Licensing


Contact Information

Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Gaming Commission
Attention: Licensing Group
1601 Gordon Cooper Dr.
Shawnee, OK 74801
licensing@cpngc.org
P: 405-878-4838
F: 405-275-1198

Authority and Duty to License

The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Gaming Commission (Commission) is authorized, mandated and empowered by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) 25 U.S.C. 2710, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and State of Oklahoma Gaming Compact (Compact), and the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Ordinance No. 07-01 (Gaming Ordinance), to conduct background investigations, determine suitability, and license employees of the Tribe’s gaming operations as well as vendors conducting business with the Tribe’s gaming operations

To protect the tribe, employees, patrons and public by ensuring that gaming activities are free from criminal activities and corruptive elements. The required information in the gaming applications are used to determine the suitability of the applicant or company associated with gaming activities. The burden of proving the applicant’s qualifications and suitability is at all times on the applicant.