[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 242 (Monday, December 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 77633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27471]


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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 Compacts 
in the State of North Dakota

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the approval of the Amended Gaming 
Compact between the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse 
Reservation and the State of North Dakota, the Amended Gaming Compact 
between the Spirit Lake Tribe and the State of North Dakota, and the 
Amended Gaming Compact between the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa 
Indians of North Dakota and the State of North Dakota (Amendments), 
governing class III gaming for the (Tribes) in the State of North 
Dakota (State).

DATES: The Amendments take effect on December 19, 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 Amendments waive the State's Eleventh Amendment immunity 
if the parties negotiate a successor compact, thereby permitting 
enforcement of the good faith negotiation provisions in IGRA. If a 
successor compact is not successfully concluded, the existing compact 
will remain effective throughout IGRA's remedial process. The 
Amendments also add electronic poker games, sports book event wagering, 
any class III gaming authorized by State law, and mobile gaming within 
tribal lands. The Amendments are approved.

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-27471 Filed 12-16-22; 8:45 am]
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