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29-BILL NO. 585 By: Coleman of the Senate
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38-[ state-tribal gaming - license - revenue sharing -
39-exception - sports pools - event pools - regulations
40-- Gaming Compact Supplement - submissions - payment -
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28+STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30+1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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34+SENATE BILL 585 By: Coleman
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40+COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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42+An Act relating to amusement and sports; amending 3A
43+O.S. 2021, Sections 262 , 280, and 281, which relate
44+to state-tribal gaming and the Model Tribal Gaming
45+Compact; authorizing issuance of certain license;
46+requiring certain revenue sharing; providing
47+exception; updating language related to sports pools;
48+updating statutory references; defining terms;
49+authorizing certain event pools and Internet event
50+pools; requiring tribes to enforce certain
51+regulations; establishing certain Gaming Compact
52+Supplement; providing certain terms; requiring
53+certain submissions to the United States Department
54+of the Interior; deemi ng certain payment an
55+exclusivity; providing for codification; and
56+providing an effective date .
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4662 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
4763 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 3A O.S. 2021, Section 262, is
4864 amended to read as follows:
4965 Section 262. A. If at least four Indian tribes enter into the
5066 model tribal-state compact Model Tribal Gaming Compact set forth in
5167 Section 281 of this title, and such compacts are approved by the
5268 Secretary of the Interior and notice of such a pproval is published
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5395 in the Federal Register, the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission
5496 (“Commission”) shall license organization licensees which are
5597 licensed pursuant to Section 205.2 of this title to conduct
5698 authorized gaming as that term is defined by this act the State-
5799 Tribal Gaming Act pursuant to this act the State-Tribal Gaming Act
58100 utilizing gaming machine s or devices authorized by this act the
59101 State-Tribal Gaming Act subject to the limitations of subsection C
60102 of this section. No fair association or orga nization licensed
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87103 pursuant to Section 208.2 of this title or a city, town or
88104 municipality incorporated or otherwise, or an instrumentality
89105 thereof, may conduct authorized gaming as that term is defined by
90106 this act the State-Tribal Gaming Act.
91107 Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 941 through 988 of
92108 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the conducting of an d
93109 participation in gaming in accordance with the provisions of this
94110 act the State-Tribal Gaming Act or the model compact set forth in
95111 Section 281 of this title is lawful and shall not be subject to any
96112 criminal penalties. Provided further, a licensed manufacturer or
97113 distributor licensed pursuant to this act the State-Tribal Gaming
98114 Act may manufacture, exhibit or store as a lawful activity any
99115 machines or devices which are capable of being used to conduct the
100116 following types of gaming:
101117 1. Gaming authorized by the State-Tribal Gaming Act; or
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102144 2. Other gaming which may be lawfully conducted by an Indian
103145 tribe in this state.
104146 B. Except for Christmas Day, aut horized gaming may only be
105147 conducted by an organization licensee on days when the licensee is
106148 either conducting live racing or is accepting wagers on simulcast
107149 races at the licensee ’s racing facilities. Authorized gaming may
108150 only be conducted by organ ization licensees at enclosure locations
109151 where live racing is conducted. Under no circumstances shall
110152 authorized gaming be conducted by an organization licensee at any
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137153 facility outside the organization licensee ’s racing enclosure. No
138154 person who would not be eligible to be a patron of a pari -mutuel
139155 system of wagering pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of
140156 Section 208.4 of this title shall be admitted into any area of a
141157 facility when authorized games are played nor be permitted to
142158 operate, or obtain a prize from, or in connection with, the
143159 operation of any authorized game, directly or indirectly.
144160 C. In order to encourage the growth, sustenance and development
145161 of live horse racing in this state and of the state ’s agriculture
146162 and horse industries, the Comm ission is hereby authorized to issue
147163 licenses to conduct authorized gaming to no more than three
148164 organization licensees operating racetrack locations at which horse
149165 race meetings with pari -mutuel wagering, as authorized by the
150166 Commission pursuant to th e provisions of this title, occurred in
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152194 1. An organization licensee operati ng a racetrack location at
153195 which an organization licensee is licensed to conduct a race meeting
154196 pursuant to the provisions of Section 205.2 of this titl e located in
155197 a county with a population exceeding six hundred thousand (600,000)
156198 persons, according to the most recent Federal Decennial Census,
157199 shall be licensed to operate not more than six hundred fifty (650)
158200 player terminals in any year. Beginning with the third year after
159201 an organization licensee is licensed pursuant to this paragraph to
160202 operate such player terminals, such licensee may be licensed to
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187203 operate an additional fifty (50) player terminals. Beginning with
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189205 to this paragraph to operate such player terminals, such licensee
190206 may be licensed to operate a further additional fifty (50) player
191207 terminals; and
192208 2. Two organization licensees operating racetrack locations at
193209 which the organization licensees are licensed to conduct race
194210 meetings pursuant to the provisions of Section 205.2 of this title
195211 located in counties with populations not exceeding four hundred
196212 thousand (400,000) persons, according to the most recent Federal
197213 Decennial Census, may each be licensed to operate not more than two
198214 hundred fifty (250) player terminals in any year.
199215 Subject to the limitations on the number of player terminals
200216 permitted to each organization licensee, an organization licensee
201217 may utilize electronic amusement games as defined in this act the
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202244 State-Tribal Gaming Act, electronic bonanza -style bingo games as
203245 defined in this act the State-Tribal Gaming Act and electronic
204246 instant bingo games as defined in this act the State-Tribal Gaming
205247 Act, and any type of gaming machine or device that is specifically
206248 allowed by law and that an Indian tribe in this state is authorized
207249 to utilize pursuant to a compact entered into between the state and
208250 the tribe in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Gaming
209251 Regulatory Act and any other machine or device that an Indian tribe
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237253 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, referred to collectively as
238254 “authorized games”. An organization licensee ’s utilization of such
239255 machines or devices shall be subject to the regulatory control and
240256 supervision of the Commission; provided, the Commission shall have
241257 no role in oversight and regulation of gaming conducted by a tribe
242258 subject to a compact. The Commission shall promulgate rules to
243259 regulate the operation and use of authorized gaming by organization
244260 licensees. In promulgating suc h rules, the Commission shall
245261 consider the provisions of any compact which authorizes electronic
246262 gaming which is specifically authorized by law by an In dian tribe.
247263 For the purpose of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection, the number
248264 of player terminals in an authorized game that permits multiple
249265 players shall be determined by the maximum number of players that
250266 can participate in that game at any give n time; provided, however,
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252294 linking of player terminals for progressive jackpots, so long as the
253295 limitations on the number of permitted player terminals at each
254296 organization licensee are not exc eeded. Each organization licensee
255297 shall keep a record of, and shall report at least quarterly to the
256298 Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission, the number of games authorized by
257299 this section utilized in the organization licensee ’s facility, by
258300 the name or type of each and its identifying number.
259301 D. No zoning or other local ordinance may be adopted or amended
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287303 live horse racing with the intent to restrict or prohibit an
288304 organization licensee ’s right to conduct authorized gaming at such
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290306 E. For purposes of this act the State-Tribal Gaming Act,
291307 “adjusted gross revenues ” means the total receipts received by an
292308 organization licensee from the play of all authorized gaming minus
293309 all monetary payouts.
294310 F. The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission shall promulgate rules
295311 to regulate, implement and enforce t he provisions of this act the
296312 State-Tribal Gaming Act with regard to the conduct of authorized
297313 gaming by organization licensees; provided, regulation an d oversight
298314 of games covered by a compact and operated by an Indian tribe shall
299315 be conducted solely pursuant to the requirements of the compact.
300316 G. The Commission is hereby authorized to issue one license to
301317 conduct event wagering on nontribal land to a professional sports
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302344 team in this state that is a part of the National Basketball
303345 Association. Such profe ssional sports team shall have the right to
304346 sublicense the event wagering license to one tribal -approved
305347 operator for mobile and in -person event wagerin g on nontribal land.
306348 All gross gaming revenues generated from the license shall be shared
307349 with all tribal entities that have entered into the Model Tribal
308350 Gaming Compact.
309351 H. If an organization licensee operates or attempts to operate
310352 more player terminals which offer authorized games than it is
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337353 authorized to offer to the public by this act the State-Tribal
338354 Gaming Act or the terms of its license, upon written notice from the
339355 Commission, such activity shall cease forthwith. Such activity
340356 shall constitute a basis upon which the Commission may suspend or
341357 revoke the licensee’s license. The Commission shall promulgate any
342358 rules and regulations necessary to enforce the provisions of this
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344360 H. I. This act The State-Tribal Gaming Act is game-specific and
345361 shall not be construed to allow the operation of any other form of
346362 gaming unless specifically allowed by this act the State-Tribal
347363 Gaming Act. This act The State-Tribal Gaming Act shall not permit
348364 the operation of slot machines, house -banked card games, or house-
349365 banked table games involving dice or roulette wheels, except when
350366 expressly permitted in Section 4 of this act, or games where winners
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351393 are determined by wagering on the outcome of a sports contest ,
352394 except as provided for in Section 4 of this act.
353395 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 3A O.S. 2021, Section 280, is
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355397 Section 280. The State of Oklahoma through the concurrence of
356398 the Governor after considering the executive prerogatives of that
357399 office and the power to negotiate the terms of a compact between the
358400 state and a tribe, and by means of the execution of the State -Tribal
359401 Gaming Act, and with the concurrence of the State Legislature
360402 through the enactment of the State -Tribal Gaming Act, hereby makes
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387403 the following offer of a model tribal gaming compact Model Tribal
388404 Gaming Compact regarding gaming to all federal ly recognized Indian
389405 tribes as identified in the Federal Register within this state that
390406 own or are the beneficial owners of Indian lands as defined by the
391407 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C., Section 2703(4), and over
392408 which the tribe has jurisdiction as recognized by the Secretary of
393409 the Interior and is a part of the tribe ’s “Indian reservation” as
394410 defined in 25 C.F.R., Part 151.2 or has been acq uired pursuant to 25
395411 C.F.R., Part 151, which, if accepted, shall constitute a gaming
396412 compact between this st ate and the accepting tribe for purposes of
397413 the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Acceptance of the offer contained
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399415 executive officer of the tribal government whose authority to enter
400416 into the compact Compact shall be set forth in an accompanying law
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401443 or ordinance or resolution by the governing body of the tribe, a
402444 copy of which shall be provided by the tribe to the Governor. No
403445 further action by the Governor or the state is required before the
404446 compact Compact can take effect. A tribe accepting this Model
405447 Tribal Gaming Compact is responsible for submitting a copy of the
406448 Compact executed by the tribe to the Secretary of the Interior for
407449 approval and publication in the Federal Register. The tribe shall
408450 provide a copy of the executed Compact to the Governor. No tribe
409451 shall be required to agree to terms different than the terms set
410452 forth in the Model Tribal Gaming Compact, which is set forth in
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437453 Section 281 of this title. As a precondition to execution o f the
438454 Model Tribal Gaming Compact by any tribe, the tribe must have paid
439455 or entered into a written agreement for payment of any fines
440456 assessed prior to the effective date of the State -Tribal Gaming Act
441457 by the federal government with respect to the tribe ’s gaming
442458 activities pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
443459 Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 941 through 988 of
444460 Title 21 of the Oklaho ma Statutes, the conducting of and the
445461 participation in any game authorized by the model compact Model
446462 Tribal Gaming Compact set forth in Section 281 of this title are
447463 lawful when played pursuant to a compact which has become effective.
