14 then I'll open the floor up to any general comments.

15 I'll just remind everybody to please speak into

16 the microphone. We have one that we'll bring to you.

17 And, secondly, please state your name and your

18 organization prior to speaking.

19 So I'll open the floor to any comments.

20 Tom? Sure. Go right ahead.

21 MR. WILSON: Tom Wilson with the Pascua Yaqui

22 Tribe.

23 I apologize for being late. But I would like

24 to say that, as you know, our tribe participated in the

25 TAC. And we've had a significant amount of time now to

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1 review Part 543 and look at what has been put out by

2 the NIGC.

3 While it doesn't go as far as we would have

4 liked it to have gone, we do feel that the NIGC was

5 open to the concepts that we discussed and brought

6 forward. And to the extent of practical, we believe

7 that you have included in key significant things that

8 we were looking for, at least in the proposed

9 rulemaking as it exists now.

10 So, for example, this last piece we just

11 discussed. We feel that that's a significant win for

12 tribes, to be able to propose alternate procedures that

13 can be put in place without having to jump through a

14 myriad of hoops or rewrite regulations in order to get

15 that done. So we thought that was a very important

16 part of the aspect.

17 I know that there's been discussion about the

18 grandfathering clause, which does not particularly

19 pertain to us. As you know, we're not a major Class II

20 facility. But we do think that the agency took that

21 into due consideration as to what the impact of

22 grandfathering or not grandfathering would be.

23 So in discussions with our Tribal Council,

24 we just want to go on record that we are supportive of

25 the changes that are being proposed. We feel that it's

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1 workable and something that we can move forward with as

2 an organization. But more importantly, the knowing

3 that we're going to have something in place is critical

4 to us.

5 And as you all know from when we originally

6 started the TAC, we view that whatever happens with

7 Class II as a significant platform for changes that

8 could occur in Class III, which, of course, has a broad

9 impact for our organization and probably most tribes.

10 So we believe that the Class III regulations,

11 if they get taken up, whether it's this term or next

12 term, in terms of looking at it and revising, that the

13 steps that we made in Class II could help to set the

14 foundation and framework for making similar types of

15 changes and conceptual philosophical changes to how

16 Class III regulations, perhaps, can be changed or

17 modified.

18 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Well, thank you, Tom.

19 And once again, you were out of the room, thank you for

20 your help on the Tribal Advisory Committee. It was

21 very helpful.

22 You know, you raise a very good point. I can

23 assure you the Commission is fully committed to the

24 Class II issues, and we know the great benefits that it

25 provides to many tribal communities, and that it's

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1 important.

2 Throughout this process, we listened to the

3 tribes, and it helped us fully understand what the

4 implications of any changes can have on this industry

5 when we make these decisions. So I appreciate your

6 comments, and thank you again for your participation in

7 the TAC.

8 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: I also want to say

9 thank you to Tom and also to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe.

10 It does mean a lot, especially since you were sitting

11 on the TAC as a member.

12 And in echoing Commissioner Little's statement,

13 we -- you know, it's been two years. I just sat here

14 thinking, it has actually been two years. It seems to

15 have gone by fairly quickly, but at the same time,

16 we've gotten a lot accomplished. And we did not do

17 that alone.

18 We understand that there are three regulators

19 at the table, and that we can't operate in a vacuum,

20 and that our relationship with the tribes and their

21 regulatory bodies are especially important, especially

22 on the Class II front.

23 We strive, as a Commission, to make

24 deliberative, considerate, and fully-informed decisions

25 before we would make major changes.

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1 And, again, I want to thank everybody and all

2 the tribes for coming along with us on our

3 consultations, on all the discussion drafts.

4 Because as you've seen, we've received a number

5 of comments that were helpful and informative, and that

6 changed the proposed rule from the draft rule.

7 And that, to me, shows that the process that

8 we're undertaking does work. It's doing what's

9 intended, which is to have regulations in place that

10 work for all of us. And we've come quite a ways.

11 I think this has been a good process, and I'm

12 appreciative to Pascua Yaqui for recognizing that.

13 So thank you for your comment.

14 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Do we have any other

15 comments on Part 547?

16 Yes, sir.

17 MR. LESLIE: Roger Leslie with the Sante Fe

18 Pueblo Gaming Regulatory Commission.

19 Just for clarification -- I guess that's the

20 third bullet point down. The chairman has 60 days to

21 approve or object on the alternate standard that's

22 proposed by the Tribe.

23 If there is no response or a decision made by

24 the end of that time, is that construed as an automatic

25 approval of that amended proposal?

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1 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Mike, do you want to

2 address that?

3 MR. HOENIG: I hadn't considered that. But I

4 guess the way that it's set up as the alternate

5 standard can be implemented, once it's approved by the

6 TGRA, if there's no objection. Presumably under this,

7 it would be able to be used until there was an

8 objection; although, the extent is to get an actual

9 decision, I believe.

10 So that's an excellent comment that I think

11 we'll all take into consideration. Thank you.

12 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: Do you have any preference

13 or a suggestion with regard to that section, sir, or

14 did you just want to clarify?

15 MR. LESLIE: Well, the reason I ask is because

16 the ordinances are submitted the same, as if there's no

17 objection, that it's automatically approved, and the

18 tribe will go forward, accordingly. And I believe that

19 this standard should be reflective of such.

20 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Great comment.

21 Thank you.

22 Other comments?

23 MS. HOMER: Good morning, Commissioners.

24 And thank you, Dan, for the acknowledgment.

25 That's always appreciated.

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1 And thank you, Tracie, for being here. And for

2 the enormous amount of work that you all have done over

3 the last couple of years to try to shape up these

4 regulations.

5 I have just a couple of -- I have one question.

6 One of the things that the preamble of your regulation

7 does is ask for quite a lot of data. And I know that

8 many of us are kind of scrambling around to try to put

9 together all of that data and to get something back to

10 the Commission.

11 I guess some of us are concerned that we may

12 not be able to do it in the time frame that we have.

13 just because it's such a big effort. There's no

14 centralized source for all of this kind of data.

15 So I think that some of us are advocating for

16 some extension of the comment period of -- you know,

17 some modest extension. We're not talking about months

18 on end, but some modest extension to be able to compile

19 the data.

20 And we're wondering if the Commission is

21 amenable to that if we're kind of in a pinch of getting

22 the information.

23 I know the preamble does emphasize how much you

24 need this data to make your decisions. And, I guess,

25 from our side of the table, we want to make sure that

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1 you have good quality data to make your decisions on,

2 and we may have an issue there. So that's one issue.

3 The other one is that it occurs to us, as we

4 have been parsing through -- and I've been working with

5 the Tribal Gaming Working Group on this, just going

6 through this rule step-by-step. That we now have kind

7 of have a couple of grandfathers.

8 We've got different status of grandfather now.

9 Because, you know, you've got everything that was

10 before the 2008 effective date, and then you've got

11 everything that has been certified subsequently to

12 that, but before the effective date of the new

13 standards. And that middle group, the since 2008

14 group, is certified under the old standard.

15 And so we're thinking that the grandfather

16 should somehow apply to everything, and that these

17 regulations should be perspective in nature so that we

18 don't have to recertify all of the systems that are

19 certified under the current standard. So we raise that

20 for your consideration.

