Opinion ID: 1104877
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Heading: Part III. DEFINITIONS

Text: As used in this Compact and the Appendices thereto: A. Annual Oversight Assessment means the assessment described in Part XI., Section C of this Compact. B. Class III gaming means the forms of Class III gaming defined in 25 U.S.C. § 2703(8) and by the regulations of the National Indian Gaming Commission. C. Commission means the Seminole Tribal Gaming Commission, which is the tribal governmental agency that has the authority to carry out the Tribe's regulatory and oversight responsibilities under this Compact; D. Compact means this Seminole Tribe of Florida and State of Florida Gaming Compact; E. Covered Game or Covered Gaming Activity means the following Class III gaming activities: 1. (a) Slot machines, meaning any mechanical or electrical contrivance, terminal that may or may not be capable of downloading slot games from a central server system, machine, or other device that, upon insertion of a coin, bill, ticket, token, or similar object or upon payment of any consideration whatsoever, including the use of any electronic payment system, except a credit card or debit card, is available to play or operate, the play or operation of which, whether by reason of skill or application of the element of chance or both, may deliver or entitle the person or persons playing or operating the contrivance, terminal, machine, or other device to receive cash, billets, tickets, tokens, or electronic credits to be exchanged for cash or to receive merchandise or anything of value whatsoever, whether the payoff is made automatically from the machine or manually. The term includes associated equipment necessary to conduct the operation of the contrivance, terminal, machine, or other device. Slot machines may use spinning reels, video displays, or both. (b) If at any time, State law authorizes the use of electronic payments systems utilizing credit or debit card payment for the play or operation of slot machines for any person, the Tribe shall be authorized to use such payment systems. 2. Any banking or banked card game, including baccarat, chemin de fer, and blackjack (21); 3. High stakes poker games, as provided in Part V., Section L; and 4. Any devices or games that are authorized under State law to the Florida State Lottery, provided that the Tribe will not offer such games through the Internet unless others in the State are permitted to do so. 5. Any new game authorized by Florida law for any person for any purpose. Except as provided in Section 5 above, nothing in this definition provides the Tribe the ability to conduct roulette, craps, roulette-styled games, or craps-styled games; however, nothing herein is intended to prohibit the Tribe from operating slot machines that employ video displays of roulette, wheels or other table game themes. F. Covered Game Employee or Covered Employee means any individual employed and licensed by the Tribe whose responsibilities include the rendering of services with respect to the operation, maintenance or management of Covered Games, including, but not limited to, the following: managers and assistant managers; accounting personnel; Commission officers; surveillance and security personnel; cashiers, supervisors, and floor personnel; cage personnel; and any other employee whose employment duties require or authorize access to areas of the Facility related to the conduct of Covered Games or the technical support or storage of Covered Game components. This shall not apply to the Tribe's elected officials provided that such individuals are not directly involved in the operation, maintenance, or management of Covered Games or Covered Games components; G. Documents means books, records, electronic, magnetic and computer media documents and other writings and materials, copies thereof, and information contained therein; H. Effective Date means the date on which the Compact becomes effective pursuant to Part XVI.A. of this Compact; I. Facility or Facilities means any building of the Tribe in which the Covered Games authorized by this Compact are conducted on Indian lands as defined by the IGRA. Subject to the terms of this Compact, the Tribe shall have the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that the operation of each Facility conforms to the Compact as required herein; J. Guaranteed Minimum Payment means the minimum Payment the Tribe agrees to make to the State as provided by Part XI of the Compact; K. IGRA means the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Pub.L. 100-497, Oct. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2467, codified at 25 U.S.C. Section 2701 et seq. and 18 U.S.C. Sections 1166 to 1168; L. Net Poker Income means the total revenue from all hands played, including buy-ins and rebuys, less overhead and operating costs. Operating costs include, but are not limited to, all tournament prizes, amenities, gifts, advertising, comps, labor, surveillance, television production and, rooms, food and beverage provided to celebrities and previously rated players as part of a tournament. M. Net Win means the total receipts from the play of all Covered Games less all prize payouts and participation fees. N. Participation fees means payments made to suppliers on a periodic basis by the Tribe for the right to lease or otherwise offer for play gaming devices that the Tribe does not own. Participation fees can be royalty payments, or lease payments. The Tribe assures that it holds no current interest in any company that supplies gaming devices and that if it acquires such an interest in the future, that it will forego the deduction of such fees with respect to that supplier in which it holds an interest. O. Patron means any person who is on the premises of a Facility, or who is entering the Tribe's Indian lands for the purpose of playing Covered Games authorized by this Compact; P. Revenue Share means the periodic payment by the Tribe to the State provided for in Part XI of this Compact; Q. Revenue Sharing Cycle means the annual (12-month) period of the Tribe's operation of Covered Games in its Facilities and whose first annual Cycle shall commence on the day the Tribe makes Covered Games available for public play in its Facilities; R. Rules and regulations means the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission for implementation of this Compact; S. State means the State of Florida; T. State Compliance Agency (SCA) means the state agency that has the authority to carry out the State's oversight responsibilities under this Compact, which may be any agency designated by the Legislature for this purpose. The SCA shall be the Governor or his designee unless and until an SCA has been designated by the Legislature; provided, however, that nothing in this Compact is intended to empower the Governor to engage in any act not authorized by the Florida Constitution or Florida Statutes; U. Tribe means the Seminole Tribe of Florida.