Forms and Applications
for
Employees and Vendors


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Primary Management Official means:
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The person(s) having management responsibility over all or any part of any gaming operation;
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Any person who has authority:
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To hire and fire employees of a gaming operation; or
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To establish working policy for a gaming operation;
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The chief financial officer or other person who has financial management responsibility for any gaming operation;
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Any person who is a controlling shareholder of a management contractor; or
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Any equivalent position in a gaming operation that the Commission designates by its rules as a primary management official.
Primary Management
Official Application
Cherokee Key
Employee Application
Valley River Key
Employee Application
Bingo Key
Employee Application
Ultra Star Key
Employee Application
Key Employee means:
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A person who performs one or more of the following functions:
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Bingo Caller
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Count Room Supervisor
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Chief of Security
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Custodian of Gaming Supplies or Cash
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Floor Manager
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Pit Boss
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Dealer
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Croupier
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Approver of Credit
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Custodian of gambling terminals or other devices operated by the management of any gaming operation, including persons with access to cash and accounting records for such devices
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If not otherwise included, any other person whose total cash compensation from employment in any gaming operation exceed $50,000.00 per year;
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If not otherwise included, the four most highly compensated persons in any gaming operation; or Any person who is a controlling shareholder of a management contractor; or
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Any equivalent position in a gaming operation that the Commission designates by its rules as a key employee
Work Permit Employees:
These employees are required to qualify in a background process from the Tribal Gaming Commission.
Gaming Vendor -
Vendors who manufacture, supply, distribute, provide service or repair to the following products utilized in the conduct of Gaming Activities:
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Gaming Devices
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Electronic Table Games
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Gaming Tokens
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Gaming Chips
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Drop Boxes
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Cash Handling / Counting Equipment
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Coinage Handling / Counting Equipment
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Bill Validators
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Coin Comparitors
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Gaming Monitoring Systems
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Customer Monitoring Systems
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Surveillance Systems
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Other Vendors who are a manufacturer, supplier, distributor, provides service or repair of other devices utilized in conjunction with Gaming Activities that have been determined by the Executive Director of the Cherokee Tribal Gaming Commission as warranting a Gaming Vendor classification for purposes of license in the jurisdiction.
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Vendors who are parts distributors that only provide repair parts for Gaming Equipment or Cash Handling Equipment SHALL BE classified as either a Minor or Major Vendor depending upon the revenue thresholds contained therein. This exemption from the Gaming Vendor category precludes a parts distributor from selling Gaming Equipment. Should the parts distributor provide new Gaming Equipment or original Cash Handling Equipment then they SHALL apply and be licensed as a Gaming Vendor under these regulations.If not otherwise included, the four most highly compensated persons in any gaming operation; or Any person who is a controlling shareholder of a management contractor; or
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Any equivalent position in a gaming operation that the Commission designates by its rules as a key employee
Major Vendor -
Vendors who exceed gross payments from the Casino Enterprise in excess of $300,000.00 (Three-Hundred Thousand Dollars) within a fiscal year OR Vendors that would require access to a Secured Area within the Casino Complex as defined by the Cherokee Tribal Gaming Commission.
Minor Vendor -
Vendors that receive gross payments from the Casino Enterprise in excess of $50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Dollars) but NOT more than $300,000.00 (Three-Hundred Thousand Dollars) within a fiscal year OR Vendors that conduct business “on-property”.
Exempt Vendor -
Vendors and the following business “types” that conduct business within the fiscal year that DO NOT receive gross payments from the Casino Enterprise in excess of $50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Dollars) AND DO NOT conduct business “on-property”, SHALL BE treated as an Exempt Vendor:
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Public Utilities regulated by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians or the State of North Carolina
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Hotels, Motels, or other Lodging Facilities located within the State of North Carolina
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Professional entertainers, sports figures, and other celebrities engaged by a licensed Gaming Facility to appear at casino-sponsored special entertainment or promotional events
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Large Retail Chain Stores (Wal-Mart)
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Medical corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships, where the officers, directors, and owners are physicians licensed in North Carolina
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North Carolina or Federally Certified Educational Institutions
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Attorneys licensed to practice law by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians or the State of North Carolina, including legal partnerships and legal professional corporations
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Accountants/Auditors licensed to practice by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians or the State of North Carolina
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Major Newsprint Media Purveyors
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FCC Regulated Broadcast Media Purveyors (Radio / Television)
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Agencies of Federal, State, or Tribal Government
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Insurance Companies licensed to transact business by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians or the State of North Carolina
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Any other vendor who has received an approved exemption, in writing, from the Executive Director of the Cherokee Tribal Gaming Commission