21 And, finally, the issue is that there's various

22 kind of little things that are a little bit confusing

23 and any clarification on it -- I want to thank Nimish,

24 in particular, in explaining that proprietary language.

25 Because when we parse these things, word by

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1 word, sometimes these little issues will crop up that,

2 well, what effect does this actually have?

3 And I guess our main concern, the one thing

4 that we hope that the NIGC will seriously consider, is

5 the elimination of the Sunset Provision.

6 We need to look back at the word "grandfather"

7 a little bit more carefully, because we're kind of

8 creating this category that's going to grow over time.

9 Because as the standards get amended in the future, as

10 technology evolves, we don't want to have a regulation

11 that is creating different classifications of, well,

12 this is the 2008 version. This is the standard that

13 applies here. This was a 2000- -- you know.

14 Over time, that's going to make the regulation

15 unwieldy. So we offer that up. And we will be having

16 a suggestion in how to address that.

17 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: The point about extension

18 of time, this is the first we've heard of this. So the

19 Commission will consider that. We haven't made any

20 decisions yet.

21 And then the second issue on the grandfather

22 is -- actually kind of second and third and the Sunset

23 Revision. I think I kind of need a little more

24 clarification.

25 I think what you're saying is that -- and this

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1 is my understanding. Once a grandfathered game comes

2 fully compliance, it's no longer a grandfathered game;

3 it's a fully compliant game. That's my understanding.

4 MS. HOMER: Yes.

5 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: And I'm not sure if you

6 want to clarify that.

7 MS. HOMER: Yeah. I think that it's very

8 important that that be stated specifically somewhere.

9 Because right now, that has to be construed -- as you

10 read the language, that's not specifically what the

11 language says.

12 So that would be very useful, is that if

13 anything becomes fully compliant -- if you read the

14 regulation as it is right now, one interpretation is

15 that once you're a grandfather, you're always a

16 grandfather. You don't kind of graduate into a fully

17 compliant system then. And I think that that's kind of

18 a major issue that needs to be addressed.

19 Because if you can become fully compliant and,

20 otherwise -- we kind of tagged grandfather into this

21 special thing, like everything created prior to the

22 effective date of the regulation in 2008. And I think

23 we need to rethink that.

24 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: And I do appreciate you

25 raising that, because it's a good point. And it would

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1 be helpful to clarify, because when we do informal kind

2 of info requests -- or maybe the manufacturers, when

3 you ask them, many of them will say, "Well, we really

4 don't have any grandfather games because all of ours

5 have been brought to full compliance." So that would

6 be helpful.

7 If you could submit that into a comment, that

8 would be very helpful, and we'll review that. I'm not

9 sure if Michael or the Chairwoman has anything

10 additional to add to that, but I know that would be

11 helpful.

12 And then the last point you raised about the

13 sunset provision. I think that goes hand-in-hand with

14 where we are and the information that we're asking for.

15 So I don't really have anything I can definitively say.

16 I don't know if Tracie or Mike does.

17 That's one of the things that we're definitely

18 continually reviewing, and we're hopeful that through

19 the information that we get during this comment period,

20 we'll be able to make a better decision. So your

21 comments will be helpful.

22 Teri?

23 MS. POUBST: Hi. Teri Poubst.

24 If I can just add to what Elizabeth was saying.

25 Particularly, a part of the issue that we're having

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1 with the -- when she was talking about the categories

2 of grandfather games, you know, we've got kind of this

3 body of pre-2008 games. Some of them are still

4 considered grandfathered, and some have been brought

5 into compliance with the existing regulations. But

6 there are some that are still grandfathered.

7 And then once this regulation is finalized,

8 you're going to kin of have a second category of

9 grandfathered, those that are compliance with the rules

10 as they are now, but aren't going to come into

11 compliance with any additional changes.

12 So that's part of the issue that we're seeing.

13 We've got kind of the pre-2008, and then we're going to

14 have the 2008 to the 2012, and what happens thereafter.

15 We are also working with Elizabeth and the

16 TGWG, trying to compile this information as to what

17 games are out there. I know some of the manufacturers

18 that we've talked to, they have brought a lot of their

19 games, if not all of them, their systems and their

20 boxes, into compliance with the standards as they

21 exist.

22 The problem we're running into is there are a

23 lot of tribes that, in the past, have purchased games.

24 They may be playing them right now, or they may be in

25 storage somewhere. And a lot of those have not been

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1 brought into compliance.

2 So even the manufacturer saying, "Oh, we

3 brought all of ours into compliance," well, there's

4 Tribes A, B, and C out there that actually bought some

5 of these machines a few years ago, well, those were

6 never brought into compliance. So they consider those

7 to be grandfathered games because they're still being

8 played in the older format.

9 We're just having a hard time getting that

10 information. We've been trying to talk with some of

11 the manufacturers. Some of the tribes have been going

12 back and looking. But just trying to collect that

13 information from everybody has been a little bit

14 difficult.

15 So just something else to kind of keep in mind,

16 not just -- I guess maybe the differentiation between

17 games that have been purchased by tribes and then those

18 that are still being leased. Because there is going to

19 be a difference between whether or not they've been

20 brought into compliance or not.

21 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Go ahead, John.

22 MR. MAGEE: Well, just to pick up on Teri and

23 Elizabeth's comments here. The Pechanga Band, we still

24 object, and my comments are similar to what we did in

25 April when we met with you guys then.

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1 We still object to the grandfathering clause,

2 and we still subject to the sunset clause. I think we

3 operate around 328 Class II games. They're not our

4 primary device. We are a Class III facility, but we do

5 offer the Class II as a way to offer other types of

6 games to the patrons.

7 And so we're concerned that any regulations

8 that are adopted, may affect the viability of a

9 Class II product go forward, not only for us, but for

10 other tribes across the nation.

11 You know, being a compact tribe, having a

12 Class II game or system available to us, does help us

13 out and gives us that ability to negotiate with the

14 State, you know, when they become difficult to

15 negotiate with. And anybody who's had a compact tribe

16 here knows what I'm talking about.

17 And so what our concern, primarily, is -- and I

18 stated this in San Diego, and I'll state it again for

19 the record -- any standards that are put in place

20 should only comply, applied going forward. And, you

21 know, there's an analogy with the card industry. I

22 know you guys have already heard them.

23 I just want to reiterate. We're really

24 concerned about the standard being implemented and then

25 having grandfathered in sunset clauses. And then we

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1 have to go back and research the regs to see where this

2 game is falling. But just to us, it gets complicated,

3 and it's just messy.

4 So if we were going to adopt the standard, we

5 would say, from this point forward, all games meet this

6 standard. I hope I'm making that clear.

7 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Very clear. Thank you,

8 John. There's very helpful information there. We'll

9 definitely take that into consideration.

10 And, Teri, the same for your comment there.

11 It's very helpful.

12 I mean, we do understand the challenges that

13 many tribes are faced with compacts coming up for

14 renewal. I know we've got a number of them in the next

15 few years, and a viable Class II industry is very

16 important to you all.

17 So we definitely take that into account, and we

18 will look at that.

19 One of the things that we are really asking

20 for, especially on the grandfathering front is that,

21 what are the implications?

