NOTICE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

THE NEW MEXICO GAMING CONTROL BOARD

 

 

 ONE-DAY REGULAR   BOARD   MEETING

 

 

The New Mexico Gaming Control Board will conduct a one-day regular Board meeting.  On Wednesday, September 19, 2007,   the Board will meet in closed executive session commencing at 9:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., at which time they will meet in open session.  The meeting will be held at 4900 Alameda Blvd. NE. Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Subject matters to be discussed are included on the attached proposed agenda.  Please note the agenda is subject to change.  A final agenda will be available to the public at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.  A copy of the final agenda may be obtained from the office of the Gaming Control Board, located at 4900 Alameda Blvd. NE in Albuquerque, New Mexico or by calling Denise Leyba at the GCB office at 505-841-9733 during regular business hours.

 

           

 

 

                                                                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   If you are an individual requiring auxiliary aids or services, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, in order to attend a meeting of the New Mexico Gaming Control Board, please contact Denise Leyba at (505) 841-9733 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. The NM Gaming Control Board meetings are open to the public and your attendance is welcome.  Public documents, including the agenda and minutes, can be provided in various accessible formats.  Please contact Denise Leyba (505) 841-97 33 if a summary or other type of accessible format is needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4900 Alameda Blvd. NE  ·  Albuquerque, NM   87113  ·  Fax (505) 841-9732

                                                                                              

NEW MEXICO GAMING CONTROL BOARD

ONE-DAY REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA

September 19, 2007 - 9:00 a.m.

(Note:  All items on agenda may result in Board action.)

 

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

 

I.             Call to Order –9:00 a.m. 

                A.            Roll Call

 

II.                  Approval of Agenda

 

III.       CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION – (Closed pursuant to Section 10-15-1 (H) NMSA 1978, “Open Meetings Act”)

 

                A.            Pending Administrative and Enforcement Actions

                                               

1.  Approval of Settlement Agreement; Veterans of Foreign Wars #401; Cause No. 06-017-EA

2.  Approval of Settlement Agreement; IGT, Inc.; Cause No. 06-021-EA

3.  Approval of Settlement Agreement; WMS Gaming; Cause No. 07-028-EA

4.  Approval of Settlement Agreement; Shuffle Master; Cause No. 07-032-EA

 

B.            Licensing

                1. Miscellaneous Matters:

a.  IGT Investment Analysis of financial condition of DigiDeal Corporation

 

                2. Renewals of Gaming Licenses for 2007

a   American Legion Post #69 (Albuquerque, NM)

b.  B.P.O. Elks #1172 (Tucumcari, NM)

c.  B.P.O. Elks #2053 (Grants, NM)

d.  Fraternal Order of Eagles #3187 (Roswell, NM)

e.  Fraternal Order of Eagles #4017 (Socorro, NM)

f.  Loyal Order of Moose #2050 (TorC, NM)

g.  Progressive Gaming (Las Vegas, NV)

h.  Veterans of Foreign Wars #1547 (Las Vegas, NM)

 

C.            Issuance of Findings of Suitability on Key and Affiliated Persons

1. New Application

a.  Brenda Kay Rivale – Gaming Manager – American Legion Post #77 (Logan, NM)

b.  Emmanual “Mike” Christos – Assistant Gaming Manager – B.P.O. Elks #865 (Raton, NM)

c.  Eric J. Vetter – Director - DigiDeal Corporation (Spokane, WA)

d. Timothy B. Richards – Board of Director – DigiDeal Corporation (Spokane, WA)

e. Wayne O. Joyce – Assistant Gaming Manager – Fraternal Order of Eagles #3189 (Hobbs, NM)

f. Richard D. Jaramillo – Gaming Manager – Fraternal Order of Eagles #3815 (Las Vegas, NM)

                                g. Daniel R. Siciliano – Chief Accounting Officer/Treasurer – IGT, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV)

                                h. Roy Robert George – Director of Corporate Security – Ruidoso Downs (Ruidoso, NM)

                                i. Felix Trujillo – Commander – Veterans of Foreign Wars #401 (Albuquerque, NM)

 

 

 

 

One Day Regular Board Meeting – Closed

September 19, 2007

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2.  Renewal Key Persons

                                a. Barbara Digby – Gaming Manager – American Legion Post #90 (Los Alamos, NM)

                                b. Lisa Garthwaite – Gaming Manager – B.P.O. Elks #1717 (Artesia, NM)

                                c. Paul R. Wing – Gaming Manager – Loyal Order of Moose #2016 (Alamogordo, NM)

                                d. Benjamin Woodruff – Assistant Gaming Manager – Loyal Order of Moose #2016 (Alamogordo,

