[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 2667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00793]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Indian Gaming; Approval of an Amendment to a Tribal-State Class 
III Gaming Compact in the State of Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California negotiated the First 
Amended Compact between the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California and 
the State of Nevada governing Class III gaming; this notice announces 
approval of the amended Compact.

DATES: This compact takes effect on January 18, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of 
Indian Gaming, Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, 
Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219-4066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory 
Act (IGRA) requires the Secretary of the Interior to publish in the 
Federal Register notice of approved Tribal-State compacts that are for 
the purpose of engaging in Class III gaming activities on Indian lands. 
See Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. All Tribal-State Class 
III compacts, including amendments, are subject to review and approval 
by the Secretary under 25 CFR 293.4. The First Amended Compact between 
the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California and the State of Nevada 
replaces the previous compact. The First Amended Compact allows the 
Tribe to operate all forms of Class III gaming within its Indian Lands 
that may be lawfully operated in the State. The First Amended Compact 
between the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California and the State of 
Nevada is approved. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(A).

    Dated: December 27, 2017.
John Tahsuda,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Exercising the 
Authority of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-00793 Filed 1-17-18; 8:45 am]
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