An applicant, licensee, excluded person or other person directly affected by any decision or finding of the Commission pursuant to § 8.5-109 of this chapter or any licensing decision of the Commission under this chapter shall have the right to file a request for a rehearing before the Commission. Any such request of rehearing must be filed with the Commission in writing on or before the 10th day following receipt by such affected person of the written finding of the Commission. The Commission shall have discretion to grant a request for rehearing. In any case which comes before the Commission for final action, the Commission may determine to review all findings of fact and of law or proceed pursuant under a de novo standard. The Commission shall adopt procedures for resolving requests for rehearing, including rehearing proceedings. The Commission's decision on rehearing shall be final, and no further review by the Commission may be considered.
The Tribe, by enactment of this chapter, expressly waives the Commission's sovereign immunity from suit for any action brought against the Commission in the Tribal Court that is explicitly authorized by this chapter.
A. 
Except for those matters for which this Act expressly precludes any appeal of the Commission's decisions, any person who has received a final adverse decision from the Commission shall have the right to appeal such adverse decision to the Tribal Court. For purposes of this section, a decision shall not be considered final unless it has been confirmed upon rehearing or the Commission certifies the decision in writing as final and subject to appeal.
B. 
An appeal authorized by this section must be filed within 30 calendar days from the date that the person entitled to bring the appeal receives notice of the final decision from the Commission.
C. 
If the Court concludes that the necessary facts for the Commission's decision were not supported by reasonable evidence or that the Commission applied the applicable law incorrectly, it shall so declare and return the matter to the Commission for further consideration consistent with such Tribal Court decision. The Tribal Court shall, except for compelling reasons, limit its review to the administrative record. The Tribal Court shall give deference to the reasonable interpretation and application of tribal gaming regulatory laws by the Commission.
D. 
Except as may be permitted under other enacted laws of the Tribe, the relief against the Commission in any such action shall be limited to injunctive or declaratory relief and shall not include any money damages. The Tribal Court may order the Commission to pay court costs and/or attorneys' fees to the party bringing an action authorized under this chapter only if the Court determines that the Commission acted with willful disregard of a party's rights under the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Constitution, this chapter or other enacted tribal law.