77 FR 23 pg. 5566 - Indian Gaming
Type: NOTICEVolume: 77Number: 23Page: 5566
FR document: [FR Doc. 2012-2441 Filed 2-2-12; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: Bureau of Indian Affairs
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Gaming
AGENCY:
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact Taking Effect.
SUMMARY:
This publishes notice of the Tribal-State Compact between the State of California and the Pinoleville Pomo Nation Taking Effect.
DATES:
Effective Date: February 3, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary-Policy and Economic Development, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219-4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Under section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA) Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, 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. The Compact allows for one gaming facility and authorizes up to 900 gaming devices, any banking or percentage card games, and any devices or games authorized under State law to the State lottery. The Compact also authorizes limited annual payments to the State for statewide exclusivity. Finally, the term of the compact is until December 31, 2031. This Compact is considered to have been approved, but only to the extent that the Compact is consistent with the provisions of IGRA.
Dated: January 26, 2012.
Larry Echo Hawk,
Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012-2441 Filed 2-2-12; 8:45 am]
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