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A municipality in which a gaming establishment is located or in which an applicant has proposed locating a gaming establishment.

Municipalities in proximity to a host community which the commission determines experience or are likely to experience impacts from the development or operation of a gaming establishment, including municipalities from which the transportation infrastructure provides ready access to an existing or proposed gaming establishment.

Overview of the Surrounding Community Process:

Designation: A community can become designated a surrounding community by the Commission in three ways:

• The applicant designates the community in its RFA-2 application as a surrounding community and the community assents to the designation in writing,

• The applicant and the community execute a surrounding community agreement that is submitted as part of the applicant’s RFA-2 application, or

• The community petitions the Commission for designation as a surrounding community no later than 10 days after the RFA-2 application is submitted.

Factors: To decide which communities are surrounding communities the MGC considers the following:

• Construction plan of the casino-applicant

• Information received by the public

• Population,

• Infrastructure

• Distance from the Gaming Establishment

• Political Boundaries

Law states: In making that determination, the commission shall consider the detailed plan of construction submitted by the applicant, info received from the public and factors which shall include, but not be limited to: population, infrastructure and distance from the gaming establishment and political boundaries.

The premises approved under a gaming license which includes a gaming area and any other nongaming structure related to the gaming area and may include, but shall not be limited to, hotels, restaurants or other amenities.