[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 26706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12343]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Indian Gaming; Approval of a Tribal-State Class III Gaming 
Compact in the State of Oklahoma

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Shawnee Tribe and the State of Oklahoma entered into a 
compact governing class III gaming; this notice announces the approval 
of the Tribal Gaming Compact between the Shawnee Tribe and the State of 
Oklahoma.

DATES: This compact takes effect on June 8, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 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 (IGRA) Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., 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. As required by IGRA and 25 CFR 
293.4, all compacts are subject to review and approval by the 
Secretary. The Compact authorizes the Tribe 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.

    Dated: May 7, 2018.
John Tahsuda,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Exercising the 
Authority of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-12343 Filed 6-7-18; 8:45 am]
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