[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 8238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02350]


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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 Tulalip Tribes of Washington 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 Memorandum of 
Incorporation of Most Favored Nation Amendments to the Tribal-State 
Compact for Class III Gaming between the Tulalip Tribes of Washington 
and the State of Washington.

DATES: The Amendment takes effect on February 6, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of 
Indian Gaming, Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, 
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 offer Electronic Table 
Games at the Tribe's class III gaming facilities, establishes 
limitations on wagers, credit, gaming stations, and player terminals, 
and increases contributions to problem gaming resources. Additionally, 
the Tribe agrees to establish education and awareness programs for 
problem gaming. The Amendment also makes minor adjustments to accepted 
forms of payment and allows the Tribe to increase its maximum wagers 
and purchase prices to match an increase in prices in the Washington 
State Lottery. The Amendment is approved.

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-02350 Filed 2-5-24; 8:45 am]
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