Ind. Code ch. 4-29.5-3

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Ind. Code § 4-29.5-3-1 Authorized Class III gaming

Sec. 1. The Band may lawfully conduct on the South Bend Site only the following forms of Class III gaming that may be lawfully conducted by any other person under Indiana law: (1) Electronic Games of Chance; (2) Baccarat and mini-baccarat; chemin-de-fer; twenty-one (21) or blackjack; poker, including but not limited to Caribbean Stud poker, Let-It-Ride, and pai gow poker (to the extent not played as a house banking game); and all other banking card games that are not treated as Class II gaming pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 2703(7)(C); (3) Roulette, craps, pai gow, Klondike, Big Six wheels, Sic bo, dice, and all other table games; (4) Sports wagering as permitted and defined under IC 4-38 and paid fantasy sports games as permitted and defined under IC 4-33-24; and (5) Keno, raffles, pull tabs, and similar games permitted under IC 4-32.3. As added by P.L.171-2021, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 4-29.5-3-2 Additional Class III gaming by mutual agreement

Sec. 2. Additional Class III games may be lawfully offered by the Band only by mutual agreement of the Band and the State as follows: (1) The Band shall request additional Class III games by letter from the Tribal Chairperson on behalf of the Band to the Governor on behalf of the State. The request shall identify the additional proposed Class III gaming activities with specificity and any proposed amendments to the Pokagon Band Gaming Regulatory Act. (2) The State, acting through the Governor, shall approve the Band's request within ninety (90) days after receipt if the Governor determines the following criteria have been satisfied: (A) The proposed gaming activities are permitted in the State for any purpose by any person, organization, or entity; and (B) The provisions of this Compact are adequate to fulfill the policies and purposes set forth in IGRA with respect to such additional games. The Governor's determination shall be a final decision of the State, subject to the dispute resolution procedures in IC 4-29.5-7. As added by P.L.171-2021, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 4-29.5-3-3 Sports wagering on internet or mobile platform

Sec. 3. Sports wagering and paid fantasy sports games authorized to be conducted by the Band under this Compact may be conducted and offered by the Band on internet and mobile platforms only so long as the wagers on such platforms are initiated by patrons who are physically present on the South Bend Site at the time the wager is initiated, and the wager is placed, received, or otherwise made at a Gaming Facility. As added by P.L.171-2021, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 4-29.5-3-4 Number of games allowed

Sec. 4. The number of games that may be operated or played on the South Bend Site cannot exceed the greatest number of games offered by a State licensed owner or operating agent as of the effective date of this Compact, which is three thousand four hundred three (3,403) games. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Compact, the Band may determine, by Band law or regulation, the hours or period of operation and limits on wagers or pot size for Class III gaming on the South Bend Site. For purposes of this section, the term "games" means any gambling game expressly permitted under this chapter and as that term is defined by IC 4-33-2-9 and IC 4-35-2-5. As added by P.L.171-2021, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 4-29.5-3-5 Geographic limitation for internet or mobile sport wagering

Sec. 5. Except as expressly authorized by this Compact for sports wagering and paid fantasy sports games under section 3 of this chapter, the Band shall not conduct or allow any other person to conduct any form of internet gaming or mobile wagering under this Compact; provided, however, that to the extent that the State authorizes a State licensed owner or operating agent to conduct other forms of Class III gaming on internet or mobile platforms, then the Band also may conduct those same forms of Class III gaming on internet and mobile platforms to the same extent authorized for the State licensed owner or operating agent, but only so long as the wagers on such platforms are initiated by patrons who are physically present on the South Bend Site at the time the wager is initiated, and the wager is placed, received, or otherwise made at a Gaming Facility. As added by P.L.171-2021, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 4-29.5-3-6 Prohibited Class III gaming

Sec. 6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter, this Compact does not authorize the operation of any of the following forms of Class III gaming: (1) Any form of wagering on live or simulcast horse racing or dog racing; and (2) Lottery games as defined in 65 IAC 1-1-1, except to the extent such games are authorized as approved gambling activities under IC 4-32.3. As added by P.L.171-2021, SEC.1.

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