[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 190 (Monday, October 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 57617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19733]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Class III Gaming Compacts taking effect.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given that the Tribal-State compact between the 
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town and the State of Oklahoma, and the Tribal-
State compact between the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma and the State of 
Oklahoma are considered to have been approved and are in effect.

DATES: Effective October 3, 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(d)(7)(D) of the Indian 
Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 
2710, the Secretary of the Interior must publish in the Federal 
Register notice of any Tribal-State compact that is approved, or 
considered to have been approved for the purpose of engaging in Class 
III gaming activities on Indian lands. The Acting Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, through 
his delegated authority did not approve or disapprove these compacts 
before the date that is 45 days after the date these compacts were 
submitted. These compacts authorize these 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. Therefore, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(7)(C), these 
compacts are considered to have been approved, but only to the extent 
they are consistent with IGRA.

    Dated: September 20, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-19733 Filed 9-30-05; 8:45 am]
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