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Ratified Tribal-State Gaming Compacts



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Tribe Original Compact Execution Date Amended Compact Execution Date Date of Ratification1 Date of Publication in Federal Register MOA/LOA
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the
Agua Caliente Indian Reservation
01/03/2000;
07/10/2007
05/16/2000;
12/19/2007
MOA2
08/08/2006
Alturas Indian Rancheria  
01/03/2000
05/16/2000
 
Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians  
04/12/2000
07/06/2000
 
Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission
Indians of the Barona Reservation
 
01/03/2000
05/16/2000
 
Bear River Band of the
Rohnerville Rancheria
 
01/03/2000
05/16/2000
 
Berry Creek Rancheria of
Maidu Indians of California
 
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California
(previously listed as the Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California)
 
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the
Big Valley Rancheria
 
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Bishop Paiute Tribe
(previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony)
 
01/03/2000
05/16/2000
 
Blue Lake Rancheria  
01/03/2000
05/16/2000
 
Buena Vista Rancheria of
Me-Wuk Indians of California
10/10/1999;
09/29/2004
05/16/2000;
12/20/2004
 
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the
Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria
 
01/03/2000
05/16/2000
 
Cahto Tribe
(previously listed as the Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria)
 
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians of the
Cahuilla Reservation
 
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Campo Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the
Campo Indian Reservation
 
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the
Chemehuevi Reservation
 
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the
Trinidad Rancheria
 
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Chicken Ranch Rancheria of
Me-Wuk Indians of California
 
01/03/2000
05/16/2000
 
Coyote Valley Reservation
(formerly Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California)
09/29/2004;
09/17/2012
12/20/2004;
12/28/20123
 
Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians
(previously listed as the Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California)
 
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the
Sulphur Bank Rancheria
 
01/03/2000
05/16/2000
 
Elk Valley Rancheria  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians
 
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria  
05/17/2012
07/12/20124
 
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California & Nevada  
09/29/2004
12/20/2004
 
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake  
03/17/2011
08/10/20115
 
Hoopa Valley Tribe  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Hopland Band of Pomo Indians
(formerly Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria)
 
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel  
10/11/2003
12/22/2003
 
Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Jamul Indian Village of California  
01/03/2000
05/16/2000
 
La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian Reservation  
10/11/2003
12/22/2003
 
Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester Rancheria
(previously listed as the Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria)
 
01/03/2000
05/16/2000
 
Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Morongo Band of Mission Indians
01/03/2000;
07/10/2007
05/16/2000;
12/19/2007
MOA6
08/29/2006
Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation
10/10/1999;
07/01/2004
05/16/2000;
09/02/2004
 
Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation
06/29/2000;
07/01/2004
10/19/2000;
09/02/2004
 
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation
10/10/1999;
07/10/2007
05/16/2000;
12/19/2007
MOA7
08/28/2006
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Pinoleville Pomo Nation  
10/02/2011
02/03/20128
 
Pit River Tribe (includes XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery Creek and Roaring Creek Rancherias)  
01/03/2000
05/16/2000
 
Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation
10/10/1999;
09/28/2006
05/16/2000;
01/17/2007
 
Redding Rancheria  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Resighini Rancheria  
01/03/2000
05/16/2000
 
Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon Reservation  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Robinson Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians
(previously listed as the Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California)
 
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
10/10/1999;
09/25/2007
05/16/2000;
01/18/2008
LOA9
09/25/2007
San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria  
10/10/1999
05/31/2000
 
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract)
01/03/2000;
09/26/2008
05/16/2000;
12/12/2008
 
Smith River Rancheria  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Susanville Indian Rancheria  
01/03/2000
05/16/2000
 
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
 
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Table Mountain Rancheria of California  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians  
10/11/2003
01/16/2004
 
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation  
03/27/2000
05/16/2000
 
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California  
10/10/1999
05/16/2000
 
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California  
01/03/2000
05/16/2000
 