22 The challenge that we face, as we know, a

23 number of times with grandfathered games, is that the

24 regulation allows them to be modified. But that

25 doesn't mean the modification could bring the game into

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1 full compliance.

2 What would be the outcome if requirement for

3 grandfathered game was added that, while they can still

4 be played, any modifications would have to be fully

5 compliant? What would be the challenge? Would there

6 be a challenge faced by the tribes if that was amended

7 to say that?

8 That's what we're throwing out there to get

9 some feedback. We'd like to hear about that.

10 So then the thing about the idea of now

11 creating a new standard of grandfather games, I

12 appreciate you raising that. I know the attorneys --

13 and I know both of you are accomplished attorneys.

14 We are always welcome to some suggestions, language, or

15 comments. So, please, I urge you to give us some ideas

16 because we're open to that.

17 Okay. Any other comments?

18 Okay. We're coming up on a break time here.

19 Are there other comments on Part 547?

20 (No response.)

21 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: All right. Then we'll go

22 to the break, and we'll come back at 10:45. Thank you.

23 (A recess was taken from 10:22 a.m. to

24 10:49 a.m.)

25 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Okay. We're getting to

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1 get started again. Thank you everybody for coming

2 back.

3 We're going to pick up to see if there are any

4 additional comments for Part 547. If not, we'll

5 probably move into Part 543.

6 So I'll open the floor back up to additional

7 comments for Part 547.

8 (No response.)

9 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Okay. Then I guess I

10 will turn it over to Jen, who will go through the

11 PowerPoint presentation of Part 543.

12 Like the Part 547, if you have specific

13 questions or comments that you'd like to make during

14 the PowerPoint presentation, just raise your hand, and

15 we'll stop and you can address that issue right then

16 and there.

17 And once again, because this is being

18 transcribed, just state your name and your organization

19 for the record when you do speak.

20 So, Jen?

21 MS. WARD: Good morning again.

22 We're going to go over Part 543-Minimum

23 Internal Control Standards of Class II Gaming. This

24 part addresses only Class II games and their associated

25 functions.

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1 The proposed rule that we're going over today

2 is based on the discussion draft, and that was a

3 document with ideas and language that was drawn up from

4 several sources. And those included the current MICS,

5 the TAC recommendation, TGWG guidance, and the 2010

6 proposed MICS.

7 Generally, we made a few changes throughout the

8 proposed rule. The first is that we reviewed the use

9 of "agent, person," and "personnel" throughout the

10 document, and we made changes where it's appropriate.

11 So that where it says "agent, person" or "personnel,"

12 it conveys what you've intended it to mean.

13 We also inserted "as needed" language in each

14 of the supervision provisions, except in the IT

15 section. And this was done to promote consistency in

16 the proposed rule. We also added supervision

17 provisions for Patron Deposit Accounts, Lines of

18 Credit, and Surveillance.

19 In the definition section, the "drop proceeds"

20 definition has been amended to include financial

21 instrument storage component proceeds, as well as drop

22 box proceeds.

23 The "drop" definition has been deleted from the

24 discussion draft, because we feel it's unnecessary.

25 The process of collecting boxes and financial

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1 instruments storage component proceeds is described in

2 this section.

3 Further, the definition of "gaming promotion"

4 has been altered to include only those promotions that

5 require game play to participate. And this is the same

6 as the discussion draft.

7 The definition of "sufficient clarity"

8 continues the 20 frames per second minimum, but as

9 clearly identified to the requirements. So it'll say

10 20 frames per second minimum and a resolution

11 sufficient to clearly identify the activity being

12 surveyed.

13 Further, the Commission invites comments of how

14 this requirement might limit technology. We're

15 wondering if 20 frames per second or the equivalent --

16 if we have that language in there, "or the

17 equivalent" -- may resolve any limitations in there,

18 on technology.

19 There was one comment we received that said,

20 if you limit it to frames per second, there might be

21 some sort of surveillance technology out there that

22 doesn't use frames per second.

23 So if we use "or the equivalent," does that

24 resolve it?

25 Section 543.3, How tribes comply with this

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1 part.

2 These are minimum standards and a TGRA may

3 establish additional controls that do not conflict with

4 this part. These regulations provide a framework that

5 recognizes the significant role of TGRAs.

6 Throughout this document, TGRA has established

7 thresholds for investigating variances and to implement

8 procedures for various standards. They have 12 months

9 to comply by establishing and implementing procedures.

10 And also note that there is a difference

11 between existing and new facility compliance dates.

12 New facilities need to comply immediately, and existing

13 facilities have until the beginning of the next fiscal

14 year.

15 Under 543.4, the small and charitable

16 exceptions, the Commission invites comment on whether

17 the charitable exception is still necessary.

18 As we looked over it, it appeared that the

19 charitable exception may be swallowed up by the small

20 gaming exception. I believe they both have the

21 $3 million threshold.

22 And if the gaming operation makes less than

23 $3 million, does it matter if it's charitable or not?

24 Does it matter if it meets all of the exceptions of the

25 charitable, because it already qualifies under small

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1 gaming?

2 So we're asking you to take a look at that and

3 let us know if you think we can streamline it by

4 getting rid of the charitable exception because it may

5 already be included under small.

6 543.5, How Tribes Apply to Use an Alternate

7 Standard.

8 We might have covered this in the 547

9 discussion. We've changed the term from "variance" to

10 an "alternate standard."

11 Because, as you know, in the MICS, when we talk

12 about variances, we talk about an outcome that is

13 different from what the expected outcome was, and that

14 gets investigated.

15 So here, just to clarify, we've changed the

16 term to "alternate standard."

17 The TGRA may approve an alternate minimum

18 standard, but they still must obtain approval from the

19 NIGC Chair. And the NIGC Chair has a review and a

20 decision within 60 days, and, again, just as in 547,

21 the option to extend an additional 60 days, when

22 necessary.

23 543.8, the MICS for Bingo.

24 This has been changed substantially from the

25 discussion draft in that, we listened to the comments

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1 that we received, and they all said, "Hey, Bingo is

2 Bingo. Make it all one section. There's no need to

3 differentiate between Class II gaming systems and

4 manual Bingo."

5 And the commission has done that here.

6 It's been combined into one section. And 543.7 is now

7 reserved.

8 This is less procedural than the existing MICS,

9 but it does require TGRA and/or the operation to

10 establish controls that meet detailed criteria. And,

11 for example, you can take a look at 543.8(b)(1), the

12 Bingo card inventory, to see how this plays in.

13 It also requires verification of prizes over

14 $1,200, and the player interface may serve as one

15 verifying signature.

16 This was unintentionally done in the discussion

17 draft that made it look like the player interface could

18 not verify or validate the prizes. And that was an

19 oversight. We've corrected it here. So where it's a

20 manual payout, the player interface may serve as one

21 verifying and validating signature.

22 And if it's an automatic payout, it may serve

23 as the sole validating and verifying signature.

24 Under 543.9, the MICS for Pull Tabs.

25 Pull tabs of $600 or more require prize

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1 verification. And the kiosk definition here has been

2 amended to clarify that it may also be capable of

3 redeeming and reconciling pull tabs.

