[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 51373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19842]


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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 Third Amendment to 
the Tribal-State Compact (Amendment) for Class III Gaming between the 
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (Colville Tribe) and 
the State of Washington (State) and the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of 
the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation (Shoalwater Bay Tribe) and the 
State of Washington.

DATES: The Amendment takes effect on September 15, 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 Amendment authorizes each Tribe to engage in sports 
wagering at the respective Tribe's class III gaming facilities, updates 
each Compact to reflect this change in various sections, and 
incorporates Appendix S, Sports Wagering. The Amendment is approved.

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-19842 Filed 9-14-21; 8:45 am]
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