United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California
10/10/1999;
07/01/2004
05/16/2000;
09/02/2004
 
Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas Reservation
10/10/1999;
07/01/2004
05/16/2000;
09/02/2004
 
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
10/10/1999;
07/01/2004
05/16/2000;
09/02/2004
 
Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation  
07/10/2007
11/02/2007
 

1A Tribal State Gaming Compact is not effective until the executed Compact is ratified by statute and a notice of approval is published in the Federal Register.
Under Assembly Bill 1385 (Chapter 874, Statues of 1999), 57 Compacts were expressly ratified by the Legislature (1999 Compacts). Additionally, this bill
provided for the ratification of other Compacts, executed after September 10, 1999, that were certified by the Governor to be materially identical to the 1999
Compacts, and subject to review and possible rejection by the Legislature. Ultimately, 61 Compacts were ratified as 1999 Compacts.

2The State of California entered into a separate Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians as a
government-to-government agreement for the purpose of enforcing provisions separate and apart from the 2006 Compact amendments.
This MOA was approved by the Legislature under Assembly Bill 1738 (Chapter 42, Statutes 0f 2007). On February 5, 2008, voters approved
Proposition 97, which allowed the Compact amendment and the MOA to go into effect, subject to approval by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

3The State of California and the Coyote Valley Reservation (formerly Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians) ratified an Amended Compact on
September 17, 2012. This Amended Compact was approved by the Legislature under Assembly Bill 787 (Chapter 340, Statutes of 2012). The U.S.
Department of Interior approved this ratified Amended Compact and it was published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2012.

4The State of California and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria executed a Tribal State Gaming Compact on March 27, 2012. This Compact
was ratified on May 17, 2012 by the State and Tribe. The U.S. Department of Interior approved this ratified Compact and it was published in the
Federal Register on July 12, 2012.

5The State of California and the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake executed a Tribal State Gaming Compact on January 7, 2010. It was disapproved
under Section 2710(d)(8) of IGRA by the U.S. Department of Interior, Office of the Secretary on August 17, 2010. A new Compact was executed on
June 13, 2011 by the State and Tribe. On July 30, 2011, the U.S. Department of Interior approved this new compact and it was published in the
Federal Register on August 10, 2011.

6The State of California entered into a separate Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Morongo Band of Mission Indians as a government-to-government
agreement for the purpose of enforcing provisions separate and apart from the 2006 Compact amendments. This MOA was approved by the Legislature under
Assembly Bill 1738 (Chapter 42, Statutes of 2007). On February 5, 2008, voters approved Proposition 95, which allowed the Compact amendment and the
MOA to go into effect, subject to approval by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

7The State of California entered into a separate Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians as a government-to-government
agreement for the purpose of enforcing provisions separate and apart from the 2006 Compact amendments. This MOA was approved by the Legislature under
Assembly Bill 1738 (Chapter 42, Statutes of 2007). On February 5, 2008, voters approved Proposition 94, which allowed the Compact amendment and the
MOA to go into effect, subject to approval by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

8The State of California and the Pinoleville Pomo Nation executed a Tribal State Gaming Compact on March 9, 2009. This Compact was repealed
and ratified on August 8, 2011 by the State and Tribe. On January 26, 2012, the U.S. Department of Interior approved this ratified Compact and it
was published in the Federal Register on February 3, 2012.

9The State of California entered into a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians as a government-to-government agreement
for the purpose of enforcing provisions separate and apart from the 2006 Compact amendments. This LOA was approved by the Legislature under
Assembly Bill 1212 (Chapter 227, Statutes of 2007). No referendum was filed against the Tribe; therefore, voter approval was not required in the
February 5, 2008 election to allow the Compact amendment and the LOA to go into effect.

Tribal-State Gaming Compacts in California
In total, the State of California has signed and ratified Tribal-State Gaming Compacts with 70 Tribes. There are currently 59 casinos operated by 58 Tribes.

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