448464 1. Prior to July 1, 20 08, of all fees received by the state
449465 pursuant to subsection A of Part 11 of the Model Tribal Gaming
450466 Compact set forth in Section 281 of this title:
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451493 a. twelve percent (12%) shall be deposited in the
452494 Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund, and
453495 b. eighty-eight percent (88%) of such fees shall be
454496 deposited in the Education Reform Revolving Fund.
455497 2. On or after July 1, 2008, of all fees received by the state
456498 pursuant to subsection A of Part 11 of the Model Tribal Gaming
457499 Compact set forth in Section 281 of this title and Gaming Compact
458500 Supplements offered pursuant to Section 2 280.1 of this title and
459501 Section 4 of this act:
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486502 a. twelve percent (12%) shall be deposited in the General
487503 Revenue Fund, and
488504 b. eighty-eight percent (88%) of such fees shall be
489505 deposited in the Education Reform Revolving Fund.
490506 Provided, the first Twenty Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty -three
491507 Dollars and thirty-three cents ($20,833.33) of all fees received
492508 each month by the state pursuant to subsection A of Part 11 of the
493509 Model Tribal Gaming Compact set forth in Section 281 of this title
494510 and Gaming Compact Supplements offered pursuant to Section 2 280.1
495511 of this title and Section 4 of this act shall be transferred to the
496512 Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for the
497513 treatment of compulsive gambling disorder and educational programs
498514 related to such disorder.
499515 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 3A O.S. 2021, Section 281, is
500516 amended to read as follows:
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501543 Section 281. This section sets forth the provisions of the
502544 Model Tribal Gaming Compact.
503545 MODEL TRIBAL GAMING COMPACT
504546 Between the [Name of Tribe]
505547 and the STATE OF OKLAHOMA
506548 This Compact is made and entered into by and between the [Name
507549 of Tribe], a federally recognized Indian tribe ( “tribe”), and the
508550 State of Oklahoma (“state”), with respect to the operation of
509551 covered games (as defined herein) on the tribe ’s Indian lands as
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536552 defined by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C., Section
537553 2703(4).
538554 Part 1. TITLE
539555 This document shall be referred to as the “[Name of Tribe] and
540556 State of Oklahoma Gaming Compact ”.
541557 Part 2. RECITALS
542558 1. The tribe is a federally recognized tribal government
543559 possessing sovereign powers and rights of self -government.
544560 2. The State of Oklahoma is a state of the United States of
545561 America possessing th e sovereign powers and rights of a state.
546562 3. The state and the tribe maintain a government -to-government
547563 relationship, and this Compact will help to foster mutual respect
548564 and understanding among Indians and non -Indians.
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549591 4. The United States Supreme Court has long recognized the
550592 right of an Indian tribe to regulate activity on lands within its
551593 jurisdiction.
552594 5. The tribe desires to offer the play of covered games, as
553595 defined in paragraphs 5, 10, 11 and 12 of Part 3 of this Compact, as
554596 a means of generating revenues for purposes authorized by the Indian
555597 Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C., Section 2701, et seq., inc luding
556598 without limitation the support of tribal governmental programs, such
557599 as health care, housing, sewer and water projects, police,
558600 corrections, fire, judicial services, highway and bridge
559601 construction, general assistance for tribal elders, day care for the
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586602 children, economic development, educational opportunities and other
587603 typical and valuable governmental services and programs for tribal
588604 members.
589605 6. The state recognizes that the positive effects of this
590606 Compact will extend beyond the tribe ’s lands to the tribe’s
591607 neighbors and surrounding communities and will generally benefit all
592608 of Oklahoma. These positive effects and benefits may include not
593609 only those described in paragraph 5 of this Part, but also may
594610 include increased tourism and related economic development
595611 activities.
596612 7. The tribe and the state jointly wish to protect their
597613 citizens from any criminal involvement in the gaming operations
598614 regulated under this Compact.
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599641 Part 3. DEFINITIONS
600642 As used in this Compact:
601643 1. “Adjusted gross revenues ” means the total receipts received
602644 from the play of all covered games minus all prize payouts;
603645 2. “Annual oversight assessment ” means the assessment descri bed
604646 in subsection B of Part 11 of this Compact;
605647 3. “Central computer” means a computer to which player
606648 terminals are linked to allow competition in electronic bonanza -
607649 style bingo games;
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635651 state and the tribe, entered into pursuant to Section 280 of this
636652 title;
637653 5. “Covered game” means the following games conducted in
638654 accordance with the standards, as applicable, set forth in Sections
639655 270 through 277 of this title: an electronic bonanza -style bingo
640656 game, an electronic amusement game, an electronic instant bingo
641657 game, nonhouse-banked card games; any other game, if the operation
642658 of such game by a tribe would require a compact and if such game has
643659 been: (i) approved by the Oklahoma Horse Racin g Commission for use
644660 by an organizational licensee, (ii) approved by state legislation
645661 for use by any person or entity, or (iii) approved by amendment of
646662 the State-Tribal Gaming Act; and upon election by the tribe by
647663 written supplement to this Compact, any Cla ss II game in use by the
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648690 tribe, provided that no exclusivity payments shall be required for
649691 the operation of such Class II game;
650692 6. “Covered game employee ” means any individual employed by the
651693 enterprise or a third party providing management services to the
652694 enterprise, whose responsibilities include the rendering of services
653695 with respect to the operation, m aintenance or management of covered
654696 games. The term “covered game employee ” includes, but is not
655697 limited to, the following: managers and assistant man agers;
656698 accounting personnel; surveillance and security personnel; cashiers,
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685701 of the facility related to the conduct of co vered games or the
686702 maintenance or storage of covered game components. This shall not
687703 include upper level tr ibal employees or tribe ’s elected officials so
688704 long as such individuals are not directly involved in the operation,
689705 maintenance, or management of covere d game components. The
690706 enterprise may, at its discretion, include other persons employed at
691707 or in connection with the enterprise within the definition of
692708 covered game employee;
693709 7. “Documents” means books, records, electronic, magnetic and
694710 computer media documents and other writings and materials, copies
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697739 conditions set forth in subsection A of Part 15 of this Compact have
698740 been met;
699741 9. “Electronic accounting system” means an electronic system
700742 that provides a secure means to receive, store and access data and
701743 record critical functions and activities, as set forth in the State -
702744 Tribal Gaming Act;
703745 10. “Electronic amusement game ” means a game that is pla yed in
704746 an electronic environment in which a player ’s performance and
705747 opportunity for success can be improved by skill that conforms to
706748 the standards set forth in the State -Tribal Gaming Act;
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734750 in an electronic environment in which some or all of the numbers or
735751 symbols are drawn or electronically determined before the electronic
736752 bingo cards for that game are sold that conforms to the standards
737753 set forth in the State -Tribal Gaming Act;
738754 12. “Electronic instant bingo game” means a game played in an
739755 electronic environment in which a player wins if his or he r
740756 electronic instant bingo card contains a combination of numbers or
741757 symbols that was designated in advance of the game as a winning
742758 combination. There may be multiple winning combinations in each
743759 game and multiple winning cards that conform to the standards set
744760 forth in the State-Tribal Gaming Act;
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745787 13. “Enterprise” means the tribe or the tribal agency or
746788 section of tribal management with direct res ponsibility for the
747789 conduct of covered games, the tribal business enterprise that
748790 conducts covered games, or a person, corporation or other entity
749791 that has entered into a management contract with the tribe to
750792 conduct covered games, in accordance with IGRA. Th e names,
751793 addresses and identifying information of any covered game employees
752794 shall be forwarded to the SCA at least annually. In any event, the
753795 tribe shall have the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that the
754796 tribe or enterprise fulfills the respons ibilities under this
755797 Compact. For purposes of enforcement, the tribe is deemed to have
756798 made all promises fo r the enterprise;
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784800 covered games authorized by this Compact are conducted by the
785801 enterprise, located on Indian lands as defined by IGRA. The tribe
786802 shall have the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that a facility
787803 conforms to the Compact as required herein;
788804 15. “Game play credits” means a method of representing value
789805 obtained from the exch ange of cash or cash equivalents, or earned as
790806 a prize, in connection with electronic gaming. Game play cre dits
791807 may be redeemed for cash or a cash equivalent;
792808 16. “Player terminals” means electronic or electromechanical
793809 terminals housed in cabinets with inpu t devices and video screens or
794810 electromechanical displays on which players play electronic bonanza -
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795837 style bingo games, electronic instant bingo games or electronic
796838 amusement games;
797839 17. “Independent testing laboratory ” means a laboratory of
798840 national reputation that is demonstrably competent and qualified to
799841 scientifically test and evaluate devices for complia nce with this
800842 Compact and to otherwise perform the functions assigned to it in
801843 this Compact. An independent testing laboratory shall not be owned
802844 or controlled by the tribe, the enterprise, an organizational
803845 licensee as defined in the State -Tribal Gaming Act, the state, or
804846 any manufacturer, supplier or operator of gaming devices. The
805847 selection of an independent testing laboratory for any purpose und er
806848 this Compact shall be made from a list of one or more laboratories
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834850 hereby agree that any laboratory upon which the National Indian
835851 Gaming Commission (NIGC) has relied for such testing may be uti lized
836852 for testing required by this Compact;
837853 18. “IGRA” means the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Pub. L. 100 -
838854 497, Oct. October 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2467, codified at 25 U.S.C.,
839855 Section 2701 et seq. and 18 U.S.C., Sections 1166 to 1168;
840856 19. “Nonhouse-banked card games” means any card game in which
841857 the tribe has no interest in the outcome of the game, including
842858 games played in tournament formats and games in which the tribe
843859 collects a fee from the player for participating, and all bets are
844860 placed in a common p ool or pot from which all player winnings,
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845887 prizes and direct costs are paid. As provided herein,
846888 administrative fees may be charged by the tribe against any common
847889 pool in an amount equal to any fee paid the state; provided that the
848890 tribe may seed the pool as it determines necessary from time to
849891 time;
850892 20. “Patron” means any person who is on the premises of a
851893 gaming facility, for the purpose of playing covered games authorized
852894 by this Compact;
853895 21. “Principal” means, with respect to any entity, its sole
854896 proprietor or any partner, trustee, beneficiary or shareholder
855897 holding five percent (5%) or more of its beneficial or controlling
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882898 ownership, either directly or indirectly, or any officer, director,
883899 principal management employee, or key employee thereof;
884900 22. “Rules and regulations ” means the rules and regulations
885901 promulgated by the Tribal Compliance Agency for implementation of
886902 this Compact;
887903 23. “Standards” means the descriptions and specifications of
888904 electronic amusement games, electronic bonanza -style bingo games and
889905 electronic instant bingo games or components thereof as set forth in
890906 Sections 270 through 277 of this title as enacted in 2004 or as
891907 amended pursuant to paragraph 27 of this Part or subsection D of
892908 Part 13 of this Compact, including technic al specifications for
893909 component parts, requirements for cashless transaction systems,
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894936 software tools for sec urity and audit purposes, and procedures for
895937 operation of such games;
896938 24. “State” means the State of Oklahoma;
897939 25. “State Compliance Agency ” (“SCA”) means the state agency
898940 that has the authority to carry out the state ’s oversight
899941 responsibilities under this Compact, which shall be the Office of
900942 Management and Enterprise Services or its successor agency. Nothing
901943 herein shall supplant the role or dut ies of the Oklahoma State
902944 Bureau of Investigation under state law. The Oklahoma Horse Racing
903945 Commission and the Oklahoma Tax Commission shall have no role in
904946 regulating or oversight of any gaming conducted by a tribe;
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932948 governmental agency that has the authority to carry out the tribe ’s
933949 regulatory and oversight responsibilities under this Compact.
