Purpose of the Gaming Commission

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The Gaming Commission’s role is defined by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi’s Gaming Regulatory Act of 2010 which made gaming lawful within the Tribe’s jurisdiction and delegated the primary regulatory role to the Commission.

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The Administration office is the office of the Commissioners and Executive Director. The office maintains the Gaming Commission staff and records, facilitates and coordinates all administrative functions from the Commission to other regulatory agencies, law enforcement and intelligence agencies while maintaining strong communications with FireKeepers casino and hotel operation.

The Commission ensures that all gaming within the Tribe’s jurisdiction is conducted in compliance with Tribal and Federal law and the agreement between the Tribe and the State of Michigan. In exercising its regulatory authority the Commission does not interfere with the managerial discretion of gaming operations.

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The Commission’s primary mission is to work within the framework created by the Tribe’s Gaming Regulatory Act of 2010, the Federal Government’s Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), and the Compact between the Tribe and the State of Michigan. The confluence of the Tribe’s gaming law, the Federal Government’s gaming law and the Tribe-State compact is to:

Promote Tribal economic development self-sufficiency and strong Tribal governments
Maintain the integrity of Indian gaming
Ensure that the Tribe is the primary beneficiary of its gaming activities

Regulations

Regulatory Framework

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1987 that states had no authority to prosecute gaming conducted on Indian land (California v. Cabazon). State governments reacted with alarm and Congress began consideration of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). In 1988, IGRA became law after Tribes and states reached a compromise which gave states unprecedented regulatory participation through the negotiation of Tribal-state gaming compacts.

IGRA recognizes the right of Tribes to conduct gaming on Tribal land in states where similar gaming is permitted outside the Reservation for other purposes. IGRA also emphasizes the dire economic need of Tribes, citing gaming as one of the few revenue-producing opportunities that has generated adequate revenues to sustain Tribal governments.

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act creates three classes of Tribal gaming: Class I Social games played solely for prizes of minimal value or traditional forms of Indian gaming as part of Tribal ceremonies or celebrations;

Class II Bingo and related games, including pull tabs, lotto, punch boards, tip jars, instant bingo and some card games (excluding house-banked card games), and;

Class III All forms of gaming that are not Class I or Class II, including slot machines and house-banked table games, such as blackjack, roulette and dice games. (Only Class III games require Tribal-state compacts.)

NHBP Independent Gaming Regulatory Framework

Tribal Government gaming on the Potawatomi Reservation is governed in accordance with federal laws. In 2000, the band adopted, by resolution, the Tribal Gaming Ordinance and Tribal Gaming Regulations. These are comprehensive controls similar to those enforced in Nevada, which govern the Class II and Class III gaming operations of FireKeepers Casino and Hotel. The mission of the NHBP Gaming Ordinance, Gaming Regulations and Gaming Commission staff is to ensure full compliance with all applicable Tribal, federal and state statutes, as well as the Tribal-state gaming compacts and to protect the integrity of the games for the patrons and the tribe.

The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) is a federal watchdog with extensive regulatory authority over Tribal gaming operations. The NIGC must give final approval to all Tribal gaming ordinances, management contracts and has the power to conduct background investigations and object to any person hired and licensed by a tribal government to work in a casino.

FireKeepers is a tribal casino and hotel located in Battle Creek, Michigan, just about halfway between Detroit and Chicago, along I-94.

The casino opened on Aug. 5, 2009, and was originally owned by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi tribe and managed by Las Vegas-based casino developer Full House Resorts. Unlike some tribal casinos across the state that allow younger patrons, FireKeepers has a 21-and-up age requirement.

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi bought out the management contract in May 2012 and now owns and operates FireKeepers Casino Hotel.

FireKeepers Casino became FireKeepers Casino Hotel with the opening of an eight-story 243-room hotel in December 2012.

The hotel also features a fitness center, multilevel indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna and steam room, and a 24-hour business center.

The tribe broke ground on a second eight-story, 203-room hotel tower in June 2019. It plans to open the tower later this year.

The 107,000-square-foot casino on the property currently boasts 2,900 slot machines, 70 table games, live poker and bingo rooms. There are five restaurants, four bars and lounges, a coffee shop, cake shop, two retail outlets, a gas station, convenience store and car wash on the property.

Plus, the 2,100-seat FireKeepers Event Center, which hosts various shows and events.

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In January, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi inked a deal with gambling tech leader Scientific Games to run various online gambling verticals for FireKeepers in Michigan. This deal includes a retail sportsbook, online and mobile sports betting and online casino products. The casino plans to brand the online products under their FireKeepers name.

FireKeepers opened Dacey’s Sportsbook, the first tribal casino retail sportsbook in Michigan, on June 22, 2020.

FireKeepers Casino and Hotel

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Address: 11177 E. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek
Owner: Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi
Operator: Full House Resorts
Hours: 24/7
Casino Games: 3,500+ slots, blackjack, craps and roulette
Sportsbook: Dacey’s Sportsbook opened in June 2020
Poker: Tournaments and cash games (no-limit hold-em, limit hold-em, pot-limit Omaha, Omaha Eight, seven-card stud and high/low
Age: 21-and-up only on the gaming floor