4 There was a comment on the pull tab section

5 that required the kiosk to -- well, requiring all pull

6 tabs that have been redeemed to be defaced may limit

7 technology because some kiosks may not be capable of

8 defacing the pull tabs.

9 So we've amended this in the proposed rule.

10 And when pull tabs are redeemed and reconciled by a

11 machine, there's no defacing requirement. Instead,

12 pull tabs must be secured and destroyed, in accordance

13 with TGRA policies and procedures.

14 543.10, MICS for Card Games.

15 TGRA's review and approved cancellation and

16 removal procedures. This continues the standard that

17 no administrative or overhead fees may be taken from

18 player pool funds.

19 We did receive one comment that the supervision

20 section in this section may not provide for adequate

21 supervision of the card room. And we request

22 additional comments on that.

23 In that section, I believe it says that where a

24 supervisor is functioning as a dealer, then a

25 supervisor from another department may resolve any

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1 disputes.

2 And the comment was, if a supervisor is

3 functioning as a dealer, there's not adequate

4 supervision. So we would appreciate your thoughts on

5 that.

6 Section 543.12, MICS for Gaming Promotions and

7 Player Tracking.

8 The gaming promotion standards are limited to

9 those promotions that require game play to participate.

10 And as is explained in the preamble, this section does

11 not apply to promotions, such as the door prize

12 tumblers, where participants may enter simply by

13 dropping a free card into the drum.

14 The gaming promotion section includes only

15 those promotions that require game play in order to be

16 eligible for the prize.

17 Player tracking is also included in 543.12

18 because it tracks game play and gives awards based on

19 that game play.

20 Section 543.13, the MICS for Complimentary

21 Services and Items.

22 It requires that TGRA and the Operation to

23 establish specific controls and procedures. The TGRA

24 also establishes the threshold for recording comps.

25 Section 543.14, the MICS for Patron Deposit

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1 Accounts and Cashless Systems.

2 We've eliminated any reference to

3 "unrestricted" player accounts. Because of the Bank

4 Secrecy Act, it doesn't allow for those sort of

5 accounts that can be accessed by anyone.

6 Section 543.15, the MICS for Lines of Credit.

7 This establishes the controls for the lines of

8 credit. And we also received a comment that this

9 provision may be unnecessary, and we request additional

10 comment explaining why this may be unnecessary.

11 We've heard at various consultations that there

12 are several tribes that do use the lines of credit, and

13 there are others that are considering using them in the

14 future. So we would appreciate your additional

15 comments on this.

16 Section 543.17, the MICS for Drop and Count.

17 This has been simplified, and it allows for

18 more TGRA and Operation discretion.

19 Section 543.18, MICS for Cage, Vault, Cash,

20 Cash Equivalents, and Kiosks.

21 We've added the kiosk section in. Again, this

22 is the same as the discussion draft, with the exception

23 that we've adjusted the definition of kiosk a bit, and

24 you'll see that in 543.2, the definition section.

25 Any cage increase or decrease of $100 or more

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1 must be verified, documented, and recorded. And

2 promotional payments of $100 or more must be

3 documented.

4 Section 543.20, the MICS for Information

5 Technology and IT Data.

6 Most of these topics were adopted from the TAC.

7 You'll see the list of them there, and I'll just

8 highlight a few. They include physical security,

9 logical security, data backups, change management,

10 remote access.

11 Here we also added a definition of "system" in

12 the IT section, to distinguish it from Class II gaming

13 systems, for the IT section only.

14 And this was based on public comment that said,

15 it's difficult to distinguish whether you're talking

16 about something new entirely or whether you're talking

17 about Class II gaming systems.

18 So we went ahead and included a separate

19 definition here in the IT section.

20 543.21, the MICS for Surveillance.

21 It requires cameras with sufficient clarity.

22 Again, this was the 20 frames per second minimum and

23 then a resolution sufficient to clearly identify.

24 It requires those for the count room, card

25 tables, and cage and vault. And for Class II gaming

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1 systems, surveillance must include the Jackpot meter.

2 Based on public comment, we did remove the

3 requirement for surveillance of the Bingo server. And

4 after looking through the IT section, we determined

5 that the physical and logical controls over the Bingo

6 server were appropriate to control against any risk.

7 The Commission invites comments on whether the

8 one-year retention period for surveillance footage is

9 appropriate.

10 Now, as a bit of clarification here, we

11 received a comment in Green Bay, I think it was. And

12 we wanted to clarify that, generally, surveillance

13 footage need only be retained for seven days.

14 But in this case, we were talking about footage

15 of suspicious activity, suspected crimes, and detention

16 by security personnel. The proposed rule requires that

17 to be retained for a period of one year.

18 There was a comment that one year may be a bit

19 too long. So we're requesting comment on whether it is

20 too long. Is it too short? Should it be left up to

21 the TGRA? Any suggestions, we're open to hearing from

22 you.

23 And, additionally, just as it was in the

24 discussion draft, this section requires TGRA approved

25 procedures for reporting suspected crimes and

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1 suspicious activity.

2 Also there's clarification from Green Bay.

3 There was a comment asking whether we define suspicious

4 activity the same way it's defined in the Bank Secrecy

5 Act. And the answer is no. Suspicious activity is

6 whatever the tribe defines it as.

7 If you think you'd like to see a specific

8 definition stating that, for clarification, let us

9 know. If you have any other comments on how to define

10 suspicious activity, let us know.

11 543.23, the MICS for Audit and Accounting.

12 The annual requirements of this section are

13 adopted from the TAC recommendation. And I believe

14 that it took that from the TWGW guidance.

15 543.24, the MICS for Revenue Audit separated

16 this from audit and accounting, and it specifies the

17 frequency of each testing procedure.

18 And the game sections, such as Bingo, pull

19 tabs, and card games, those are adopted from TGWG

20 guidance as well.

21 And you'll note in here, slightly different

22 from the discussion draft, we've combined the Bingo

23 requirements into one instead of separating them out,

24 again, into the Class II gaming systems and

25 Mingo/Bingo, just to be consistent.

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1 And with that, I'll open up the floor for

2 questions and comments.

3 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Thank you, Jen.

4 That was a lot of information that Jen just

5 covered. So I'm not sure if anyone has any comments

6 yet, but now would be the time if you want to make a

7 comment for the record.

8 Yes, sir.

9 MR. LESLIE: Roger Leslie, San Felipe Pueblo

10 Gaming Regulatory Commission.

11 My question is for the generalized question of

12 the timeline and when the anticipated approval and

13 finalization of these proposals will be done.

14 As I know, some properties are interested in,

15 whether they start Class II gaming or already have

16 Class II Gaming, when is it going to be applied as an

17 official rule.

18 As well as, will these MICS be completed prior

19 to the Commission's terms, as terms are coming close to

20 the end?

21 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Like Jen had mentioned,

22 the existing establishment would have 12 months to

23 comply.

24 Correct? Is it 12 months?

25 MS. WARD: Yes.

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1 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: And then, however, any

2 new facilities that have not opened yet would be

3 required to adopt the new standards, from the time of

4 opening.

5 As far as how far we get along, whether or not

6 these regulations will go to final rule prior to the

7 end of our terms, as you probably know, the Vice-Chair,

8 her term is up at the end of this year. Mine is up in

9 April. And the Chairwoman is up in July of next year.

10 So we're not really looking to -- I mean, we're

11 moving this along as we progress, taking into account

12 parameters, the challenges, and the comments that we

13 receive.

