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.1.5.030 Tribal Class III Games-General Regulations

(a) The Tribe may not hire, employ or enter into a contract for services relating to Class III gaming with any person, or entity which employs a person who:

(1) Is under the age of 18. In addition, the Tribal Games Manger may not enter into a retailer or management contract with any person who is under the age of 18.

(2) Has, within the immediate preceding ten (10) years, been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or no contest to a felony, any gambling-related offense, fraud or misrepresentation or any violation of Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter 562 or 565, unless the person has been pardoned or the Board has made a determination consistent with Wis. Stats. § 562.5 (5)(b)(4), or § 565.10 (3)(c)(4).

(b) The Tribe upon request shall make available the odds and prize structure of each Class III game.

(c) The Tribe shall permanently maintain the following records:

(1) All accounting records shall be kept on a double-entry system of accounting, maintaining detailed, supporting, subsidiary records.

(2) Revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, and equity for each location at which any component of Class III gaming, including ticket sales is conducted.

(3) Daily cash transactions for each game at each location at which Class III gaming is conducted, including but not limited to transactions relating to each gaming table-bank, game drop box, and gaming room bank.

(4) All returned checks, hold checks or other similar credit instruments.

(5) Individual and statistical game records to reflect statistical drop and statistical win, and the percentage of statistical win to statistical drop by table game, and the individual and statistical game records reflecting similar information for all other games.

(6) For video, slot or other electronic or electromechanical machine games, analytic reports which, by each machine, compare actual hold percentages to theoretical hold percentages.

(7) Contracts, correspondence and other transaction documents relating to all vendors and contractors.

(8) All audits prepared by or on behalf of the Tribe.

(9) Personnel information on all Class III gaming employees or agents, including rotation sheets, hours worked, employee profiles, and all types of background checks.

(d) No person under the age of 18 may purchase a ticket, make a wager, or otherwise participate in any Class III game; provided that this section shall not prohibit a person 18 years old or older from giving a ticket or share to a person under the age of 18 as a gift.

(e) No person under 18 years of age may be employed in the conduct of gaming.

(f) No person under the age of 18 shall be permitted on the premises where any component of Class III gaming is conducted, during business hours, unless accompanied by a member of the minor's family; provided that this subsection shall not apply to locations at which sale of tickets is the only component of Class III gaming.

(g) No person who is visibly intoxicated or otherwise shall be permitted to play any game.

(h) All gaming shall be conducted on a cash basis. Except as a herein provided, no person shall be extended credit for gaming by any tribal gaming facility, or shall the Tribe permit any other person of offer such credit for a fee. This section shall not restrict the right of the Tribe to install or accept bank card or credit card transactions in the same manner as would normally be permitted at any retail business within the State.

(i) Alcohol beverages may be served at locations where games are conducted only during the hours prescribed in Wis. Stats. § 125.315 (3). Alcohol beverages may not be sold for the purpose of off-premises consumption at locations where games are conducted.

(j) Persons employed in connection with tribal gaming, including gaming-related vendors and contractors, shall be permitted to participate in tribal gaming, subject to Tribal Internal Control Standards (TICS).

Original url: https://law.lco-nsn.gov/us/nsn/lco/council/code/CMP.1.5.030

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