[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 12273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06296]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Indian Gaming; Approval of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact 
Amendment in the State of South Dakota

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the approval of the Amended Gaming 
Compact between the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse 
Reservation (Tribe) and the State of South Dakota (Amendment).

DATES: The compact amendment takes effect on April 1, 2019.

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 25 CFR 293.4, all 
compacts and amendments are subject to review and approval by the 
Secretary. The Amendment increases the number of slot machines the 
Tribe may operate, decreases certain regulatory costs for emergency 
services agreements, and eliminates tribal contributions paid from 
pari-mutuel gaming to schools. The Amendment is approved.

    Dated: March 13, 2019.
John Tahsuda,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-06296 Filed 3-29-19; 8:45 am]
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