14 As we went through the PowerPoint, the Notice

15 of Proposed Rule, a lot of this is from the discussion

16 draft that came out in the middle of March. So it's

17 been out for a long time.

18 The majority of the changes to the Notice of

19 Proposed Rule were from the discussions that were made

20 and as a result of comments from tribes. So it's been

21 out there for a long time.

22 I know there was a comment earlier about

23 possibly extending the deadline for comments. We

24 haven't really looked at any of those yet, nor have we

25 kind of set a definitive timeline of when we have to

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1 get things done. Obviously, we will want to move these

2 along as much as we can.

3 As far as the 543, it's actually scheduled to

4 go into effect this October, that part that's on hold.

5 But it is going to go into effect in October. So to

6 help the industry, we want to make sure that we're

7 moving these along as quick as we can so that we don't

8 have any conflicts there.

9 So all I can say is that, if you could, just

10 send in your comments and raise any areas of concern

11 that you have.

12 Like I said, there are two additional

13 consultations sessions scheduled. Or you can obviously

14 send in written comments. They're very helpful.

15 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: Well, I want to thank the

16 gentleman for asking that question. Because one of the

17 concerns that we walked into our positions with, was a

18 concern about these particular regulations sitting in

19 advance for years and having them be unresolved for

20 years.

21 And from an Operation standpoint -- and I've

22 worked in Operation -- it's frustrating.

23 And from the Commission's standpoint, it's

24 frustrating to not have defined standards. It's all

25 been up in the air for at least six years, if not

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1 longer, while changes have been proposed, made,

2 finalized, held.

3 We understand that that creates a problem for

4 tribes, the commissioners, and the operators. And so

5 we do want some certainty finalized as soon as

6 possible. Mostly because we realize how frustrating

7 and encumbering that can be to tribes.

8 So I appreciate you raising that. And as Dan

9 said, we're moving along as quickly -- but also

10 depending on the kind of comments we receive,

11 respecting those and considering those may affect any

12 timeline or how long this process takes.

13 So with you, we want some certainty as soon as

14 possible, but it is contingent upon what kind of

15 feedback we get.

16 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Is there another comment?

17 Yes, sir.

18 MR. WILSON: Tom Wilson, Pascua Yaqui Tribe.

19 Just a comment on the frames per second issue.

20 We struggle with this all the time when it comes to

21 technology. It certainly seems like it would make more

22 sense to define a level of clarity that you're looking

23 for, as opposed to saying that if you're meeting 20

24 frames per second.

25 We deal with this issue right now in our

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1 compact when we're trying to look at camera coverage

2 and the sufficiency of it. And one of the debates that

3 we have frequently is, how sufficient is the clarity?

4 And what do we mean by that. I think it's more

5 helpful, rather than saying a 20 frames per second, to

6 say clarity means to be not just sufficient, but

7 sufficient to do what? To be able to read bills

8 sitting on the table? To be able to read paint lines

9 on a machine?

10 What is the level of clarity that you're

11 looking for? And then allow the tribe to adopt

12 whatever technology exists to achieve that level of

13 clarity.

14 So I worry when I see words like "sufficient

15 clarity." Because now we get into discussions of, this

16 is sufficient for my purposes, but it might not be

17 sufficient for your purposes.

18 So what exactly is it that we're trying to see

19 and can we define that to something specific.

20 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Thanks, Tom. Thanks for

21 that comment.

22 I know this is a subject that -- boy, at TAC,

23 we spent a couple hours on this, it seems like,

24 discussing this whole issue. I know a lot of concerns

25 that were raised were exactly what you said, that the

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1 technology of the camera should fit the need or, you

2 know, what it's being utilized for.

3 And we did grapple with that extensively in our

4 internal discussions. And I think that's one of the

5 reasons why -- you know, a definition, we need to

6 clearly identify whether it's the chip or the

7 domination or whatnot.

8 But we are still looking for more information.

9 So if you would like to comment, this is an area where

10 it would be greatly appreciated.

11 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: I appreciate you bringing

12 that up because there has been a lot of discussion

13 around this.

14 And what I find interesting is that -- you

15 know, I agree with you. What is one person's or

16 division's -- either an organization or the

17 Commission's definition of sufficient clarity? Because

18 there can be, surprisingly, disagreement between the

19 Operations and the Commission --

20 (Laughter)

21 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: -- on what exactly is

22 sufficient clarity.

23 So if you do get mixed requests from us, you

24 should clearly define it so that we have something to

25 hold the Operations to. Or, you know, the Operation

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1 says, "Well, what does that mean" because it's unclear.

2 So we do get mixed requests about, well, how do

3 we do this? We even heard -- somebody said 20 frames

4 per second was not enough. It's like, that's not

5 enough. And others have said that's too restrictive.

6 So we welcome some thoughts on how to approach

7 this. We do try to find some balance between certainty

8 of what we're trying to identify -- or whether it's the

9 regulators or operators -- but some flexibility for

10 tribal operations.

11 And just tribes, generally, to what level can

12 they -- that's not cost prohibitive for tribes that may

13 not have the funds necessarily to have something really

14 sophisticated.

15 So we certainly welcome this. We've talked

16 about it for hours. TAC talked about it for hours.

17 It's been a subject of discussion for quite a while, so

18 suggestions are certainly welcome.

19 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Another comment?

20 (No response.)

21 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Now, I know the

22 Chairwoman, she can start going back and start pulling

23 out questions here, so...

24 Yes, sir. Please.

25 MR. BENATZ: George Benatz, Gila River Gaming

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1 Enterprise.

2 I realize these are minimums. Having been a

3 regulator, I understand their importance. But I'm

4 struck by the fact, with a lot of minimum internal

5 controls, that we don't define things specifically.

6 For example, the game of Bingo. I look at the

7 minimum internal controls; I can't figure out how Bingo

8 is played. And maybe that's so elementary it's not

9 necessary. But if you're trying to train to the

10 standard, I really would like to see a definition of

11 Bingo, a definition of poker games, that type of thing.

12 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: That's a very good

13 comment. Thank you.

14 It's always good to come to these events and

15 you hear different aspects and different views, and

16 that's very helpful. I definitely would invite you, if

17 you want to submit that into a written comment, with

18 any suggestions you might have, that would be very

19 helpful. So we appreciate that comment. Thank you.

20 Another comment? Nothing on gaming promotions?

21 Player tracking?

22 You know, this is an area where the TAC had

23 grappled with, and it was an area of aversive

24 authority. We went through these sections to make sure

25 that we made it very clear that we were only looking --

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1 especially with promotions, it only applies to areas

2 where gaming is required.

3 That if there was a general raffle that didn't

4 include any kind of play, where you put your name in a

5 tumbler, that that was not included. But if it was a

6 promotion that you had to put money into a gaming

7 device, then it was included.

8 So I'm not sure if anybody has any comment on

9 that, or comps, or lines of credit because these are

10 some areas that have been raised previously.