934950 Unless and until otherwise designated by the tribe, the TCA shall be
935951 the [Name of Tribe] Gaming Commissio n. No covered game employee may
936952 be a member or employee of the TCA. The tribe shall have the
937953 ultimate responsibility for ensuring that the TCA fulfills its
938954 responsibilities under this Compact. The members of the TCA shall
939955 be subject to background investigat ions and licensed to the extent
940956 required by any tribal or federal law, and in accordance with
941957 subsection B of Part 7 of this Compact. The tribe shall ensure that
942958 all TCA officers and agents are qualified for such position and
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944986 sufficient to carry out their responsibilities in accordance with
945987 industry standards;
946988 27. “State-Tribal Gaming Act” means the legislation in which
947989 this Model Tribal Gaming Compact is set forth and, at the tribe ’s
948990 option, amendments or successor statutes thereto;
949991 28. “Tribal law enforcement agency ” means a police or security
950992 force established and maintained by the tribe pursuant to the
951993 tribe’s powers of self-government to carry out law enforcement
952994 duties at or in conn ection with a facility; and
953995 29. “Tribe” means the [Name of Nation].
954996 Part 4. AUTHORIZATION OF COVERED GAMES
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981997 A. The tribe and state agree that the tribe is authorized to
982998 operate covered games only in accordance with this Compact.
983999 However, nothing in this Com pact shall limit the tribe ’s right to
9841000 operate any game that is Class II under IGRA and no Class II games
9851001 shall be subject to the exclusivity payments set forth in Part 11 of
9861002 this Compact. In the case of electronic bonanza -style bingo games,
9871003 there have been disagreements between tribes and federal regulators
9881004 as to whether or not such games are Class II. Wit hout conceding
9891005 that such games are Class III, the tribe has agreed to compact with
9901006 the state to operate the specific type of electronic bonanza -style
9911007 bingo game described in this Compact to remove any legal uncertainty
9921008 as to the tribe’s right to lawfully operate the game. Should the
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9941036 game described in this act be determined to be Clas s II by the NIGC
9951037 or a federal court, then the tribe shall have the option to operate
9961038 such games outside of t his Compact; provided, any obligations
9971039 pursuant to subsection F of Part 11 of this Compact shall not be
9981040 affected thereby.
9991041 B. A tribe shall not operate an electronic bonanza -style bingo
10001042 game, an electronic instant bingo game or an electronic amusement
10011043 game pursuant to this Compact until such game has been certified by
10021044 an independent testing laboratory and the TCA as meeting the
10031045 standards set out in th e State-Tribal Gaming Act for electronic
10041046 bonanza-style bingo games, electronic instant bingo games or
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10321048 in the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission rules issued pursuant to
10331049 subsection B of Section 268 of this title that modify the standards
10341050 for such games that may be conducted by organizational licensees.
10351051 Provided, the tribe may rely on any certification of an electronic
10361052 bonanza-style bingo game, an electronic instant bingo, or electronic
10371053 amusement games by the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission which was
10381054 obtained by an organization licensee pursuant t o the State-Tribal
10391055 Gaming Act to establish certification compliance under this Compact.
10401056 The tribe may also rely on any certification of an electronic
10411057 bonanza-style bingo game, electronic instant bingo or an electronic
10421058 amusement game by the TCA obtained by another tribe which has
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10431085 entered into the model compact to establish certification compliance
10441086 under this Compact.
10451087 Part 5. RULES AND REGULATIONS; MI NIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR
10461088 OPERATIONS
10471089 A. Regulations. At all times during the Term of this Compact,
10481090 the tribe shall be responsible for all duties which are assigned to
10491091 it, the enterprise, the facility, and the TCA under this Compact.
10501092 The tribe shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to
10511093 implement this Compact, which at a minimum shall expressly include
10521094 or incorporate by reference all provisions of this Part 5 and the
10531095 procedural requirements of Part 6 of this Compact. Nothing in this
10541096 Compact shall be construed to affect the tribe ’s right to amend its
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10821098 conformity with this Compact. The SCA may propose additional rules
10831099 and regulations related to implementation of this Compact to the TCA
10841100 at any time, and the TCA shall give good faith consideration to such
10851101 suggestions and shall notify the SCA of its response or action with
10861102 respect thereto.
10871103 B. Compliance; Internal Control Standards. All enterprises and
10881104 facilities shall comply with, an d all covered games approved under
10891105 the procedures set forth in this Compact shall be operated in
10901106 accordance with the requirements set forth in this Compact,
10911107 including, but not limited to, those set forth in subsections C and
10921108 D of this Part. In addition, all e nterprises and facilities shall
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10941136 of control that equals or exceeds those set forth in the National
10951137 Indian Gaming Commission ’s Minimum Internal Control Standards (25
10961138 C.F.R., Part 542), except as provided in Section 4 of this act .
10971139 C. Records. In addition to other records required to be
10981140 maintained herein, the enterprise or tribe shall maintain the
10991141 following records related to implementation of this Compact in
11001142 permanent form and as written or e ntered, whether manually or by
11011143 computer, and which shall be maintained by the enterprise and made
11021144 available for inspection by the SCA for no less than three (3) years
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11311147 monitoring room of the facility, including, but not limited to,
11321148 surveillance records kept in the normal course of enterprise
11331149 operations and in accordance with industry standards; provided,
11341150 notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, surveillance
11351151 records may, at the discretion of the enterprise, be destroyed if no
11361152 incident has been reported within one (1) year following the date
11371153 such records were made. Records, as used in this Compact, shall
11381154 include video tapes and any other storage media;
11391155 2. Payout from the conduct of all covered games;
11401156 3. Maintenance logs for all covered games gaming equipment used
11411157 by the enterprise;
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11431185 maintaining security at the facility, which at a minimum shall
11441186 conform to industry practices for such reports. The security logs
11451187 shall document any unusual or nonstandard activities, occurrences or
11461188 events at or related to the facility or in connection with the
11471189 enterprise. Each incident, without regard to materiality, shall be
11481190 assigned a sequential number for each such report. At a minimum,
11491191 the security logs shall consist of the fol lowing information, which
11501192 shall be recorded in a reasonable fashion noting:
11511193 a. the assigned number of the incident,
11521194 b. the date of the incident,
11531195 c. the time of the incident,
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11821198 f. the identity, including identification information, of
11831199 any persons involved in the incident and any known
11841200 witnesses to the incident, and
11851201 g. the tribal compliance o fficer making the report and
11861202 any other persons contributing to its preparation;
11871203 5. Books and records on all covered game activities of the
11881204 enterprise shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted
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11911233 D. Use of Net Revenues. Net revenues that the tribe receives
11921234 from covered games are to be used for any one or more of those
11931235 purposes permitted under IGRA:
11941236 1. To fund tribal government operations or program s;
11951237 2. To provide for the general welfare of the tribe and its
11961238 members;
11971239 3. To promote tribal economic devel opment;
11981240 4. To donate to charitable organizations; or
11991241 5. To help fund operations of local government agencies.
12001242 E. 1. The tribe’s rules and regulation s shall require the
12011243 enterprise at a minimum to bar persons based on their prior conduct
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12311247 2. The TCA shall establish a list of the persons barred from
12321248 the facility.
12331249 3. The enterprise shall employ it s best efforts to exclude
12341250 persons on such list from entry into its facility; provided, neither
12351251 persons who are barred but gain access to the facility, n or any
12361252 other person, shall have any claim against the state, the tribe or
12371253 the enterprise or any other person for failing to enforce such bar.
12381254 4. Patrons who believe they may be playing covered games on a
12391255 compulsive basis may request that their names b e placed on the list.
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12411283 players who have a p roblem with compulsive playing and shall be
12421284 instructed to ask them to leave. Signs and other materials shall be
12431285 readily available to direct such compul sive players to agencies
12441286 where they may receive counseling.
12451287 F. Audits. 1. Consistent with 25 C.F.R., Section 571.12,
12461288 Audit Standards, the TCA shall ensure that an annual independent
12471289 financial audit of the enterprise ’s conduct of covered games subjec t
12481290 to this Compact is secured. The audit shall, at a minimum, examine
12491291 revenues and expenses in connection wi th the conduct of covered
12501292 games in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and
12511293 shall include, but not be limited to, those matters necessa ry to
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12781294 verify the determination of adjusted gross revenues and the basis of
12791295 the payments made to the state pursuant to Part 11 of this Compact.
12801296 2. The auditor selected by the TCA shall be a firm of known and
12811297 demonstrable experience, expertise and statu re in conducting audits
12821298 of this kind and scope.
12831299 3. The audit shall be concluded within five (5) months
12841300 following the close of each calendar year, provided that extensions
12851301 may be requested by the tribe and shall not be refused by the state
12861302 where the circumstan ces justifying the extension request are beyond
12871303 the tribe’s control.
12881304 4. The audit of the conduct of covered games may be conducted
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12901332 if so conducted shall be separately stated for the re porting
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12921334 5. The audit shall conform to generally accepted auditing
12931335 standards. As part of the audit report, the auditor shall certify
12941336 to the TCA that, in the course of the audit, the auditor discovered
12951337 no matters within the scope of t he audit which were determined or
12961338 believed to be in violation of any provision of this Compact.
12971339 6. The enterprise shall assume all costs in connection with the
12981340 audit.
12991341 7. The audit report for the conduct of covered games shall be
13001342 submitted to the SCA within thirty (30) days of completion. The
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13271343 auditor’s work papers concerning covered games shall be made
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13291345 8. Representatives of the SCA may, upon request, meet with the
13301346 auditors to discuss the work papers, the audit or any ma tters in
13311347 connection therewith; provided, such discussions are limited to
13321348 covered games information and pursue legitimate state covered games
13331349 interests.
13341350 G. Rules for Play of and Prizes for Covered Games. Summaries
13351351 of the rules for playing covered game s and winning prizes shall be
13361352 visibly displayed in the facility. Complete sets of rules shall be
13371353 available in pamphlet form in the facility.
13381354 H. Supervisory Line of Authority. The enterprise shall provide
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13401382 with respect to those directly responsible for the conduct of
13411383 covered games, and shall promptly notify those agencies of any
13421384 material changes thereto.
13431385 I. Sale of Alcoholic Beverages. The sale and service of
13441386 alcoholic beverages in a faci lity shall be in compliance with state,
13451387 federal and tribal law in regard to the licensing and sale of such
13461388 beverages.
