[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 198 (Monday, October 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 58333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20197]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of approved amended Tribal-State Compact.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes approval of the Tribal-State Class III 
Gaming Compact between the State of New Mexico and the Pueblo of 
Laguna.

DATES: Effective Date: October 15, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George T. Skibine, Director, Office of 
Indian Gaming, 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 and Amendments 
for the purpose of engaging in Class III gaming activities on Indian 
lands. This Amendment includes a provision that would eliminate any 
payments to the state should the state permit any licensed horse 
racetrack to increase number of machines, increase hours of operation, 
allow operation of gaming machines outside licensed premises or operate 
table games. This Amendment extends the term of the Compact until 2037.

    Dated: October 5, 2007.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E7-20197 Filed 10-12-07; 8:45 am]
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