11 MS. POUST: Dan, Teri Poust again.

12 Just quickly. And thank you, since he was

13 mentioning Bingo. Thank you for putting the Bingo

14 sections back together. We are very appreciative that

15 the Commission was receptive to those comments. And I

16 think going forward, that's going to be very

17 beneficial. So thank you for doing that.

18 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: Thanks, Teri.

19 I know we have a number of regulators in the

20 room, and Dan had just mentioned promotions, player

21 tracking.

22 How -- I don't know how else to put this.

23 How does it help you to have the regulations over

24 promotions and player tracking, from your standpoint as

25 a regulator? Does anybody have any issues around those

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1 or that help you to do your job?

2 (No response.)

3 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: If they weren't there, how

4 would that affect your job?

5 There we go.

6 MR. WILSON: Tom Wilson.

7 If they weren't there, it would not change what

8 we do or how the Operation functions. In Arizona, of

9 course, under our compact, we have a section that deals

10 with promotions and lotteries.

11 The section on promotions is one paragraph.

12 The sections on lottery, of course, is much more

13 extensive.

14 With player tracking, we view player tracking

15 really as an operational system that is not a gaming

16 system, per se. And it's a management tool that's used

17 to monitor and track player activity.

18 And I'm not saying, in absence of regulation,

19 that we wouldn't have some level of control or perhaps

20 tribal-based regulation over some of those things.

21 But it's not an area that we consider to be very high

22 risk, especially on the promotion side of it, in terms

23 of how those transactions come about; what's done with

24 them; the operations required, just in order to conduct

25 a promotion, financially, to track those transactions.

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1 So there's something that -- there are controls

2 in place, from a financial and accounting standpoint,

3 anyhow, similar with the player tracking system.

4 We've gone on record before that we don't feel

5 that NIGC -- that this is an area that typically it

6 speaks to in player tracking and promotions.

7 And I will say the same thing that we've said

8 in the past, that while we're not saying that there

9 shouldn't be some form of control over those

10 activities, that should be something that derives at

11 the tribal level and not from the federal regulation.

12 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Thank you, Tom.

13 I think we have another comment back here.

14 MS. HOMER: Thank you, Dan. Elizabeth Homer

15 again.

16 You know, I think I'm going to depart from my

17 usual harangue of you guys and tell you what I like

18 about how you approach the MICS.

19 And in response to Tracie's question -- and I

20 also commend you for asking the question. I really

21 love when we're in a dialog, as opposed to kind of

22 talking at each other. I think that that's just so

23 much more helpful for all of us to kind of understand

24 what's going on.

25 And to follow up on what Tom was saying is

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1 that, what I like about this version of the MICS, or

2 this approach that you're taking, is it's making it

3 more clear that these standards are to be set by tribal

4 gaming regulators.

5 If you're regulating in these areas and you're

6 ensuring that there's policies and procedures that

7 establishes adequate controls of these areas, then

8 that's what you should be accomplishing here.

9 And I think it's good -- you know, as tribal

10 regulators, when we get challenged -- and I'll speak on

11 behalf of my tribal regulator clients. When we get

12 challenged, to say, "Well, it's here in the regulation

13 that these areas are within the purview of our Tribal

14 Gaming Regulatory Agency." So I think it's helpful in

15 that regard.

16 Where it becomes less helpful is, one, where

17 there is an issue of authority, where there is an issue

18 of NIGC authority over a particular subject matter, and

19 where it gets so specific that you're really tying the

20 tribe to a one-size-fits-all procedure.

21 And in a sense, that was why the TGWG was

22 recommending that you establish these broad standards.

23 So these are the areas that have to be controlled.

24 And then how you control those, you leave more

25 discretion in the hands of the Tribal Gaming Regulators

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1 so that we can fashion controls that are appropriate to

2 this particular agency.

3 Like, for example, I represent the Chickasaw

4 Nation of Oklahoma. We have 18, soon to be 19, Tribal

5 Gaming Operations. They're not all equal. We have

6 clausal-sized outfits, and we have a big giant -- I

7 think we're the second-largest casino in the world.

8 And you can't have exactly the same standards that are

9 going to fit both of those.

10 So the flexibility to control these areas in a

11 way that is unique to those particular conditions is

12 really important, from that perspective. And that kind

13 of thing really does need to be done at the primary

14 gaming regulatory level.

15 So that was kind of the thinking behind what

16 the TGWG had proposed. But at the same time, have the

17 agency to establish guidance documents that would help

18 folks understand, if you follow this procedure, you're

19 going to be meeting the standards that we're

20 establishing at the regulatory level.

21 And I noticed that that was not the approach

22 that the agency has taken. That it really is to kind

23 of -- I know that a lot of the standards, even the

24 proposed MICS, come out of the TGWG guidance documents

25 that were submitted to the NIGC. But you didn't take

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1 the broad standards and then items, documents approach.

2 I don't know. I would just be interested in

3 your thought process there. I mean, what kind of

4 tipped the balance in the approach that you've taken in

5 the proposed rule?

6 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Thanks, Liz. Thanks for

7 your comments.

8 Yeah, it was a challenge. I mean, the

9 Commission is very, very grateful for all the hard work

10 that the Tribal Gaming Working Group did. We know it's

11 been around a long time. We participated with this

12 group when we worked for tribes, and it's very, very

13 helpful.

14 But I think we disagree with some of the

15 approaches there, that you can't place the majority of

16 regulation and the guidance where there's no authority

17 there to enforce that. And we do see some areas where

18 there are some problems. Not necessarily many of the

19 folks in the room here, but some of the other tribes

20 that have some challenges there, that they need a clear

21 standard.

22 Oftentimes, we see tribal TICS that they have

23 our regulation just adopted hoopla, right in there. So

24 it needs to be clear.

25 And, you know, I tell you, we spent a lot of

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1 time going through the MICS, looking for areas that we

2 can streamline.

3 I know one of the areas that we spent a lot of

4 time was with the drop and count. And it's very

5 intensive. It's a long section, but it's such a

6 critically important section because it's where the

7 cash is. That's where it's handled.

8 And how do you streamline that without removing

9 some critical standards that some tribes that are in

10 different levels in their sophistication -- you know,

11 how it helps all. And that is a challenge.

12 And we know it's been raised before, you can't

13 have one-size-fits-all. But we do have to create a

14 regulation that does fit all.

15 So we did face some challenges. We feel that

16 this regulation identifies the areas where it can be

17 less strict, but still maintain a strong standard. We

18 share with all of you that we want this Class II to

19 maintain strong regulations and keep the high standard

20 that is out there. But we want to make sure that any

21 critical efficiency that we can identify can be

22 addressed to a standard.

23 So that's our logic and reasoning. I don't

24 know if the Chair has anything to add to that, but I do

25 understand your comments.

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1 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: Thanks for asking that

2 question. Also thanks for recognizing that we're

3 trying to have a dialogue and get some feedback.

4 I also understand that many of the folks here

5 serve as sort of scouts, gather the information, go

6 back to your regulatory bodies and to your council to

7 develop your position. And we still appreciate that

8 you all are attending and are here. And, hopefully,

9 this is very informative to that process you're going

10 through.

11 But agreeing with Dan that, you know, this was

12 a challenge for us to think about, especially having

13 come from a tribe and a casino myself. And from a

14 policy standpoint with my tribal government, it was a

15 struggle for all of us.

