[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 56 (Thursday, March 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15958-15959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06111]


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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 North Carolina

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the approval of the Tribal-State Compact 
between the Catawba Indian Nation (Tribe) and the State of North 
Carolina (State).

DATES: The compact takes effect on March 25, 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 permits various types of gaming, including 
raffles, video games, gaming machines, sports wagering and horse racing 
wagering,

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and live table games on the Tribe's Indian lands. The Compact includes 
provisions requiring the Tribe to share revenue with the State from the 
Tribe's live table games revenue in exchange for live table games 
exclusivity within a defined geographic area. The Compact also 
obligates the Tribe to reimburse the State to defray costs incurred to 
regulate sports and horse wagering; provides that the Tribe will have 
the primary responsibility to administer and enforce regulatory 
requirements; permits the Tribe to operate up to three class III Gaming 
facilities on the Tribe's Indian lands; and remains in effect for 30 
years from today's date, unless extended by the parties. Therefore, 
pursuant to my delegated authority and Section 11 of IGRA, the Compact 
is approved.

Darryl LaCounte,
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-06111 Filed 3-24-21; 8:45 am]
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