542.6—Does this part apply to small and charitable gaming operations?
        
        (3) 
         The Tribal gaming regulatory authority develops and the operation complies with alternate procedures that:
    
    
    
    
        
        (b) Charitable gaming operations.
         This part shall not apply to charitable gaming operations provided that:
    
    
    
        
        (2) 
         The Tribal gaming regulatory authority permits the charitable organization to be exempt from this part;
    
    
        
        (3) 
         The charitable gaming operation is operated wholly by the charitable organization's employees or volunteers;
    
    
    
        
        (i) 
         Where the annual gross gaming revenues of the charitable gaming operation exceed $100,000, but are less than $1 million, paragraph (a) of this section shall also apply; and
    
    
    
        
        (5) 
         The Tribal gaming regulatory authority develops and the charitable gaming operation complies with alternate procedures that:
    
    
    
    
        
        (c) Independent operators.
         Nothing in this section shall exempt gaming operations conducted by independent operators for the benefit of a charitable organization.