[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 240 (Friday, December 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 75764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29420]



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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 Gaming Compact Amendment.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes an Approval of the Third Amendment to 
the Wisconsin Winnebago Tribe, now known as the Ho-Chunk Nation and the 
State of Wisconsin Gaming Compact.

DATES: Effective Date: December 12, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula L. Hart, Acting 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. 2710, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register notice 
of approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class 
III gaming activities on Indian lands. This Amendment modifies the 
existing arbitration provision by requiring that the parties utilize a 
last best offer format; establishes a term of twenty-five years; 
provides for the renegotiation of the revenue sharing and allows both 
parties to propose amendments to the Compact every five years.

    Dated: November 28, 2008.
George T. Skibine,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development.
[FR Doc. E8-29420 Filed 12-11-08; 8:45 am]
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