13471389 J. Age Restrictions. No person who would not be eligible to be
13481390 a patron of a pari-mutuel system of wagering pursuant to the
13491391 provisions of subsection B of Section 208.4 of this title shall be
13501392 admitted into any area in a facility where covered games are played,
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13771393 nor be permitted to operate, or obtain a prize from or in connection
13781394 with the operation of, any covered game, directly or indirectly .
13791395 K. Destruction of Documents. Enterprise books, records and
13801396 other materials documenting the conduct of co vered games shall be
13811397 destroyed only in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by
13821398 the TCA, which at a minimum shall provide as follows:
13831399 1. Material that might be utilized in connection with a
13841400 potential tort claim pursuant to Part 6 of this Compact, including,
13851401 but not limited to, incident reports, surveillance records,
13861402 statements, and the like, shall be maintained at least one (1) year
13871403 beyond the time which a claim can be made under Part 6 of this
13881404 Compact or, if a tort claim is made, beyond the final disposition of
13891405 such claim;
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13901432 2. Material that might be utilized in connection with a prize
13911433 claim, including but not limited to incident reports, surveill ance
13921434 records, statements, and the like, shall be maintained at least one
13931435 hundred eighty (180) days beyond the time which a claim can be made
13941436 under Part 6 of this Compact or, if a prize claim is made, beyond
13951437 the final disposition of such claim; and
13961438 3. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all
13971439 enterprise books and records with respect to the conduc t of covered
13981440 games or the operation of the enterprise, including, but not limited
13991441 to, all interim and final financial and audit reports and materials
14001442 related thereto which have been generated in the ordinary course of
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14271443 business, shall be maintained for the minimum period of three (3)
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14291445 L. Location. The tribe may establish and operate enterprises
14301446 and facilities that operate covered games only on its Indian lands
14311447 as defined by IGRA. The tribe shall notify the SCA of the operation
14321448 of any new facility fo llowing the effective date of this Compact ,
14331449 except as provided in Section 4 of this act . Nothing herein shall
14341450 be construed as expanding or otherwise al tering the term “Indian
14351451 lands”, as that term is defined in the IGRA, nor shall anything
14361452 herein be construed as altering the federal process governing the
14371453 tribal acquisition of “Indian lands” for gaming purposes.
14381454 M. Records of Covered Games. The TCA s hall keep a record of,
14391455 and shall report at least quarterly to the SCA, the number of
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14401482 covered games in each f acility, by the name or type of each and its
14411483 identifying number.
14421484 PART Part 6. TORT CLAIMS; PRIZE CLAIMS; LIMITED CONSENT TO SUIT
14431485 A. Tort Claims. The enterprise shall ensure that patrons of a
14441486 facility are afforded due process in seeking and receiving just and
14451487 reasonable compensation for a tort claim for personal injury or
14461488 property damage against the enterprise arising out of incidents
14471489 occurring at a facility, hereinafter “tort claim”, as follows:
14481490 1. During the term of this Compact, the enterprise shall
14491491 maintain public liability insurance for the express purposes of
14501492 covering and satisfying tort claims. The insurance shall have
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14771493 liability limits of not le ss than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
14781494 ($250,000.00) for any one person and Two Million Dollars
14791495 ($2,000,000.00) for any one occurrence for personal injury, and One
14801496 Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) for any one occurrence for property
14811497 damage, hereinafter the “limit of liability”, or the corresponding
14821498 limits under the The Governmental Tort Claims Act, whiche ver is
14831499 greater. No tort claim shall be paid, or be the subject of any
14841500 award, in excess of the limit of liability;
14851501 2. The tribe consents to suit on a l imited basis with respect
14861502 to tort claims subject to the limitations set forth in this
14871503 subsection and subsection C of this Part. No consents to suit with
14881504 respect to tort claims, or as to any other claims against the tribe
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14891531 shall be deemed to have been m ade under this Compact, except as
14901532 provided in subsections B and C of this Part;
14911533 3. The enterprise’s insurance policy shall include an
14921534 endorsement providing that the insurer may not invoke tribal
14931535 sovereign immunity in connection with any claim made within the
14941536 limit of liability if the claim complies with the limited consent
14951537 provisions of subsection C of this Part. Copies of all such
14961538 insurance policies shall be forwarded to the SCA;
14971539 4. Any patron having a tort claim shall file a written tort
14981540 claim notice by delivery to the enterprise or the TCA. The date the
14991541 tort claim notice is filed with the enterprise or the TCA shall be
15001542 deemed the official date of filing the tort claim notice. The tort
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15271543 claim notice shall be filed within one (1) year of the date of the
15281544 event which allegedly caused the claimed loss. Failure to file the
15291545 tort claim notice during such period of time shall forever bar such
15301546 tort claim; provided that a tort claim notice filed with the
15311547 enterprise or the TCA more than ninety (90) days, but with in one (1)
15321548 year, after the event shall be deemed to be timely filed, but any
15331549 judgment thereon shall be reduc ed by ten percent (10%) .;
15341550 5. If the tort claim notice is filed with the TCA, the TCA
15351551 shall forward a copy of the tort claim to the enterprise and the S CA
15361552 within forty-eight (48) hours of filing, and if the tort claim
15371553 notice is filed with the enterprise, the enterprise shall forward a
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15381580 copy of the tort claim to the TCA and the SCA within forty -eight
15391581 (48) hours of filing;
15401582 6. The tort claim notice shall state the date, time, place and
15411583 circumstances of the incident upon which the tort claim is based,
15421584 the identity of any persons known to have information regarding the
15431585 incident, including employees or others involved in or who witnessed
15441586 the incident, the amount of compensation and the basis for said
15451587 relief; the name, address and telephone number of the claimant, and
15461588 the name, address and telephone number of any representative
15471589 authorized to act or settle the claim on behalf of the claimant;
15481590 7. All tort claim notices shall be signed by the claimant. The
15491591 rules and regulations may additionally require that the tort claim
15501592 notices be signed under oath. The rules and regulations may also
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15781594 shall appear to be interviewed or deposed at least once under
15791595 reasonable circumstances, which shall include the attendance of the
15801596 claimant’s legal counsel if requested; provided that the enterprise
15811597 shall afford claimant at least thirty (30) days ’ written notice of
15821598 the interview or deposition; and provided further that the
15831599 claimant’s failure to appear without cause for any interview or
15841600 deposition properly noticed pursuant to this paragraph shall be
15851601 deemed a voluntary withdrawal of the tort claim;
15861602 8. The enterprise sha ll promptly review, investigate, and make
15871603 a determination regarding the tort claim. Any portion of a tort
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15891631 fails to notify the claimant in writing of its approval within
15901632 ninety (90) days of the filing date, unless the parties by written
15911633 agreement extend the date by which a denial shall be dee med issued
15921634 if no other action is taken. Each extension shall be for no more
15931635 than ninety (90) days, but there shall be no limit on the number of
15941636 written agreements for extensions; provided, that no written
15951637 agreement for extension shall be valid unless signed by the claimant
15961638 and an authorized representative of the enterprise. The claimant
15971639 and the enterprise may continue attempts to settle a claim beyo nd an
15981640 extended date; provided, settlement negotiations shall not extend
15991641 the date of denial in the absence of a written agreement for
16001642 extension as required by this paragraph;
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16281644 claim may be maintained in accordance with and subject to the
16291645 limitations of subsection C of this Part only if the following
16301646 requirements have been met:
16311647 a. the claimant has followed all procedures required by
16321648 this Part, including, without limitation, the delivery
16331649 of a valid and timely written tort claim notice to the
16341650 enterprise,
16351651 b. the enterprise has denied the tort claim, and
16361652 c. the claimant has filed the judicial proceeding no
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16391681 the claimant nor the enterprise may agree to extend
16401682 the time to commence a judicial proceeding; and
16411683 10. Notices explaining the procedure and time limitations with
16421684 respect to making a tort claim shall be prominently posted in the
16431685 facility. Such notices shall explain the method and places for
16441686 making a tort claim, that this procedure is the exclusive meth od of
16451687 making a tort claim, and that claims that do not follow these
16461688 procedures shall be forever barred. The enterprise shall make
16471689 pamphlets containing the requirements in this subsection readily
16481690 available to all patrons of the facility and shall provide such
16491691 pamphlets to a claimant within five (5) days of the filing of a
16501692 claim.
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16781694 facility are afforded due process in seeking and receiving just and
16791695 reasonable compensation arising from a patron ’s dispute, in
16801696 connection with his or her play of any covered game, the amount of
16811697 any prize which has been awarded, the failure to be awarded a prize,
16821698 or the right to receive a refund or other compensation, hereafter
16831699 hereinafter “prize claim”, as follows:
16841700 1. The tribe consents to suit on a limited basis with respect
16851701 to prize claims against the enterprise only as set forth in
16861702 subsection C of this Part; n o consents to suit with respect to prize
16871703 claims, or as to any other claims against the tribe shall be deemed
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16881730 to have been made under this Compact, except as provided in
16891731 subsections A and C of this Part;
16901732 2. The maximum amount of any prize claim shall be the am ount of
16911733 the prize which the claimant establishes he or she was entitled to
16921734 be awarded, hereafter hereinafter “prize limit”;
16931735 3. Any patron having a prize claim shall file a written prize
16941736 claim notice by delivery to the enterprise or the TCA. The date the
16951737 prize claim is filed with the enterprise or the TCA shall be deemed
16961738 the official date of filing the priz e claim notice. The prize claim
16971739 notice shall be filed within ten (10) days of the event which is the
16981740 basis of the claim. Failure to file the prize cla im notice during
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17271743 shall forward a copy of the prize claim to the enterprise and the
17281744 SCA within forty-eight (48) hours of its filing; and if the prize
17291745 claim notice is filed with the enterprise, the enterprise shall
17301746 forward a copy of the tort cla im to the TCA and the SCA within
17311747 forty-eight (48) hours of filing;
17321748 5. The written prize claim notice shall state the date, time,
17331749 place and circumstance s of the incident upon which the prize claim
17341750 is based, the identity of any persons known to have information
17351751 regarding the incident, including employees or others involved in or
17361752 who witnessed the incident, the amount demanded and the basis for
17371753 said amount, the name, address and telephone number of the claimant,
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17381780 and the name, address and telephone number of a ny representative
17391781 authorized to act or settle the claim on behalf of the claimant;
17401782 6. All notices of prize claims shall be signed by the claimant.
17411783 The rules and regulations may additionally require that the prize
17421784 claim notices be signed under oath;
17431785 7. The enterprise shall promptly review, investigate and make a
17441786 determination regarding the prize claim. Claimants shall cooperate
17451787 in providing informa tion, including personal sworn statements and
17461788 agreeing to be interviewed, as the enterprise shall reasonably
17471789 request. The claimant is permitted to have counsel present during
17481790 any such interview;
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17761792 hours from the time of filing the claim in accordance with paragraph
17771793 5 of this subsection, the TCA shall immediately notify the SCA in
17781794 writing that the claim has not been resolved;
17791795 9. In the event the claim is resolved, the TCA shall not be
17801796 obligated to report that fact to the SCA, but shall make TCA reports
17811797 available for review;
17821798 10. Any portion of a prize claim which is unresolved shall be
17831799 deemed denied if the enterprise fails to notify the claimant in
17841800 writing of its approval within thirty (30) days of th e filing date,
17851801 unless the parties agree by written agreement to extend the date.