16 In addition to what Dan has said, also looking

17 sort of putting this into a bigger context of over

18 time. As I said earlier, these have been sitting

19 unattended, or at least not -- in a place where tribes

20 couldn't utilize them.

21 The history has been that there was one minimal

22 internal control standard. It was when we went to

23 separate those two. We've got standing Class II

24 minimal internal control standards that are in the

25 Register, that have been put on hold.

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1 Because as we came in, we heard, "Hey, these

2 are even out of date now, in 2010." So we needed to

3 address them.

4 Also the feedback we received about those that

5 are in the Register now, that they were openly

6 restricted. They were too prescriptive, to the point

7 where we were talking about paper and pen and 8 and a

8 half by 11. You know, it was just too detailed.

9 And in addition to what Dan has said, putting

10 it against that backdrop, we think that this is

11 significant progress over what has been wallowing

12 around over some years' time and that these have been

13 significantly contributed to by tribes.

14 And keeping in mind, like Dan has said, we have

15 to find what works for every tribe and especially

16 understanding that not all tribes are as advanced or

17 have the funds available to do what other tribes who

18 have that are going to do.

19 And that we don't know the exact number of how

20 that ratio would work out. But we do hear quite a bit

21 actually from the regulators who say they want

22 something definitive, but also trying to balance that

23 against some tribe's abilities to handle it themselves.

24 I know that doesn't fully answer your question,

25 but those are things that we had to weigh. And putting

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1 it into the context of six or seven years of everybody

2 waiting around, making it difficult for Rest over there

3 to do any audits when we have tribes asking for them.

4 So I hope that gives you enough information on

5 what -- you know, we have been very deliberate about

6 this, not coming in with a preconceived idea or answer

7 about how we were going to do this, but have gone along

8 as we proceed and put a comment -- and considered those

9 as we've made changes.

10 MS. HOMER: Just a quick follow up on that.

11 You know, I truly appreciate how difficult it is to

12 deal with the MICS, having myself and Teri worked on

13 the first revision of the MICS. And believe me, there

14 was a lot more hullabaloo over those than we've seen on

15 these.

16 You know, Dan, you had mentioned

17 enforceability. And, you know, the MICS is something

18 that's really never been subject to an enforcement

19 action, in the history of the NIGC.

20 My question is, do you see the enforceability

21 of the MICS enforcing that there be MICS and that those

22 MICSs be compliant? Or do you see enforceability as to

23 the specific provisions?

24 And can you anticipate an enforcement action

25 based on an audit? How does that issue play out in

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1 your minds?

2 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: You're absolutely

3 correct. There has never been an enforcement action

4 taken for a MICS violation, from any Commission, not

5 just this one here.

6 But, you know, tribes do a very good job at

7 following the standards and complying, and it may be

8 one of the reasons why we haven't had any enforcement

9 actions.

10 I mean, I kind of look to the staff, where they

11 spend a lot of time doing training and technical

12 assistance, so that in areas where they do have

13 identified problems, it gives us an ability to rectify

14 them and work with the tribes to fix those areas.

15 So that may be one of the reasons why there hasn't been

16 any enforcement action for any MICS violations.

17 But the other, I think, is just to give credit

18 to the TGRAs and the Operations, that they are

19 following the standards. And, you know, most often,

20 the standards that they adopt are much stricter than

21 what we require.

22 So that's the reasoning, I think. And I think

23 that's why we don't see more MICS violations.

24 But, secondly, is the Part 542. Probably the

25 last time it was changed was when you did it. So I

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1 think any kind of major overhauling -- I think it's

2 been updated over the years.

3 But touching back on what Tracie had said

4 earlier is that these standards are quickly becoming

5 outdated. And the one that's on hold, the 543 that's

6 on hold, is quickly becoming outdated.

7 And we know the 542, that a lot of them tried

8 to utilize as a framework, is outdated. And new

9 technology has changed so quickly that we do need to

10 get these standards in place so that there's some

11 guidance to go by there.

12 MS. HOMER: Just a quick follow-up.

13 Well, that's one of the reasons why I asked you

14 the question. Because coming from a tribal

15 perspective, the more detailed the standard is, the

16 higher the potential that something is not going to --

17 I mean, we don't live in a perfect world.

18 And there needs to be a distinction between

19 regulatory noncompliance, statutory violation, these

20 kinds of things, between a significant --

21 If we're talking about enforcement, and we have

22 highly detailed standards, and somebody does an audit

23 and says, "Oh, my gosh. On this day, you're supposed

24 to have three signatures, and you only have two

25 signatures. So now, boom, we're going to issue the

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1 enforcement action," You know, the more detailed they

2 are, the more of the opportunity that something might

3 go wrong and will have potential for a federal

4 enforcement action.

5 Now, let me couch that by saying that, I don't

6 have any doubt in my mind as to the good faith of this

7 Gaming Commission, the NIGC, as it is today. Okay?

8 I have utter faith in your good faith and your

9 goodwill, but you're not always going to be here.

10 There's going to be future representatives appointed to

11 the NIGC. And I guess when we go really, really

12 detailed and we're basing that on enforcement

13 authority, I get scared that it could be abused. It

14 could be abused by a federal agency.

15 And I guess, in a sense, that's one of the

16 reasons why we would prefer the more generic standard

17 with, these are the issues that have to be covered.

18 These are the minimum things to be covered.

19 And then at the perspective procedural level,

20 this is how you do that, rather than at a federal

21 regulatory level. You know, just to prevent any kind

22 of future abuse of authority.

23 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: Okay. And I appreciate

24 that view and certainly understand the sort of looking

25 forward on how these might be interpreted by future

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1 Commissions.

2 And, again, keeping them in context of the sort

3 of history of these regulations, I think they're a vast

4 improvement on the prescriptive nature that they have

5 been in the past, to what we put out there today, in

6 trying to find that balance so that there are some

7 guideposts for the tribes that aren't as advanced as

8 tribes that are and having enough deference to those

9 tribes so that they can have greater standards in

10 place, if they so wish. And that we're all having some

11 baseline.

12 We'll certainly take these comments into

13 consideration in moving forward on how we might

14 approach that, but trying to keep everybody in line

15 that we have to be mindful of.

16 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: And just adding on to

17 what Tracie had said was, you know, -- and I give a lot

18 of credit to our staff. I mean, we sat in our

19 conference room and just going through the specific

20 areas and lines. Okay. How can we streamline this

21 sentence or this section?

22 And there were a lot of areas. I give them a

23 lot of credit for thinking out-of-the-box in the way

24 that we had usually done things in the past. And they

25 did a real good job.

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1 But if there are other areas, please let us

2 know. If there are areas where you think we could,

3 while maintaining the standard, just make it less

4 specific.

5 One of the areas that the Chairwoman identified

6 was, there was an area where it said that a report had

7 to be submitted on an 8-and-a-half by 11 sheet of

8 paper. You know, that was not an issue. We just need

9 the information. We really don't care what it's

10 submitted on.

11 So different areas like that, we tried to

12 identify that this standard was too strict and that if

13 there was an easier way, we need X, Y, and Z. How you

14 submit that, well, that's up to the TGRA of gaming

15 operation to establish standards to do so.