 NM) 

 

3.       Key Person Changes

a.  Rudolph A. Chavez – Assistant Gaming Accountant – American Legion Post #69 (Albuquerque, NM)

 

D.           Tribal Gaming Matters (Confidential pursuant to Section 4(E)(3) of the 2001 Compact) 

1.  Various Compliance Issues

 

E.                    Pending and Threatened Litigation 

1.  Gaming Control Board vs. Downs at Albuquerque; Cause No. 06-002-EA

2.  Fraternal Order of Eagles #4017; Cause No. 06-002-SA

3.  Gaming Control Board vs. Downs at Albuquerque; Cause No. 06-011-EA

4. Gaming Control Board vs. Downs at Albuquerque; Cause No. 06-012-EA

5. Gaming Control Board vs. Craig Smith; Cause No. 06-013-EA

                6. Gaming Control Board vs. Loyal Order of Moose #2095; Cause No. 06-015-EA

                7. Gaming Control Board vs. Veterans of Foreign Wars #401; Cause No. 06-017-EA

                8. Gaming Control Board vs. B.P.O. Elks #408; Cause No. 06-018-EA

                9. Gaming Control Board vs. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1547; Cause No. 06-020-EA

10. Gaming Control Board vs. IGT, Inc.; Cause No. 06-021-EA

                                11. Gaming Control Board vs. Downs at Albuquerque; Cause No. 07-001-EA

12. Gaming Control Board vs. Fraternal Order of Eagles #3815; Cause No. 07-002-EA

                                13. Gaming Control Board vs. Fraternal Order of Eagles #2811; Cause No. 07-004-EA

14. Gaming Control Board vs. B.P.O. Elks #1440; Cause No. 07-001-SA

                                15. Gaming Control Board vs. Bally Gaming; Cause No. 07-005-EA

                                16. Gaming Control Board vs. American Legion Post #72; Cause No. 07-009-EA

                                17.  Gaming Control Board vs. Loyal Order of Moose #2447; Cause No. 07-010-EA

18. Gaming Control Board vs. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1547; Cause No. 07-011-EA

                                19. Gaming Control Board vs. American Legion Post #25; Cause No. 07-012-EA

                                20. Gaming Control Board vs. Downs at Albuquerque; Cause No. 07-013-EA

                                21. Gaming Control Board vs. Deloss Craig Smith; Cause No. 07-014-EA

                                22. Gaming Control Board vs. Wayne Doug Thompson; Cause No. 07-015-EA

                             23. Gaming Control Board vs. Downs at Albuquerque; Cause No. 07-016-EA

                                24. Gaming Control Board vs. Downs at Albuquerque; Cause No. 07-017-EA

                                25. Gaming Control Board vs. Veterans of Foreign Wars #1547; Cause No. 07-018-EA

                                26. Gaming Control Board vs. Gilbert “Louie” Holcomb; Cause No. 07-019-EA

                                27. Gaming Control Board vs. Andrea Hendrix; Cause No. 07-020-EA

                                28. Gaming Control Board vs. Loyal Order of Moose #2050; Cause No. 07-022-EA

                                29. Gaming Control Board vs. Casey Lueras; Cause No. 07-023-EA

                                30. Gaming Control Board vs. Sam Morrow; Cause No. 07-024-EA

31. Gaming Control Board vs. Jeffery Bailey; Cause No. 07-025-EA

32. Gaming Control Board vs. Loyal Order of Moose #1718; Cause No. 07-026-EA

33. Gaming Control Board vs. Lawrence Roybal; Cause No. 07-027-EA

34. Gaming Control Board vs. WMS Gaming; Cause No. 07-028-EA

35. Gaming Control Board vs. Fraternal Order of Police #3; Cause No. 07-029-EA

                                36. Gaming Control Board vs. Juan Gonzales; Cause No. 07-030-EA

One Day Regular Board Meeting – Closed

September 19, 2007

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37. Gaming Control Board vs. American Legion #72; Cause No. 07-031-EA

                             38. Gaming Control Board vs. Shuffle Master; Cause No. 07-032-EA

                                39. Gaming Control Board vs. Frank Romero; Cause No. 07-002-SA

                                40. Gaming Control Board vs. James Logan; Cause No. 07-003-SA

                                41. Gaming Control Board vs. Kenneth Patterson; Cause No. 07-004-SA

                                42. Gaming Control Board vs. Raymond Anaya; Cause No. 07-005-SA

                                43. Gaming Control Board vs. Lavonia Hardison; Cause No. 07-006-SA

                                44. Gaming Control Board vs. Joseph Arnett; Cause No. 07-007-SA

                                               

                F.             Limited Personnel Matters

 

III.               Recess             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW MEXICO GAMING CONTROL BOARD

ONE-DAY REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA

September 19, 2007 – 1:30 p.m.

