Legislative Act 1 -94
An ACT
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ACT AMENDING THE CHEROKEE NATION TRIBAL GAMING ACT; PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATIONS AND LICENSING OF GAMING ON LANDS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF CHEROKEE NATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1: Section 1 of the Cherokee Nation Tribal Gaming Act (4 CNCA ?1) is amended to read as follows:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This enactment shall be known as the 'Cherokee Nation Tribal Gaming Act" and shall be codified at Title IV, Sections 1-53 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.
Section 2: Section 2 of the Cherokee Nation Tribal Gaming Act (4 CNCA ?2) is amended to read as follows:
Section 2. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is:
A. To regulate the conduct of gaming owned and operated by the Cherokee Nation, or its officially licensed agents, on tribal lands of the Cherokee Nation, (hereafter referred to as Cherokee Nation) in compliance with Public Law 100- 497, October 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2467.
B. 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; rend to insure that the?tribe Cherokee Nation is the primary beneficiary sole beneficial owner of the gaming operation; rand to assure that gaming is conducted fairly and honestly by the tribe, its agents, and the players; and to implement the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. f12701, ago (17GR4", and the regulations of the National Indian Gaming Commission ('NIGC`) at 25 C.F.R. Parts SW et seq.
Section 3: A new Section 3 is hereby added to the Cherokee Nation Tribal Gaming Act to read as follows:
Section 3.0 Legislative History
(a) 1GR4 was enacted on October 17, 1988, establishing the N1GC. Under the !GRA, the N1GC is charged with regulating Class II gaming and certain aspects of Class III gaming.
(b) The N1GC adopted certain regulations in Chapter 111 of Title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (Pans 5W-599), to provide pur...
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