---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 292.13"
title: "25"
number: "292.13"
heading: "When can a tribe conduct gaming activities on newly acquired lands that do not qualify under one of the exceptions in subpart B of this part?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/292.13"
---

# §292.13. When can a tribe conduct gaming activities on newly acquired lands that do not qualify under one of the exceptions in subpart B of this part?


A tribe may conduct gaming on newly acquired lands that do not meet the criteria in subpart B of this part only after all of the following occur:

- (a) The tribe asks the Secretary in writing to make a Secretarial Determination that a gaming establishment on land subject to this part is in the best interest of the tribe and its members and not detrimental to the surrounding community;
- (b) The Secretary consults with the tribe and appropriate State and local officials, including officials of other nearby Indian tribes;
- (c) The Secretary makes a determination that a gaming establishment on newly acquired lands would be in the best interest of the tribe and its members and would not be detrimental to the surrounding community; and
- (d) The Governor of the State in which the gaming establishment is located concurs in the Secretary's Determination ([25 U.S.C. 2719(b)(1)(A)](/usc/25/2719.md?p=b-1-A)).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 2719, 43 U.S.C. 1457.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 29375, May 20, 2008, unless otherwise noted.