An Act
Legislative Act 09-90
Title
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED OCTOBER 23, 1990 TITLE AND ACT RELATING TO CHEROKEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA LAW
REGARDING REGULATION AND LICENSING OF GAMING ON TRIBAL LANDS: (JNCODIFIED: AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Body
Chapter 1
General Provisions
Section 4-1-1 Title
This enactment shall be known as the "Cherokee Nation Tribal Gaming Act."
Section 4-1-2 Purpose
The purpose of this Act is:
1) To regulate the conduct of gaming owned and operated by the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, or its' officially licensed agents, on tribal lands of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, (hereafter referred to as Cherokee Nation) in compliance with Public Law 100-497, October 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2467.
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 4-1-3 Definitions
For the purposes of this Title:
(a) The "Commission" means the Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission as defined herein.
(b) The "Nation" means the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.
(c) "Person" means any natural individual, company, partnership, firm, joint venture, association, corporation, estate, trust, political entity or other identifiable entity to which this Title can be applied.
(d) "Restricted Individual Lands" means any lands the title to which is either held in trust by the United States for the benefit of any individual citizen of the Nation or held by any individual citizen of the Nation subject to restriction by the Nation exercises governmental power.
(e) "Tribal Lands" means:
1) Any lands the title to which is either held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Nation or held by the Nation subject to restriction by the United States against ...
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