17861802 Each extension shall be for no more than thirty (30) days, but there
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17881830 extensions; provided, that no written agree ments for extension shall
17891831 be valid unless signed by the claimant and an authorized
17901832 representative of the TCA . The claimant and the enterprise may
17911833 continue attempts to settle a claim beyond an extended date;
17921834 provided, settlement negotiations shall not extend t he date of
17931835 denial in the absence of a written extension required by this
17941836 paragraph;
17951837 11. A judicial proceeding for any cause arising from a prize
17961838 claim may be maintained in accordance with and subject to the
17971839 limitations of subsection C of this Part onl y if the following
17981840 requirements have been met:
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18271843 of a valid and timely written prize claim notice to
18281844 the enterprise,
18291845 b. the enterprise has denied the pr ize claim, and
18301846 c. the claimant has filed the judicial proceeding no
18311847 later than one hundred eighty (180) days after denial
18321848 of the claim by the enterprise; provided that neither
18331849 the claimant nor the enterprise may extend the time to
18341850 commence a judicial p roceeding; and
18351851 12. Notices explaining the procedure and time limitations with
18361852 respect to making a prize cla im shall be prominently posted in the
18371853 facility. Such notices shall explain the method and places for
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18381880 making claims, that this procedure is the exclusiv e method of making
18391881 a prize claim, and that claims that do not follow this procedure
18401882 shall be forever barred. The enterprise shall make pamphlets
18411883 containing the requirements in this subsection readily available to
18421884 all patrons of the facility and shall provide such pamphlets to a
18431885 claimant by the TCA within five (5) days of the filing date of a
18441886 claim.
18451887 C. Limited Consent to Suit for Tort Claims and Prize Claims.
18461888 The tribe consents to suit against the enterprise in a court of
18471889 competent jurisdiction with respe ct to a tort claim or prize claim
18481890 if all requirements of paragraph 9 of subsection A of this Part or
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18761892 been met; provided that such consent shall be subject to the
18771893 following additional co nditions and limitations:
18781894 1. For tort claims, consent to suit is granted only to the
18791895 extent such claim or a ny award or judgment rendered thereon does not
18801896 exceed the limit of liability. Under no circumstances shall any
18811897 consent to suit be effective as to any a ward which exceeds such
18821898 applicable amounts. This consent shall only extend to the patron
18831899 actually claiming to have been injured. A tort claim shall not be
18841900 assignable. In the event any assignment of the tort claim is made
18851901 in violation of this Compact , or any person other than the patron
18861902 claiming the injury becomes a party to any action hereunder, this
18871903 consent shall be deemed revoked for all purposes. Notwithstanding
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18881930 the foregoing, consent to suit shall not be revoked if an action on
18891931 a tort claim is filed by (i) a court appointed representative of a
18901932 claimant’s estate, (ii) an indispensable party, or (iii) a health
18911933 provider or other party subrogated to the claimant ’s rights by
18921934 virtue of any insurance policy; provided, that nothing herein is
18931935 intended to, or shall constitute a consent to suit against the
18941936 enterprise as to such party except to the extent such par ty’s claim
18951937 is:
18961938 a. in lieu of and identical to the claim that would have
18971939 been made by the claimant directly but for the
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19251941 party, and participation of such other party is in
19261942 lieu of and not in addition to pursuit of the claim by
19271943 the patron, and
19281944 b. the claim of such other party would have been subject
19291945 to a consent to suit hereunder if it had been made by
19301946 the claimant directly; and
19311947 2. For prize claims, consent is granted only to the extent such
19321948 claim does not exceed the prize limit. Under no circumstances shall
19331949 any award exceed the prize limit. This consent shall only extend to
19341950 the patron actually claiming t o have engaged in the play of a
19351951 covered game on which the claim is based. Prize claims shall not be
19361952 assignable. In the event any assignment of the prize claim is made,
19371953 or any person other than the claimant entitled to make the claim
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19381980 becomes a party to any action hereunder, this consent shall be
19391981 deemed revoked for all purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoin g,
19401982 consent to suit shall not be revoked if an action on a prize claim
19411983 is filed by (i) a court -appointed representative of a claimant ’s
19421984 estate, or (ii) an indispensable party, provided that nothing herein
19431985 is intended to, or shall constitute a consent to suit against the
19441986 enterprise as to such party except to the extent such party ’s claim
19451987 is:
19461988 a. in lieu of and identical to the claim that would have
19471989 been made by the claimant directly but for the
19481990 appointment of said representative or indispensable
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19751991 party, and participation of such other party is in
19761992 lieu of and not in addition to pursuit of the claim by
19771993 the patron, and
19781994 b. the claim of such other party would have been subject
19791995 to a consent to suit hereunder if it had been made by
19801996 the claimant directly.
19811997 D. Remedies in the Event of No or Inadequate Insurance for Tort
19821998 Claim. In the event a tort claim is made and there is no, or
19831999 inadequate, insurance in effect as required under this Compact, the
19842000 enterprise shall be deemed to be in default hereunder unless, within
19852001 ten (10) days of a demand by the SCA or a claimant to do so, the
19862002 enterprise has posted in an irrevocable escrow account at a state or
19872003 federally chartered bank which is not owned or controlled by the
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19882030 tribe, sufficient cash, a bond or other security sufficient to cover
19892031 any award that might be made within the limits set forth in
19902032 paragraph 1 of subsection A of this Part, and informs the claimant
19912033 and the state of:
19922034 1. The posting of the cash or bond;
19932035 2. The means by which the deposit can be independently verified
19942036 as to the amount and the fact that it is irrevocable until the
19952037 matter is finally resolved;
19962038 3. The right of the claimant to have this claim satisfied from
19972039 the deposit if the claimant is successful on the claim; and
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20252041 tribe’s tort law, if any, otherwise in accordance with principles of
20262042 due process, which will be afforded to the claimant so that the
20272043 intent of this Compact to provide claimants with a meaningful
20282044 opportunity to seek a just remedy under f air conditions will be
20292045 fulfilled.
20302046 Part 7. ENFORCEMENT OF COMPACT PROVISIONS
20312047 A. The tribe and TCA shall be responsible for regulating
20322048 activities pursuant to this Compact. As part of its
20332049 responsibilities, the tribe shall require the enterprise do the
20342050 following:
20352051 1. Operate the conduct of covered games in compliance with this
20362052 Compact, including, but not limited to, the standards and the
20372053 tribe’s rules and regulations;
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20392081 enterprise patrons and person nel, prevent illegal activity at the
20402082 facility, and protect any rights of patrons under the Indian Civil
20412083 Rights Act of 1968, 25 U.S.C., Sec. 1302-1303 Sections 1302 through
20422084 1303;
20432085 3. Promptly notify appropriate law enforcement authorities of
20442086 persons who may be involved in illegal acts in accordance with
20452087 applicable law;
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20732089 meets or exceeds federal and tribal standards for comparable
20742090 buildings; and
20752091 5. Prepare adequate emergency access plans to ensu re the health
20762092 and safety of all covered game patrons. Upon the finalization of
20772093 emergency access plans, the TCA or enterprise shall forward copies
20782094 of such plans to the SCA.
20792095 B. All licenses for members and employees of the TCA shall be
20802096 issued according to the same standards and terms applicable to
20812097 facility employees. The TCA shall employ qualified compliance
20822098 officers under the authority of the TCA. The compliance officers
20832099 shall be independent of the enterprise, and shall be supervised and
20842100 accountable only to the TCA. A TCA compliance officer shall be
20852101 available to the facility during all hours of operation upon
20862102 reasonable notice, and shall have immediate access to any and all
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20882130 the provisions of this Compact. The TCA shall investigate any such
20892131 suspected or reported violation of this Compact and shall require
20902132 the enterprise to correct suc h violations. The TCA shall officially
20912133 enter into its files timely written reports of investigations and
20922134 any action taken thereon, and shall forward copies of such reports
20932135 to the SCA within fifteen (15) days of such filing. Any such
20942136 violations shall be repor ted immediately to the TCA, and the TCA
20952137 shall immediately forward the same to the SCA. In addition, the TCA
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21232139 independently discovers.
21242140 C. In order to develop and foster a positive and effect ive
21252141 relationship in the enforcement of the provisions of this Compact,
21262142 representatives of the TCA and the SC A shall meet, not less than on
21272143 an annual basis, to review past practices and examine methods to
21282144 improve the regulatory scheme created by this Compact. The meetings
21292145 shall take place at a location mutually agreed to by the TCA and the
21302146 SCA. The SCA, prior to or during such meetings, shall disclose to
21312147 the TCA any concerns, suspected activities, or pending matters
21322148 reasonably believed to possibly constitu te violations of this
21332149 Compact by any person, organization or entity, if such disclosure
21342150 will not compromise the interest sought to be protected.
21352151 Part 8. STATE MONITORING OF COMPACT
21362152 A. The SCA shall, pursuant to the provisions of this Compact,
21372153 have the authority to monitor the conduct of covered games to ensure
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21392181 provisions of this Compact. In order to properly monitor the
21402182 conduct of covered games, agents of the SCA shall have reasonable
21412183 access to all areas of the facility related to the conduct of
21422184 covered games as provided herein:
21432185 1. Access to the faci lity by the SCA shall be during the
21442186 facility’s normal operating hours only; provided that to the extent
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21732189 without giving prior notice to the enterprise;
21742190 2. Any suspected or claimed violations of this Compact or of
21752191 law shall be directed in writing to the TCA; SCA agents shall not
21762192 interfere with the functioning of the enterprise; and
21772193 3. Before SCA agents enter any nonpublic area of the facility,
21782194 they shall provide proper photographic identification to the TCA.
21792195 SCA agents shall be accompanied in nonpublic areas of the facility
21802196 by a TCA agent. A one-hour notice by SCA to the TCA may be required
21812197 to assure that a TCA officer is available to accompany SCA agents at
21822198 all times.
21832199 B. Subject to the provisions herein, agents of the SCA shall
21842200 have the right to review and copy documents of the enterprise
21852201 related to its conduct of covered games. The review and copying of
21862202 such documents shall b e during normal business hours or hours
21872203 otherwise at tribe’s discretion. However, the SCA shall not be
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21892231 related to its conduct of covered games that contain business or
21902232 marketing strategies or other proprietary and confidential
21912233 information of the enterprise, including, but not limited to,
21922234 customer lists, business plans, advertising pr ograms, marketing
21932235 studies, and customer demographics or profiles. No documents of the
21942236 enterprise related to its conduct of covered games or copies thereof
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22232239 documents owned by the tribe and shall not be subject to public
22242240 release by the state.
22252241 C. At the completion of any SCA inspection or investigation,
22262242 the SCA shall forward a written report thereof to the TCA. The TCA
22272243 shall be apprised on a timely basis of all pertinent,
22282244 nonconfidential information regarding any violation of federal,
22292245 state, or tribal laws, the rules or regulations, or this Compact.
22302246 Nothing herein prevents the SCA from contacting tribal or federal
22312247 law enforcement authorities fo r suspected criminal wrongdoing
22322248 involving the TCA. TCA may interview SCA inspectors upon reasonable
22332249 notice and examine work papers and SCA in the same fashion that SCA
22342250 inspectors may examine auditors ’ notes and make auditor inquiry
22352251 unless providing such information to the TCA will compromise the
22362252 interests sought to be protected. If the SCA determines that
22372253 providing the information to the TCA will compromise the interests
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22392281 to the tribe in accordance with Part 13 14 of this Compact.
