March 09, 2004
The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) on Monday announced the members of
an advisory committee that will refine rules and regulations affecting Class II games.
Only one member is from Oklahoma, the state where classification of games has been a hot issue. But NIGC chairman Phil Hogen said the committee will "benefit the entire Indian gaming
industry."
"In light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to deny petitions for
certiorari in United States v. Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska and Ashcroft
v. Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, our efforts to provide guidance in
distinguishing between Class II and Class III games will be even more
important," Hogen said in a statement.
Hogen created the committee in response to concern over how the NIGC classifies casino games.
Class II machines are permissible without a state-tribal compact. Class III machines require state approval but some states refuse to negotiate.
The members of the Joint Federal-Tribal Class II Game
Classification Standards Advisory Committee are:
* Norm Des Rosiers, Commissioner, Gaming Commission, Viejas Band of
Kumeyaay, California
* Mark Garrow, Inspectors Manager, Gaming Commission, St. Regis Mohawk
Tribe, New York
* Joseph Carlini, Executive Director, Gaming Commission, Agua Caliente
Band of Cahuilla Indians, California
* Melvin Daniels, General Manager, Muckleshoot Indian Bingo, Washington
* Kenneth Ermatinger, Executive Director, Gaming Commission, Sault St.
Marie Tribe of Chippewa, Michigan
* Charles Lombardo, Sr. Vice President of Gaming Operations, Seminole
Tribe of Florida
* Jamie Hummingbird, Director, Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission,
Oklahoma
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