Indiana Code Title 4. State Offices and Administration § 4-29.5-1-1

(1) To allow the Band, pursuant to the IGRA, to lawfully conduct certain Class III gaming on the South Bend Site.

(2) To fulfill the purpose and intent of IGRA by providing for tribal gaming as a means of generating tribal revenues, thereby promoting tribal economic development, tribal self-sufficiency, and strong tribal government.

(3) To provide tribal revenues to fund tribal government operations and programs, in order to provide for the general welfare of the Band and its citizens and generally, to promote tribal economic development, tribal self-sufficiency, and a strong tribal government consistent with the intent and purpose of IGRA.

(4) To provide for the operation of certain Class III gaming in which the Band shall have the sole proprietary interest and be the primary beneficiary of the Band's gaming enterprise.

(5) To recognize the State's interests in the establishment by the Band of rules for the regulation of Class III gaming operated by the Band on the South Bend Site.

(6) To recognize the State's interests in confirming that the Band maintains adequate regulatory controls over Class III gaming to ensure that it is conducted fairly and honestly.

(7) To establish requirements for notifying patrons of the Band's Class III gaming operations on the South Bend Site that the Gaming Facility is not regulated by the State and that patrons must look to the Band or to the federal government to resolve any issues or disputes with respect to the Band's Class III gaming operation under this Compact.