[Federal Register: January 7, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 4)]
[Notices]
[Page 1229]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Gaming
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Deemed Approved Tribal-State Class III Gaming
Compact.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Deemed Approved Compact between the
Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 7, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George T. Skibine, 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 authorizes the
Seminole Tribe to operate slot machines, any banking or banked card
game, poker, any devices or games that are authorized under State law
to Florida State lottery and any new game authorized by Florida law.
The term of the compact is 25 years. The Assistant Secretary--Indian
Affairs, Department of the Interior, through his delegated authority,
is publishing notice that the Compact between the Seminole Tribe of
Florida and the State of Florida is now in effect.
Dated: December 31, 2007.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-25628 Filed 1-4-08; 8:45 am]
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