8/10/22
Compact Review
■ Following the enactment of IGRA, the Secretary of the Interior was left with three options when reviewing a compact – Approval – Disapproval – No-Action ■ To date, the Department has reviewed over 500 compacts. ■ Approximately 250 tribes have entered into compacts with their respective states.
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Approval
■ No compact is valid until approved by the Secretary of the Interior. ■ Approval will be signaled by a letter from the Department to the Tribe and State/Governor. The approval must also be printed in the Federal Register, which marks the official date of approval. ■ Once approved by the Secretary, the compact becomes the law of the Tribe and the State governing class III gaming activities.
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