[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 36770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14834]



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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 Fourth Amendment to 
the Tribal-State Compact for Class III Gaming between the Snoqualmie 
Indian Tribe (Tribe) and the State of Washington (State).

DATES: The compact takes effect on July 13, 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, [email protected], (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 expands the types of payments allowed, updates 
references to State law citations, specifies Federal court jurisdiction 
for dispute resolution, adds recipients who may receive contributions 
from the smoking cessation and prevention funds, adds Appendix D, which 
regulates limitations on wagers, credit, facilities, and problem gaming 
resources and contributions. The Compact also adds Appendix W, which 
contains rules governing wide area progressives. The Compact is 
approved.

Bryan Newland,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-14834 Filed 7-12-21; 8:45 am]
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