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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

CMP.1.5.030 License Applications

(a) An organization eligible for a gaming license must:

(1) Be a nonprofit corporation upon or engaged in activities within the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation as a group (including partnerships and corporations) to operate the license in which at least 81% of the individuals in the group are members of the Tribe and at least 51% of the financial interest of the group is held by members of the Tribe.

(2) Have at least seven (7) members in good standing.

(3) Operate without profit to its members, and no part of the net earnings of such organization shall inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.

(4) Have been in existence for one (l) year immediately preceding its application for a license, and shall have had during that one (l) year period a bona fide membership actively engaged in furthering a lawful purpose.

(5) Have received and used and shall continue to receive and use, for lawful purposes, funds derived from sources other than from the conduct of Class II games.

(a) Each applicant for a gaming license shall file with the Tribal Gaming Commission an application on a form prescribed by the Tribe. The application shall include:

(1) The names and address of the applicant.

(2) Sufficient facts relating to the incorporation or organization of the applicant to prove the applicant is eligible for a license under this Code.

(3) The name and address of each officer of the applicant, if an organization.

(4) The place and date of each gaming occasion proposed to be conducted during the effective period of the license.

(5) The name and address of the owner of the premises in which gaming will be conducted and the approximate capacity of the premises.

(6) The name, date of birth, and address of each supervising member for each gaming occasion who shall be of good moral character and one or more of whom shall be present and in immediate charge of and responsible for the conduct of games at each occasion.

(7) The name of any licensed organization or individual co-sponsoring any gaming occasion.

(8) The specific purposes to which the profits from the conduct of games are to be devoted.

(9) Other information which the Tribal Governing Board deems necessary to administer this Code.