by Giovanni Shorter | Jul 21, 2020 5:14 pm | Regulatory
Oklahoma Supreme Court rules 7-1 against compact agreements between the governor and tribal casinos that would allow sportsbooks in their venues. Legislators argue that the compacts are invalid as sports betting is outlawed in Oklahoma, making any agreement on the...
by Carter Floyd | Jun 22, 2020 11:48 am | Regulatory
Oklahoma District Judge Timothy DeGiusti declined to issue a legal opinion on Governor Kevin Stitt’s decision to unilaterally negotiate new gaming compacts with the Otoe-Missouria and Comanche tribes. These new compacts legalized sports betting for the two tribes, but...
by Hasan Nabulsi | Apr 25, 2020 1:23 pm | Regulatory
Sports betting in Oklahoma was awarded to two tribes in the state by way of a new gaming compact. Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunt believes the governor overstepped his legal authority when he gave the tribes this right. Because the tribes will be able to pay lower...
