Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation of Law Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact Amendment Between the Ho Chunk Nation and the State of Wisconsin
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This notice announces the approval by operation of law the 2024 Amendments to the Ho Chunk Nation and the State of Wisconsin Gaming Compact of 1992, as Amended in 1999, 2003, and 2008 governing the operation and regulation of class III gaming activities. The 2024 Amendment adds event wagering and geofenced remote wagering as authorized class III gaming, provides for minimum internal control standards to conduct event wagering, changes exclusivity payment deduction limits and types of qualifying expenses, and adds additional class III facility locations.
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<html> <head> <title>Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2025)</title> </head> <body><pre> [Federal Register Volume 90, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2025)] [Notices] [Pages 1539-1540] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>] [FR Doc No: 2025-00121] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs [256A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900] Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation of Law Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact Amendment Between the Ho Chunk Nation and the State of Wisconsin AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the approval by operation of law the 2024 Amendments to the Ho Chunk Nation and the State of Wisconsin Gaming Compact of 1992, as Amended in 1999, 2003, and 2008 governing the operation and regulation of class III gaming activities. The 2024 Amendment adds event wagering and geofenced remote wagering as authorized class III gaming, provides for minimum internal control standards to conduct event wagering, changes exclusivity payment deduction limits and types of qualifying expenses, and adds additional class III facility locations. DATES: The Amendment takes effect on January 8, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian Gaming, Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b22050f020a052c0a0602050c2b09020a450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c755258555d527b5d5155525b7c5e555d125b534a">[email protected]</span></a>; (202) 219-4066. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., (IGRA) provides the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) with 45 days to review and approve or disapprove the Tribal-State compact governing the conduct of class III gaming activity on the Tribe's Indian lands. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8). If the Secretary does not approve or disapprove a Tribal-State compact within the 45 days, IGRA provides the Tribal-State compact is considered to have been approved by the Secretary, but only to the extent the compact is consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(D). The IGRA also requires the Secretary to publish a notice in the Federal Register of the approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class III gaming activities on Indian lands. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(D). The Department's regulations at 25 CFR 293.4 require all compacts and amendments to be reviewed and approved by the Secretary prior to taking effect. The Secretary took no action on the 2024 Amendments to [[Page 1540]] the Ho Chunk Nation and the State of Wisconsin Gaming Compact of 1992, as Amended in 1999, 2003, and 2008 within the 45-day statutory review period. Therefore, the Compact is considered to have been approved, but only to the extent it is consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C). Wizipan Garriott, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Exercising by Delegation the Authority of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2025-00121 Filed 1-7-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337-15-P </pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body> </html>
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