[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 237 (Wednesday, December 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 68944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30634]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of an amendment to a tribal-State gaming compact taking 
effect between the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the 
State of Michigan.

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SUMMARY: Under section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 
(IGRA), Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C 2710, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall publish, in the Federal Register, notice of the approved 
tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class III gaming 
activities on Indian lands. The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, 
Department of the Interior, through her delegated authority, has deemed 
approved the amendment to the Class III gaming compact between the 
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the State of Michigan. 
By the terms of IGRA, the amendment is considered approved, but only to 
the extent that the amendment is consistent with the provisions of 
IGRA. The amendment authorizes the addition of a second gaming site in 
addition to the current site in Petoskey, Michigan. It also creates a 
10 county geographical exclusivity area. In exchange for the 
geographical exclusivity, the tribe agrees to pay between 10 and 12 
percent of net win from class III electronic games at the tribe's 
second site, depending on the amount of actual revenues. The payment to 
the State ceases if the scope of non-Indian gaming is expanded within 
the State or if a federally recognized tribe opens a class III gaming 
facility within the 10 county areas. In addition the payment is reduced 
if a newly recognized tribe opens a class III facility within the 10 
county areas.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 10, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George T. Skibine, Director, Office of 
Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 
20240, (202) 219-4066.

    Dated: December 2, 2003.
Aurene M. Martin,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 03-30634 Filed 12-9-03; 8:45 am]
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