An Act
Enrolled
Legislative Act 30 -89
Title
TITLE AND ACT RELATING TO CHEROKEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA LAW REGARDING REGULATION AND LICENSING OF GAMING ON
TRIBAL LANDS: UNCODIFIED: AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Subchapter 1
General Provisions
Section 1-1 Title
This enactment shall be known as the "Cherokee Nation Tribal Gaming Act".
Section 1-2 Purpose
The purpose of this Act is:
1) To regulate the conduct of gaming owned Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, or its officially tribal lands of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, to as Cherokee Nation) in compliance with Public 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2467. and operated by the licensed agents, on (hereafter referred Law 100-497, October
2) To provide a basis under tribal law for the operation of gaming on tribal lands as a means for promoting tribal economic development, self-sufficiency, and a strong tribal government.
3) To provide a basis under tribal law for the regulation of gaming by the Cherokee Nation adequate to shield it from organized crime and other corrupting influences, and to insure that the tribe is the primary beneficiary of the gaming operation, and to assure that gaming is conducted fairly and honestly by the tribe, its agents and the players.
Section 1-3 Definitions "Tribal lands" means:
a) Any lands the title to which is either held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Cherokee Nation or is held by the Cherokee Nation subject to restriction by the United States against alienation and over which the Cherokee Nation exercises governmental power.
b) Land that title to which is either held in fee by the Cherokee Nation, or which is held in trust by the United States for the Cherokee Nation and land title to which was acquired by the tribe through purchase by or for the tribe.
"Class 1 gaming" means social games solely for prizes of minimal value or traditional forms of Indian gaming engaged in by individuals as a part of, or in connection, with tribal ceremon...
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