[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 24339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08736]


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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 Wisconsin

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the approval of the Third Amendment to 
the Gaming Compact (Amendment) between the St. Croix Chippewa Indians 
of Wisconsin (Tribe) and the State of Wisconsin (State).

DATES: The Amendment takes effect on April 25, 2022.

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 provides for on-reservation remote and retail event 
wagering consistent with the Tribe's minimum internal control 
standards, contains several technical changes including removing 
obsolete language, and includes a forward-looking provision which 
positions the Tribe to offer state-wide hub and spoke event wagering if 
State law is changed to allow such gaming, another Tribe's compact with 
the State authorizes such gaming, and the Tribe's Compact is amended. 
The Amendment is approved.

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-08736 Filed 4-22-22; 8:45 am]
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