[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 48167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19726]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Approved Tribal--State Class III Gaming Compact; Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Approved Tribal--State Class III Gaming Compact.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes an approval of the gaming compact 
between the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the State of North 
Carolina.

DATES: Effective Date: August 13, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula L. Hart, 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. The Compact permits the Tribe to 
conduct live table gaming in a zone of geographic exclusivity that 
extends to all parts of North Carolina west of the Interstate Highway 
26. In addition to the exclusive right to operate live table games, the 
Tribe is also the only entity permitted to operate slot machines, dice, 
or wheel games in the State.

    Dated: August 3, 2012.
Michael S. Black,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012-19726 Filed 8-10-12; 8:45 am]
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