Tribal Law - Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, Wisconsin; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

CMP.1.1.030 Policy

It is the policy of the Tribe to regulate gaming, by enactment of this ordinance, pertaining to the conduct of gaming of the Tribe as follows:

(a) To authorize the operation of gaming by the Tribe as a means of promoting Tribal economic development, self-sufficiency, and strong Tribal government;

(b) To assure that the Tribe's games are operated so as to protect against organized crime and other corrupt influences and to assure that any gaming is operated fairly and honestly by both the Tribe and by the players;

(d) To fulfill the purpose and intent of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L.100 – 497, 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., by providing for gaming operated by the Tribe as a means of generating Tribal revenues to fund programs that provide vital services to members of the Tribe, including education, health and human resources, and economic development for the benefit of the Tribe.