[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2448-2449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00340]


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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 
in the State of Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the approval of the Second Amendment to 
the Tribal-State Compact for Class III Gaming between the Cowlitz 
Indian Tribe (Tribe) and the State of Washington (State).

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DATES: The compact takes effect on January 12, 2021.

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 Compact increases the number of player terminals the 
Tribe may operate, increases the Tribe's contribution to combat problem 
gambling, permits the Tribe's gaming facilities to accept additional 
forms of payment, designates the Cowlitz Tribal Court as a 
jurisdictional forum for certain purposes, adopts certain state law 
provisions related to gaming regulation, and adopts rules governing 
wide area progressives. The Compact is approved.

Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-00340 Filed 1-11-21; 8:45 am]
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