[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 21440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8241]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of approved Tribal-State Compact.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes approval of the Tribal-State Compact 
between the State of Oklahoma and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 26, 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. 2710, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register notice 
of the approved Tribal-State Compact for the purpose of engaging in 
Class III gaming activities on Indian lands. This Compact authorizes 
the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma 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: April 11, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-8241 Filed 4-25-05; 8:45 am]
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