22402282 D. Nothing in this Compact shall be deemed to authorize the
22412283 state to regulate the tribe ’s government, including the TCA, or to
22422284 interfere in any way with the tribe ’s selection of its governmental
22432285 officers, including members of the TCA; provided, however, the SCA
22442286 and the tribe, upon request of the tribe, shall jointl y employ, at
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22712287 the tribe’s expense, an independent firm to perform on behalf of the
22722288 SCA the duties set forth in subsections A and B of this Part.
22732289 Part 9. JURISDICTION
22742290 This Compact shall not alter tribal, federal or state civil
22752291 adjudicatory or criminal jurisdiction.
22762292 Part 10. LICENSING
22772293 A. 1. Except as provided in paragraph 6 of Part 3 of this
22782294 Compact, no covered game employee shall be employed at a fa cility or
22792295 by an enterprise unless such person is licensed in accordance with
22802296 this Compact. In addition to t he provisions of this Part which are
22812297 applicable to the licensing of all covered game employees, the
22822298 requirements of 25 C.F.R., Part 556, Background Inve stigations for
22832299 Primary Management Officials and Key Employees, and 25 C.F.R., Part
22842300 558, Gaming Licenses for Key Employees and Primary Management
22852301 Officials, apply to Key Employees and Primary Management Officials
22862302 of the facility and enterprise.
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22882330 TCA for a license. Licenses shall be issued for perio ds of no more
22892331 than two (2) years, after which they may be renewed only following
22902332 review and update of the information upon which the license was
22912333 based; provided, the TCA may extend the period in which the license
22922334 is valid for a reasonable time pending the outcome of any
22932335 investigation being conducted in connection with the renewal of such
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23232339 3. The application process shall require the TCA to obtain
23242340 sufficient information and identification from the applicant to
23252341 permit a background investigation to deter mine if a license should
23262342 be issued in accordance with this Part and the rules and
23272343 regulations. The TCA shall obtain information about a prospective
23282344 covered game employee that includes:
23292345 a. full name, including any aliases by which applicant
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23312347 b. social security number,
23322348 c. date and place of birth,
23332349 d. residential addresses for the past five (5) years,
23342350 e. employment history for the past five (5) years,
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23372379 whether or not discipline was imposed, by any state or
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23392381 h. all criminal arrests and proceedings, except for minor
23402382 traffic offenses, to which the applicant has been a
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23422384 i. a set of fingerprints,
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23732389 4. Upon obtaining the required initial information from a
23742390 prospective covered game employee, the TCA shall forward a copy of
23752391 such information to the SCA, along with any determinations made with
23762392 respect to the issuance or denial of a temporary or permanent
23772393 license. The SCA may conduct its own background investigation of
23782394 the applicant at SCA expense, shall notify the TCA of such
23792395 investigation within a reasonable time from initiation of the
23802396 investigation, and shall provide a written repo rt to the TCA of the
23812397 outcome of such investigation within a reasonable time from the
23822398 receipt of a request from the TCA for such information. SCA
23832399 inspector field notes and the SCA inspector shall be available upon
23842400 reasonable notice for TCA review and inquiry.
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23862428 exceed ninety (90) days, and the enterprise may employ on a
23872429 probationary basis, an y prospective covered game employee who
23882430 represents in writing that he or she meets the standards set forth
23892431 in this Part, provided the TCA or enterprise is not in possession of
23902432 information to the contrary. The temporary license shall expire at
23912433 the end of the ninety-day period or upon issuance or denial of a
23922434 permanent license, whichever event occurs first. Provided that the
23932435 temporary license period may be extended at the discretion of the
23942436 TCA so long as good faith efforts are being made by the applicant to
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24222438 its investigation or is waiting on informa tion from others, and
24232439 provided further that in the course of such temporary or extended
24242440 temporary licensing period, no information has come to the atten tion
24252441 of the TCA which, in the absence of countervailing information then
24262442 in the record, would otherwise require denial of license. A
24272443 permanent license shall be issued or denied within a reasonable time
24282444 following the completion of the applicant ’s background
24292445 investigation.
24302446 6. In covered gaming the tribe shall not employ and shall
24312447 terminate, and the TCA shall not license and shall revoke a license
24322448 previously issued to, any covered game employee who:
24332449 a. has been convicted of any felony or an offense related
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24352477 b. has knowingly and willfully provided false material,
24362478 statements or information on his or her employment
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24382480 c. is a person whose prior activities, criminal record,
24392481 or reputation, habits, and associations pose a threat
24402482 to the public interest or to the effective regulation
24412483 and control of the conduct of covered games, or create
24422484 or enhance the dangers of unsuitable, unfair, or
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24722488 thereto.
24732489 7. The SCA may object to the employment of any individual by
24742490 the enterprise based upon the criteria set forth in paragraph 6 of
24752491 this subsection A of this Part. Such objection shall be in writing
24762492 setting forth the basis of the objection. The SCA inspector ’s work
24772493 papers, notes and exhibits which formed the SCA conclusion shall be
24782494 available upon reasonable notice for TCA review. The enterprise
24792495 shall have discretion to employ an individual over the objection of
24802496 the SCA.
24812497 8. The TCA shall have the discretion to initiate or continue a
24822498 background investigation of any licensee or license applicant and to
24832499 take appropriate action with respect to the issuance or continued
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24842526 validity of any license at any time, including suspending or
24852527 revoking such license.
24862528 9. The TCA shall require all co vered game employees to wear, in
24872529 plain view, identification cards issued by the TCA which include a
24882530 photograph of the employee, his or her first name, a four-digit
24892531 identification number unique to the license issued to the employee,
24902532 a tribal seal or signature verifying official issuance of the card,
24912533 and a date of expiration, which shall not extend beyond such
24922534 employee’s license expiration date.
24932535 B. 1. Any person or entity who, directly or indirectly,
24942536 provides or is likely to provide at least Twenty -five Thousand
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25222538 twelve-month period, or who has received at least Twenty -five
25232539 Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for goods or services provided to the
25242540 enterprise in any consecutive twelve -month period within the
25252541 immediately preceding twenty -four-month period, or any person or
25262542 entity who provides through sale, lease, rental or otherwise covered
25272543 games, or parts, maintenance or service in connection therewith to
25282544 the tribe or the enterprise at any time and in any amount, shall be
25292545 licensed by the TCA prior to the provision thereof. Provided, that
25302546 attorneys or certified public accountants and their firms shall be
25312547 exempt from the licensing requirement herein to the extent that they
25322548 are providing services covered by their professional licenses.
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25332575 2. Background investigations and licensing shall follow the
25342576 same process and apply the same criteria as for covered game
25352577 employees set forth in paragraph 6 of subsection A of this Part.
25362578 3. In the case of a license applicat ion of any entity, all
25372579 principals thereof shall be subjected to the same background
25382580 investigation required for the licensing of a covered game employee,
25392581 but no license as such need be issued; provided, no license shall be
25402582 issued to the entity if the TCA determines that one or more of its
25412583 principals will be persons who would not be qualified to receive a
25422584 license if they applied as covered game employee s.
25432585 4. Nothing herein shall prohibit the TCA from processing and
25442586 issuing a license to a principal in his or her own name.
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25722588 least every two (2) years for continuing compliance, and shall be
25732589 promptly revoked if the licensee is determined to be in violation of
25742590 the standards set forth in paragraph 6 of subsection A of this Part.
25752591 In connection with such a review, the TCA shall require the person
25762592 or entity to update all information provided in the pre vious
25772593 application.
25782594 6. The enterprise shall not enter into, or continue to make
25792595 payments pursuant to, any co ntract or agreement for the provision of
25802596 goods or services with any person or entity who does not meet the
25812597 requirements of this Part including, but not limited to, any person
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25832625 denied, or whose license has expired or been suspended or revoked.
25842626 7. Pursuant to 25 C.F.R., Part 533, all management contracts
25852627 must be approved by the Chair of the N ational Indian Gaming
25862628 Commission. The SCA shall be notified promptly after any such
25872629 approval.
25882630 8. In addition to any licensing criteria set forth above, if
25892631 any person or entity seeking licensing under this subsection is to
25902632 receive any fee or other payment bas ed on the revenues or profits of
25912633 the enterprise, the TCA may take into account whether or not such
25922634 fee or other payment is fair in light of market conditions and
25932635 practices.
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26212637 this subsection, any person or entity extending financing, directly
26222638 or indirectly, to the facility or enterprise in excess of Fifty
26232639 Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) in any twelve -month period shall be
26242640 licensed prior to providing such financing. Principals thereof
26252641 shall be subjected to background investigations and determinations
26262642 in accordance with the procedures and standards set forth in
26272643 subsection A of this Part. Licenses issued under this section shall
26282644 be reviewed at least every two (2) years for continuing compliance,
26292645 and shall be promptly revoked if the licensee is determined to be in
26302646 violation of the standards set forth in p aragraph 6 of subsection A
26312647 of this Part. In connection with such a review, the TCA shall
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26332675 the previous application.
26342676 2. The SCA shall be notified of all financing and loan
26352677 transactions with respect to covered games or supplies in which the
26362678 amount exceeds Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) in any twelve -
26372679 month period, and shall be entit led to review copies of all
26382680 agreements and documents in connection therewith.
26392681 3. A supplier of goods or ser vices who provides financing
26402682 exclusively in connection with the sale or lease of covered games
26412683 equipment or supplies shall be licensed solely in accorda nce with
26422684 licensing procedures applicable, if at all, to such suppliers
26432685 herein.
