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A LEGISLATIVE ACT REPEALING AND REPLACING LA #30-89, LA #9-90, LA #1-94, R #126-95, LA #29-03, LA #37-03, LA #44-04, LA #20-06, LA #15-07, AND LA #26-10 RELATING TO GAMING WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CHEROKEE NATION AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
§ 1. Title and Codification
This enactment shall be known as the “Cherokee Nation Tribal Gaming Amendment Act of 2011” 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 repeal Legislative Act 30-89, as amended by Legislative Acts 9-90, 1-94, 126-95 (resolution), 29-03, 37-03, 44-04, 20-06, and 15-07; and amend LA# 26-10.
B. To regulate the conduct of all gaming owned and operated by the Cherokee Nation, or its officially licensed agents, on tribal lands of the Cherokee Nation as defined in Section 4 (P) and (Z) on Indian lands as defined by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and any other lands owned by the Cherokee Nation (hereafter referred to as Cherokee Nation) in compliance with Public Law 100-497, October 17, 1988, as amended, and in compliance with any Tribal-State Compact between the Cherokee Nation and the State of Oklahoma or that the State has authorized by enactment.
C. To provide a basis under tribal law for the regulation of all gaming by the Cherokee Nation adequate to shield it from organized crime and other corrupting influences; to insure that Cherokee Nation is the sole beneficiary of the gaming operation; and 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. § 2701 et. seq. (“IGRA”), as amended, the regulations of the National Indian Gaming Commission (“NIGC”) at 25 C.F.R. Parts 500 et. seq., as amended, and in compliance with any Tribal-State Compact between the Cherokee Nation and the State of Oklahoma or that the State has authorized by enactment.
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