Indian Gaming; Approval of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact in the State of Minnesota

AGENCY:

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This notice publishes the approval of the Third Amendment to Technical Standards in [the] Tribal-State Compact for Control of Class III Blackjack on the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in Minnesota (Amendment) and the State of Minnesota.

DATES:

The Amendment takes effect on October 1, 2021.

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, paula.hart@bia.gov, (202) 219-4066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Under section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 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 allows for additional propositional wagers and side bets for Blackjack and higher payout percentages for those wagers. The Amendment is approved.