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26722688 state-regulated lending institution; any agency of the federal,
26732689 state, tribal or local government; or any person or entity,
26742690 including, but not limited to, an institutional investor who, alone
26752691 or in conjunction with others, lends money through publicly or
26762692 commercially traded bonds or other commercially traded instruments,
26772693 including but not limited to the holders of such bonds or
26782694 instruments or their assignees or transferees, or which bonds or
26792695 commercially traded instruments are underwritten by any entity whose
26802696 shares are publicly traded or which underwriter , at the time of the
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26832725 investigation requirements in subsection B of this Part or this
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26852727 D. In the event the SCA obj ects to a lender, vendor or any
26862728 other person or entity within subsection B or C of this Part seeking
26872729 to do business with the enterprise, or to the continued holding of a
26882730 license by such person or entity, it may notify the TCA of its
26892731 objection. The notice shall set forth the basis of the objection
26902732 with sufficient particularity to enable the TCA to investigat e the
26912733 basis of the objection. The SCA inspector and SCA inspector field
26922734 notes shall be available for TCA review and inquiry. Within a
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27222738 Part 11. EXCLUSIVITY AND FEES
27232739 A. The parties acknowledge and recognize that this Compact
27242740 provides tribes with substantial exclusivity and, consistent with
27252741 the goals of IGRA, special opportunities for tribal ec onomic
27262742 opportunity through gaming within the external boundaries of
27272743 Oklahoma in respect to the covered games. In consideration thereof,
27282744 so long as the state does not change its laws after the effective
27292745 date of this Compact to permit the operation of any additional form
27302746 of gaming by any such organization licensee, or change its laws to
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27322774 the tribe agrees to pay the following fees:
27332775 1. The tribe covenants and agrees to pay to the state a fee
27342776 derived from covered game revenues calculated as set forth in
27352777 paragraph 2 of this subsection. Such fee shall be paid no later
27362778 than the twentieth day of the month for revenues received by the
27372779 tribe in the preceding month; and
27382780 2. The fee shall be:
27392781 a. four percent (4%) of the first Ten Million Dollars
27402782 ($10,000,000.00) of adjusted gross revenues received
27412783 by a tribe in a calendar year from the play of
27422784 electronic amusement games, electronic bonanza -style
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27722788 by a tribe in a calendar year from the play of
27732789 electronic amusement games, electronic bonanza -style
27742790 bingo games and electronic instant bingo games,
27752791 c. six percent (6%) of all subsequent adjusted gross
27762792 revenues received by a tribe in a calendar year from
27772793 the play of electronic amusement games, electronic
27782794 bonanza-style bingo games and electronic instant bingo
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27812823 pool(s) or pot(s) from which prizes are paid for
27822824 nonhouse-banked card games. The tribe is entitled to
27832825 keep an amount equal to state paymen ts from the common
27842826 pool(s) or pot(s) as part of its cost of operating the
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27862828 Payments of such fees shall be made to the Treasurer of the
27872829 State of Oklahoma. Nothing Except as provided in Section 4 of this
27882830 act, nothing herein shall require the alloc ation of such fees to
27892831 particular state purposes, including, but not limited to, the actual
27902832 costs of performing the state’s regulatory responsibilities
27912833 hereunder.
27922834 B. Annual oversight assessment. In addition to the fee
27932835 provided for in subsection A of this Part , the state shall be
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28212837 oversight of covered games to the extent provided herein, “annual
28222838 oversight assessment ”. The annual oversight assessment, which shall
28232839 be Thirty-five Thousand Dollar s ($35,000.00), shall be determined
28242840 and paid in advance on a fiscal year basis for each twelve (12)
28252841 months ending on June 30 of each year.
28262842 C. Upon the effective date of this Compact, the tribe shall
28272843 deposit with the SCA the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50, 000.00)
28282844 (“start-up assessment”). The purpose of the start -up assessment
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28302872 oversight responsibilities hereunder and shall be a one -time payment
28312873 to the state for such purposes.
28322874 D. Nothing in this Compact shall be deemed to authorize the
28332875 state to impose any tax, fee, charge or assessment upon the tribe or
28342876 enterprise except as expressly authorized pursuant to this Compact;
28352877 provided that, to the extent that the tribe is required under
28362878 federal law to report prizes awarded, the tribe agrees to copy such
28372879 reports to the SCA.
28382880 E. In consideration for the covenants and agreements contained
28392881 herein, the state agrees that it will not, during the term of this
28402882 Compact, permit the nontribal operation of an y machines or devices
28412883 to play covered games or electronic or mechanical gaming devices
28422884 otherwise presently p rohibited by law within the state in excess of
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28712887 this provision to the tribe and agrees, in the event of a breach of
28722888 this provision by the state, to require any nontribal entity which
28732889 operates any such devices or machines in excess of such number or
28742890 outside of the designa ted location to remit to the state at least
28752891 quarterly no less than fifty percent (50%) of any increase in th e
28762892 entities’ adjusted gross revenues following the addition of such
28772893 excess machines. The state further agrees to remit at least
28782894 quarterly to eligible tr ibes, as liquidated damages, a sum equal to
28792895 fifty percent (50%) of any increase in the entities ’ adjusted gross
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28802922 revenues following the addition of such excess machines. For
28812923 purposes of this Part, “eligible tribes” means those tribes which
28822924 have entered into this Compact and are operating gaming pursuant to
28832925 this Compact within forty -five (45) miles of an enti ty which is
28842926 operating covered game machines in excess of the number authorized
28852927 by, or outside of the location designated by, the State -Tribal
28862928 Gaming Act. Such liquidated damages shall be allocated pro rata to
28872929 eligible tribes based on the number of covered game machines
28882930 operated by each Eligible Tribe in the time period when such
28892931 adjusted gross revenues were generated.
28902932 F. In consideration for the cov enants and agreements contained
28912933 herein, the tribe agrees that in the event it has currently or
28922934 locates in the future a facility within a radius of twenty (20)
28932935 miles from a recipient licensee as that term is defined in
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29212937 the requirements of subsection K of Section 263 of this title.
29222938 Part 12. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
29232939 In the event that either party to this Compact believes that the
29242940 other party has failed to comply with any requirement of this
29252941 Compact, or in the event of any dispute hereunder, including, but
29262942 not limited to, a dispute over the proper interpr etation of the
29272943 terms and conditions of this Compact, the following procedures may
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29292971 1. The goal of the parties shall be to resolve all disput es
29302972 amicably and voluntarily whenever possible. A party asserting
29312973 noncompliance or seeking an interpretation of this Compact first
29322974 shall serve written notice on the other party. The notice shall
29332975 identify the specific Compact provision alleged to have been
29342976 violated or in dispute and shall specify in detail the asserting
29352977 party’s contention and any factual bas is for the claim.
29362978 Representatives of the tribe and state shall meet within thirty (30)
29372979 days of receipt of notice in an effort to resolve the dispute;
29382980 2. Subject to the limitation set forth in paragraph 3 of this
29392981 Part, either party may refer a dispute arising under this Compact to
29402982 arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association
29412983 (AAA), subject to enforcement or pursuant to review a s provided by
29422984 paragraph 3 of this Part by a federal district court. The remedies
29432985 available through arbitrat ion are limited to enforcement of the
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29712987 of such arbitration forum and court for such limited purposes and no
29722988 other, and each waives immunity with respect thereto. One
29732989 arbitrator shall be chosen by the parties from a list of qualified
29742990 arbitrators to be provided by the AAA. If the parties cannot agree
29752991 on an arbitrator, then the arbitra tor shall be named by the AAA.
29762992 The expenses of arbitration shall be borne equally by the parties.
29772993 A party asserting noncompliance or seeking an interpretation of
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29793021 that to the best of the party ’s knowledge, information, and belief
29803022 formed after reasonable inquiry, the claim of noncompliance or the
29813023 request for interpretation of this Compact is warranted and made in
29823024 good faith and not for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to
29833025 cause unnecessary delay or the needless incurring of the cost of
29843026 resolving the dispute. If the dispute is found to have been
29853027 initiated in violation of this Part, the Arbitrator, upon request or
29863028 upon his or her own initiative, shall impose upon the violating
29873029 party an appropriate sanction, which may include an award to the
29883030 other party of its reasonable expenses incurred in having to
29893031 participate in the arbitration; and
29903032 3. Notwithstanding any provision of law, either party to the
29913033 Compact may bring an action against the o ther in a federal district
29923034 court for the de novo review of any arbitration award under
29933035 paragraph 2 of this P art. The decision of the court shall be
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30203036 subject to appeal. Each of the parties hereto waives immunity and
30213037 consents to suit therein for such limited pu rposes, and agrees not
30223038 to raise the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution or
30233039 comparable defense to the validity of such waiver.
30243040 Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize a money judgment
30253041 other than for damages for failure to comply with an arbitration
30263042 decision requiring the payment of monies.
30273043 Part 13. CONSTRUCTION OF COMPACT; FEDERAL APP ROVAL
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30283070 A. Each provision, section, and subsection of this Compact
30293071 shall stand separate and independent of every other provision,
30303072 section, or subsection. In the event that a federal district court
30313073 shall find any provision, section, or subsection of this Compact to
30323074 be invalid, the remaining provisions, sections, and subsections of
30333075 this Compact shall remain in full force and effect, unless the
30343076 invalidated provision, section or subsection is material.
30353077 B. Each party hereto agrees to defend the validity of this
30363078 Compact and the legislation in which it is embodied. This Compact
30373079 shall constitute a binding agreement between the parties and shall
30383080 survive any repeal or amendment of the State -Tribal Gaming Act.
30393081 C. The parties shall cooperate in seeking approval of this
30403082 Compact from an appropriate federal agency as a tribal -state compact
30413083 under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
30423084 D. The standards for electronic bon anza-style bingo games,
30433085 electronic instant bingo games and electronic amusement games
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30703086 established in the Sta te-Tribal Gaming Act as enacted in 2004, and,
30713087 at the election of the tribe, any standards contained in the
30723088 Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission rules issued pursuant to subsection
30733089 B of Section 268 of this title are hereby incorporated in this
30743090 Compact and shall survive any repeal of the State -Tribal Gaming Act,
30753091 or any games authorized thereunder. In the event that any of said
30763092 standards are changed by amen dment of the State-Tribal Gaming Act,
30773093 the tribe shall have the option to incorporate said changes into
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30783120 this Compact by delivery of written notice of said changes to the
30793121 Governor and the SCA.
30803122 Part 14. NOTICES
30813123 All notices required under this Compact shall be gi ven by
30823124 certified mail, return receipt requested, commercial overnight
30833125 courier service, or personal delivery, to the following persons:
30843126 Governor
30853127 Chair, State-Tribal Relations Committee
30863128 Attorney General
30873129 [Principal Chief, Governor or Chair]
30883130 [Name of Tribe]
30893131 [Address]
30903132 With copies to:
30913133 _______________________
30923134 _______________________
30933135 Part 15. DURATION AND NEGOTIATI ON
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31203136 A. This Compact shall become effective upon the last date of
31213137 the satisfaction of the following requirements:
31223138 1. Due execution on behalf of the trib e, including obtaining
31233139 all tribal resolutions and completing other tribal procedures as may
31243140 be necessary to render the tribe ’s execution effective;
31253141 2. Approval of this Compact by the Secretary of the Interior as
31263142 a tribal-state compact within the meani ng of IGRA and publication in
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31273169 the Federal Register or satisfaction of any other requirement of
31283170 federal law; and
31293171 3. Payment of the start -up assessment provided for in
31303172 subsection C of Part 11 of this Compact.
31313173 B. This Compact shall have a term which will expire on January
31323174 1, 2020, and at that time, if organization licensees or others are
31333175 authorized to conduct electronic gaming in any form other than pari -
31343176 mutuel wagering on live horse racing pursuant to any governmental
31353177 action of the state or court order foll owing the effective date of
31363178 this Compact, the Compact shall automatically renew for successive
31373179 additional fifteen-year terms; provided that, within one hundred
31383180 eighty (180) days of the expiration of this Compact or any renewal
31393181 thereof, either the tribe or the state, acting through its Governor,
31403182 may request to renegotiate the terms of subsections A and E of Part
31413183 11 of this Compact.
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31683184 C. This Compact shall remain in full force and effect until the
31693185 sooner of expiration of the term or until the Compact is termin ated
31703186 by mutual consent of the parties.
31713187 D. This Compact may be terminated by state upon thirty (30)
31723188 days’ prior written notice to the tribe in the event of either (1) a
31733189 material breach by the tribe of the terms of a tobacco Compact with
31743190 the state as evidenced by a final determination of material breach
31753191 from the dispute resolution forum agreed upon therein, including
31763192 exhaustion of all available appellate remedies therefrom, or (2) the
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31773219 tribe’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 346 et seq.
