Notice2026-02379
Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation of Law of the Amendment to the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska-Kansas Gaming Compact
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Published
February 6, 2026
Effective
February 6, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentIndian Affairs Bureau
Abstract
This notice announces the approval by operation of law of the amendment to the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska--Kansas Gaming Compact (Amendment) governing the operation and regulation of class III gaming activities.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 5509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02379]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation of Law of the Amendment to
the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska--Kansas Gaming Compact
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the approval by operation of law of the
amendment to the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska--Kansas Gaming
Compact (Amendment) governing the operation and regulation of class III
gaming activities.
DATES: The Amendment takes effect on February 6, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Troy Woodward, Acting Director,
Office of Indian Gaming, Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian
Affairs, Washington, DC 20240, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#561f38323f373811373b3f383116343f3778313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="571e39333e363910363a3e393017353e3679303821">[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 in the Federal Register a notice of
the approved Tribal-State compact for the purpose of engaging in class
III gaming activities on Indian lands. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(D). As
required by 25 CFR 293.4, all compacts and amendments are subject to
review and approval by the Secretary.
The Amendment authorizes sports wagering including a hub-and-spoke
betting model that deems wagers placed anywhere in the State occur on
the Tribe's Indian lands where the servers are located, provided the
wager is not placed on another Tribe's Indian lands. The Secretary took
no action on the Amendment within the 45-day statutory review period.
Therefore, the Amendment 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).
William Henry Kirkland III,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-02379 Filed 2-5-26; 8:45 am]
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