Oglala Sioux Tribe approved for new Class III gaming compact
The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has a new Class III gaming compact, the first awarded since voters approved gaming expansion in the state, .
According to a notice published Friday in the Federal Register (pdf), now the tribe is able to offer house-banked games such as roulette, craps, and keno at its gaming facilities. Class II covers games such as pull tabs, electronic bingo, and games similar to bingo, as well as non-banked card games like poker, as established by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). Casinos with Class III slot machines are more lucrative and can’t operate without state approval, whereas casinos with only Class II machines only need to file with the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC).
Larry Roberts, the head of the Bureau of Indian Affa…