25 CFR § 533.1 - Requirement for review and approval.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s533.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 533.1 - Requirement for review and approval."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "533.1"
section_name: "Requirement for review and approval."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MANAGEMENT CONTRACT PROVISIONS"
part_number: "533"
part_name: "APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 81, 2706(b)(10), 2710(d)(9), 2711."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 5829, Jan. 22, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "533"
---


# 533.1 Requirement for review and approval.

Subject to the Chairman's approval, an Indian tribe may enter into a management contract for the operation of a class II or class III gaming activity.

(a) Such contract shall become effective upon approval by the Chairman.

(b) Contract approval shall be evidenced by a Commission document dated and signed by the Chairman. No other means of approval shall be valid.

[58 FR 5829, Jan. 22, 1993, as amended at 74 FR 36935, July 27, 2009]