The State of California hereby offers to any federally recognized Indian tribe that is recognized by the Secretary of the Interior as having jurisdiction over Indian lands in California that are eligible for gaming under IGRA, and any such tribe may request, and enter into with the state, a Gaming Compact containing the following terms and conditions: âTRIBAL-STATE GAMING COMPACT Between the (OFFICIAL NAME OF TRIBE), a federally recognized Indian Tribe, and the STATE OF CALIFORNIA This Tribal-State Gaming Compact is entered into on a government-to-government basis by and between the (Official Name of Tribe), a federally recognized sovereign Indian tribe (hereafter âTribeâ), and the State of California, a sovereign State of the United States (hereafter âStateâ), pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-497, codified at 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1166 et seq. and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) (hereafter âIGRAâ), and any successor statute or amendments, and the Tribal Government Gaming and Economic Self-Sufficiency Act of 1998 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 98000) of Title 16 of the Government Code). Section 1.0. PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES. The terms of this Gaming Compact are designed and intended to: (a) Evidence the good will and cooperation of the Tribe and State in fostering a mutually respectful government-to-government relationship that will serve the mutual interests of the parties. (b) Develop and implement a means of regulating class III gaming on the Tribeâs Indian lands to ensure its fair and honest operation in accordance with IGRA, and, through that regulated class III gaming, enable the Tribe to develop self-sufficiency, promote tribal economic development, and generate jobs and revenues to support the Tribeâs government and governmental services and programs. (c) Promote ethical practices in conjunction with that gaming, through the licensing and control of persons and entities employed in, or providing goods and services to, the Tribeâs gaming operation and protecting against the presence or participation of persons whose criminal backgrounds, reputations, character, or associations make them unsuitable for participation in gaming, thereby maintaining a high level of integrity in government gaming. Sec. 2.0. DEFINITIONS Sec. 2.1. âActâ means the Tribal Government Gaming and Economic Self-Sufficiency Act of 1998 (Section 98000 et seq. of the Government Code). Sec. 2.2. âApplicantâ means an individual or entity that applies for a Tribal license or State certification. Sec. 2.3. âClass III gamingâ means the forms of class III gaming defined as such in 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2703(8) and by regulations of the National Indian Gaming Commission. Sec. 2.4. âGaming activitiesâ means the class III gaming activities authorized under this Gaming Compact. Sec. 2.5. âGaming Compactâ means this compact. Sec. 2.6. âGaming deviceâ means any electronic, electromechanical, electrical, or video device that, for consideration, permits: individual play with or against that device or the participation in any electronic, electromechanical, electrical, or video system to which that device is connected; the playing of games thereon or therewith, including, but not limited to, the playing of facsimiles of games of chance or skill; the possible delivery of, or entitlement by the player to, a prize or something of value as a result of the application of an element of chance; and a method for viewing the outcome, prize won, and other information regarding the playing of games thereon or therewith. Sec. 2.7. âGaming employeeâ means any person who (a) operates, maintains, repairs, assists in any gaming activity, or is in any way responsible for supervising gaming activities or persons who conduct, operate, account for, or supervise any gaming activity, (b) is in a category under federal or tribal gaming law requiring licensing, or (c) is a person whose employment duties require or authorize acc
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