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A LEGISLATIVE ACT AMENDING LA #10-11 MAKING TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CHEROKEE NATION GAMING ACT
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
§ 1. Title and Codification
This enactment shall be known as the “Cherokee Nation Technical Gaming Amendment Act” and shall be codified at Title 4, Sections 1 to 69 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.
§ 2. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is:
A. To amend Legislative Act #10-11 to make technical amendments to conform Cherokee Nation’s gaming ordinance to the regulations of the National Indian Gaming Commission.
§ 3. Legislative History
A. IGRA was enacted on October 17, 1988, establishing the NIGC. Under the IGRA, the NIGC is charged with regulating Class II gaming and certain aspects of Class III gaming.
B. The NIGC adopted certain regulations in Chapter III of Title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (Parts 500-599), to provide purpose and scope, procedures for service of NIGC determinations, requirements for submitting new and existing gaming ordinances to the Chairman for approval, requirements for background investigations on Primary Management Officials and Key Employees, and requirements for licensing employees of Indian gaming operations.
C. Cherokee Nation enacted Legislative Act 30-89, on April 8, 1989, known as the “Cherokee Nation Tribal Gaming Act,” to regulate the conduct of gaming owned and operated by the Cherokee Nation.
D. On October 22, 1990, the Cherokee Nation amended the Gaming Act with Legislative Act 9-90, to comply with P.L. 100-497, October 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2467, and to establish the Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission.
E. On April 11, 1994, the Cherokee Nation amended the Gaming Act with LA 1-94.
F. On October 16, 1995, the Cherokee Nation adopted Resolution 126-95 to authorize Class III gaming on Indian lands under its jurisdiction in the State of Kansas and other states where such gaming is permitted.
G. On October 2, 2003, the Cherokee Nation amended the Act with LA 29-03 to ...
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