As a result, the Pechanga Tribal Government, like other governments, is the frontline regulator of gaming within its territory, placing the highest priority on protecting tribal assets, insuring the integrity of gaming and assuring a safe, secure and healthful recreational and work environment for customers and employees. This is the most precious economic resource the tribe has had since before the Spanish arrived. No one has a greater interest in protecting the integrity of tribal government gaming on the Pechanga Reservation than the tribe itself. Tribal governments, by far, have more personnel regulating tribal casinos than gaming enterprises in other government jurisdictions. At the Pechanga Resort & Casino, the surveillance system is on par with any in the gaming industry and exceeds standards employed by commercial gaming operations. Because Class III-type gaming is a recently emerging industry, only new 'state-of-the-art' electronic equipment and machines are in use.

The Pechanga Band, like many tribes, has invested heavily in high tech surveillance equipment and professional personnel to operate them. These regulations met or exceeded standards adopted by states, such as Nevada and New Jersey.

A decade ago, the California-Nevada Indian Gaming Association (now the California Nations Indian Gaming Association) promulgated comprehensive 'California Indian Gaming Internal Control Guidelines' covering the whole range of casino activities ranging from the integrity of the games to related operations and personnel. Government established operational standards. The vital need for stringent regulation was determined well before the U.S. Indian nations, like the Pechanga Band, that own and operate reservation casinos, have established their own gaming commissions and developed tribal police forces, security and surveillance departments and, in some instances, court systems, to develop and enforce proper regulations and internal controls and to combat crime. Tribal Government gaming is subject to more stringent regulation and security controls, and at more levels, than any other type of gaming in the United States. The Broad Scope of Tribal Gaming Regulation In 2002, the Pechanga Band spent nearly $18 million on gaming regulation and activity.

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