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Squaxin Island Tribe's amended class III gaming compact with Washington takes effect

Interior DepartmentProgram changeSep 29, 2026

Check: The Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has let a Seventh Amendment to the Squaxin Island Tribe's class III gaming compact with Washington take effect by operation of law on September 29, 2026, so tribal gaming revenue and regulatory planning should reflect the amended terms.

Read in the Federal Register

What it does

The notice applies to the Squaxin Island Tribe and governs class III gaming on the Tribe's Indian lands in Washington. Because the Secretary took no action within the 45-day review period, the amendment is considered approved, but only to the extent it is consistent with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA, the federal law governing tribal gaming). The effective date is stated as September 29, 2026.

Why it matters for tribal funding

Directly tribal. The document is about tribes, tribal programs or Native organizations specifically.

Who it covers: Tribal governments.

What to do next

  1. Confirm with the Tribe's gaming office that the Seventh Amendment is in effect as of 2026-09-29 and identify any changes that affect gaming revenue used for tribal programs.

Sources

Every signal is built from public records. The highlighted words appear in the source exactly as shown.

  • Federal Register: tribal termsNoticeSep 29, 2026

    Indian Gaming; Approval by Operation of Law of the Squaxin Island Tribe and State of Washington Gaming Compact

    • Quoted from the source: “announces the approval by operation of law of the Seventh Amendment to the Tribal-State Compact”
    • Quoted from the source: “The Compact takes effect on September 29, 2026.”
    • Quoted from the source: “The Secretary took no action on the Compact within the 45-day statutory review period.”
    Read in the Federal RegisterU.S. government record, public domain.

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