16 So if there's any areas that you can think of,

17 or suggestions that you can make, we definitely invite

18 those comments.

19 Any other comments?

20 (No response.)

21 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: You know, an area in

22 Oklahoma that was raised, when we were talking about

23 Section 543.4, and that's the small and charitable

24 calibration section exception.

25 We're looking at this as a way of streamlining

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1 it; however, it was identified to us that that could

2 pose some problems, removing the charitable exception

3 or molding that into the small operation section.

4 Does anyone have any comments on that? This is

5 an area that we're just trying to think of a way to

6 streamline the regulation; however, we don't want to do

7 anything that's going to cause any problems.

8 We did hear, like I said, in Oklahoma that this

9 could cause some issues for us in charitable

10 operations. And I'm not sure if anybody has any

11 thoughts or ideas about that. We definitely would be

12 interested in hearing that.

13 MS. HOMER: I guess what the issue is, of what

14 was being raised in Oklahoma, is that it's because the

15 language is there -- like some tribes do regulate like

16 the villages or the subcomponents of the tribe that do

17 gaming charitably. They're not ponying up any of their

18 money back to the Tribal Government, but they're doing

19 it for their charitable purpose.

20 And the fact that the language is just there,

21 you know, clarifies that the Tribal Gaming Regulatory

22 Agency has that -- or the tribe has the authority to

23 regulate those kinds of charitable activities.

24 And so whether that is, in fact, by operation

25 of law, the case, to the removal of the language.

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1 There was concern that it would look like that

2 authority has been taken away.

3 And then the more mothers can't have their

4 Bingo or don't have to submit to the rulemaking

5 authority of the tribe. And that could become an

6 issue. So that's what that was about.

7 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: We certainly don't want

8 to raise an issue that would have to be addressed in

9 the future down the road. So I appreciate that.

10 Any other comments?

11 (No response.)

12 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: We might have to ask

13 Tracie to start pulling out questions, because she can

14 do it.

15 (Laughter.)

16 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Well, if there's no

17 objection from the Chair, I'd say we probably will

18 break for lunch. The schedule has us coming back at

19 1:30, and going until 4:00. Like we had said earlier,

20 if there are no other comments, we will probably end

21 early today.

22 We'll come back at 1:30. In the event that

23 anyone was planning to be here in the afternoon to make

24 sure that they can make a comment for the record.

25 However, if you have nothing else to add,

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1 it doesn't necessarily mean you have to come back at

2 1:30. We will be here. We'll open the floor up for

3 additional comments at 1:30, for either 547 or 543.

4 If there are no comments, we will probably adjourn and

5 conclude the consultation.

6 So feel free to come back; however, if you've

7 said everything you needed to say, you don't have to

8 stay for after the lunch. So I'll turn it back over to

9 the Chair then for the break.

10 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: Okay. Well, if it is the

11 case that we don't see you after lunch, I want to thank

12 everybody for attending.

13 I really hope that this has been helpful and

14 that you provide your comments, in any fashion as it

15 suits you, and you consider how these may affect your

16 tribe, specifically.

17 That is really sort of what we were trying to

18 get at with our preamble to these, so that we get, and

19 be mindful, of our responsibility to all tribes, and a

20 bigger picture of how this affects tribes,

21 specifically.

22 So we wish you well if you've traveled far.

23 If I don't see you after lunch, please travel safe, and

24 the best to you and yours.

25 If you have any question, you can always call

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2 we'll see at 1:30.

3 So plenty of places to have meals around here,

4 and I'm sure the Gila River Indian Community would be

5 happy to have you.

6 So thank you and we'll either see you after

7 lunch or not. Thank you.

8 (A recess was taken from 11:46 a.m. to

9 1:41 p.m.)

10 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: I see many people have

11 returned. I hope you all had a pleasant lunch.

12 I want to remind everybody, there are

13 refreshments back there. Please feel free.

14 So with that, I'm just going to turn it over to

15 you or anyone on the floor who wants to make a comment

16 or has questions.

17 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Any other questions on

18 anything?

19 MS. HOMER: You paused just a little bit too

20 long.

21 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: Too long. You missed it.

22 I'm sorry.

23 (Laughter.)

24 MS. HOMER: All I wanted to say is thank you

25 very much. I thought this was a very productive

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2 style.

3 I want to thank you and the NIGC staff for

4 really -- I know what a humongous effort your

5 regulatory review has been. I know it's probably kept

6 you away from your families and your kids. Just thank

7 you all very well for your hard work.

8 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: Well, thank you. We

9 appreciate that, and it's all part of what our job is.

10 I do want to echo your sentiments towards our

11 staff. You all have really stepped up. But keep in

12 mind, they have their regular duties that they have to

13 take care of and have stepped up on the regulation and

14 joining us on the road and managing all the comments.

15 They've done a really great job. So I

16 appreciate it. Thank you.

17 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Thank you, Liz.

18 I appreciate it.

19 Any other questions or comments?

20 (No response.)

21 COMMISSIONER LITTLE: Okay. Well, I guess I'll

22 let the Chair close out our meeting.

23 Just before I go, I just want to thank

24 everybody for attending. I wish everyone safe travels

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1 I want to thank the staff and echo what the

2 Chair was saying. You know, it's easy for the

3 Commission to sit up here with all these presentations.

4 But the staff does a lot of work. They're all

5 dedicated.

6 And I've said this on a number of occasions,

7 you know, I think one of the biggest assets that we've

8 inherited from previous Commissions is our staff. And

9 we're very grateful for the dedication and the hard

10 work that they provide the Commission and this industry

11 every day. So I want to thank them.

12 And I want to thank you all for attending and

13 remind everybody that we're coming close to the 31st of

14 July. Please send in those comments.

15 If the discussion draft coming through was any

16 indication, you set the standards very high of the

17 quality of comments that were sent in. So we'll

18 probably be expecting the same type. So please send

19 those in as soon as you can. So thank you.

20 CHAIRWOMAN STEVENS: All right. And with that,

21 I'll go ahead and close this consultation.

22 Just so you know, the next consultation will be

23 at Cache Creek, outside of Sacramento. That will be on

24 July 11th.

25 The one after that will be on July 19th at

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2 Northwest tradeshow.

3 Feel free to attend or, as always, we put the

4 transcripts on our webpage. So if you're not able to

5 attend, you can see what happened.

6 Please do submit your comments.

7 And with that, safe travels and thank you for

8 attending.

9 (The meeting concluded at 1:45 p.m.)

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4 BE IT KNOWN that the foregoing transcript

5 was taken before me, Cindy Bachman, a Certified

6 Reporter in the State of Arizona; that the witness

7 before testifying was duly sworn by me to testify the

8 whole truth; that the questions propounded to the

9 witness and the answers of the witness thereto were

10 taken down by the Voice Writing method and translated

11 into text via speech recognition under my direction; at

12 the witness's request, notification was provided that

13 the deposition was available to read and sign; and that

14 the foregoing typewritten pages are a true and correct

15 transcript of all proceedings.

16 I FURTHER CERTIFY that I am in no way

17 related to any of the parties hereto, nor am I in any

18 way interested in the outcome hereof.

19 DATED at Phoenix, Arizona, this 11th day

20 of July, 2012.

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