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Flandreau Santee Sioux–South Dakota gaming compact extended to Dec. 21, 2026

Interior DepartmentDeadlineOct 21, 2026

Check: The Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs has published notice that the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe's Class III gaming compact with South Dakota now expires December 21, 2026.

Read in the Federal Register

What it does

Class III gaming is casino-style gaming, and a compact is the written agreement between a tribe and a state that governs it. This extension changes only the expiration date and, under the notice, does not require Secretary approval. Tribes and organizations that track gaming compacts with South Dakota should note the new end date.

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. Record the compact's new expiration date, 2026-12-21, for the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe and the State of South Dakota.
  2. Direct questions to Troy Woodward, Acting Director, Office of Indian Gaming, at (202) 219-4066 or the email listed in the notice.

Sources

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

  • Federal Register: tribal termsNoticeOct 21, 2026

    Indian Gaming; Extension of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact Between the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe and the State of South Dakota

    • Quoted from the source: “The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe and the State of South Dakota have reached an agreement to extend the expiration date of their existing Tribal-State Class III gaming compact to December 21, 2026.”
    • Quoted from the source: “The extension takes effect on October 21, 2026.”
    Read in the Federal RegisterU.S. government record, public domain.

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