(Note:  All items on agenda may result in Board action.)

 

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

V.            OPEN SESSIONPlease note that items after 1:30. may be taken out of sequence at the discretion of the Chair.

               

A.            Call to Order – 1:30 p.m.

1.     Roll Call

 

B.            Approval of Minutes   

 

1.       Minutes of One Day Regular Board Meeting, August 22, 2007

 

C.                  Board Chair’s Announcements  

 

1.       SWEARING IN OF NEW PERSONNEL

2.       October Board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 17, 2007 in Hobbs, N.M. Closed session to be held at 9:00 a.m. and Open session will follow at 11:00 a.m.

3.       November Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 20, 2007 in Albuquerque, NM

4.       December Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 11, 2007 in Albuquerque, NM

 

D.                  Pending Administrative and Enforcement Action

1.  Approval of Settlement Agreement; Veterans of Foreign Wars #401; Cause No. 06-017-EA

2.  Approval of Settlement Agreement; IGT, Inc.; Cause No. 06-021-EA

3.  Approval of Settlement Agreement; WMS Gaming; Cause No. 07-028-EA

4.  Approval of Settlement Agreement; Shuffle Master; Cause No. 07-032-EA

 

E.            Licensing

 

1. Miscellaneous Matters:

a.  IGT Investment Analysis of financial condition of DigiDeal Corporation

 

2. Renewals of Gaming Licenses for 2007

a   American Legion Post #69 (Albuquerque, NM)

b.  B.P.O. Elks #1172 (Tucumcari, NM)

c.  B.P.O. Elks #2053 (Grants, NM)

d.  Fraternal Order of Eagles #3187 (Roswell, NM)

e.  Fraternal Order of Eagles #4017 (Socorro, NM)

f.  Loyal Order of Moose #2050 (TorC, NM)

g.  Progressive Gaming (Las Vegas, NV)

h.  Veterans of Foreign Wars #1547 (Las Vegas, NM)

 

 

 

 

One Day Regular Board Meeting – Closed

September 19, 2007

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F.             Issuance of Findings of Suitability on Key and Affiliated Persons

1. New Application

a.  Brenda Kay Rivale – Gaming Manager – American Legion Post #77 (Logan, NM)

b.  Emmanual “Mike” Christos – Assistant Gaming Manager – B.P.O. Elks #865 (Raton, NM)

c.  Eric J. Vetter – Director - DigiDeal Corporation (Spokane, WA)

d. Timothy B. Richards – Board of Director – DigiDeal Corporation (Spokane, WA)

e. Wayne O. Joyce – Assistant Gaming Manager – Fraternal Order of Eagles #3189 (Hobbs, NM)

f. Richard D. Jaramillo – Gaming Manager – Fraternal Order of Eagles #3815 (Las Vegas, NM)

                                g. Daniel R. Siciliano – Chief Accounting Officer/Treasurer – IGT, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV)

                                h. Roy Robert George – Director of Corporate Security – Ruidoso Downs (Ruidoso, NM)

                                i. Felix Trujillo – Commander – Veterans of Foreign Wars #401 (Albuquerque, NM)

 

2.  Renewal Key Persons

                                a. Barbara Digby – Gaming Manager – American Legion Post #90 (Los Alamos, NM)

                                b. Lisa Garthwaite – Gaming Manager – B.P.O. Elks #1717 (Artesia, NM)

                                c. Paul R. Wing – Gaming Manager – Loyal Order of Moose #2016 (Alamogordo, NM)

                                d. Benjamin Woodruff – Assistant Gaming Manager – Loyal Order of Moose #2016 (Alamogordo,

 NM) 

 

3.       Key Person Changes

a.  Rudolph A. Chavez – Assistant Gaming Accountant – American Legion Post #69 (Albuquerque, NM)

               

 

                G.           Policy & Rulemaking Matters

 

a. Appointment of Hearing Officer for Rules 15.1.5 NMAC, 15.1.7 NMAC, 15.1.8 NMAC, 15.1.9 NMAC, 15.1.10 NMAC, 15.1.11 NMAC, 15.1.13 NMAC, 15.1.14 NMAC, 15.1.16 NMAC, 15.1.17 NMAC, 15.1.19 NMAC, 15.1.24 NMAC

 

H.           Disposition of worn-out, unusable or obsolete property

 

                I.           Public Comments

 

 

 

VI.     Adjournment

 

 

 

 

 

David L. Norvell, Esq.

Chairman