25.01.170 Gaming Commission's_authority, Powers, and Duties

The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Gaming Commission shall have the following powers and duties with respect to gaming on tribal lands:

(a) Conduct background investigations, or cause such investigations to be conducted, for primary management officials and key employees;

(b) Review and approve all investigative work conducted in connection with the background investigations of primary management officials and key employees;

(c) Create and maintain investigative reports based on the background investigations of primary management officials and key employees;

(d) Obtain and process fingerprints, or designate a law enforcement agency to obtain and process fingerprints;

(e) Make licensing eligibility determinations, which shall be signed by the Chair of the Commission;

(f) Submit a notice of results to the NIGC of the background investigations done for each primary management official and key employee applicant;

(g) Issue gaming licenses to primary management officials and key employees of the operation, if warranted by the eligibility determination;

(h) Establish standards for licensing Tribal gaming facilities;

(i) Issue gaming licenses to Tribal gaming facilities;

(j) Inspect, examine and monitor all of the Tribe's gaming activities, and have immediate access to review, inspect, examine, photocopy and audit all records of the gaming establishment;

(k) Ensure compliance with all Tribal, state and federal laws, rules and regulations regarding Indian gaming;

(l) Investigate any suspicion of wrongdoing associated with any gaming activities;

(m) Hold hearings on patron complaints, in accordance with procedures established in this ordinance and the Tribal gaming regulations;

(n) Comply with any and all reporting requirements under IGRA, the NIGC's regulations and any tribal-state compact to which the Tribe is a party, and any other applicable law;

(o) Promulgate and issue regulations necessary to comply with applicable internal control standards;

(p) Promulgate and issue regulations on the levying of fees and/or taxes associated with gaming license applications;

(q) Promulgate and issue regulations on the levying of fines and/or the suspension or revocation of gaming licenses for violations of this ordinance or any Tribal, federal or state gaming regulations, if applicable;

(r) Establish a list of persons not allowed to game in the Tribe's gaming facilities in order to maintain the integrity of the gaming operation;

(s) Establish a list of persons who have voluntarily agreed to be excluded from the Tribal gaming facility, and create regulations for enforcing the exclusions;

(t) Provide referrals and information to the appropriate law enforcement officials when such information indicates a violation of Tribal, federal or state statutes, ordinances, regulations, codes or resolutions;

(u) Create a list of regulatory authorities that conduct background investigations of, and license, vendors who are recognized as trustworthy;

(v) Draft regulations exempting vendors from the licensing and/or background investigation requirements if they have received a license from a recognized regulatory authority;

(w) Perform such other duties the Commission deems appropriate for the proper regulation of the Tribal gaming operation; and

(x) Promulgate such regulations and guidelines as deemed appropriate to implement the provisions of this ordinance, so long as they are in furtherance of, and not in conflict with, any provisions of this ordinance.