[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 142 (Thursday, July 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44545-44546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15974]
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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 in the State of Wisconsin
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The State of Wisconsin entered into a compact amendment with
the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac
du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin governing certain forms of class
III gaming; this notice announces the approval of the 2020 Amendment to
the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and State of
Wisconsin Gaming Compact of 1992.
DATES: This amendment takes effect July 23, 2020.
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 compact amendments are subject to review and approval by
the Secretary. The Amendment increases the threshold amount for gaming
related contracts that require Wisconsin Lottery Board approval and
adjusts the credits the Tribe may claim against its revenue
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sharing payments in exchange for providing certain government services
to Wisconsin residents.
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-15974 Filed 7-22-20; 8:45 am]
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