[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 6725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2428]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Approved Class III Gaming Compacts.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Approval of the Tribal-State 
Compacts between the Chickasaw Nation, the Quapaw Tribe and the State 
of Oklahoma.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 8, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George T. Skibine, Director, Office of 
Indian Gaming Management, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary--
Policy and Economic Development, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219-4066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Section 11 of the Indian Gaming 
Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. Sec.  
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 
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Department of the 
Interior, through his delegated authority, has approved the Class III 
gaming compacts between the Chickasaw Nation, the Quapaw Tribe and the 
State of Oklahoma. These Compacts authorize Indian tribes to engage in 
certain Class III gaming activities, provides for certain geographical 
exclusivity, limits the number of gaming machines at existing 
racetracks, and prohibits non-tribal operation of certain machines and 
covered games.

    Dated: January 28, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-2428 Filed 2-7-05; 8:45 am]
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