[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18427-18428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05276]


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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 
Between the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota and the 
State of Minnesota for Blackjack

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the approval of the Addendum to Tribal-
State Compact for Control of Class III Blackjack on the Shakopee 
Mdewakanton Sioux Community Reservation in Minnesota for Class III Card 
Games.

DATES: The compact takes effect on March 13, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of 
Indian

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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 class III card games in addition to 
blackjack, adds definitions, regulatory standards for class III card 
games, background investigations, and provisions for enforcement and 
dispute resolution. The Amendment is approved.

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-05276 Filed 3-12-24; 8:45 am]
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