[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 134 (Friday, July 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45245-45246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14894]


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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 California (Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, 
California & State of California)

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the approval of the Tribal-State Gaming 
Compact for Regulation of Class III Gaming between the Federated 
Indians of Graton Rancheria, California and State of California 
(Compact) governing class III gaming for the Federated Indians of 
Graton Rancheria (Tribe) in the State of California (State).

DATES: The compact takes effect on July 14, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of 
Indian Gaming, Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, 
Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219-4066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Section 11 of the Indian Gaming 
Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2710 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 permits the Tribe to conduct class III gaming 
permitted in the State, including gaming devices, any banking or 
percentage card games, any devices authorized under state law to the 
California State Lottery, and off-track wagering on horse races. The 
Tribe is permitted to operate two gaming facilities on the Tribe's 
Indian lands, provided one of the gaming facilities has a primary 
purpose other

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than gaming and operates no more than 50 gaming devices. The Compact 
term is for 25 years from the effective date. The Compact is approved.

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-14894 Filed 7-13-23; 8:45 am]
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