Legal sports betting in Oklahoma is something that has been a hot topic since Governor Kevin Stitt made it legal with two Tribes in April. Stitt’s decision was repealed in July before any sportsbooks could open in the state. In the 2021 session, it is … Read more
After nearly three months, the courts of Oklahoma have decided that two Tribal Gaming Compacts that included legal sports betting are null and void. Governor Kevin Stitt cleared a path for the Comanche Nation and Otoe-Missouria Tribes to provide sportsbooks at their locations although he … Read more
The validity of the new Comanche Nation and Otoe-Missouria Tribes gaming compacts that allow legal sports betting in Oklahoma got its first court appearance on Wednesday. Oklahoma maintains that Governor Kevin Stitt, who greenlit Tribal sportsbooks does not have the authority to do so making … Read more
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 were met with stiff opposition from … Read more