31783220 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, provided that the tribe may
31793221 cure either default within the thirty -day notice period, or within
31803222 such additional period as may be reasonably required to cure the
31813223 default, in order to preserve continuation of this Compact.
31823224 The state hereby agrees that this subsection is severable from
31833225 this Compact and shall automatically be severed from this Compact in
31843226 the event that the United States Department of the Interior
31853227 determines that these provisions exceed the state ’s authority under
31863228 IGRA.
31873229 Part 16. AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE
31883230 This Compact, as an enactment of the people of Oklahoma, is
31893231 deemed approved by the State of Oklahoma. No further action by the
31903232 state or any state official is necessary for this Compact to take
31913233 effect upon approval by the Secretary of the Interior and
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32193235 official(s) represents that he or she is duly authorized and has the
32203236 authority to execute this Compact on behalf of the tribe for whom he
32213237 or she is signing.
32223238 APPROVED:
32233239 [Name of Tribe]
32243240 ____________________________ Date _________________
32253241 [CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER]
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32263268 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
32273269 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 280. 2 of Title 3A, unless there
32283270 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
32293271 A. As used in this section:
32303272 1. “Adjusted gross event pool revenue ” shall have the same
32313273 meaning as adjusted gross revenues as defined in Section 281 of
32323274 Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes , less federal excise taxes
32333275 applicable to any event wagering revenues ;
32343276 2. “Event pool” means the business of accepting wagers or bets
32353277 on a wagering event or portions of a wagering event, the individual
32363278 performance statistics of participants in a wagering event, or other
32373279 events involved with a contest, or a combination of these events .
32383280 Event pool includes, but is not limited to, single -game bets, teaser
32393281 bets, parlays, over-unders, moneylines, exchange betting, in -game
32403282 bets, in-play bets, proposition bets, and straight bets;
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32683284 hardware, software, and servers through which an ev ent pool is
32693285 offered on the Internet;
32703286 4. “Governing body” means the organization that prescribes
32713287 final rules, enforces codes of conduct , and determines final
32723288 outcomes for a wagering event, or the participants in a wagering
32733289 event;
32743290 5. “Indian land” means the same as defined by 25 U.S.C.,
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32773319 interoperable packet -switched data networks including, but not
32783320 limited to, additional technological platforms such as mobile,
32793321 satellite, or other el ectronic distribution channels;
32803322 7. “Internet event pools ” means an event pool operating or
32813323 offering play through an Internet-capable device;
32823324 8. “Internet event pool account ” means an account established
32833325 by a facility for a person over eighteen (18) years of age where the
32843326 following is recorded:
32853327 a. deposits and credits,
32863328 b. withdrawals,
32873329 c. wagers,
32883330 d. value of winnings or losses, and
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33173333 within Indian land;
33183334 10. “Professional s ports team” means the owner of a
33193335 professional sports team in this state that is a member of the
33203336 National Basketball Association;
33213337 11. “Wagering event” means any activity that involves one or
33223338 more players or participants and that has a governing body to
33233339 determine outcomes including, but not limited to, sporting events
33243340 and other events involving competitive components. Wagering event
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33273369 eighteen (18) years of age, or ay election for public office;
33283370 12. “Wagering event supplier ” means a person or entity that
33293371 provides hardware, softwa re, or services related to event pools and
33303372 event pool operations; and
33313373 13. “Wagering event vendor license ” means a license obtained by
33323374 the Tribal Compliance Agency (TCA) to:
33333375 a. supply an enterprise with event betting equipment,
33343376 services, or information nec essary for the operation
33353377 of an event pool, and
33363378 b. provide management services under a contract to an
33373379 event pool operator.
33383380 A wagering event vendor license shall not include any sports
33393381 team, event team, or governing body of a contest or sports league.
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33663382 B. Notwithstanding subsection L of Part 5 of Section 281 of
33673383 Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes , event pools and Internet event
33683384 pools shall be authorized to operate within a compacting tribe ’s
33693385 Indian lands and shall be recognized as a covered game pursuant to
33703386 Section 281 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes . Only a tribe that
33713387 has entered into a Gaming Compact Supplement pursuant to Section
33723388 280.1 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes shall authorize event
33733389 pools. Nothing in this act shall be construed as authorizin g a
33743390 tribe to conduct an event pool within another compacting tribe ’s
33753391 Indian lands.
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33763418 C. Notwithstanding subsection L of Part 5 of Section 281 of
33773419 Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes :
33783420 1. Internet event pools shall be authorized to operate within a
33793421 compacting tribe’s Indian lands and shall be recognized as a covered
33803422 game pursuant to Section 281 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
33813423 Internet event pools shall be made available to individuals who have
33823424 established an Internet event pool account and who, at the time of
33833425 placing a wager, are located within the Indian lands of the tribe
33843426 that is offering the event pool. Only a tribe that has entered into
33853427 a Gaming Compact Supplement pursuant to Section 280.1 of Title 3A of
33863428 the Oklahoma Statutes shall authorize event poo ls; and
33873429 2. Internet event pools shall be authorized within nontribal
33883430 lands and shall be recognized as a covered game pursuant to this
33893431 Compact. Internet event pools shall only be made available to
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34173433 who, at the time of placing a wager on a wagering event, are located
34183434 on nontribal lands. Only the professional sports team may authorize
34193435 one (1) tribal approved wagering event supplier to offer wagering
34203436 events through Internet event pools on nontribal lands. All
34213437 adjusted gross event pool revenue received on nontribal lands shall
34223438 be shared between al l tribes.
34233439 D. A tribe shall adopt and enforce regulations which:
34243440 1. Require a TCA to ensure that the enterprise exclude betting
34253441 on a wagering event, or type of wager if a governing body requests
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34263468 and demonstrates good cause. A demonstration of good cause shall
34273469 require that the governing body has identified and provided the TCA
34283470 with information regarding:
34293471 a. suspicious betting activity that, if confirmed, would
34303472 directly impact the outcome of the wagering event or
34313473 type of wager, and
34323474 b. the manner in which such wagering event or type of
34333475 wager affects the integrity or perceived integrity of
34343476 the governing body’s event;
34353477 2. Provide information to governing bodi es and the Oklahoma
34363478 Tribal-State Gaming Compact State Compliance Agency (SCA) related to
34373479 suspicious betting activity;
34383480 3. Require an enterprise to employ a third -party provider of
34393481 geolocation services to ensure that patrons do not wager on event
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34663482 pools offered by the tribe when such patrons are not located within
34673483 the tribe’s Indian lands;
34683484 4. Require an enter prise to utilize industry standard age
34693485 verification procedures to ensure that no person under eighteen (18)
34703486 years of age is able to bet on a wagering ev ent or wager;
34713487 5. Require an enterprise to take commercially reasonable
34723488 measures to prohibit players, participants, coaches, referees, team
34733489 owners, employees of a governing body or its member teams, and
34743490 player and referee union personnel from betting on an y wagering
34753491 event or wager overseen by their governing body. To determi ne which
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34763518 persons are excluded fro m betting on any wagering event or wager,
34773519 the enterprise shall use publicly available information and any
34783520 lists of such persons the governing body may p rovide; and
34793521 6. Require an enterprise to remit to the professional sports
34803522 team a payment of twenty -five one-hundredths of one percent ( 0.25%)
34813523 of the total amount wagered on event pools, including Internet event
34823524 pools, within thirty (30) days of the end of each calendar quarter.
34833525 E. If a tribe that has engaged in a Compact pursuant to
34843526 Sections 280 and 281 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes elect to
34853527 accept the offer of an additional covered game and to operate event
34863528 pools and Internet event pools, the tribe shall execute a supplement
34873529 to the Compact to provide as follows:
34883530 “MODEL TRIBAL GAMING COMPACT SUPPLEMENT
34893531 Between the [Name of Tribe]
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35173533 To be governed in accord with the [Name of Tribe] ’s Model Tribal
35183534 Gaming Compact (“Compact”), approved by the United States Department
35193535 of the Interior on [Date], the [N ame of Tribe] (“Tribe”) accepts the
35203536 State’s offer of additional covered game pursuant to this section,
35213537 which offer and this acceptance are subject to the following terms:
35223538 Part 1. TITLE
35233539 This document shall be referred to as the “[Name of Tribe] and
35243540 State of Oklahoma Gaming Compact Event Pools Supplement ( “Gaming
35253541 Compact Supplement”)”.
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35263568 Part 2. TERMS
35273569 A. The Tribe hereby memorializes its election to accept the
35283570 State’s offer of an addition al covered game, which offer is codified
35293571 pursuant to this section .
35303572 B. The Tribe agrees, subject to the enforcement and exclusivity
35313573 provisions of its Compact, to pay a fee to the State equal to ___
35323574 percent (___%) of the adjusted gross event pool revenues f rom the
35333575 operation of event pools and Internet event pools within the Tribe ’s
35343576 Indian lands and nontribal lands. For all purposes, such payments
35353577 shall be deemed an exclusivity and fee payment pursuant to paragraph
35363578 2 of subsection A of Part 11 of Section 281 of Title 3A of the
35373579 Oklahoma Statutes.
35383580 C. The Tribe’s operation of event pools and Internet event
35393581 pools pursuant to this Gaming Compact Supplement shall, for all
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35673583 subject to and lawfully conduc ted under the terms and provisions of
35683584 the Compact.
35693585 Part 3. AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE
35703586 This Gaming Compact Su pplement, to the extent it conforms with
35713587 this section, is deemed approved by the State of Oklahoma. No
35723588 further action by the State or any state official is necessary for
35733589 this Gaming Compact Supplement to take effect upon approval by the
35743590 United States Secretary of the Interior and publication in the
35753591 Federal Register. The undersigned tribal official (s) represents
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35773619 this Gaming Compact Supplement on behalf of the tribe for whom he or
35783620 she is signing.
35793621 APPROVED:
35803622 [Name of Tribe]
35813623 ____________________________ Date: _________________
35823624 [Title]”
35833625 F. A tribe electing to accept this additional game offerin g
35843626 shall be responsible for submitting a copy of the executed
35853627 supplement to the United States Secretary of the Interior for
35863628 approval and publication in the Federal Register.
35873629 G. Upon approval of a supplement by the Secretary , and subject
35883630 to the enforcement and exclusivity provisions of its existing Model
35893631 Tribal Gaming Compact with the state, the electing tri be shall be
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36173633 this offer, a supplement to the tribe ’s existing Compact, and to be
36183634 in agreement with the agreed upon payment percentage of the adjusted
36193635 gross event pool revenues from the operati on of event pools and
36203636 Internet event pools within the tribe ’s Indian lands and nontribal
36213637 lands. For all purposes, such payment shall be deemed an
36223638 exclusivity and fee payment under paragraph 2 of subsection A of
36233639 Part 11 of Section 281 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes .
36243640 H. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 941 through 988
36253641 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the conducti on of and
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36263668 participation in any game authorized pursuant to this section are
36273669 lawful when played pursuant to a compact.
36283670 I. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the
36293671 operation of any additional form of gaming by organization al
36303672 licensees or to permit any additional electronic or machine gaming
36313673 within this state.
36323674 J. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize a
36333675 tribe to conduct an event pool or Internet event pool within the
36343676 Indian lands of another tribe.
36353677 SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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