[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 48494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17028]


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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 
Amendment Between the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation 
and the State of Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the approval of the Sixth Amendment to 
the Tribal State Compact for Class III Gaming Between the Confederated 
Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation and the State of Washington 
(Amendment).

DATES: The Amendment takes effect on August 9, 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 authorizes the Tribe to engage in sports wagering at 
the Tribe's class III gaming facilities, updates the Compact to reflect 
this change in various sections, and incorporates Appendix S, Sports 
Wagering. The Amendment also adopts Appendices previously adopted by 
other Washington Tribes, including Appendix B, governing off-track 
wagering; Appendix D, governing gaming machine transfers between 
tribes; Appendix E, governing limits, credit, facilities, problem 
gambling contribution; and Appendix W, governing wide area 
progressives. The Amendment is approved.
    Authority: 25 CFR 293.15.

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-17028 Filed 8-8-22; 8:45 am]
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